On Sunday morning we covered Matthew chapter 6, looking at the verses leading up to the Lord’s Prayer.This coming Sunday, we will be looking at how Jesus prayed and the model that he gave us.Prayer seems to be a topic that keeps coming up and I wanted to share a few reasons as to why …

1st Timothy, 2:5 “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man, Jesus Christ.”I love the Father’s foreknowledge in this passage… He knows the human tendency to over complicate things and therefore, in His wisdom, He makes the plan of redemption very simple. One God. One Mediator. One Messiah. One …

I spent the weekend in Watsonville, California, at a men’s retreat hosted by Calvary Chapel in Monterey.(www.calvary.com) The theme was “Victory”. We mainly looked at that wonderful passage in Romans 8:37-39, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, …

I really enjoy reading. This has not always been the case. When I was younger I hated reading, but being home schooled for a number of years I was forced to read. My mom bought me all the classics like Robinson Crusoe, Great expectations, Oliver twist, Kidnapped, The hound of the baskervilles, and many more. …

If you are at all like me, you get discouraged when you look around at the state of things. Locally, nationally, and globally things are looking bleak. I have been restless for the last couple of weeks, feeling so inadequate to the task at hand (the expansion of the kingdom of heaven in my own …

I have had an intense week and it’s only Wednesday! It seems as though the devil is having a field day with many of us. I’m reminded of this scripture in 1 Peter 5:8-9 “Be sober, be watchful; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist …

I was talking with my wife tonight at dinner, when the conversation came up concerning Jesus’ return.  My wife turned to me and said, “I hope Jesus comes back soon and takes all home together” (she meant her, me and the boys), but the bigger picture would be all us with faith and hope in …

The other day the Lord clearly spoke to me and reminded me of who He is and how much He cares for me. I had just finished sharing the Word with a friend and talking of the things of God. As soon as I left, my mind quickly remembered the cares of my day and …

Earlier in the week, I was thinking about how far we have come as a church in the last year. It is amazing to see the things that the Lord has done in our lives as individuals and as a church. I wanted to share a few photos that I shot over that last year …

I’ve been reading through the old testament lately and in my reading I came across a passage that I don’t ever remember reading. It’s found in Ezra 7:10 it says “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel”. …