Posts from June 2020

Posts from June 2020

How to be more intentional about spending time in God’s word.

Ask God to speak to you through today’s verses. (Example: Romans 8:1-2) After reading the text, summarize them in your own words. Rewrite it in a way that would enable you to easily explain it to a friend. Reread the scripture and compare it to your summary. Is there something you added or missed?                                        If needed, modify your summary to reflect the big idea in the verses. Ask yourself, what is the Holy Spirit saying to me through these scriptures?…

Spiritual Warfare: The Unseen Battle

THIS SUNDAY:  July 19th Avoiding Landmines in the Unseen Battle Ephesians: 6 10-18 Spiritual Warfare: The Unseen Battle Series The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put…

My Father’s Advice: ‘Don’t Hate, Don’t Hide, Don’t Be a Victim’

  My Father’s Advice: ‘Don’t Hate, Don’t Hide, Don’t Be a Victim’ Someone burned a cross in our neighbors’ yard. My sister and I were taught to carry on living. By Jonathan Harmon June 12, 2020 2:43 pm ET   Mr. Harmon’s parents in their backyard in the 1980s. PHOTO: COURTESY OF JONATHAN HARMON When I was 14, someone burned a cross on the lawn of the house across the street. It was September 1979, and we lived in overwhelmingly white Port…

Can Wisdom Bring Healing to our Country?

Can wisdom bring healing to our country?            by Pastor Matthew James 1:5  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God. Wisdom is a gift from a very generous God, but can anyone get it?   Is wisdom different from knowledge? Colossians 2:2-4  My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of…

Assurance

ASSURANCE OF SALVATION – Elder Jim shedd Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed; Matthew 13 –The sower (the Holy Spirit) and the seed (God’s Word) are effective and good, but the field  or soil must accept and allow the seed to take root and grow.  The context is about how receptive and open we (people) are to the Gospel message and the prompting of the Holy Spirit. So how can we know that God’s seed has been firmly…

What’s God’s answer to what’s happening?

What’s God’s answer to what’s happening?  Pastor Matthew  6-3-20 We have been experiencing a season of suffering and division and it can feel overwhelming. First the COVID-19 Virus, causing physical separation and fear, and now the killing of George Floyd revealing the depths of relational and racial separation and disunity. It can feel overwhelming at times. When we see someone who’s job is to serve and protect, use their authority to kill and destroy, it can leave us wanting to…