In the past six weeks, a group of us at our church have been going through a training class in intercessory prayer using the Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) as the basis for the course. We are using Dr. David Chotka’s devotional study “Power Praying” with the subtitle ‘Hearing Jesus’ Spirit by Praying Jesus’ Prayer‘. It […]
Last week’s exciting Super Bowl was a great way to end the season for the NFL. My older sons and I, as well as some of their friends, end up watching football on most Sunday afternoons. We are Detroit Lions fans and even though they didn’t make the playoffs, they are an up and coming […]
The President and His Son On a certain occasion, several people were waiting in an outer room of the White House for their turn to see President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office. All of a sudden, a little boy walked through the room and directly into the President’s office.The waiting visitors were indignant. […]
Every Friday night our church hosts a youth floor hockey outreach at John MacWilliam Public School in our neighborhood. It attracts kids 9 to 13 years old from both our church and the surrounding community. We have several dads playing as well with the youth. It is a great time of floor hockey and good […]
I have now been a Pastor for 25 years. The word “Pastor” derives from the Greek word “poimen” meaning “shepherd”. The Pastor is called to shepherd and nurture a local church which is made up of believers in the Chief Shepherd, Jesus. He not only calls himself the Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14), but Christians also believe […]
Our church is having a Yard Sale tomorrow. It is a fundraiser for our Parking Lot Project. I also think there are going to be some other worthwhile goals accomplished in this Yard Sale. There are several people who are serving from our church to make this event possible. Desi Scullion and Margaret Thomson have […]
What is God’s calling for the Church? What is the nature and function of the Church? These are very important questions for people who are followers of Jesus Christ. In order to answer these questions in a biblically faithful manner, we need to turn to the original Apostles, who were with Jesus in his 3 […]
One of the Apostle Paul’s favorite metaphors to describe what a local church is called to be is the human body. I think Paul loves the metaphor of the body for several reasons. The Local Church Is Like The Human Body First of all, the local church is like a living organism which possesses the […]
About two and a half months ago, our church lost a dear Christian brother, Ed Sidebottom, in a backyard accident. Ed was a great blessing to many of the people in our congregation. He wasn’t the most articulate person in the world. But he loved the Lord and he loved people. He had the spiritual […]
We all like to think we have strong character and that our relationships with those in our family and church fellowship are substantive and loving. But I believe that it is in the fiery trials of life and how we respond to them which really determine the quality of our character and relationships. Are You […]