tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47921627979825582822024-03-15T21:11:16.151-04:00PASTOR'S CORNER"A guilty man set free on the account of another, is that justice? No that’s grace" Caleb & SolPastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1055125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-34801548659639731272024-03-12T09:52:00.004-04:002024-03-12T09:52:39.924-04:00DO YOU WANT TO BE MADE WELL?
John 5:1-15
Sin is terrible,
despicable, and deceiving, which affects
everything and everyone. Since the fall,
this world, has been under the curse of sin; this means everything
has become tainted with sin and death through the fall of Adam. We read in the Book of Beginnings, “When the LORD
God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil.
Now,Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-12492987752783071822024-03-05T11:33:00.004-05:002024-03-05T11:33:27.880-05:00PLEASE JESUS
John 4:43-54
It doesn’t matter who you are
in this place we call earth, sooner or later you are going to experience great
sorrows or even tragedies in your life.
You
may be…. rich or
poor, a man or a woman, black or white, tragedy inevitably will become a
part of your personal experience and there is nothing you can do to prevent
it, or avoid it.
This
is true because it Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-8799587993241808142024-02-27T09:37:00.004-05:002024-02-27T09:37:30.641-05:00GOD SAVES BAD PEOPLE PART THREE
John 4:27-45
We are so often blinded to the people around us. I am referring to their spiritual needs and
to their readiness and openness to Jesus. We see their lifestyle choices and sometimes hard attitudes, and we forget
that God is able to work powerfully in them when the time is right according to
God’s will. But we tend to
right them off, and show
little, to Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-15541894112037629472024-02-20T10:14:00.001-05:002024-02-20T10:14:11.805-05:00GOD SAVES BAD PEOPLE PART TWO
John 4:19-26
Conviction of sin will always
lead you to repentance, which proceeds worship. This is what the gospel
produces, this is what a holy God is looking for in those who are His, as Jesus
called on her to get her husband. Shaken by Jesus’ amazing exact
knowledge of her past, and present lifestyle choices, she says, “Sir, I
perceive that You are a prophet.”
 Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-82341306697285350182024-02-12T11:04:00.001-05:002024-02-20T10:14:32.402-05:00GOD SAVES BAD PEOPLE PART ONE
John 4:1-26
God
loves to save the most despicable people;
I can
attest to that grace given to a sinner like me.
When
God saved me from darkness and death, He wasn’t anything good, He wasn’t
getting anything to add or benefit Him. As Paul said this about himself, “The
saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-29879301921786825752024-02-05T16:05:00.001-05:002024-02-05T16:05:05.242-05:00CHRIST MUST BECOME GREATER
John
3:22-36
Magic
mirror on the wall, who's
the fairest one of all? Those
famous words spoken by the wicked Queen in the classic tale of Snow White, who wanted to
be the greatest of all. What was the answer every time by the Magic Mirror?
"My Queen, you are the fairest in that
land.” but one day the Queen asked that question,
and the mirror said to the queen, “Snow Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-15603271289171545702024-01-29T12:19:00.008-05:002024-01-29T12:20:19.267-05:00REBIRTH PART THREE
John 3:1-21
Jesus
said “Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and
whoever
does
not gather with Me scatters.”
