Archives for June 2021

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. Earlier this week in Surfside, Florida, in the middle of the night, the Champlain Towers South collapsed without warning.As of this writing more than 159 people remain unaccounted for.Rescue workers are painstakingly going through the rubble looking for survivors.The 12 story beach side of the buil...

Today we focused on the role of God in the Church. There are many religions and churches out there, some are truthful to the Gospel and others offer salvation at a price. What would Jesus think of those churches that offer salvation in exchange for your money, your possessions, but never preach the Gospel of Salvation through faith in Christ alone! In John 2 Jesus goes ...

Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia, Luke in Rome, Tychicus to Ephesus (2 Timothy 4:10-11, NKJV) What is the first thing we do when we buy new shoes? We make sure they fit, that they are not big or tight on our feet. We don't want to be walking around in shoes that either too small or too big, we want to make sure they are the right fit. This reminded of a time duri...

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. Forty eight years ago last Tuesday, Connie and I were married in Bridgeton, New Jersey at the Beracah Bible Baptist Church.Connie was gone on our anniversary, visiting her mother in South Carolina, along with our daughter Darci and her 5 chldren, so we will celebrate this coming week. My Dad perfor...

Today is Father's Day and as with this past Mother's Day, I'm going to give a message not just intended for the fathers in our church, but everyone present. At the beginning of the book of 1 Kings, the story opens with King David on his deathbed. Although he had managed to rouse himself long enough to appoint Solomon as his successor, David was still dying. Knowing tha...

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword (Proverbs 12:18a, NKJV) All of us at one point in our lives will be faced with a tough decision, do we do the right thing, do we obey our parents, or do we do the wrong thing. I still recall one summer day when three of us were playing catch with a softball near a wooded area of a Boy Scout Summer Camp. We were enjoyin...

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. Last week I read the sad story of Cathy Boone who died in January 2020 in a warming shelter after living on the streets of the city of Astoria, contending with drug and mental health issues.Boone grew up in thePortland area and later moved to Astoria, where her mother lived after her parents had se...

This Sunday Pastor Dan Hornok our guest pastor. Brought us this wonderful message called "The Disappointing Ministry of Jesus." Pastor Doug continues to recover from hip replacement surgery. ln each of our lives, there will be a time when we are clearly, honestly, justifiably disappointed with Jesus.But while our disappointment is real, does Jesus honestly deserve the b...

These all died in faith and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth (Hebrews 11:13, NKJV). I remember living in tents and each time it was a temporary abode. I also remember the work required to setup a tent and then camp. It was hard work, but when you're young some of these things can actually be fun. The first time was in Boy Scout Camp where I le...

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. Connie and I are in Houston waiting for our flight back home to Salt Lake.For the past week, we've been in Galveston, Texas with some our family; Dave and Cecile and their 3 girls along with Dustin and Maria and their 4 boys.We rented a house on the beach and had a wonderful time. Galveston is on ...

This weekend we return to our sermon series, today will be our 18th sermon on "God's Blueprint for the Church." This Sunday's message is called "Portrait of a Good Servant." What does it mean to be a good servant, what are some of the qualifications, and expectations? William Carey was a shoe cobbler by trade before he went to India as a missionary. He kept a map of I...

Whatsoever things are pure... think on these things (Philippians 4:8, NKJV) I developed a love for reading at a very young age, and I still love to read. There are times when small errors make it pass the editing process. When I find one of these small errors I realize we are not perfect and no matter what, we will always make mistakes. When I was in 6th grade, the local...

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. Every part of life has its moments when you want to quit and throw in the towel.That can apply to your job, marriage, a daily discipline - every aspect of life. I love the story of the pastor who under the stress of a church problem felt he could take no more. So, he sat down and wrote a letter to...