Is your “why” valuable enough? Would you walk barefoot for one mile, through the snow, for $5? How about for $100? $10,000? Before we are willing to do something we need to have a purpose for doing it, a “why” for doing it. And the more difficult or dangerous or inconvenient the task, the bigger… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/20/26
Many of you are aware that there was a signup sheet for a lady's group to go through “The Purple Book, Biblical Foundations For Building Strong Disciples.” From that we have had several people ask about other times and opportunities to go through The Purple Book in a small group. Because of the interest we… Continue reading 2026 Small Group Information
Church Membership Why the word Member? 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 Romans 12:3-8 The reason for using the word member is because of Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul uses the word member in a body analogy. When we use the word church “member” we are not talking about a membership to an organization, like… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/12/26
“The Blessings and Burdens of Church Growth” ABIDE Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 ESV) We defined abide as living completely dependent and reliant on Jesus… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/7/26
Weekly Reflection – “The Church Builder” Matthew 16:13-20 In the Greek New Testament, the word translated “church” is “ekklesia.” It means, “an assembly, or a gathering of people around an idea. This is not a religious word, for example in Acts 19 it is used three times in reference to a mob and a legal… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/30/25
Can You Trust this Baby? “God-man” Is it to good to be true? How can we know that having faith in this Jesus who was born in a stable, laid in a manger, lived for 33 years, nailed to a cross, rose from the grave on the third day, will save us from sin and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/24/25
Can You Trust This Baby? “Christ” Luke 2:22-35 “Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” Luke 2:25 ESV Simeon was waiting for the consolation of Israel. Consolation means comfort, console, encourage… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/16/25
Can you trust this baby? - “Jesus.” Have you ever asked this question? The Word of God is claiming that this baby is the Savior of the world, that this baby is God, that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life and not eternal death. Those are some pretty lofty claims to put on… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/2/25
Opposition to our trust in God If knowing leads to trusting; trusting leads to abiding; abiding leads to bearing fruit; and bearing fruit leads to glorifying God; what is the enemies strategy going to be? I believe Satan’s main focus will be to keep us from knowing and trusting God. If the enemy can cause… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 11/26/25
Knowing God = Trusting God “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 ESV Abide means to continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain. In this context of the vine and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 11/18/25
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