FrIday, January 17th, 2014

Praise the Lord for He is good.  Isaiah 62:10 "Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples!"  This verse tells us to prepare a smooth way over rocky ground for others to follow.  We spend years in school preparing to spend a lifetime working.  The idea is the better we are prepared for life the less time we'll need to spend repairing our life.  Most of us have driven by the new exit ramp that is being constructed on the 125.  We see that they are removing rocks, putting in gravel, making it smooth, and getting it ready for pavement.  Sounds like the verse in Isaiah.  The hope is, the better that they prepare now, the less they will need to repair later.  2 Timothy 2:15 "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who (is prepared) does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."  Prepare yourself using God's Word and you will prepare a better way for others to follow.  Have a super day.

This past Wednesday we started a 7 week study with Robert Morris on the Lord's prayer.  If you have the time to join us it would be worth your while to attend.

This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'His Kingdom Revealed.'  What does His Kingdom look like?  How do we know it when we see it?  Sunday evening, 'Keeping Your Confidence.'  What is the reward for us when we are willing to hold onto our confidence in God when life is trying to steal it away? 

Continue to pray for those in need.  Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, lots of love Pastor Kevin and Alice

Friday, January 10th, 2014

Psalm 103:1-5 "Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s."  

            Bless the Lord Oh my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name.  Only with what's in you or within your area of influence can you often to God.  Sometimes we can wish we had more of what someone else has but you can't give something to God that belongs to another.  It's up to you to offer all of you so your strength can be renewed like the eagle's.  When you hold back giving to God, you are really holding back on yourself.  Whatever you don't cast on the Lord you carry but whatever you give to the Lord He blesses it and through it your whole world can be blessed.  May the promises within this Psalm be your portion this year.   

            This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'I Need A Miracle.'  What do you do when God's answer to your need is yes but there is a delay in it coming to pass?  Sunday evening, 'Speak What You Believe.'  When you see a problem should you confess the mess or speak the answer?  God Himself has given us the answer.

            Continue to pray for those in need.  Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, Lots of love Pastor Kevin and Alice   

Friday, January 3rd, 2014

I pray you have a Happy, Healthy, and Blessed New Year.  Every desire that we have in life in not always reached by taking the easiest path to get there.  Joshua had to face a Jericho, David had to face a giant, and Jesus had to face a cross.  In each case great battles were required to win great rewards.  In each case God made a super natural way to bring forth a super natural victory.  Key for the New year; fight no battles that hold no spoils.  The prize goes to the victor but if there is no prize you use your strength fighting for nothing.  When the real battle comes and the prize is great you have no strength to fight with.  Ask yourself today, 'Am I fighting any battles that hold no spoils?  What do I win if I win?'  I also believe that there are some battles that the victory is in escaping the problem and not beating the problem.  It's possible to stay in a fight when the Lord has given you a way of escape but you fight on not wanting to lose.  Pick your battles wisely and inquire of the Lord for victory.  Motto: "We are a great team... in 2014!"

This is the first Sunday of 2014 and it's Family Sunday.  What a wonderful way to begin the New Year.  We start @10:15 with food and fellowship followed by the morning service.  My message is, 'The Fruit Of My Lips.'  Your words reveal the seeds that have grown in your heart for it's out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.  What will your words reveal about you in 2014?  So come out and bring a three or four friend.  On Family Sunday there is no evening service.

Continue to pray for those in need, lots of love, Pastor Kevin and Alice

Friday, December 27th, 2013

Praise the Lord , are we at the end of 2013 or the beginning or 2014?  I know we are at both, it's like the glass that's half full or half empty.  If we are going to see things in the right light, it has to do with having a candle of contentment from the past and a match of hope for the future.  If you look back with regret then you'll look forward with worry.  I have faced nothing in my past that has overwhelmed the God that I serve and there shall be nothing in my future that is bigger than God.  It is here where we live in the Promise Land or promises that have come true, are coming true and will come true that we trust in the living God.  Yes your best days are yet to come. 

