Trust in God

Psalms 34: 19 and 22The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;.. 22The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned (NIV) How are you handling the situation we are going through? This is a perfect example of how we all […]

Psalms 34: 19 and 22The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;.. 22The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned (NIV)

How are you handling the situation we are going through? This is a perfect example of how we all go through the same experiences in this world. Just because we are Christians we are not exempt from the pain and suffering that the rest of the world goes through, however there is a difference in how we respond. If you have ever traveled by plane, you basically are putting your trust in a pilot and a computer. Airplanes are still the safest way to travel but we don’t think about it, or at least try not to. We sit, we read, we relax, we watch tv and play games and in rarest occasion we talk to the person next to us. Every so often you are reminded you are flying, when your ears start to hurt, and turbulence shakes your stomach.

We need to live everyday trusting in God. We need to trust in His grace and mercy. We need to trust that He will fulfill His promise, and that He will come to our rescue. We need to live everyday with the thought that we are heaven bound. Although we are in this world and we will suffer, this is not the end for us. We are just passing through. Trust in God and take refuge in Him!

Kidmin 101

This past Sunday night, I shared five core values that our Children’s Ministry is founded on. These values are what helps keep each event, activity, and class in line with our overall mission. The core values are: 1. Know: Our children will learn to know God and the...

Faith On a Shelf

I have this hat that my dad brought back to me from a business trip to Atlanta when I was 9 or 10 years old. You can see that I’ve worn it a lot. In fact, I wore it to just about everywhere I went during the summer when I was a kid. Church camps, grandparents’ house,...

“Jesus Loves Me”

After being led in this song by two of our young men Sunday night, I was reminded of a quotation from Karl Barth. On April 23, 1962, Karl Barth (the renown 20th Century Swiss-German, neo-orthodox theologian) spoke at Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University...

That’s Not a Candle

Several years ago, there was story shared about a woman from Connecticut whose power had gone out during a storm. She left her house to go to a local hardware store to purchase some flashlights, but the store was closed. She returned home and found what she thought...

The Post-Christian Problem

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Josiah’s Reform

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You Are What You Eat

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It Is Well

Above the piano in our house is a large wood sign with the phrase, “it is well with my soul” on it. Kimberly and I purchased it during a season of our life together where we were not completely sure what the future had in store for our little family. Since then, the...

Do Over

  I messed up on recording my recent radio programs. The sound quality was so bad Mark could not run them on the air. So, I deleted them and recorded them again.   I sure wish I could do that in real life with all the other mistakes I make. Just delete them...

Don’t Believe Your Preacher

Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1:9 ESV) Here is the test. The “teaching of Christ” is, of course, the very word of God. So, if your...