Building a Community of Grace When was the last time you received a letter (one of those things that comes to your mailbox outside your house – remember those?) that was so good that you wanted to frame it? Maybe it was a letter that contained the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
AdventThe word, is of Latin origin meaning “coming.” ……..coming of the Messiah to a world in need of salvation, a world in darkness looking for light, a world that desperately longs for a touch from God.Into such a world came Jesus, the Messiah, the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Are you ready to take a stand? We have just wrapped up our study in 1 John. The overall theme of the book revolved around the “Unique” relationship we have with God and others, because of Jesus and our faith in Him as our Lord and Savior!We w [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
SO THANKFUL for GOD's GOODNESS, in giving us a great CHURCH BLOCK PARTY last Saturday!!! Beautiful weather, a huge crowd, lots of good food & treats, crazy fun games, antique car rides, fire truck visit, live band, kid's contests... And MOST OF... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
As Chris and I were having devotions the other day in the book of Ezra, 2 words struck me. It was just a statement, nothing profound, but it just kept coming up in my thoughts. “Three days”. “Ezra took three days to review the people a [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Dear Church Family,We have covered a lot of ground through the 10 weeks of our study in 1 John! As we have seen, John revisits several topics that are of importance to our spiritual growth!Last week was our third reminder that God is love and that [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Dear Church Family,As we continue to make our way through 1 John, we have been reminded of the Unique Battle that is being waged against believers everywhere. That battle is being waged for our hearts and minds. Satan is using the same tacti [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I am so thankful that we have an advocate that speaks to the Father in our defense. In 1 John 2:1-6, we were reminded that we all sin, and that we all need forgiveness and restoration. The accuser is at work, and the one thing that he wants to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Last week we looked at our Unique Walk (1:5-10). John starts out strong in his encouragement to follow Jesus with our whole being. In this section, we are confronted with our "Walk". Are we living our life in a way that reflects what we are saying?... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Dear Church Family,Just some thoughts I would like to share...1 John is a letter that has been written to encourage the churches of Asia Minor. Most likely John is writing to the churches that he mentioned in the Revelation 2-3. John is writing in... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
