PASTOR'S CORNER

  Acts 4:1-22 Voddie Baucham said, “To be a Christian is to submit your thoughts and actions to the authority of Scripture.”   What does that look like practically in today world?  One example that comes to mind recently is the three major league pitchers from the San Francisco Giants who wrote a bible passage reference on their caps representing what the rainbow truly means during a Pride Event game.  The verse they used was, “And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I wi...

  Acts 3:1-26   “What I do have I give to you” is a powerful  statement for the true believer. We have so much to give to this sinful age.  But, when a false teacher, or charlatan utters that statement, its only words, empty and lifeless, words that plays on your emotional needs.  There are many false teachers, and false claims of miracles today, and this has plagued the church over the past few centuries.  Minimizing or distorting the gospel, for personal healing and wealth. The likes of: Joyce Meyers, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Todd White, Todd Bentley; to name a few among hundreds.    Modern false healers are individuals who exploit physical or spiritual vulnerabilities for financial gain and influence, frequently using deceptive tactics like stage magic, hypnosis, rather than legitimate medical or therapeutic methods. They range from fraudulent faith healers to purveyors of untested alternative medicine.  Charlatans trying to d...