Friday, January 16th, 2015

I will bless the Lord at all times.  This past Tuesday I was sliding on the ice with my boots and slipped.  In the fall I banged my head and discovered that ice is harder than head.  Keep me in your prayers as the cure is to have plenty of rest.

Paul the Apostle said in Philippians 3:13-14 “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”  I’ve found that life is not just about answering hard questions but it's a quest to fulfill and a destiny to discover.  Having the right answer is not nearly as important as heading in the right direction?  The question for 2015; Am I growing up or am I just growing older?  When we talk about a movie with mature subject matter, is it really for the mature or is it for immature older people?  The Bible is like a road map and we are on a journey.  Is forgetting hurts and growing up hard?  Yes.  How do I know that….  I’m still working at it.  I have apprehended some stuff and I still make mistakes but if I’m pressing on in the right direction, the Lord will go before me and show me His mercy and grace.

This Sunday in the morning service Pastor Bruce will be sharing the message and in the evening Louie Campbell. The Lord has given us different gifts in the Body of Christ with different Holy Ghost views, hopes, and dreams for the New Year.  Come our this Sunday and be encouraged by the word of the Lord.

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

Friday, January 9th, 2015

Proverbs 9:9 "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning."  There is something in the heart of a person who wants to learn that helps them to go beyond normal living.  Their desire for wisdom doesn't allow them to camp out in the land of foolishness, envy, and jealousy.  Wisdom kicks them out of bed in the morning and tells them to get moving and be productive.  Some people hope that good fortune will find them, wisdom looks to find good fortune.  Foolish people live by accident, wise people live on purpose.  Foolish people are never sure what right and wrong is but wise people know the difference.  Pray that this year will be a year where wisdom will prevail in every area of your life.

This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'Wanting to Work Together.'  Working together gives us our greatest rewards and reveals the greatest secrets of our heart.  Sunday evening, 'My Mind and My Mouth.'  Have you ever said something that maybe you shouldn't have said?  What should we have in our mind before we open our mouth? 

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

Friday, January 2nd, 2015

We give thanks to the Lord that He is good and His mercies are new every morning.  The Bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun and yet lots of things can be renewed as we pray.  Love is not new to us but we can renew our love and love more than ever before.  Faith is not new to us but we can renew our faith to believe for greater and greater things.  When we pray this year may it be to see a year of renewal as we give thanks to the Lord for where we have come from and be stirred to press on to all that is before us.  We give thanks as we expect something good is going to happen today.  May each day of this new year unfold like an blooming flower for you and your family as you behold His beauty and glory.     

This Sunday the Lord willing and weather permitting will be our first Family Sunday in 2015.  Get ready, get ready, get ready... we start things at 10:15 with breakfast food and fellowship followed by the morning service.  I'll be sharing on'Achieving Success.'  Succeed is more of an attitude you have to give to help others than it is a talent to get things for yourself.  Will the new year hold success for you?  The answer will have a lot to do with your attitude.  There will be Communion at the end of the morning service and there will be no evening service.

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

Friday, December 26th, 2014

Well after that first Christmas was over it wasn't the end of the celebration and time to put everything away but it was the beginning.  Our Savior had arrived and for the next few years He would grow up really unnoticed by the world butHe grew up in wisdom and found favor with God and man.  It was a time of training and preparing to be ready for the next great event.  It seems with life we want to go from one high to the next high but in God He uses all of our low times to prepare us for the next high time.  If all the time was a high time we would wear out but thanks be to God for it's in the valley that He restores my soul.  Harvest time is a high time but there must have been a planting time, a weeding time, a watering time, and a waiting time before there was a harvest time.  Every day is precious in the eyes of the Lord as we declare that this is the day that the Lord has made (and once I see that truth,) I will rejoice and be glad in it.  Enjoy your day and be blessed for you are highly favored.

This is the last Sunday on 2014.  We have the ability to reflect back over the years and reflect ahead into the future with great hope for what's ahead.  Sunday morning I'll be sharing on, 'What Do You Expect?'   The Holy Spirit has been sharing with me some insight into how He heals our mind and emotions.  Come expecting to receive a fresh revelation from the Word of the Lord.  Sunday evening Pastor Mark will be leading and having a time of testimonies.  Come and share something that the Lord has done for you and something that you believe He'll be doing for you in the future. 

