February 23, 2020
WARNING: The following opinions reflect the thoughts of a senior citizen. It's obvious, since the first words are "When I was a little boy...."
When I was a little boy, most of the available reading material in our home was pretty innocent. But pretty powerful, too. We had "Tales of Great Men & Women," and "Dogs: Heroes, Adventurers, Friends," and a children's Bible with pictures. As I got a little older, there was "The Call of the Wild" and "The Day Christ Died" and books about great empires and scientists and explorers and people who made a difference in our world.
I was blessed to grow up in a home that understood how important it was for us to focus on the things that the Apostle Paul deemed worthy of our thoughts: things that are true and noble, and right and lovely and admirable; excellent and praiseworthy.
I hope you'll come this Sunday to hear our church's Lay Leader Chad Brown share a message from Philippians 4:6-8 on living a righteous and holy life free of fear and anxiousness. Lydia and I will be back on Monday the 24th from our visit with our son in Colorado.... Thank you for your prayers!
Blessings in His holy name!
Pastor Bob
Philippians 4:6-8
- Feb 23, 2020Be Anxious for Nothing
Be Anxious for Nothing
February 23, 2020
WARNING: The following opinions reflect the thoughts of a senior citizen. It's obvious, since the first words are "When I was a little boy...."
When I was a little boy, most of the available reading material in our home was pretty innocent. But pretty powerful, too. We had "Tales of Great Men & Women," and "Dogs: Heroes, Adventurers, Friends," and a children's Bible with pictures. As I got a little older, there was "The Call of the Wild" and "The Day Christ Died" and books about great empires and scientists and explorers and people who made a difference in our world.
I was blessed to grow up in a home that understood how important it was for us to focus on the things that the Apostle Paul deemed worthy of our thoughts: things that are true and noble, and right and lovely and admirable; excellent and praiseworthy.
I hope you'll come this Sunday to hear our church's Lay Leader Chad Brown share a message from Philippians 4:6-8 on living a righteous and holy life free of fear and anxiousness. Lydia and I will be back on Monday the 24th from our visit with our son in Colorado.... Thank you for your prayers!
Blessings in His holy name!
Pastor Bob
Philippians 4:6-8
- Feb 16, 2020It’s Time to go on a Fruit Diet
It’s Time to go on a Fruit Diet
February 16, 2020
I'm loving our time in Philippians! Some of the most inspiring, faith-fortifying verses in all the Bible are contained in this relatively brief letter to the ancient church at Philippi. Our text this Sunday calls us to be "filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through our Lord Jesus Christ...." I'll explore in my sermon a fuller description of this fruit and the biblical keys to living a fruitful life in the Spirit of Christ.
Blessings in His holy name!
Pastor Bob
Philippians 1:3-11
- Feb 2, 2020So You Want to be a Star
So You Want to be a Star
Feb 2, 2020
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. (Philippians 2:14-16)
The Christian life isn't supposed to be a "blend in" sort of enterprise. In this week's sermon text from Philippians 2, Paul reminds us that we live in a broken world – “a warped and crooked generation.” By not arguing with each other; by not grumbling; by holding firmly to the word of life; Paul promises us we will shine!
It doesn’t necessarily require a close reading of the Gospel accounts to see how counter-cultural Jesus was when it came to attitudes and actions. Love your enemies. Forgive – forgive – forgive. Don’t worry about stuff. Above all, don’t trust in the things the world trusts in… trust in God!
We, the Church, when we live in the way of Jesus, can’t help but shine “like stars in the sky.”
Come this Sunday and join in sharing the bread and the cup of holy communion as we proclaim our faith in the redeeming, soul-cleansing blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. And may we all shine like stars in the sky as we hold firmly to the word of life!
Blessings in His name!
Pastor Bob
Philippians 2:12-16