I think one thing people are finding out during this covid-19 crisis is that some things they thought were secure, are really not very secure. Some people have felt that their jobs and income were secure, only to find themselves unemployed just a few days into this crisis, and without an income. Some have felt […]
Just about every character in Scripture went through a low or difficult season in their life. Abraham despaired of having a son of his own and was planning on bequeathing his fortune to his servant. Then when he did get a son of his own, Isaac, God asked him to sacrifice him. Jacob really had
Jesus and his disciples were in a remote place. They had gone there to basically recoup. The disciples had just returned from ministry, and they had also learned that John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus, had been beheaded by Herod. Jesus had been doing so many miracles that when people heard where he was, they
2 Kings 4:1-7 The wife of a prophet was left a widow along with her two sons. Women in those days had no means of support other than their husbands or families. There were some debts outstanding and her creditors were going to make slaves out of her sons to pay the bill. So she
On the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the 120 gathered in an upper room in Jerusalem, Peter stood up and preached a powerful message, and the hearts of many were pricked with conviction. They asked what they should do, and Peter’s answer was “Repent and be baptized, every one
Burial customs in the Middle East during the time that Jesus was on earth were to wrap the corpse in white cloths from the neck to the feet. The head was covered with a large white handkerchief. Lazarus, who had been dead for four days, was buried in this manner, in a cave with a
The message Sunday was about Jesus healing a lame man at the pool. This man had been lame for 38 years. We aren’t told how he became lame or how old he was when he became lame. Perhaps he had been born that way, or maybe it was the result of an accident. There were
Pastor Katie spoke about how the curtain in the Temple was torn in two when Jesus died upon the cross. That has always been the part about the crucifixion that blesses me the most. He had been hanging on the cross for over three hours and the sky turned as dark as night. God, the
I don’t think there’s any doubt that bringing the first fruits to God is a Biblical principle. First fruits is my first and best whether that is money, my time, or some other form of increase. Have you ever been listening to a message and you’ve been agreeing with everything the pastor said, then he
Malachi 3:10 says: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there may be food in my house. Test me in this says the Lord Almighty and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room for it.” (NIV) This is