With our country’s waffling on what border security should look like, I have been reflecting on Isaiah’s prophetic words: Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 New Read more…
I am encouraged and challenged, humbled and blest as I lead our group in the Discipleship Journey each week. God is really doing something deep in this group of people. This week we continue to explore the Apostle’s Creed through the lens of Pastor Mike’s sermons. As you look over Read more…
[slideshow_deploy id=’786′] We are continuing to plow through the Apostle’s creed and Nicene Creed each Sunday, always asking “Do we really believe this?” How can/should it change our life? It is simply not enough for us to tell people what to do and how to do it, if we aren’t Read more…
Life can get really messed up as we are making plans. What you see is what you get. Or, to put this is the words of Scripture: whatever a man sows, this he will also reap Galatians 6:7b From God’s vantage point, His salvation imparts NEW Read more…
[slideshow_deploy id=’755′] During this presentation of our Discipleship Journey, I listed some scriptures that were tide to Jesus being fully man and what that means to us today. My basic plea to my brothers and sisters and it is from the last slide: How well are we living the abundant Read more…
This is our third sermon on this creed, and today we looked at this: Jesus as Savior. You will find some challenging comments/questions in the slide presentation. During the very last slide, I challenged our group to spend 15 minutes with God in the morning simply listening to Him, while Read more…
Today, we started a new topic on understanding the relevancy of the Apostle’s and Nicene Creeds. The main concern that I had for our group to grasp was to live out what we believe, and so we began to look at each portion of the Creeds, while asking thought provoking questions along Read more…
Yesterday, for the 16th year -I believe- Faith Fest has graced the Commons at Newport, NH.
The music was awesome, the kids seemed to enjoy themselves, and some folks stopped into the prayer tent. All yeah’s!
But, as I was strolling around the Commons, interacting with others, I came across one man who reflected upon a Faith Fest from a while back: It doesn’t seem like we are getting the crowds of people that we once had. I thought about that and replied (more…)
[slideshow_deploy id=’684′] Today we discussed FRUIT BEARING, and dared to entertain this question: if we are NOT producing good works, are we REALLY Christians? While this brings to the floor the controversy among Evangelicals between the Once- Saved-Always-Saved and the You-can-loose-your-salvation camps, I remember a very wise Seminary Professor, Dr. Ralph Read more…
[slideshow_deploy id=’660′] While I realize that the stereotypical image of a group of men is visualized with them grunting and scratching themselves is alive and well, I want to report that we shattered that image on our second annual men’s cookout. Sure there was a little grunting , but there was Read more…