Pastor’s Thought Of The Day
The psalmist asks; “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord and may stand in his holy place?” His answer is not as complicated as many may think. In Psalm 24:4 he gives a simple, but profound answer. He presents two answers in positive terms and two in negative terms. David wants to illustrate the [...]
The Apostle Paul had a concerned with the Churches at Colossi and Laodicea. It appears that some were trying to influence them with pretty sounding philosophies. The Apostle must have received information regarding this danger and he was struggling because he could not get to them—he was in prison at the time. However, he wrote [...]
How many times have we heard an unbeliever say that he/she does not come to church because the church is full of hypocrites? How many times did we find ourselves unable to answer this unjust and false charge? In the next three days I will share with you some thoughts on this subject. First, allow [...]
An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy the most in his lifetime. He replied, “Things that never happened!” Someone has cited these three keys to happiness: 1) Fret not–He loves you (John 13:1) 2) Faint not–He holds you (Psalm 139:10) 3) Fear not–He keeps you (Psalm 121:5) Application: True joy is [...]
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. His mind, wit and work earned him the unofficial title of “the greatest justice since John Marshall.” At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: “I might have entered the ministry if [...]
Receiving Mercy An American Indian and a white man were brought under deep conviction of sin by the same sermon. The Indian was immediately led to rejoice in pardoning mercy. The white man was for a long time in distress, almost to despair. But he was at last brought to a sweet sense of his [...]
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the season in which the church prepares to receive to promised Messiah. Jesus was born in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, but His birth needs to be as real to us today as it was then. In the first Sunday of Advent we celebrate HOPE. G.K. [...]
Have you ever known people whose word is as good as gold? Their word is so trustworthy, that when they give it you feel a sense of relief. Whatever they promise will happen. The story is told of two army buddies that went to war. They promised each other that if one of them fell [...]
In the third Indiana Jones movie the hero goes looking for the “cup of Christ.” Upon arriving at the location (at the end of the movie), he had to pass three tests in order to reach his destination. The first test was that “the penitent man shall pass.” The people trying to get the “cup [...]
As we get older we are expected to develop greater wisdom about life and living. As strange as it might sound, from time to time we meet people in their fifties and sixties that think about life as if they had learned nothing over the years. Then, we meet other people about the same age [...]