Posts from October 2024

Weekly Update – October 31st, 2024 As many of you have recognized over the years, my main objective in communicating to you, whether from the pulpit or through this newsletter, is to make Christ known and how knowing him applies to our lives.  Therefore, I don’t stump for political candidates, nor do I advocate for certain political measures.  Yet, I want to delve into this area with you today because the amendment that is up for a vote this coming…

Weekly Update – October 24th, 2024 In Luke chapter 3 we are introduced to the ministry of John the Baptist.  He is the miraculous son, born to Zechariah and Elizabeth in their older age (Lk. 1:13), who is now in the wilderness preaching a “baptism of repentance” (Lk. 3:3).  He is said to be the forerunner of the Messiah, preparing the hearts of all who will “see the salvation of God” (Lk. 3:6) through Jesus Christ. But as people hear…

Weekly Update – October 17th, 2024 As was announced on Sunday, we as a church will be participating in Operation Christmas Child (OCC) this year.  OCC is an effort organized by Samaritan’s Purse and it involves a simple concept – providing boxes of Christmas presents to needy children.   On a grand scale, OCC will bring gift-filled shoeboxes to an estimated 220 million children in 170 countries on six continents this year. The idea behind OCC is for volunteers to fill…

Weekly Update – October 10th, 2024 No one ever expects their town to be the one hit when the storm warnings appear.  The storm’s path may be predicted, the weather sirens may go off, the skies may be black and a tornado may even appear, but hope is always held out until the last minute that disaster may somehow be averted.  This was not the case for many in Florida this week. As residents packed up and left under mandatory…

Weekly Update – October 3rd, 2024 It’s Sunday morning and it is raining.  One of the easiest things to say is, “I’ll just watch the service from home today, I won’t be missed this one Sunday.”  Or, it is Sunday morning and you are tired, “I’m going to catch up on some sleep today, I’ll catch up on the service later online, it is almost the same thing as being in person anyway.”  Perhaps you are having a conversation with…