Category Archives: From the Pastor’s Desk

Worshiping Our Exalted Christ

It has been the goal of Satan down through time to rob Jesus Christ of the glory that He deserves. He not only works to keep unbelievers from the truth, but is very active deceiving believers. Some of his most destructive work is causing confusion and false teaching in the church. Our passage for today…

Adopting the Mind of Christ

We live in a "Me" centered world. While we talk about kindness towards others, we are at the same time saturated with a "Me First" mentality. It is promoted in nearly every corner of our culture, sadly even in the church at times. In Paul's letter to the Philippians, there is no such message. Paul's…

Unity Through Humility

It seems we live in a time marked most by disunity. Over the course of 2020 and the years following, we as a society have become more and more polarized. Sadly, it has been true in the church as well, and that is a tragedy. At the heart of disunity is pride. We all think…

The Amazing Power of a Life Lived on Mission

Every big business has a mission statement. McDonald's is "to make delicious feel-good moments easy for everyone." Burger Kings is " “to offer reasonably priced quality food, served quickly, in attractive, clean surroundings.” "Chick-fil-a's mission statement is "To be American's best quick-service restaurant at winning and keeping customers". But Chick-fil-a goes even further. They also give…

Rethinking Our Prayers

It is a wonderful thing that we can pray for each other in difficult times. We hold a weekly prayer meeting here every Wednesday night and it is so encouraging to hear people praying for each other and to share in subsequent weeks how God has answered. Sometimes, however, God doesn't always do what we…

Finding Your Joy in the Work of God

What brings you joy? The Cambridge Dictionary defines joy as “great happiness or pleasure”. I think we intuitively see joy as something deeper, more significant than happiness, hence the definition says, “great happiness”. The Lexham Bible Dictionary on the Logos Bible software platform says that “joy is more a state of being than an emotion” …

Hope for Weary Souls Part 5

This is the last message in the series "Hope for Weary Souls" and speaks on how to move forward in a sustainable way. If you haven't heard the first 4 messages, I encourage you to do so, you can begin here. In this message we want to talk about living from the fulness of God. …

Special Guests

This week we are excited to have the Whitman family with us. Jonathan and Melodee and their children have been our missionaries to Italy for over a decade. They have been faithfully sharing the Gospel with the people of that beautiful country for many years now and we are looking forward to hearing all that…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 4 – Developing a Healthy Lifestyle

A lot of the stress and anxiety in our lives can be eliminated! Isn’t that good news? Now I am not talking about getting rid of your kids or your spouse. I’m not talking about quitting your job or getting a total home makeover. I’m talking about steps that we all can make in our…

Hope for Weary Souls Part 3

In 1855 Joseph Scriven wrote the Hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". In the first verse we find these words: "Oh what peace we often forfeit, oh what needles pain we bear, all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer." Today I want to talk about just that, I want…