Pastors' Blogs (Page 4)

Pastors' Blogs (Page 4)

Being Available

Have you ever spent time with someone and, out of nowhere, they asked a question that you weren’t expecting? It wasn’t just any question – it was a hard question that you didn’t know the answer to and a question that you were struggling with yourself. How did you react? What did you say? Did you feel a need to provide an answer, even if you weren’t sure if the answer you were providing was the right one? We often…

Learning Styles

At times throughout my life, I have been known to be really hard on myself. When I saw certain things come easy for some but were hard for me, it was not uncommon for me to think the problem was my fault. But then I started learning about learning styles and how each person has a different way they learn best. Sometimes people can be a little skeptical of things like this, thinking that there is one best way for…

We’re Not Anything

I was reading a story yesterday about a little Filipino rock quarry worker in Iraq. This worker was apparently a follower of Jesus and one day he had decided to paint the words of John 3:16 on a rock. He painted them in English so his supervisors, who spoke Arabic, would not understand and be offended by it. The person who was guiding the project, however, was an English-speaking Chinese man who was also an atheist at the time. He read the…

Successful Sharing of the Gospel

The following outline is from Nick and Angela Corrova. They shared these points with our congregation over four different Sundays this spring. Taking the initiative to share Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and leaving the results to God. (Dr. Bill Bright, co-founder of Cru) Take the Initiative! Ask God for, and nurture a missional mindset. Pray for specific people and opportunities. Keep some margin in your life to ensure time for conversations when God opens doors for…

A Plan for Treasuring God’s Word in Your Heart

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. (Colossians 3:16) I take “the word of Christ” to mean the whole Bible because Christ is the theme, promise, focus and hope of every book (John 5:39; Luke 24:27, 32, 45-46). Genesis to Revelation is Christ-exalting. The word “dwell” is a picture word. It means “to live in, to be at home.” We’re to make sure the word of Christ is at home in our hearts. It is to live in…

Scripture Reading For March 21 – March 25, 2016

This week’s reading will be from Second Peter chapters 2 and 3, the book of Jude and chapters 1 and 2 from the book of Revelation. Please read one chapter a day, Monday through Friday, and use the weekend to reflect on what was read during the week.

Scripture Reading for March 14 – March 18, 2016

This week’s scripture reading is found in First Thessalonians chapter 5, Second Thessalonians chapters 1 through 3 and in First Peter chapter one.  Please read one chapter a day and use the weekend for reflection on what was read during the week.

Scripture Reading For March 7-11, 2016

This week’s scripture reading is found in the gospel of John chapter 21 and in 1 Thessalonians chapters 1 through 4. Please read 1 chapter a day, Monday through Friday, and use the weekends to reflect on what was read earlier.