Matt 12:30. The Gospel
of Jesus Christ is
so powerful it will either cause your heart to move towards Him, or away
from Him. True gospel preaching will always
change the heart, its either awakens it; or
hardens it. This is a clear warning for the
church today Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-47514539533909853002024-01-22T09:43:00.004-05:002024-01-22T09:43:42.469-05:00REBIRTH PART TWO
John 3:1-22
Ever since the creation of the
first Adam who sinned in the garden, his disobedience has plunged the entire
human race into
the bondage of sin and death. This one act of disobedience from
Adam and Eve who had original state of righteousness, feel into moral corruption and
death. This means their hearts and
minds were no longer pure, but became defiled and Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-52824942639470410732024-01-15T11:52:00.003-05:002024-01-15T11:57:43.946-05:00REBIRTH PART ONE
John 3:1-22
There is an expression in the modern-day church
that says “Everybody talkin about heaven ain’t goin’ there.” Outwardly
they identify with Christ, but inwardly they have never been genuinely
converted. Why? It’s because in their
ignorance they cling to their false profession, they fool themselves into
thinking they are heading heavenward. They are Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-33994141697026135162024-01-08T12:10:00.002-05:002024-01-08T12:10:19.838-05:00THE TEMPORARY BELIEVER
John 2:23-25
It was the time of Passover
that demonstrated Jesus’ burning passion for His Father’s house and this made
the Jews who opposed Him to ask a question. And when Jesus spoke to them, they
could not see the meaning to His answer because of their depraved hearts. But there was another group of
people, according to John’s writings, saw the signs and many claimed toPastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-31790809061244413302024-01-04T11:18:00.003-05:002024-01-04T11:18:23.412-05:00 A PASSION FOR MY FATHERS HOUSE
John 2:13-22
God
is very particular, and not in a negative way. Throughout the Scriptures we
see over and over again God’s plans, purposes, and commands for
worship He gives to those who truly are His. In the Old Testament... We see the particular
instructions how He wanted the Tabernacle built. We see particular instructions
about how He wanted the Temple to built.Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-79935725399947680142023-12-30T12:32:00.005-05:002023-12-30T12:32:39.628-05:00GRIPPED BY THE GLORY OF GOD
John
2:1-12
The
Bible is full of accounts that teach and edify us,
in
our day-to-day routine.
What’s
beautiful, is that though we benefit from the precious pages of the Scripture;
they ultimately are displaying,
and speaking, about the glory that belongs to God alone.
FOR EXAMPLE:
The
Creation Account in Genesis
The
Deliverance of the Israelites from Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-37119035394070511082023-12-12T12:01:00.006-05:002023-12-12T12:01:57.681-05:00BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD
John
1:29-34
In one sentence we have the essence of the Christian
message,
“Behold the Lamb of God” (v29)
What
do you think of when you hear that
statement
in the Scriptures? “Behold the Lamb of God”
I
think of pain and suffering that would come to save a sinner like me.
I
think of my sin, and the ultimate cost it took to remove my sin.
I
think of the Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-17845098167624673272023-12-06T10:08:00.003-05:002023-12-06T10:08:32.815-05:00WHO ARE YOU
John
1:19-28
“Who
are you? What
is the source of your identity?
There is a great majority of people who want to be
known or associated with something or someone.
We
want people to know who our favourite sports team is.
We
want people to know what is our favourite music and books to read.
We
want people to know our level of education by our accolades on our wall.
We
wantPastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-9009354779755375432023-11-28T10:46:00.002-05:002023-11-28T10:46:34.229-05:00 THE INFINITE BECAME VISIBLEJohn
1:14-18There
is a story about a man who was desperately lost, a man who was so blinded by his
own sinfulness. “Back
in the seventeenth century, a young boy was born into a Christian home. For the
first six years of his life, he heard the truths of the gospel and he was
loved. Sadly, though, his parents died. The orphaned boy went to live with his
relatives. There he was mistreated and abusedPastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-89156192684386133252023-11-07T10:45:00.004-05:002023-11-07T10:45:58.677-05:00REJECTED BY MANY
John 1:1-18
“God
is dead. God remains dead. And
we have killed him.” These were the famous words by Friedrich
Nietzsche when he
wrote his book “The Gay Science” What I find disturbing and sad
is that these words still echo in the streets of our communities and cites
around the globe today! To this present world, God
is dead and they
are quite content in that ignorance. Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-46941657841341628402023-10-31T10:39:00.004-04:002023-10-31T10:39:57.448-04:00A WITNESS TO THE LIGHT
John
1:6-8
What
is the purpose about being a witness? By definition a witness is someone who has, who claims
to have, or is thought, by someone with authority to induce testimony, to have
knowledge relevant to an event or other matter of interest. In law a witness is
someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial
evidence, either oral or written, of what Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-13348733054189810112023-10-24T13:08:00.003-04:002023-10-24T13:08:36.866-04:00LIGHT SHINES IN BLACKNESS OF OUR SIN
John 1:4-5
There is a story about a father
who told his son he would send him to sleep in the attic, with
only bread and water
for supper, if he broke the laws of the home once more. The child disobeyed
again and was sent to the attic! But
the father couldn’t eat, because he had the boy on his heart the whole time. His wife said “I know what you’re
thinking, but you must not bringPastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-65654813296733125942023-10-17T17:41:00.007-04:002023-10-17T17:41:56.313-04:00THE WORD BECAME FLESH
John 1:1-3
The Word
became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. Think about
this as we take this long journey into the Book of John.
