Dear Brothers and Sisters, As I searched for inspiration for this week’s post, I found the text below. Paul sums up just about everything I wanted to say and does so perfectly. Let us be about the work; brethren, don't let this part of our faith fall to the wayward side. "5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy i

“Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23-24 Ephesians 5:1 exhorts us, Christians, to be imitators of God. The few verses above from Jeremiah gives us an exa

Dear Brothers and Sisters, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness (meekness), self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." Galatians 5:22-25 We heard a wonderful lesson this Sunday regarding the 'signs.' Signs of Christ who was to come and who came and who

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the 4th and got to enjoy a myriad of vibrant and colorful explosions! It's a great time to remember our independence and freedom as a country. Rick preached a wonderful lesson about our independence as Christian's as well. Jesus came to this Earth and died for us that we might be freed from this world, from the sin which snares us, from the death which taunts us. At a time like this let us remember th