Pastor's Points

1 I will praise you with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. 2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your loving kindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. 3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth. 5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD. 6 Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalm 138:1-8 (NKJV) Dare I even attempt to add to this? The Psalmist here sings of security and love as...

1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with Psalms. 3 For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:1-3 (NKJV) Every service our Praise Team begins with what is called a "Call To Worship" and it's always a song of praise. It's an invitation every believer should be not only anxious but prepared to accept. Why? Perhaps because all we are, all we hope to be, all we need is within His power and His power alone to give. Please be reminded that without Him we are nothing, simple nothing. Are you ready to Praise and Worship the Lord today? 1 I was glad when they said to me, " Let us go into the house of the LORD."  Psalm 122:1 (NKJV)

I don't know about you, but all too often I've been guilty of not being able to "see the forest for the trees!" That is I've become so focused on one dilemma, one problem, one challenge, one....anything, that I can't see the overall picture. It's at times like these i need to step back and put things back into their correct perspective. This is essentially what the Psalmist is telling us here. Yes, your problems are large and for you alone they're overwhelming. But the "redeemed of the Lord" are not alone , we're part of a team! Our God, our Hero if you would is our Savior and our Deliverer! It is He who watches over us, He who will protect us, He who will provide for us and He who will fight and win our battles. 1 I will lift my eyes to the hills-- From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps I...

1  Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, Psalm 107:1-2 (NKJV) I dare say, we as a people so often forget the greatness of our God toward us. Our world is in constant flux and it seems the only real constant is change! Let us be reminded that our God does not change and be doubly reminded that His love and mercy toward us is eternal and unchanging. It is time that we the redeemed cry out our praise and proclaim His mercy to a world that is in constant turmoil and bondaged.  

1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; Hebrews 1:1-2 (NKJV) God has always sought us out! Adam and Eve hid from God when they sinned and He sought them out. Eijah hid in a cave thinking he was a failure yet God sought him out. Paul persecuted the Church and God sought him out to be a champion of faith. So, you've somehow failed God, you've sinned, you feel you've failed Him and your actions may even be an embarrassment to the Church yet, believe me friend, brother and sister; God is seeking you out to set you free. God has spoken to us through His Son Jesus who came not to condemn but to save that which was lost. This is God calling you to Himself.  

It is every believer's duty even a desire to please God the Father.  2 Tim. 2:15 counsels us to "study to shew thyself approved to God". Diligent study will help you grow in knowledge and wisdom which in turn grows your faith. Growing your faith is the product of "hearing" the Word of God. "Hearing" or understanding God's Word comes from exposing ourselves to the preaching and teaching of the Bible in both private and public study and worship. Faith and Holiness don't just happen, they are built through diligent study, prayer and worship both personal and communal. 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.   Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

It is inevitable that the storms of life will assail us from time to time. We know not when the will occur, we do not know the effect they will have, until they are over we will not know how long they will last nor what effect they will have. We're powerless to prevent them but we're not powerless to survive and overcome them. It's a matter of faith how we face, endure and benefit or lose to these storms. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him " Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" 39 Then He rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"  Mark 4:37-40 (NKJV)