What a great day in the Lord!!! I finally got with my daughter to figure out how to get on here again so I could blog. Anyway, today I started a series on the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1, Jesus tells the disciples to not leave Jerusalem until they are endued with power from on high. This “Gift of the Holy Spirit” is absolutely essential for living a victorious life. It was exciting to see people in prayer. I look for to seeing more people filled with the Holy Spirit and lives changed. Join us next week. Pastor Bob
Present yourself a living sacrifice
Romans 12:1-2 touched me deeply this week as I studied for my sermon. “Living sacrifice” the Apostle Paul says. That’s tough. Sometimes I just want to do my own thing. But the end of the verse tells us that if we want to know God’s will, we have to give it all to God. Everything. Our job, our family, our money (ouch), everything….It’s God’s. Give it all to him. But that is just the beginning. As we give it all to God, that when the adventure begins. That’s when God can begin to use us in the body of Christ. That’s when the gifts of the Spirit begin. Give it all to Jesus and watch God move. See ya. Pastor Bob
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Busy week
This was a busy weekend. We had a men’s retreat, a young adult retreat, and some missionaries speak. We also welcomed new members into our church, started an Easter musical, had a brief performance by the children, and completed the second week of our new couples class. God is so good. Next week is our special installation service and the following week is our annual business meeting. Thank God for his goodness. Pray for us as we allow God to direct our paths. See you Wednesday. Pastor Bob
Ps. We started our new class on Philippians last Wednesday. Still time to get in. See ya. PB
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Closer to heaven
Have you ever thought about it? You are closer to heaven today….Or the other place. Whether we like it or not, we are closer. This life just speeds by, getting faster every year. So you know what? We need to make the time count that we have. Not only do I want to be closer to heaven, I want to be closer to God each and everyday. There is an anticipation in me that is looking for God to do his wonderful works. I can’t wait to see what he is going to do next…in people’s lives. In you ….and in me. Watch out!!! Here God comes. Stay awake. Be looking for him. He is working in our lives. See you soon. Pastor Bob
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Put on the “Full Armor of God.”
It is said that a preacher lives his sermon. That is certainly the case this week as I preached about the “Full Armor of God.” The battles that we have as Christians do not come to us as battles. The devil is much more sophisticated than that. The battles we have come to us as “life.” So and so said this. Or someone did that. We have to realize that the devil is trying to rip us off and keep us from living for God anyway he can. That is why Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 that we war not against flesh and blood. There is a warfare going on and we have to use God’s weapons to fight this battle.
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God is so good.
I was so thankful for our couples class today. Couples are the foundation of our society and our church. It was great to see husbands and wives and those thinking about marriage making an effort to improve their relationships. God will bless them as they apply themselves to improving these relationships.
During the service, Pastor Greg spoke about the Apostle John and how God has lavished his love on us (I John 3:1). But Pastor Greg gave us other scriptures showing us that John didn’t start out that way. James and John, sons of thunder wanted to call fire out of heaven on people. They wanted to be placed on the right hand of Jesus and even had their mother ask for them. They were really self-centered.
But God changed John. Jesus made John into the man that teaches us about love in his epistles. He understood from his relationship with Jesus on earth that Jesus really does love him. And Jesus really does love you…and knows what is going on in your life. Seek him this week and let him help you with your life. Praying for you. See you Sunday. Pastor Bob
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God gave gifts to men.
God was showing off Sunday. He increased our numbers and answered my prayers. You see, I do pray for you. If you are on my list in our database then I pray for you. I pray for you that God will help you with your struggles. Why? Because I am one of those Pastor-Teachers that I preached about on Sunday. I can’t help it. It is what God wants and expects me to do. And I expect him to answer my prayers and he did. There were many miracles on Sunday and for that I am so thankful.
But we have to move forward. God wants to use you…for the work of the ministry. He wants to use you…to have your prayers answered and someone’s life changed. We’re a team. It takes all of us. All of us in unity. A team. That means if you are missing… then we are not complete. It is like not having a center fielder in a baseball game. Good luck winning that. God gave gifts to you and expects you to use them. I look forward to seeing what God is going to do in and with each and everyone of you. See you Sunday. Love and praying for you. Pastor Bob
P.S. I can’t wait to see what God is going to do Sunday. Be there early to get a seat.
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Resist
James 4:1-10 is a powerful passage of scripture. Among other things it tells us that if we submit to God and resist the devil, he will flee from us. The problem is that many times we don’t resist. We don’t allow our spirit person to stand up inside of us and fight. Part of the reason that we don’t resist is that we don’t realize the devastation that sin causes.
Isaiah 6 tells us of the prophet Isaiah’s vision as he sees the Lord in his holy temple. Isaiah saw the holiness of God and was immediately aware of his own lack of holiness. “Woe to me! I am ruined,” he says.
That’s what James was saying when he says in James 4:6, “Grieve, mourn, and wail.” If we see the seriousness of sin with its end result, we will make more of an effort to resist. Allow the Spirit of God to help you grow this week by overcoming sin, the small sins in your life. See you next week. Pastor Bob
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Running the race
[Hebrews 12:1-3]
It has already been a good year. The Phelps family has arrived. Pastor Greg and Pam with their precious children will be such a blessing to our church. Greg started working with the worship team on Wednesday. Soon he will begin on the Easter production. I can’t wait.
Dana started the Children’s Choir on Wednesday night as well. We were so glad to see the new faces among the children and youth.
But the most important thing is about us running the race for God. What is holding you back? What is keeping you from having the time to put God first place in your life. Is it TV, some activity, or is some sin holding you back. Only you and God know. Ask God to help you overcome and lay aside the things that are slowing you down. See you soon.
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Cleared for approach
[Matthew 2:13-23]
It is amazing to me how much the Christian life is like flying an airplane. When flying an instrument approach, sometimes you go away from the airport to get lined up to land. To an observer on the ground it wouldn’t make sense what your were doing. The Christian life is like that also. Sometimes only God knows what He is working out in your life. You have to trust Him. Enjoy the snow.
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