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GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
We invite you to join us on Friday, April 2 @ 7:00pm for a very special worship service. This service is to remember the Crucifixion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will be celebrating the Lord's Supper this evening. Come worship as we celebrate Our Lord's death and we look forward to celebrating His LIFE!  |
JESUS TEACHING ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
 FROM THE PASTOR'S HEART “Jesus Teaching on Marriage and Divorce!” Matthew 19:3-10 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” And Jesus answered and said unto them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.” They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and put her away? He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” In the Law of God, in Exodus 20:14, the Lord God said, “You shall not commit adultery.” This Law of God applies to both men and women. In a day when men have changed the definition of “marriage” to mean so much other that what God intended, we must come back to the true teaching of our Lord Jesus on this mat- ter. God’s first Covenant was made between man and Himself. Marriage is God’s second institution and covenant for mankind. Marriage is the “Covenant relationship between One man and One woman for One lifetime, (i.e. until death separates them.) When two persons are married they become One in their flesh. They are no longer Two. God hates divorce. (See Malachi 2:16). Jesus taught that those who divorce commit Adultery, which God commanded mankind not to do. Jesus straightened out the religious leaders of Israel when they tried to make excuses for divorce. Jesus said, “Whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” Jesus said, “From the beginning it was not so!” (i.e. permitted by God.) “Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate! |
“On Being Light in Darkness!”
 Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, that it gives light to all who are in the house.” Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” All those who have been born of God from above have changed from a life of darkness unto a life of light. Speaking of those who are saved Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” Paul writes to the believers in Ephesus contrasting the life of darkness and light. Ephesians 5:8-14 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore, He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” We were once blind and dead in our trespasses and sin. Satan had blinded our eyes as he has blinded the eyes of most of the world, but now we see through the Spirit of the living God those things of the Light. Let us walk in the Spirit so that the light of the world, Jesus Christ, can shine through us. Let the unfruitful works of darkness be exposed by our light so it will be made known what is good and what is evil and so all may know that you are in the Light. After all, “You tell a tree by the fruit it bears. If the tree is good, then the fruit is good. If the tree bad, then the fruit is bad.” Men can tell the kind of trees we are by the fruit we bear!! They know if we are “darkness” or “light.” Let us find out from the Word of God what is acceptable to God and then live in the Light of God. |
From the Pastor's Heart
 “A New Beginning for All!” Romans 5:6-9 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Have you ever heard someone say, “I wish I could go back and start again,” or “I wish I could do that all over again so I could do it differently.” Well, the sad thing is that yesterday is gone and all that we have done and said is in the past. We cannot change the past, but we can have a new beginning for 2021. How? First, for those who are lost and without Christ as Lord and Savior you can have a new beginning by believing in Jesus, receiving Him as your Lord and Savior and being forgive for all your past sins. He loved you so much that He died for YOU. “Believe in Jesus, repent of your sins, and call upon the name of the Lord asking Him to save you. He will forgive all your sins and give you eternal life by grace through faith. If you are a true believer in Christ and yet He seems to be so far away, guess who moved? It was not Christ, but you. You can have a new beginning for 2021 through coming back to your Lord, repenting of the sins that have broken your fellowship with Him, and renewing your faith and commitment to Jesus. Remember what John said to us in: 1 John 1:8, 10, 9 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteous- ness.” Here, then, is the place of our “new beginning” in Christ. Here is our “new beginning” for 2021. We can begin again with Jesus!! |
FROM THE PASTOR'S HEART
 “THANKSGIVING?”
What do you think of when you think of “Thanksgiving?” Most of us think about the fact that it is a holiday when we do not have to work. We are excited about getting together with our friends and family to share a time of fellowship, fun, food and joy, (i.e. if the Covid-19 Virus) permits us to do so. It is that time to go home again and renew old friendships and make new ones. We think about the turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, breads, puddings and many other dishes to eat. The Psalmist, King David must have been thinking of all the things he could be thankful for when he penned Psalm 103. In this Psalm David could not get over all God’s Mercies to him. Listen to David’s Words of “Thanksgiving!” Psalm 103:1-5 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: WHO forgives all your iniquities, WHO heals all your diseases, WHO redeems your life from destruction, WHO crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, WHO satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagles. King David was filled with “Thanksgiving” and praise to His God for all His blessings and benefits to him. It is no wonder that David also penned Psalm 100:4-5 Enter into His gates with THANKSGIVING And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. Celebrate Thanksgiving this year in Christ’s Spirit of Gratitude!! |
FROM THE PASTOR'S HEART
 GOD’S JUDGMENT THROUGH THE VIRUS? Most people today, even Christians and Pastors do not This virus is a God thing!! Deuteronomy 32:39-42 As God spoke to the people of Israel through Moses in Do you and I hear what God is saying? |
FROM THE PASTOR'S HEART
 FROM THE PASTOR'S HEART Philippians 4:8-9- Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things.” What’s on your mind? What are you thinking about? What are you meditating on? When the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Church at Philippi he encouraged them by admonishing them to “be anxious for nothing”, but Paul went further by sharing with them concerning things they should be thinking about. Therefore, MEDITATE ON THESE THINGS!! |
NO WAY OUT! -- Or is there?
 FROM OUR YOUTH PAGE..... Sometimes we let our surrounding circumstances get the best of us. We feel as though there is no end to a bad situation. We have no way out! Yet, through all of these things, we can rejoice in the Lord. He is our WAY! The devil has come to steal, kill and destroy. God has come to set us free of fear, to give us a joyful satisfying life. The joy of the Lord is our strength. Dear youth, We want you each to keep this close to you heart and mind.-- God is always in control. He gives you what you need. -- HE IS YOUR "WAY MAKER"! |
APRIL 11TH--A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR
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