PASTOR'S CORNER

By Pastor Mike Andrews We serve a loving and holy God who gave His life for many so that they could be called children of the Living God. Shouldn’t it make us jump for joy to understand these realities about our Heavenly Savior? Do we really understand what it means when the Bible says " let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (4:16)? I say this because I see a great amount of Christians who don’t come in that time of need today. They don’t seem to have that need of prayer and confession, to come to the throne of grace for anything. Christ Jesus has given us life, shelter, protection, love, and most of all a way to Himself. Shouldn’t this make fall to our knees? Or better yet, shouldn’t He be our only desire and greatest treasure so all we want to do is fall down to the throne where the Bible says He "is seated at the right hand of the Majesty on High," (1:3)? This is why our Lord Jesus s...

Matt 5:1-11 What is the secret to happiness? Happiness is the greatest question confronting mankind!  The whole world longs for happiness and it’s sad to see some of the ways people are seeking after happiness.  And sadly it’s temporal and leaves a person still lacking because they are seeking things that are temporal and not eternal.  Martyn Lloyd Jones said “Anything which, by evading the difficulties, merely makes people happy for a time being, is ultimately going to add to their misery and problems. That is where the utter deceitfulness of sin comes in; it is always offering happiness, and it always leads to unhappiness and final misery and wretchedness.” “See true blessedness is based on the objective reality, realized in the miracle of transformation to the new and divine nature  found in the Gospel.”  This series of conditional blessings promised, have long been called the “Beatitudes” a name derived from the Latin and referring to...

Intro to Matt 5-7 What was the greatest sermon you ever heard? What impact did it have on your life? What new direction did it lead you in holiness as you travel forward to Heaven? We are about to enter the greatest sermon notes preached by a man, not just any man….. but God, Himself .  The words are spoken by the Chief Shepherd, the Head of the church.  The Master speaking words that a man has never spoken before.  This sermon tears into the heart of what Biblical Christianity supposed to be.  This sermon points out the outward walk and the inward habit of mind, of one’s life in Christ.  This sermon called “The Sermon On The Mount” is the greatest sermon ever preached, and it exposes the very core of your being. The Sermon on the Mount is the most quoted section of the Bible, next to the Ten Commandments. It contains the Golden Rule. Matthew 7:12 The Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:9-15 One of the most misunderstood portions of ...