Fellowship  1 Corinthians 1:9 and other verses After each special event in this church, the leadership and the pastors seek to evaluate what took place. We use a tool developed by the army and promoted by the Harvard Business School, called an... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Grow In Grace  2 Peter 3:17-18 INTRO: In many ways 2 Peter can be a difficult book. It is a book that gives a lot of ink to the subject of false teachers. I come to 2 Peter 3:17-18 because it highlights a priority we many times... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
David Flees, Saul Kills 1 Samuel 22:1-23 Saul began in such a good way. When God chose him to be king, he had to be convinced to take the job. In the beginning he was not ambitious. Somewhere along the way this all changed. The... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Sorry that the blog has been inactive. I have had a problem with hacking, and the last host. A new post follows. Thanks for understanding. Dr. Don Gommesen D [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Story of a Covenant 1 Samuel 20:1-44 There are few Sunday School lessons I remember from my youth. However, I remember this one. The scene of Jonathan shooting arrows to communicate with David his father’s murderous intent somehow took... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
How We Are to Stand Fast  Philippians 4:1-4 The Apostle Paul taught us the goal of his life was to know Christ better and better. Then he taught us we get to know Christ better as we aim our lives at accomplishing the purpose for which... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Respecting Us Seasoned Saints We live in an age and a culture which does not honor older people. Conventional wisdom from church growth experts teaches us younger people are the only ones who matter. The fact is the Bible sees this issue from... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Who We, the Church of Christ, Are  1 Peter 2:9-12 Self-Esteem is talked about often in psychology. Many of us do not like this term because of all the baggage it carries with it. Still, it is a fact that we all have a self-image and we act the way... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Trial Isaiah 43:8-13 S. Lewis wrote an essay describing the difficulties of witnessing to modern people. In this essay he describes how arrogant unbelievers tend to put God on trial. Using the British court system’s terminology, he... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
