“Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch him and say that we love him.” “Open Our Eyes, Lord” song by Bob Cull Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last Sunday we focused on Luke 24:13–35, which was the Road to Emmaus. In Luke 24 we experienced the… Read More »
Update from Pastor Barb – April 2023
“From irrevocable hopelessness to irrevocable HOPE!” Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is almost over and we are fast approaching our Easter celebration. God is always at work making a difference in our lives, it is just that we don’t stop long enough to notice God’s presence and work. Therefore, the little extra… Read More »
Updates from Pastor January 2023
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” Isaiah 9:2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made;… Read More »
June 2022
“Into your hand I commit my spirit;You have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.” Psalm 31:5 Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are about to end the season of Easter and start the season of Pentecost! June 5th we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit coming upon the people of God! (That includes you!)… Read More »
May 2022
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There are wonderful things we can be celebrating…and it just so happens the theme over the next eight weeks is “Upcycling Celebrations!” We began our new devotional… Read More »
April 2022
“’Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:55-58 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are living in a… Read More »
March 2022
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Have you ever thought much about the 30 pieces of silver Judas was paid for turning in Jesus?… Read More »
February 2022
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these. Mark 12:30-31 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are about to enter the month… Read More »
January 2022
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have begun a new year and left the old year behind, right? Not totally. It seems as though whether we like it or not our past can follow us. We can think we… Read More »
October 2021
“ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy,… Read More »
