In Acts 1:8, Christ gave his disciples a commission to reach Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.
Notice where he started? Jerusalem…right where they lived.
Jesus Christ give us the same commission, that is to reach those where we live (Jerusalem), those in our greater community, such as our state (Judea), those who live [...]
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Our Jerusalem…
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saul or Ananias?
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all know the story of the conversion of the Apostle Paul – how he was a rabid persecuter of those who followed the Way (Christianity), until his fateful encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus. However, who we often forget about is the simple disciple named Ananias, whom God chose [...]
Christianity in Action
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please join us as we study the book of acts over the next couple of months. We will be seeking God’s guidance as we study how Christ grew his in it’s formative years, and how he would have us follow His example!
This last Sunday, we looked at Jesus’ vision for His church, as outlined in Acts [...]
Christian Freedom!
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As we have recently finished studying the book of Romans, during our Sunday morning worship, I thought this would be the perfect time to discuss the real freedom that we have in Christ!
Jesus paid the unltimate price for our sins, so that we might have true freedom: freedom from sin, death, and ourselves. He also [...]
Jesus as our High Priest
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, is also our High Priest. As we continue our look into the book of Hebrews during our home Bible studies, we find Christ’s unique qualifications for this esteemed position.
He is the only being in history who was completely human and yet completely without sin. This means that he experieced everything [...]
Why join a church?
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This last Sunday, in our worship service, we discussed the function of the local church and how God says we are to function. We looked at Romans chapter 12 and saw how God expects us to behave as Christians, and how He has placed each of us into the body of Christ and has given [...]
What is Sin?
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As we continue studying the book of Romans, we will see one word, in particular, keep popping up…sin. However, we often don’t understand the biblical concept of sin, or at least we don’t act like we do. So, before we go any deeper into Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, let’s define and discuss [...]
Christianity 101
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of the Apostle Paul’s letters were written to either individual people or churches that Paul knew personally. The book of Romans, however, is completely different. Paul wrote this fantastic letter in order to introduce himself to the members of the church at Rome, and to give a confession of faith. He used the first [...]
The Peacemaker
Posted in The Pastor's Pen on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, in our Home Bible Study, we dove into the book of Philemon; we learned that if we truly love God and others, we will seek peace with others. We also learned that we will yearn for peace between other believers, and seek to aid others in the restoration process, rather than to cause dissent [...]
