Category Archives: Notices

This past Sunday, I was reminded, how easy it is to mindlessly sing songs like “I Surrender All” in our time of worship and never give any thought to what it means to actually live that way.  How willing I … Continue reading →

Lord, I write and pray this prayer to You, May all who read it pray it too. Give us all a missions heart, To pray, to go, or to send— To every nation, both foe and friend. You came to … Continue reading →

Ministry is to be carried out by the entire church, by both the lay people and those who are ordained. In fact, in one sense we can say that the lay people are to be the primary agents of ministry. … Continue reading →

Susan lived “the good life”. One filled with prosperity and love. For years, she and her husband    owned   a thriving   business   that  allowed them and their children to be surrounded with beautiful material things. They had a glorious lake home, … Continue reading →

The Bible tells the Parable of the Shrewd (but Dishonest) Manager in Luke 16:1-13. In the parable, Jesus doesn’t praise the manager’s dishonesty, but He does praise his shrewdness. What is shrewdness? To be shrewd means you’re smart, strategic, and … Continue reading →

In 2 Timothy 2:22 Paul tells us to flee and pursue.  We are to flee youthful lust. Now think about that for a minute. Why would he specify youthful lusts, and not just lust in general? (And by the way, … Continue reading →

Make us like everybody else. That was Israel’s essential request. They had been led out of slavery by God… redeemed by God… brought to a new land by God… established their nation by God… forgiven by God as they forsook … Continue reading →

(This has been another busy week. I don’t know whether I can focus on worship this morning. Something is nagging at my feelings.) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. (Life is busy. There seems to … Continue reading →