Trusting the God Who Holds the Future

Can anyone accurately tell the future?  Even more significantly, can anyone control the distant future, especially as it concerns world events? If you met such a person, would you trust them? Daniel chapter 2 clearly states that no human can tell the future.  It also states, however, that God can.  In fact, He doesn’t just know it, He controls it.  He has also chosen to make some of it known to us.  This week I think we will begin to see why the book of Daniel is known for its prophecy.  Chapter two of Daniel tells us about Nebuchadnezzar’s prophetic …

The Importance of One

Do you feel frustrated and helpless when watching the news, wondering what you can possible do to bring good in such a dark time?  What can one person do? Do you feel small in a world where powerful companies and superstars seem to dominate everywhere? Do you feel insignificant when you look at the talented, beautiful, handsome, skilled, wealthy, (the list goes on and on) people around you? The message planned for this weeks service (1/17 @ 10:45) is all about the power, value, and influence of one person.  It’s not about being a superhero or a millionaire or a …

Handling an Impossible Situation

Sometimes we can find ourselves faced with a crisis that just appears out of the blue.  Maybe it is a sudden health emergency, the unwelcome news of a job ending abruptly, a fire, a family member in trouble, or a crisis at work that you have to deal with unexpectedly.  What do you do?  What is your way of handling crisis?  Do you clam up, withdraw, become frantic, get angry, or dig a hole and hide? How should we handle a crisis, a problem, a roadblock? This message today looks at a situation that Daniel and his friends were suddenly …

The Mystery of the Star

It is possible, that when Christmas time comes and you listen or come to a church service, that you think to yourself “I already know this by heart”  You might even think to yourself that you might get bored today, because you already know this so well. I hope to show you today that there is much, much more to the Christmas story than what first meets the eye in the opening chapters of Matthew and Luke.  Today’s message will get you thinking about one of my favorite features (apart from Jesus Himself) of the Christmas story – the star.  …

God’s Design for Family – Part 2

There are many, many, broken and failed marriages in our world today.  So bad is the problem and so painful the fallout that many have taken the view that the whole idea of traditional marriage is faulty. Adding to this tragedy are the many husbands and wives who claim to be following God’s plan for marriage but who either have a very twisted view of what that means or who hypocritically say one thing while living quite another in private.  This has led to further the criticism and rejection of God’s plan.  Please join us this week as we continue …

Submission

Do you hate that word?  What does it mean in Ephesians 5 when God says that we are to be “submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.”?  What does it mean in the next verse when it says, “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord”?  What does submission to the Lord look like?  Come out or log in this Sunday as we explore the idea of submission and what it does and doesn’t mean in the life of the Christian.

Plans for an upcoming in-person worship service!

Here are some specifics: It is planned for May 31 and will be weather permitting.  Pray that God will bless us with a dry Saturday and Sunday.  If there is any significant risk of rain or if our field is muddy we will cancel and have our usual livestreamed service only.  Check back at our homepage or our Facebook page Sunday morning to confirm if we are still on. The service is Bring-Your-Own-Chair.  We will have rows marked off  in 6 foot intervals for you to set your own chairs up in the west half of the parking lot.   If  you have …

A note from the Pastor

I realize that things are only getting harder for many people.  I just want to say that our desire is to help.  Do you need to talk? Is there something I can pray with you about? Do you have an urgent need and don’t know where to turn?  Whether you are a member of this church or someone that has never set foot on the property, know that you can reach out to us. God has intended for us to be here for each other.  Sometimes we are the givers, sometimes we need to be the takers.  Be helping others …