Pastor's Midweek Message

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” (Acts 2:42)      In Scripture, God often describes his people as sheep and himself as the shepherd. The sheep stay close to each other. They move together into pasture. They are gathered together into the pen. At night, they rest side by side in tight quarters. They follow the same patterns and listen to the same voice. It’s a closeness that might seem uncomfortable

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:37-39   Three thousand people in one day! That’s what happened at

Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:27-29 “You had to be there.” We say that when words can’t do justice to the experience. When it can’t quite be captured unless you lived it yourself. I’ve had friends d

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage.

You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” It pleased the Lord for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious. (Isaiah 42:20-21) How can we see something and yet not really see it? Psychologists once ran a famous experiment. People watched a video of two teams passing basketballs and were asked

The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” (Exodus 17:5-6) We have some colorful place name

What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. (Romans 4:3-5) “Here you go. It’s a gift!” There is something bea