Samuel was a prophet and God instructed him to anoint a new king to succeed Saul. God told Samuel not to look at physical appearance but to follow His leading to the person He had already chosen to be king. God looks at the heart, not outward appearance. Samuel anointed David and “the Spirit of…
Satan challenged Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus responded with the truth of scripture. The Samaritan women was beaten down with negative comments her entire life. Jesus spoke God’s love over her and offered her living water. Satan fills our minds with negative thoughts but Holy Spirit gives us power over negative thoughts. God loves you!…
John 3:16 has been reduced to an invisible meaning unless we meet Nicodemus and understand the conversation he had with Jesus.
“Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.” Matthew 4:1 Jesus was tested in the wilderness by Satan after 40 days of fasting and praying. We are all tested by Satan in many ways at many times. When we are being tested, it can feel like we…
Many people look at the Bible and the commandments of God as too many rules that are hard to live by. We can be discouraged by Matthew 5:17 which makes it look like it is impossible to fulfill God’s law. But we know we have been forgiven through Christ’s death and resurrection. Our job is…
You are the Salt of the Earth! You have a purpose to season the world with scripture. What is your God-given purpose? Do what God tells you to do. Be who God tells you to be. You are the Light of the World! Let your light shine. Go out into the world and in your…
Matthew is a teaching gospel. Rev. Gary Kennedy introduces Jesus as a teacher by reading from the Gospel of Luke 4:14, 16, 18-19, and then verse 21 where Jesus stated “Today this scripture has been fulfilled . . .” Then in Luke 5:17 “On one of those days, as he was teaching, . . .and…
We belong to God! The disciples were commissioned by Jesus to GO! Go and share God’s love. Go and do the stuff Jesus did! The commission is still for us today. We are to GO! We are to share God’s love. We are to do the stuff Jesus did! YOU belong to God! Now Go…
NOTE: Pastor Jon forgets to turn on mic at the very beginning. Have patience, he does turn it on. Pastor Jon Ierley shares when he first retired he thought now I can do anything I want. He soon discovered even in freedom there are boundaries; finances, health, commitments to others. There are many things going…
As we look back at the baptism of Christ we explore the history of baptism. We also consider what baptism means for us today. During this service, Pastor Lois will lead us in a meaningful time of remembering our own baptism.