Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
What a sermon! I think this sermon of Peter's is in the Bible for two reasons. One, to give us the history of what happened to the disciples, as well as what they actually did, after Jesus returned to heaven. Two, and I think for our purposes for the day the most important reason, is so we would have a sermon to preach. Peter's sermon is the sermon we should all be preaching. When witnessing to people this is the message that we should share: the mesage of Jesus. In so doing we will bring people into a life of faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. Go forth and proclaim the good news. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Evening Service: India Experience; Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have a special treat for our evening worship service this Sunday. Kate Snyder will tell us all about the year she spent in India. She will be giving us a slide show presentation and telling us all about her time there. She will also be providing Indian food, to enhance the 'India Experience.' We will begin the meal at 5:30 p.m. and Kate's presentation, as well as the rest of the worship service, will take place following the meal. I hope you all are able to make it. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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We have a special treat for our evening worship service this Sunday. Kate Snyder will tell us all about the year she spent in India. She will be giving us a slide show presentation and telling us all about her time there. She will also be providing Indian food, to enhance the 'India Experience.' We will begin the meal at 5:30 p.m. and Kate's presentation, as well as the rest of the worship service, will take place following the meal. I hope you all are able to make it. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Sunday Scripture and Sermon for September 7, 2008
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Scripture passage for this Sunday is Amos 5: 7-13, in which Amos admonishes Israel for failing to do their duty of caring for those in need. The sermon title is 'Care For Them' and will focus on our call as Christians to care for those who are in need. I hope you all are able to make it. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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The Scripture passage for this Sunday is Amos 5: 7-13, in which Amos admonishes Israel for failing to do their duty of caring for those in need. The sermon title is 'Care For Them' and will focus on our call as Christians to care for those who are in need. I hope you all are able to make it. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Acts 1: 1-11; Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
The ascension of Jesus into the heavens is one of the most important things for our faith. Why, because it is important for us to remember that Jesus did not die again. Jesus, upon being raised from the dead, did not live out the rest of his days and pass on to a quiet sleep like the rest of us will. No, Jesus went back to heaven, the place he came from in the first place. And this important for us because what it means is that Jesus is still doing his ministry. Jesus is still praying for us, lifting us up before God; Jesus is still teaching us, through the power of the Holy Spirit Jesus speaks to us and guides us; Jesus still heals us, through his eternal presence in our lives Jesus continues to lift our burdens off of us. The good news for the day is that Jesus is still alive, he is still in heaven continuing his ministry? God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
2 Samuel 24: 18-25; David Builds and Altar
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is fitting that, as we come near the end of David's story, the last thing we see David do is build an altar to the Lord. It is fitting because David, even though he sometimes fell short of who God wanted him to be, always found time, energy, etc. to worship God. I guess that is why David is called 'a man after God's own heart.' David, no matter what kind of scrape he got himself into, and he got himself into plenty, always worshipped God for all God had done for him and Israel. What an amazing lesson for us. Sometimes we run out of time; sometimes we run out of desire; sometimes we come up with other excuses as to why we should not worship God. We should remember David and all the times he fell before the Lord in praise and worship. No matter what we have done, no matter where we have gone, we need to spend more time in worship of God who has done so much for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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It is fitting that, as we come near the end of David's story, the last thing we see David do is build an altar to the Lord. It is fitting because David, even though he sometimes fell short of who God wanted him to be, always found time, energy, etc. to worship God. I guess that is why David is called 'a man after God's own heart.' David, no matter what kind of scrape he got himself into, and he got himself into plenty, always worshipped God for all God had done for him and Israel. What an amazing lesson for us. Sometimes we run out of time; sometimes we run out of desire; sometimes we come up with other excuses as to why we should not worship God. We should remember David and all the times he fell before the Lord in praise and worship. No matter what we have done, no matter where we have gone, we need to spend more time in worship of God who has done so much for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
2 Samuel 23: 1-7; David's Final Words
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
'One rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God.' To make this applicable to all of us we might change the phrase 'rules over men' to the word 'lives.' 'One lives (a life of) righteousness when he lives in the fear of God.' Fear in this sense does not just mean fear in the sense of being afraid. Fear also means respect. We live a righteous life when we respect God. This is something David should have remembered a little more in his life. But from the life of David we today do learn how important it is to live in respect of God. We honor and glorify God with how we live our lives. Let us remember to live a life of righteousness, a life of respect for God, to honor and glorify him for all he has done for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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'One rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God.' To make this applicable to all of us we might change the phrase 'rules over men' to the word 'lives.' 'One lives (a life of) righteousness when he lives in the fear of God.' Fear in this sense does not just mean fear in the sense of being afraid. Fear also means respect. We live a righteous life when we respect God. This is something David should have remembered a little more in his life. But from the life of David we today do learn how important it is to live in respect of God. We honor and glorify God with how we live our lives. Let us remember to live a life of righteousness, a life of respect for God, to honor and glorify him for all he has done for us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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Monday, September 1, 2008
2 Samuel 22: 1-51; David's Song of Praise
Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
"The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer." David sure knows what he is talking about here. God is our strength. I will not speak for the rest of you, but I for one know I could not make it through life were it not for God. Like David we all face trials and tribulations, times in which we are in need of God's help. And in those times God delivers us. No matter where we go or what we do God will always delver us. We can rest in knowing God will always be with us, and God will always carry us through the dark valley. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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"The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer." David sure knows what he is talking about here. God is our strength. I will not speak for the rest of you, but I for one know I could not make it through life were it not for God. Like David we all face trials and tribulations, times in which we are in need of God's help. And in those times God delivers us. No matter where we go or what we do God will always delver us. We can rest in knowing God will always be with us, and God will always carry us through the dark valley. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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