This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'First & Last.'  Often it's when we have lived a little that we gain the wisdom to reach the end with success.  In the evening we will have an evening of worship, testimonies, and fellowship.   

Continue to pray for those in need, may you have a blessed, healthy, and Happy New Year, lots of love, Pastor Kevin and Alice  

Friday, December 20th, 2013

Praise the Lord Jesus as He is the real Reason for the Season.  It's nearing Christmas and for many of the new believers in the church, this will be their first Christmas knowing the Christ of Christmas.  I recall my first Christmas after I got saved, it was so different.  Before this I had grown tired of those that were looking for a Santa that wasn't real, those that used Christmas as an excuse to party, those that wanted to impress others with expensive gifts, and those that bought gifts trying to make up for being bad all year.  When I met the Christ of Christmas everything changed.  I sat in awe on Christmas day with tears of joy running down my cheeks.  Yes, my earthen vessel had found peace on earth and I understood the wonderful mystery of having a Saviour live on the inside.  Christmas no longer meant all the shallow things that it used to mean but now I was overwhelmed with the deep love of God that had touched my heart.  Merry Christmas..... Really Merry Christmas.

This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'Following A Star.'  There is so much hidden truth as the Wise Men made their way following a star.  It's said that they followed the star for 2 years looking for a new King.  What were they thinking along the way and what kept them going?  Sunday evening we'll have an evening of special music, testimonies, refreshments, and prayer.  Bring a friend with you as we celebrate Jesus.

May you all be blessed over the holy days and may the new year bring you greater levels of anointing and vision. 

Continue to pray for those in need, looking forward to seeing you. lots of love Pastor Kevin and Alice      

Friday, December 13th, 2013

Praise Him our God, Creator, Saviour, and Lord.  John 1:3 "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made."  At Christmas we can be busy doing lots of things and then looking at what we have done with joy.  We have decorated the tree, made special food, and bought certain gifts.  Last night as I prayed and reflected on this Christmas I thanked the Lord for all the things that He has done for me.  Yes I have planted and watered but it's truly only God who brings good increase to what any of us have done.  Take a moment today to say over your life, 'to God be the glory for the great things that He has done.' 

We have a busy weekend on the go.  Saturday morning @10 there is a choir practice at the church as they prepare for next weekend.  Then @12:30 there is a full Sunday School practice for the play that they will be performing Sunday morning.  After the morning service on Sunday there is another choir practice for 1 hour and there will be no evening service this Sunday.

Next Friday @7 our choir will be singing at the Mayflower Mall.  Also Dec. 24th Christmas Eve @10:15 am we will gather @ Loaves and Fishes to sing Christmas songs.

Continue to pray for those in need, lots of love, looking forward to seeing you, Pastor Kevin and Alice

Friday, December 6th, 2013

Bless the Lord oh my soul and praise His Holy name.  I once read a book called, 'Falling Forward.'  It was about the fact that we all make mistakes and we all fail or fall as we are learning to walk the good walk of faith.  We need to know that in falling forward we fell in the direction of our goal and as we get up we'll be closer to our goal than when we fell.  Proverbs 24: 16 "For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again."  Success or failure is not found in how many times you fell but in how many times you got back up.  Falling can be hurtful and getting back up may require some effort from you and those around you.  This is why we are called a family and helping each other is what we do.  As I have walked with God, I've been helped by others and times when I've helped others to be encouraged to continue to fight the good fight off faith.  Let us today be God's hands extended as we help and bless those that are around us.

This Saturday, that's tomorrow night we're having our Family Christmas Banquet.  It starts at 6 pm at the church and you should come early to get a good seat as we celebrate that Jesus is the Reason for the Season.  Our guest speaker is Glen Tetford and he will also be with us for our 10:30 Sunday morning service.  Glen is really a down to earth guy with an up to Heaven message.  You will be blessed by his insight into the word of God.  There will be no Sunday evening service this week.

Continue to pray for those in need, looking forward to seeing you, lots of love, Pastor Kevin and Alice