Pastor's Blog
What kind of ornament are you?
November 15, 2018“Consider what an ornament a thankful frame of heart is to religion.” –William Gurnall The Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons are…
Read MoreThankfulness and Thanksgiving
November 8, 2018“Everyone knows what is most pleasant to him; but God alone knows what is most profitable.” Thomas Boston Last…
Read MoreHealthy and Holy Vulnerability
October 18, 2018“The more our gifts and graces are exercised, the more they are strengthened and increased. All acts strengthen habits.” –Thomas Brooks, (italics…
Read MoreThe churched life is the small group life.
September 13, 2018“Have you tasted the honey of the Word? Let others have a taste with you.” –Thomas Watson Author Jonathan Leeman…
Read MoreThe Model Prayer—The Sixth Petition (2)
September 6, 2018“Satan is only God’s master fencer to teach us to use our weapons.” –Samuel Rutherford Many times, the cry of the…
Read MoreThe Model Prayer—The Sixth Petition
August 29, 2018“If God were not my friend, Satan would not be so much my enemy.” –Thomas Brooks The sixth and…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Prayer—The Fifth Petition
August 22, 2018“He that demands mercy, and shows none, ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.” –Thomas Adam The fifth…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Prayer—The Fifth Petition
August 16, 2018“While wrongs are remembered they are not remitted. He forgives not that forgets not.” –John Trapp The concerns in…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Prayer—The Fourth Petition
August 8, 2018“The tree of mercy will not drop its fruit unless shaken by the hand of prayer.” –Thomas Watson “Give us this…
Read MoreSharing God’s Faithfulness
July 18, 2018“Many coals make a good fire, and that is a part of the communion of saints.” —Samuel Rutherford Last week, The…
Read MoreBook Recommendation–Held in Honor
April 25, 2018Dear Church family, It is my pleasure to recommend to you the following book, Held in Honor: Wisdom for Your Marriage…
Read MoreThe Heart of Intercessory Prayer
April 11, 2018“For every sanctified man being a self-denying man and a God-advancing man, his God is his center.” –Simeon Ash (d. 1662)…
Read MorePrayer—A Lengthy Definition
March 15, 2018The following definition of prayer is from John Bunyan (1628–1688). He is best known for his well-known and widely published, The…
Read MorePrayer—The Passion of the Early Church
February 28, 2018The word ‘prayer’ or one of its equivalents (prays, praying, etc.) occurs over thirty times in the book of Acts. They…
Read MorePrayer—The Priority of the Early Church
February 21, 2018The book of Acts provides today’s believers with a blueprint for building a church that pleases God and reaches people. …
Read More