Archive for the 'Pastor’s Blog' Category

Something To Celebrate

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Let me extend to you a very blessed and happy New Year!  Consider some of the implications of the 23rd Psalm! ‘The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want!’ Really..?   Don’t you want… a better car, a bigger home, a better job, more stuff! something nicer, faster – or just different..? Isn’t it interesting…even [...]

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Gifts You Won’t Find Under a Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

On the morning of December 24 children from all over the world will jump out of bed, run as fast as they can to look under a decorated Christmas tree to see what gifts Santa has brought them for Christmas – a tradition that has gone on for more than 500 years!  Christmas really is [...]

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Our Date With Destiny

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

You’ve heard it said, “There are only two certainties in life…death & taxes!”  Well, they’re not the only certainties but as you know, they are pretty certain!  What do you think of when you think of death?  Some people seem kind of scared when they consider the reality of death and going into the presence [...]

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Where Is God When You’re Hurting?

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Have you ever tried to pray only to discover that it seems like God is light-years away, and not particularly interested in answering your prayers?  Do you ever wonder why you’re getting the “silent treatment”? or where God is when you are hurting?  If so, don’t worry – you’re normal!  I think that most of us [...]

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He Is The New Wine

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

How many of you can still reach down and touch your toes?   Can you bend over backwards?  It’s called flexibility and it’s something [let’s say] we once possessed more of than we do today!  That’s okay, while our bodies may not be quite as flexible as they once were, what about our minds?  I think [...]

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People Need The Lord!

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Billy Joel  in his hit song “Piano Man” reflects on the distressed people that come into his bar, and notes that it’s his job to help them “forget about life for awhile.”  There are people all around us who are hurting, depressed, lonely, hungry – people with nothing to look forward to, without a sense [...]

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Do You Have What It Takes..?

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

    Do you want to be remembered when you leave this old earth?  Does it matter to you what kind of legacy you leave?   The point is, do you want to live a meaningful life?…a life of impact..?  Are you interested in changing this world for the better?  Is it important that you make [...]

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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Back in the ‘60’s it was predicted that advances in technology would radically change how many hours a week people worked.  The forecast called for the average worker to be putting in about 22 hours per week within 20 years.  The problem would be to figure out what to do with all our excess time!  [...]

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Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Mistakes!  All of us make them… Mistakes in judgment!  Mistakes in actions!  Mistakes in relationships! Big mistakes!  Little mistakes!  Stupid mistakes!  Tragic mistakes! Most people are willing to admit making mistakes, but  not so willing to admit committing sin! Is there a difference..?   Absolutely! A mistake is an error you make when you’re trying to [...]

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but…They Could Not

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

What an incredible experience Peter James & John had with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration.   But then another reality sets in – the find themselves back in the real world.  The other nine disciples are engaged in an argument with the scribes and religious leaders.  It seems a desperate father brought his [demon possessed] [...]

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