Sunday, March 23, 2025
Good morning Church
1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us “in everything give thanks.”
The Passion translation says “And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks.”
Psalm 103:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
David sometimes had to speak to his own soul - to his mind, his will, and his emotions. He goes on for several verses to remind his soul of all the goodness that God had bestowed on him.
Our reborn spirit desires to praise God continually but sometimes we need to remind our soul that God, the creator of the universe and Master of all, lives on the inside of us, and He has….
-forgiven us
-saved us
-healed us
-redeemed us
-crowned us with loving kindness
-satisfied us with good things
-renewed our youth
How can we do anything but praise Him?!
“So come on, my soul
Oh, don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord” (Brandon Lake)
It’s time to let the lion loose! See you at church.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Good morning Church
We will act upon what we believe. The question is, what do we believe - what God says or what our circumstances say?
There will always be giants trying to convince us of our own smallness.
Numbers 13:33 “…and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight."
Will we believe what the giants are saying and what we may see when we look in the mirror? If we believe we are grasshoppers, we will cower in fear and we will be defeated.
But if we will look into God’s Word and believe what God says about us...
that “we are more than conquerors (one who is super victorious, who wins more than an ordinary victory, but who is overpowering in achieving abundant victory) through Him who loved us” (Rom 8:37)
…then we can expect to live a life of victory after victory. Undefeatable!
And if we choose to believe God, then we can act upon it by rejoicing today for tomorrow’s victories!
See you at church!
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Good morning Church
In our society today, people have a lot of platforms from which they can express their opinions, and in such a way that those opinions can seem more like solid facts than just a point of view.
In Matthew 16, Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" They gave an answer that summarized people’s opinions - John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.
In Verses 15-17 Jesus continued....
“But you—who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked. Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!” Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you. (TPT)
I once read a quote that said, “I don’t want the world to define God for me. I want the Holy Spirit to reveal God to me.”
The truth about who God is is not a secret. Nor is it a debatable topic. The truth is solid and readily available to whomsoever seeks it out – through His Word, His five-fold Ministers, and His Holy Spirit who will supernaturally reveal truth to us.
Opinions are a dime a dozen. The truth is a priceless treasure.
See you at church!