The Christian or the believer’s life is based on faith and the works that are expected to come from faith. The basic of this faith is submission that comes from the various understanding of the word of God.

Comparison of King Saul and King David. Why one is rejected and one accepted.

By Pastor Glenn Pease A man wondering in the woods was caught in a bad storm. It was very dark, and the only light he had was from the flashes of lightening which were followed by deafening thunder. He fell to his knees and prayed, "Lord, if it will be all right with you, please give me more light and…

Romans 12:9-21 Getting on the Same Page as God about the top ten Rules of Love Introduction A. David Letterman has made a career out of his top 10 list B. You have to admit some of his lists have been really funny C. Today we have a top ten list, however, these are not humorous, these are serious. D.…

Introduction This passage, like those of the last several weeks make reference to events which happened at the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. In this feast, the people made temporary shelters to live in for a week called booths. The feast lasted a total of eight days. In it was remembered the wanderings…

One of the religious groups Jesus confronted more often were the Pharisees. He usually called them “hypocrites”. Why? They were imposing on others “heavy burdens on people’s shoulders burdens, but they themselves were unwilling to move them even with so much as a finger” ( ). They were an exclusivist…

By Pastor Glenn Pease The story is told, and it could very well be true, of a Danish couple who decided to break off their engagement. "It is best I suppose that we give back each others letters," he said. She agreed, and replied, "We should at the same time return each others kisses." By the time they…

Ephesians 1:1-6 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Our Position in Christ The story is told of a wealthy London businessman who searched many years for his runaway son. One afternoon he was preparing to board a train to London when he spotted a man in ragged, dirty clothing begging for money from passengers along…

When we were on our vacation we took a number of pictures. We did so in order to try to capture some of the memories so that we can relive them in the future. Usually, when people get their pictures back, they look through them and enjoy remembering the events surrounding the scene depicted. Later on…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Pitiram Sorokin in his book The Ways And Power Of Love tells of how in 1918 he was hunted down by the Communist Government of Russia. He was imprisoned and condemned to death. Everyday he expected to be shot as he witnessed the shootings of his friends and fellow prisoners. For…

INTRODUCTION God is no respecter of person, but He does make a distinction between the Righteous and the Wicked The Righteous are recognized by their Position where they walk where they stand where they sit The Righteous are recognized by their Passions Their delight is in the Law of the Lord It is always…

Everyone looks nice – It’s a wonderful thing to be able to take the time to look your best. It’s nice for you to be able to see how good you can look, how good your friends can look. “You are looking good”! It’s easy to feel good about yourself when you look good. Sadly enough, the opposite is also true.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Your kindness to one person can change the course of history for multitudes. Gypsy Smith was one of the great evangelists of the last century, and the beginning of the 20th. He won tens of thousands of people to Christ. His life was often in the midst of the crowd, but his greatest…

A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like…

Since we all are beneficiaries of God's grace, secondary issues must not divide us.

God’s gracious favour shown to both Israel and to the Gentiles. God accepts people who respond to him, and worship is that is offered sincerely and accompanied by wholehearted commitment.

For God’s glory! I think we can agree that Paul lived, and even suffered for God’s glory. It was not an easy road to travel, but in all things he gave the glory to God. We can learn from him. Paul is drawing to the end, coming to the climax of his apostolic defense. A final display of his love for the…

Are you distracted?

Jesus extends the invitation to follow him to everyone, without discrimination. No matter our past or present, no matter how wounded or messed up we may be: nothing has disqualified us from answering Jesus’s invitation to be his disciple.

What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus?

Sin and complacency In this world there are things that are sinful that we see, and some we may not see, or not want to see, and really not want to address. This morning we are addressing what will sin do to the church. (Brownies picture inserted here) Story/Illustration: Special ingredient brownies…

We are a church that believes, “Come as You Are and Leave Better Than You Came!” We believe that Jesus meets us right where the are, but He loves us too much to leave us the same way He found us. One of the ways we are going to fulfill our mission of Knowing Jesus and Making Jesus Known is by loving people where they are and introducing them to the One who can change their lives.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Back in the 1600's William Lantan was the captain of a ship headed for Barbados. A thousand miles off the coast his vessel sprang a leak, and he had the crew take refuge in their longboat. They had a plentiful supply of bread, but little water. After 18 days of drifting they were…

God shows us that he has provided the solution to every problem in Jesus, because, in Jesus, God has reconciled himself to the world through the forgiveness of our sins.