Commerce Community Church

Who Am I, that a King should bleed and die for? This is my message today, giving glory to Jesus our King who has died to give us eternal life!

The secret place is under the shadow of the Almighty! To dwell under God's shadow is to be protected- have safety! The devastation of our day requires safety. So we must "reason" what is the right thing to do? If we will dwell under His shadow, that is close to Him; He will be a refuge, a hiding place, a place of protection, a place of security! Remember the first words of scripture here, "He that...

The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul! Mankind has moved a zillion miles from the position that God intended for him. If there ever was a day that we need a "fresh breath of God to breathe on us - it is this day."

Reason together, what God is doing in the earth. Reason has a lot of thought. Reason Together! It means: "Explanation or justification for an event - a good obvious cause to do something - a premise of an discussion in support of a belief - the power of the mind to think, understand, what is right, and to find an answer to a problem by considering possible solutions, to persuade someone... Let us...

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that Father hath sent me. John 5:36

Lam. 3:21-25 How great is our God! Sending Jesus to be the strength and the "Rock" of our Life, giving us power of the Holy Ghost! Heb. 6:19 Let us gird up the loins of our mind, be sober, and be vigilant. Hope thou in our God! His grace is sufficient, Jesus' love endures! He is our resurrected Lord!

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Commerce Community Church has not been able to assemble together. Until we are able to gather again, Commerce is taping the Sunday morning service. Typically we have only the pastor's message (Video Sermons), now we are taping the entire service.

David declares “I sought the Lord, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears.” Know that the “Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivered them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him.” Ps. 34:7-9. Our Lenten messages began with the Joyful Path,...

We must learn to approach our difficulties with the “Joy” – His Joy! For it is He who has redeemed us! Happiness can easily be short lived, but sincere Jesus’ Joy is Eternal. God had a Path for Jesus, it lead to Gethsemane and Jesus was willing to obey His Father, He considered it a Joy. But with that Joy He had to “give” His life. That is called a “Joyful Sacrifice!” Because He gave His Life, we...

We see this in Jesus Life as He faced the Adverse conditions that the enemy brought against Him. Remember the times that Jesus went alone to Pray. Jesus rose above the Adversity. While we rise above the crisis, or the circumstance, it often exercises our Faith.

It is a time of not only recognizing Jesus Suffering and obedience to His Father, but it is a time of remembering God’s Offering. God’s Offering is sometimes forgotten as we see the suffering of Jesus. God’s Offering was “His Only Begotten Son!”

Pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

There is often sacrifice in true love! Our society today is full of love – love of the things of this world, lustful love, love for power and praise! The heart of God is still calling for pure love, as in the moment He spoke to Peter: “Lovest Thou Me?” Sacrifice is involved, as in God’s offering of Jesus; Consider the painful sensation in the heart of Abraham when God said to him, offer thy son fo...

I believe the saints of the Gospel of Christ see the signs of our time, but perhaps we fail to sense the urgency of our day. When you study Jesus Life, as we will note in the Message today; He warned them, blessed them, taught them, and revealed Truth to them. The emblems of His Sacrifice opened their eyes and they knew Him. He vanished and they said: “Did not our heart burn within us!”

Usually it is in silent Prayer meditation longing to find a source of comfort for the moment. This is the message today. Bits and pieces of wisdom for the tomorrows that follow. There is always comfort in God’s Word, but sometimes it is the last place we go to be comforted. One such verse that caught my eye was in Isaiah 34:16 and almost audibly I heard the words … “Seek ye out of the Book of the...

We hear Jesus say “Launch out into the deep …” we turn to the fruit of the Spirit given to us for a deeper experience in our salvation. Not only the Fruit of the Spirit, but the simplicity of God’s Word reveals truth that will sustain us when we are toiling through a night experience! In a crisis we must do as Peter did, respond with “nevertheless at Thy Word I will...!”

May we, His gentiles worship Him! Gold, frankincense, and myrrh, the kings brought … what will we bring to worship Him in this New Year? The greatest offering we can bring is ourselves … search His Word, lift up our voices in praise and adoration, and bring unto Him the tithe of our labor.

What a wonderful season as we celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ! Now we face a new year! What will this year hold for the Christian, the people of God? There will be "plenty" of opportunities to trust the Lord, to share His goodness in a corrupt generation, to show His love as we walk among His children.

Today we look at the First Witnesses who saw Jesus beside His mother and father. The angels of heaven look on as this holy occasion begins to open … An angel of the Lord is sent to give the message to the shepherds. They are quietly watching their flock by night when the angel appears with the message: “Fear not, for, behold I bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall be to all people! For...

There usually seems to be a “conformation” when we take on a faith walk for the Lord. It might be a huge conformation, or it might be a small Word of God in season coming out of nowhere, like a friend, or a statement in a sermon, we turn to a passage of scripture that pops out and speaks to us, etc. Mary’s conformation came when she visited her cousin Elisabeth.

I hear Mary's thoughts as the individuals we will see in scripture today pretty much did not understand just what God was asking them to do, but they obeyed. I hear Mary's thoughts as the angel approaches her with the message "she is highly favored, she is troubled in her mind and wonders what manner of greeting this is, not to mention it is a angel speaking with her. She hears the message that Go...

There is great purpose here as we meditate upon the Hymns we sing in our Church. Songs written from the heart directed by Spirit of God are a gift to the Church. When we sing them, there is a sense of the Holy Spirit which brings dedication to our heart.

1 John 2:25 “This is the Promise that He hath Promised us, Eternal Life.” The Promise of the Old Testament is found in Isa. 7:14, and 9:6” And to us Matt. 1:23

Harvest is about bringing in an increase of grain after the season of planting. Let us consider what we have planted this past year and evaluate our harvest.

We are on a spiritual journey, and the enemy of our soul often plants things in our path to detour us from the Work that God has for us. Today’s message is about our Road Work. What can we do for Jesus/Kingdom as we travel toward eternal life. We must overcome the detours, have patience while waiting, and “work!”