The Hebrew writer states in Hebrews 12:1 “...let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us…”. It is important to understand that with running the race of life one must let go of some weight. This means that there may be some itching.

I purposely avoided the case. I wanted to be free from the emotions that I knew would come. I didn't want my mind clouded by what others had to say. Yes another young African American had been killed. Yes he was a member of the Church of Christ. But I did not want to be controlled by the posts of other folks. I did a good job too! I dodged questions and comments about the case but someone sent me a text that she was found guilty. Shock overcame me! It was the same feeling that I felt when Obama won the election. I was too scared to feel good about it. I, being pessimistic, knew that something was going to go wrong.

This was our third sermon in the thematic sermon series based on our 2019 theme “Forgiven”. The Bible is pretty quiet on the topic of the forgiveness of self but we do get some insight at how self inflicted guilt and grief can cause problems. We examine the end of Judas’ life and see how we as Christians can respond today. Check out the whole worship service stream by clicking HERE.

No truer words have been spoken than those found in Proverbs 18:22 “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.” A wife is an important and influential piece to the puzzle that is a family. As we have found from reading the word of God a prudent wife is from the Lord (Pr. 19:14). A wife from God will not only lead to a husband being a godly leader but will also be a support system for him.

In this sermon series we take a look at the office of a deacon. I hope that you came back for PM worship to get the second half of this sermon!

Good, better, best…  You may have heard of a quote that is sometimes falsely attributed to St. Jerome.  When looking at this in several different scenarios you can start to get a feeling for what is being discussed here.  Pork chops are good, T-bone steaks are better, but filet mignon is the best! For the basketball lovers you may say Charles Barkley was good, Hakeem Olajuwon was better, but Jordan was the best!  Or if you’re looking at purses you may say Guess is good, Michael Kors is better, but Fendi is the best! I have no idea, I just did a Google search on purses and Fendi had a purse that was well over $5k!  No lie! Now think about this thought for a moment. When given a choice of good, better, and best… Which would you choose? Unless you are a consistent contrarian or angry because I didn’t say Lebron was the best you are going to choose for yourself THE BEST!  Upon reading a passage of scripture from Luke this week I found that there may be times when we choose good and better when God has offered THE BEST! Check out the text below.

On last Sunday we examined the office of an elder.

Every 1st Wednesday we have a singing and praying service in which we sing some favorites, learn some new ones, read Psalms, and pray to God! It was recorded this past week and I thought I would share. This week was so good that we kept singing well after the dismissal prayer! All songs are not included but here are some of what you missed if you were not here on this past Wednesday!

Some words make us very nervous. Among the world’s most nerve-racking words are the simple little words, “all” and “every.” Whenever someone dares use such words, objectors are quick to offer possible exceptions, so as to take the edge off these words. So if someone says, “Every church needs elders,” there are bound to be people who object. That’s why I pray you’ll not object too quickly and you’ll let me explain why every church needs elders.

In this sermon we take a look at ourselves and see what God sees. Have our lives caused us to be in a distraught and destitute position? Do we have a way to salvation after this life? Are we in a situation that we cannot get ourselves out of? Or are we overly focused on things that don’t matter and miss what is really important? Jesus can fix all of that and more! We have become slaves to the conditions we have created, only God through Jesus can set us free!

We can try as hard as we may but we do NOT have the power to grant immediate freedom! But God does! God through Jesus grants a woman IMMEDIATE freedom upon the proclamation of Jesus in Luke 13:10-17!

3rd picnic! Let’s celebrate!

This week we ask the question “What if we were known for what Snapchat was known for?”. How would we be looked upon by our brothers and sisters? How would those who don’t believe in Christ look at us? How would we view ourselves? And most importantly how would God see us? How bad is sexual immorality?