Continue to pray for all those in need.  I'm really looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, lots of love, Pastor Kevin and Alice   

Friday, December 19th, 2014

This time next week Christmas 2014 will be over.  There is a lot of planning that goes into Christmas and very well there should be as we celebrate the birth of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.  The question is not should we celebrate but it's more how should we celebrate?  For us who believe the focus needs to be on Christ.  The community as a whole keeps baby Jesus in Christmas but He is no longer the main event.  As you listen to music on the radio or attend school concerts Jesus is somewhere in it if you listen closely.  Don't get me wrong who doesn't love, White Christmas and Frosty The Snowman.  There is nothing wrong with anything other but it takes a little work to keep our focus on Christ as we take in what's going on around us.  Lets us who believe celebrate Jesus and allow our face to reveal that Christ is alive and well in our heart.  

This Sunday is always an exciting Sunday as in the morning we are having our annual Sunday School Christmas concert.  Practice is on Saturday so get ready, get ready, get ready for a wonderful time Sunday morning.  In the evening we are having music and readings from our church with special music being provided by the Victoria Regional School Ukulele group.  We will have a time of fellowship to end the evening.  If anyone wants to bring some sweets along for the evening it will be greatly enjoyed by everyone. 

I was talking to the director of Loaves and Fishes and they are looking forward to us coming to sing there onWednesday morning (Christmas Eve.)  We sing from 10:30 to 11:30.  If you are going to sing with us try to be there around 10 for set up and sound check.

Also we have several CBU international students who attend our church and they stay at the CBU over the holidays.  It is our goal to have all of these students enjoy a Christmas meal with one of the families in our church.  No one needs to take all of them but if we had several homes that could take two.  What it means for your family is the time of your Christmas meal you would arrange picking up your students, taking them to your home for the meal, and then taking them back to the CBU.  All you need to do is talk to Pastor Bruce to set it up.

Continue to pray for all those in need.  Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, from our home to yours, lots of love, Merry Christmas Pastor Kevin and Alice   

Friday, December 12th, 2014

Here's a thought for you; Christmas is all around us and yet you have to stop and consider what Christmas is really about.  It you don't focus on the real meaning of our Savior being born, you may become lost in the world's wrapping paper.  I think we can apply this truth to most things in life.  You can be married and yet there are times when you need to consider what marriage is all about.  You can be a parent and stray from the purpose of why God gave you your children. You can be a Christian and get lost in the doing of things that need to get done rather than understanding who you are, you are a child of the King.  I know that you know the real meaning of Christmas so keep that in mind as you lift up your head, smile, and rejoice.

This Sunday morning I'll be sharing on 'Simeon The Prophet.'  Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the temple to be dedicated when Simeon arrived and asked to hold the child.  Simeon said some profound things about who Jesus was and who He would be to the world. 

I want to thank all the volunteers who made our banquet last weekend a great success and I know that next weekend there will be a lot of volunteering to make things work.  God has been so good to our church to give us a membership that is full of such wondering willing believers.  In light of all this activity there will be no evening service this Sunday,rest up as we prepare for the busy days ahead.

Next Saturday Dec. 20th is a practice for the Sunday School Christmas presentation.  On Sunday morning the 21st is the Christmas Concert and Sunday evening there will be a night of special music, word, and fellowship.  On Wednesday Dec. 24th 10:30 am we sing about our Savior's Birth at Loaves and Fishes.  Come at 10 if you would like to help out with the singing.  

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

Friday, December 5th, 2014

Jesus said in Luke 6:45 "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."  Jesus is saying, good or bad, what's on the inside comes out.  Sometimes it runs out, pours out, or spills out but all of it affects the world around us.  Even things we don't want out will somehow leaks out when we open our mouth.  For me it's not a matter of keeping what's inside locked up so it can't get out but it's a matter of me and Jesus working on the inside to have a pure heart.  When you have a pure heart you don't mind anyone looking at you because you have nothing to hide.  By walking in the light as He is in the light we can be honest and open for all to see.  Jesus has come with a Salvation that starts on the inside and changes everything as old things pass away and behold all things have become new.  Lift your head up for you are a child of the King. 

Tomorrow night is our Annual Christmas Banquet 6 pm @ the church.  There are only a few seats left so we hope to see you there.  The guest speaker Glen Tedford will also be ministering in our Sunday morning service.  There will be no evening service Sunday night.

Continue to pray for all those in need.  Lots of love Pastor Kevin and Alice