Pastor’s Pen
“His Hand is Stretched Out Still”
In Matthew chapter fourteen, Matthew records his description of two major miracles. The first miracle is found in Matthew 14:13-21 (please read). Here Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. What a miracle! Now, look at verse twenty, His twelve disciples picked up twelve baskets full of fragments from the meal. That’s one basket for each of His twelve…
“A Real Revival”
The word “revival” is once again being heard in various areas around this nation and also around the world. Many people have heard about “revivals”, but not many actually know or understand what a real revival actually is. The Webster’s Dictionary gives us their definition of the word “revival”, but first we must understand the word “revival” comes from the word “revive”.…
“Taking Heed According to Your Word”
King David revealed a tremendously important spiritual concept in Psalm 119:9-11 (please read). Here David asked the eternal spiritual question, “how can a young man (or any man or woman) cleanse their way?” Then in the same verse David gave the eternal spiritual answer, “By taking heed according…
“Relief or Relationship”
What motivates us to do what we do? Why do we do what we do? What is our motive for serving God? Why do we serve God? What are we really looking for, relief or relationship? Some people are looking only for fire insurance! Do people serve God only for what He can do for them or do they serve Him for what He’s already done for them on the cross? Serving God is not based on…
“Good and Evil”
So, here we are in the first week of November just a few days away from one of the most important elections in the life of this nation. This election on November 8, 2022 called “the midterms” could determine the life or death of this nation. The next election, if we have another election, will be the Presidential election in November 2024. This election, if takes place,…
“The Friend of God’
By now every Christian should realize that we are living in the last of the last days. The Apostle Paul prophetically described “our day” and he called it “perilous times” in 2 Timothy 3:1-7 (please read). Jesus described “our day” by saying it will be “like the days of Noah” in Matthew 24:37 (please read). Moses described the days of Noah in Genesis 6:1-12 (please read).…