We know that God is our creator, and we are created in His image. We understand that Christ is our Savior and He redeems us. But we don’t talk enough about God being our Helper. God as our helper teaches us that God helps us as we complete tasks for His kingdom. Listen to Pastor […]
What’s the difference between a fence and a guardrail? Fences are usually put up for the purpose of restricting access to a certain area, whether it be a yard, a pool or private commercial property. Meanwhile, railings are put up to keep people in a certain area, preventing people from falling off of a deck […]
Every second Tuesday of month Pastor Cheryl will be honoring a Christian from history whose birthday is in that month and whose testimony benefits our faith. Today she will be sharing with you the testimony of George Washington Carver and how his life personified Micah 6:8, “He has showed you, O man, what is good. […]
New Years is the traditional time for setting new goals for the coming year. Often times many of the New Year’s resolutions lead to disappointment because we are seeking to change lifetime habits in a couple of months. Instead of specific behavior, make it your goal to have an attitude of serenity. All behaviors spring […]
The fourth Sunday of Advent we will be examining the lesson of Joy through proclamation and there were a lot of proclamations in story of Jesus’s birth. Listen to Pastor Cheryl’s blog on how those proclamations change the individuals who first heard about Jesus’s birth.
The first lesson of Advent is the lesson of hope. In this lesson we remember the prophets of the Old Testament who hoped for a Messiah but would never know or experienced Christ. They hoped for something better even when they didn’t fully understand how that something better would manifest itself in their lives. They […]
For the last three weeks we have been reading different Thanksgiving Proclamations. I have made a point to reminding you that each of these proclamations have incorporation of repentance with thanksgiving. No expresses the sentiment of repentance is expressed more eloquently than Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation. Lincoln speaks of the civil war being brought upon […]
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation was given at the bequest of the Senate and Congress. November 26, 1789 was a Thursday, and the weather was miserable. Few New Yorkers showed up at St. Paul’s Chapel to see the president: “I went to St. Paul’s Chapel,” Washington wrote in his diary, “though it was most inclement and […]
November is already here! I really appreciate it that we begin our winter holidays with a season of thanksgiving. So, for the next four blogs I am going to read to you different Thanksgiving Proclamations from our nation’s history and correlate them with scripture. I pray these studies will be a blessing to you as […]
When you examine the history of Halloween, you may discover that there is nothing scary about it. It evolved out of “All Saints Day” when Christians remembered the courage of the martyrs who gave their life for their faith. As Christians we do not believe in ghosts, but we do believe in legacy. Listen to […]