Weekly Prayer Message, Monday, April 13, 2020 God’s View of COVID-19 The news blares on. The virus is peaking. The death toll surges. Medical equipment is sparse. Shutdown. Lockdown. Nobody knows what the future holds. Lots of people stressing. Anxious and fearful. There’s lots of pressure. Including among Christians. So how do we personally deal with…
Weekly Prayer Message, For Monday, April 6, 2020 Needing A Miracle Twelve years. That’s a long time. To live in a hard marriage. Yes, she loved her husband but he was very difficult, insensitive and sometimes rude. But there was no thought of leaving the marriage. She knew God had called her to it. So she…
Weekly Monday Prayer Letter, For March 30, 2020 A Needed Word I believe it is dangerous and foolhardy for followers of Jesus to keep feeding ourselves with the perspective of the news and social media, who are opining endlessly on the coronavirus outbreak. For one thing most of the claims keep changing. For another, the news…
Weekly Monday Prayer Message For Monday, March 23, 2020 There’s one verse of Scripture that has grabbed me more than any other at this crazy and unpredictable time. And if we can do it, life will become immeasurably better for all of us. Here it is: “Whatever is true, whatever is right, whatever is good,…
This week I want to share with you some of the most inspiring and hope-filled comments/messages I have found as the world moves through this coronavirus pandemic…. “God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1.7 “The Lord is my light and salvation…
You Are Invited….. Announcing A New Five-Week Bible Study Every Monday Morning: March 9-16-23-30-April 6 Church Sanctuary 9:15 am to 10:30 am March 9 – The Joy of Loving God – a study in understanding worship March 16 – Strong in the Day of Battle – a study in spiritual warfare March 23 – The…
Life can take sudden, unexpected turns and I have just gone through one. Ready last week to fly out to Asia this coming Wednesday for our annual visit and ministry trip to the Thai/Myanmar border, our plans got flipped upside down. A team member ended up a couple of days ago in the hospital with…
Stunned and feeling slightly ill, I sat in front of an old air conditioner, barely able to move. I had just returned to my hotel room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia after experiencing one of the most excruciating afternoons of my entire life. My head was reeling as I attempted to sort out my thoughts and…
It’s extraordinary how God uses the persecution of the Christian Church to expand His kingdom. It never fails. When Satan wages war against God’s people the church always grows. It not only grows, the growth is explosive. It’s been that way since the beginning. The New Testament shines with the accounts of God’s triumph in…
I come from a charismatic background (Vineyard, Foursquare, early Calvary Chapel) and value the gifts and expressions of the Holy Spirit. I believe spiritual gifts are important for the body of Christ to function properly. Of all the gifts listed in 1 Corinthians, Paul make this observation about prophecy as he opens the 14th chapter: “Pursue…