PASTOR'S CORNER

  Acts 12:1-19   What does adversity do for the church?  It sharpens your mind to evaluate what is important and worth fighting for.  It creates a greater unity in the church, because you have no choice but to stick together.  It refines people, and also exposes the ones who don’t want this refining.   Which leads me to my next question!  What is the number one thing that we can do as a church family besides, wonderful worshiping together through His word and song?  Let me give you a hint before you say your  answer quietly in your head.  This is something that requires anguish, extreme pain, and destress, and love for one another, on a daily basis to be changed by God’s grace.  This is something that shares the heart of God , for His children, to be set apart for godliness and holiness.  This is something that every single one of us need , daily as we battle the flesh and this world system that tries so hard, or re...

  Acts 11:19-30   Jesus said, “I have given them the glory you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one.” John 17:22.  Jesus tells us that we’ve been given the same “glory” that God gave to Him.  This glory isn’t some flashy display of power; it’s about God’s beautiful presence dwelling within us.  The true church is to experience deep spiritual unity "be one" mirroring the internal unity between the Father and the Son, enabled by Spirit dwelling within us.  It’s about embodying the heart and character of God that Jesus has passed on to the church….. That’s what’s supposed to unite us.  Our purpose as the Church isn’t just to bask in God’s presence; it’s about reflecting that glory in how we live our lives in this fallen world system.  One writer said this about the church. “Every time we gather to worship, serve, or share a meal, we’re offering the world a taste of heaven. We’re demonstrating that something real and beautiful is...