Always and Never

Have you ever gotten into trouble because you either used the word “always” or “never?” For example, “You always do that.” Or, “You never do that.” Then the person says, “Not always.” The words “always” and “never” are to be used in a careful way. Sometimes those...

Taste and See

Taste and see that the LORD is good. I love this verse because we’re reminded not only that God is good, but He affects our emotions and senses. If someone comes to you excited about something, you at least know they believe what they’re saying is exciting to them. If...

Power of Praise pt 2

Less than one day until our Training Grounds conference and I could not be more excited to see how God will be working in the lives of the children and the volunteers! I pray that God would bring salvation to those who may be attending that do not yet know that he is...

Lessons from OT Figures

As I am reading through the book of Genesis time after time I find myself saying “you’ve got to be kidding me!! Why did you do that?!” I’m thinking of the times where Abram/Abraham tells people that his wife is his sister to protect himself, when Abram listens to the...

Why Did God Save You?

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, “Why did God choose to save me?” I know that I haven’t asked myself this as much as I should! Generally, I’ll ask questions like how did God save, or what must we do to be saved, or when was I saved? But it is equally, and...

From the Elders – July/August COVID Update

Church Family & Friends, Thank you again for the prayers for our church family and for the elders. The elders are extremely grateful for the unity God has placed between each of them, and they are immensely thankful to the Lord for you! Last night the elders...

The Patience of God

Recently I’ve been slowly working my way through the book of Genesis. And one thing that has stood out to me so far is the patience of God. He is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. In Genesis 3 & 4 we see that God is almost overwhelmingly patient with...

The Power of Praise

How we worship is important, and there is so much power in praise! Now one might say, “isn’t focusing on ‘how’ we worship being legalistic? Worship is a matter of our hearts, and we are called to worship in Spirit and truth!” That is true that we are called to worship...

Elder Update – June 28 & July 5

        Church Family & Friends, Thank you for your continued prayers for the church family and the elders. We greatly appreciate your perseverance together, and we pray that God continues to conform us to Christ while we pursue Jesus together....