You probably saw the East Coast was hit by a massive snowstorm last weekend. Our community saw more than 2 ft of snow. It certainly was not the weekend we planned. We had a mere 29 people in worship on Sunday morning after cancelling one of our two worship services along with our Sunday School. The leadership team at our church had also planned a retreat for Saturday, which … [Read more...] about Life Interrupted
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Faith Comes by Hearing
God gave you two ears and only one mouth. Think about that for a moment. Let that fact sink in. God created us in such a way that listening takes priority over speaking. Two ears! One mouth! Hear twice. Speak once. But we are often not very good at listening. We are much more accomplished at speaking. It is more natural for us to hear once and speak twice. We don't value … [Read more...] about Faith Comes by Hearing
When You Fast
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.” (Matthew 6:16, ESV) I want you to notice that Jesus says “when you fast.” He does not say, “if you fast.” It is assumed his followers practiced fasting. It was not … [Read more...] about When You Fast
Growing Deeper with Christ
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5, ESV) Remain! Abide! Linger! God desires us to experience abundance. John 15 tells us that happens when we abide in Jesus. But we don’t do much abiding today. We quickly move on to the next thing. The latest and … [Read more...] about Growing Deeper with Christ
The Secret of Success
Back in the 80’s, there was a movie that starred Michael J. Fox called The Secret of My Success. Success is something many of us strive after but it is often very elusive. Because of the elusiveness of success, we wonder “what is the secret?” What is the Secret of Success? Hardwork? Some think success is discovered through hard work. Success is not seen as … [Read more...] about The Secret of Success