A Place Of Grace

During my trips to Africa I experienced worship a little different than we engage in worship here… I recall one of the songs we sang was over ten minutes long! In that song they sang about all they were grateful to God for. One of the ladies in one church gave me a CD they had made of their worship songs……

There has been a real struggle since I stated this series. Please pray for me, it is sometimes daily, but consistently weekly… MY WIFE keeps referring to this book we have grown to love and have been studying together as REVELATION (S) … the struggle is real and I have come to the conclusion she is doing…

We zoomed in from the large panning of the global wrath of God to focus in on some details and key individuals of this tribulation period. We observed the cosmic conflict that has raged over time between the WOMAN Israel, The DRAGON Satan himself, and the MALE CHILD Christ Himself. God sent His Two Witnesses…

Our Labrador will do everything in her power to run and jump in a pond, lake, or river. She loves the rain and snow, sprinklers are a fun toy for her… YET , you mention the word “ BATH ” and her ears go back, her tail goes between her legs and she does all she can to hide. It is a similar impression…

Apocalypse… Jesus Christ As we continue our study through Revelation we are continuing to discover more and more about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we look at chapter twelve today we will step back and observe the end times from another perspective. We begin to look closer at some of the individuals…

Today many churches across the world will quote THESE WORDS to some degree or extent… they have been declared nearly 2000 years... They bring comfort and They challenge us They draw our focus to look within They challenge our motives They cause us to want in this life what God has in heaven They call…

I have watched movies where they will pan across a scene, truthfully there is often too much to take in as the shot continues to pan. As you begin to get the impact of the magnitude the lens begin to zoom in and focus on particular characters crucial to the overall plot. With the backdrop of the larger…

Psalm 119:11 Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. Psalm 19:9-10 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and…

Joshua as he leads the people of Israel into the land for which God had promised them, puts before the people a choice after reminding them of ALL GOD HAS DONE… Joshua 24:15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord , choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which…

The seven churches receiving this letter of Revelation have observed The Lamb take the scroll as the ONLY One worthy... Six of its seals have been pealed back Angels have been instructed to wait for the sealing of the 144,000 They have observed the multitude of saints who have died and stand before the…

As we closed out Chapter 6 peeling back the sixth seal … those running from God shake their fist crying out… “ who is able to stand? ” Chapter 7 takes the reader to an interlude as we find the answer to the question of “ who is able to stand ”… Today in our reading we will look at: 2 Different Scenes…

Christmas morning in our home consist of waking up, enjoying a fun breakfast of strawberry crepes, the reading of the Christmas story from Luke’s gospel, prayer and then the opening of gifts… Combined Emotions of: Expectation Excitement Discovery as the paper is torn back Wonder & Awe filled with gratitude…

We gave our kids a vacation years ago that cost a great deal of money. Our kids loved it. It was only a few weeks later after coming home that they said we needed to go again, not realizing the great cost. Years later we would go again, but this time we strived to help them understand the true value……

Seal One, Two, Three, & Four have been peeled back… the Four Horsemen have charged their way into “ The Day of the Lord ”… bringing with them the wrath of God upon the sin and evil of mankind. As the next two seals are peeled back we observe a contrasting response to this wrath… Heavenly Perspective…

John has been taken in the spirit into the very throne room of God Almighty… Chapter 4 was introducing us to what John saw and as we look at Chapter 5 we continue his survey of this magnificent sight to picture and behold. This is not a new event, a change in circumstances, or another moment… we are…

I would like you to recall John’s instructions recieved in Revelation 1:19 as he was directed to: “write the things which you have seen,” “and the things which are,” “and the things which will take place after these things.” Where we have been... We have seen Christ in His glory in Chapter 1 We have…

We live in a day when self help books flood the shelves of book stores, podcast stream the poison of self help, YouTube and other social media boats large volumes of those directing people back to themselves… Pull yourself together If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself Just believe…

Invite the kids to come up before being dismissed... How BIG is your God? What can your God do? Is there ANYTHING too hard for God? While visiting Mali Africa a local pastor told me a story about a massive Radio Tower in his small little town of Kati just outside Bamako, the capital of Mali Africa. The…

What would it look like to be in a dead church??? Their pastor graduated from a theological cemetery. They sing “Amazing Grave, How Sweet the Ground.” You might describe their worship as stiff. At the Rapture, they’ll be the first churches taken up because the Bible says, “The dead in Christ shall rise…

JEZEBEL... This name has never been on the popular list of baby girl names, and for good reason! The name Jezebel carries with it the stigma and personification of evil, wickedness, and immorality. We’re introduced to Jezebel in the Old Testament in 1 Kings 16:29-33 This Queen Jezebel... Was a murderer……

Many of you knew Zach and Mackenzie Richardson when they lived here and fellowshipped with us. Lisa and I had the privilege of visiting them on our way home from the IFCA National Convention this summer. They showed us around the family farm and they brought us to the barn where they had all of their…

What if… you could know what tomorrow held for you? Would you want to know? Would it offer you HOPE ? An old legend tells of a merchant in Baghdad who one day sent his servant to the market. Before very long the servant came back, white and trembling, and in great agitation said to his master: “Down…

My wife and I had a prolonged engagement of 13 months. In that time I would sit down and write her a “love note” each day and drop it in the mail. Many were lovey dovey, mushy and gushy. I expressed my heart, I shared my desires with her, and even from time to time would encourage her in some way to…

Ted Williams, at age 42 slammed a home run in his last official time at bat. Mickey Mantle, age 20, hit twenty-three home runs his first full year in the major leagues. Golda Meir was 71 when she became prime minister of Israel. William Pitt II was 24 when he became prime minister of Great Britain. George…