Pastor’s Blog
Dealing With Sickness
February 21st, 2016 I should be in the pulpit right now, but I have bronchitis - something the rest of the congregation probably does not want me to share. I listened to brother Jeremiah’s sermon on TV about not being conformed to this world but being transformed by...
Belated Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 16th, 2016 Happy Valentines Day! Even though I send this greeting to you a little late, would it not be great if the attitude of people towards each other would be kind and generous throughout every day of 2016. 1 John 2:10-11 He that loveth his brother...
OUT OF CONTROL!
February 8th, 2016 Greetings to you, in the precious name of Jesus Christ, who holds us in His unfailing care. I, John, praise His name. Surely, we cannot see much further in the day than the tip of our nose. People awake not knowing what may befall them. My wife and...
OUCH!
January 19, 2016 We all have to deal with pain. I had a toothache. After gently being chewed out from the dentist for not seeing him in four years, he showed the pain was caused by a cavity eating into two of my teeth because of a pocket...
TOOOOO MUCH!
Proverbs 25:16 "Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it." People have a tendency to take to themselves extremes which are unhealthy. Too much honey will make you sick. As a child, my mother did not...
Christmas Meditation 2015: “TERROR IN BETHLEHEM”
Christmas Meditation 2015 Terror in Bethlehem In potent language, the Lord speaks through a mother of Israel from the vantage point of her grave near unto the little town of Bethlehem: Jeremiah 31:15 “Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation,...
Prescription for Sleeplessness
November 9, 2015 Sometimes a person just cannot get to sleep. It is near 1:00 a.m. and I tried trying doing something really exciting to help put me out. I paid bills. Nope, it didn’t work so here I am sitting at my computer typing out a note to you. Sleeplessness has...
Effective Communications
October 14th, 2015 When I was a young man in the Marine Corps, I was assigned to a communications company training school called Company B. Their motto was: “The Key to Victory in Battle is Effective Communications!” For those of you who are part of the DVD ministry,...
What Do You Do When Lightning Strikes?
September 22, 2015 What do you do when lightning strikes? When I was a little boy in Aurora IL, I remember a terrible storm right over top our little house. We had a swing set next to a big old willow tree and the wind blew so hard it knocked part of the tree over and...
Ready or Not, Jesus is Coming. ARE YOU READY?
September 8th, 2015 In evangelical circles, there has been much speculation about the unique aligning of the earth in reference to the moon. This September, there are two blood moons. On Monday, the 28th, there is not only a blood moon, but a super moon. Some have...