He is the Great One
He is the Second Person of the
Trinity
He is the Messiah
He is the Son of God
He is the Christ our Creator
He is the Great Teacher
He is the Great Shepherd
He is the very Word of God made
flesh
He is the Great I’AM
Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-32953237749289685372023-10-13T09:46:00.000-04:002023-10-13T09:46:23.313-04:00PREPARING THE LINEAGE OF THE GREATEST KING.
Ruth 4:1-18
A little boy named Tom carried
his new boat to the edge of the river. He carefully placed it in the water and
slowly let out the string. How smoothly the boat sailed! Tom sat in the warm sunshine,
admiring the little boat that he had built. Suddenly a strong current caught
the boat. Tom tried to pull it back to shore, but the string broke. The little
boat raced downstream.
Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-10127043943257988542023-10-04T12:28:00.007-04:002023-10-04T12:28:43.516-04:00OVERFLOWING WITH HOPE
Ruth 3:1:18
We have seen the awakening
kindness of God in the life of Naomi and
Ruth. The light of God’s love has
finally broken through bright enough for Naomi to see. All the darkness of chapter one
is gone, God has turned her mourning into joy and praise. We
know the Lord is kind and that He is good to all who take refuge under His
wings. The
mercy of God is Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-48444965938388309132023-09-25T13:19:00.003-04:002023-09-25T13:19:48.890-04:00THE SWEET BITTER PROVIDENCE OF GODS PERFECT TIMING PART THREE
Ruth
2:17-23
There is something we see
here in the closing of chapter two that is overlooked by many in the church
when tragedy strikes. And that is God’s goodness
softening the heart of someone who is bitter, confused, angry and broken. See, it’s hard to see
goodness in anything when life is throwing you so many curve balls. Its so much harder to see
God’s Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-63385616708469786192023-09-12T10:16:00.003-04:002023-09-12T10:16:24.874-04:00THE SWEET BITTER PROVIDENCE OF GODS PERFECT TIMING PART TWO
Ruth 2:4-23
God is a God of perfect timing.
God’s timing is perfect in
knowledge and He knows our Past, Present, and Future.
God’s timing is perfect and
always on time; and He is never late or early.
God’s timing helps us grow in
faith in every circumstance.
God’s timing ensures that His
will is done, not ours.
God’s timing allows us to see
His faithfulness.
God’s timing is not Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-26935850644088071492023-08-22T11:41:00.001-04:002023-08-22T11:41:28.180-04:00CALL ME BITTER
Ruth 1:19-22
Tragedies bring home the awful
truth that we are not in charge. All of us, at one time, or
another… think that we can control the outcomes of our situations, but in reality,
it is God who is in charge of all of His creation. Do
you realize according to the world’s standards we live in a hopeless society.
Approximately 23 million Canadians
and Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792162797982558282.post-58917835288309188462023-08-14T11:31:00.003-04:002023-08-14T11:31:32.076-04:00THE HARD JOURNEY HOME
Ruth
1:6-18
J.C. Ryle wrote about the redeeming grace God when
we are faced with our wrong decisions and sin. He calls it “The Great Barrier
& The Cross, “We are all by nature separate and far off from God.
Sin, like a great barrier-wall, rises between us and our Maker. The sense of
guilt makes us afraid of Him. The sense of His holiness keeps us at a distance
from Him. Born Pastor Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13708958590033810733noreply@blogger.com0