Jesus died for our eternal liberty and promised to provide forgiveness of sins to those who repent. Yet, we are often loath to repent and acknowledge our wrongdoings. When we sin we have two options: To repent and turn to God; or to try and deny our sins. When people take the way of denial guilt...
On a day like July 4th, when we celebrate freedom, we are again aware that we don’t like to be hindered with a thorn in our flesh. In today’s message we see how St. Paul came to see the thorn is his flesh - his difficulties in life - became the best time to learn from them. As God...
Jesus cares for us during trying times and teaches us that we should not fear but believe in Him. God is love and care and it is God that is responsible for the strength and the support we need during trying times in our lives. With faith as the linchpin of our relationship with God, we are able...
We have all had times when we don’t feel valued or worthy. This Sunday Pastor James discusses how our true worth is defined in the Lord’s meal, Holy Communion. Through the giving of His one and only Son, to die for our sins, God is visually saying, “You have great worth and are...
We have all had times when we don’t feel valued or worthy. This Sunday Pastor James discusses how our true worth is defined in the Lord’s meal, Holy Communion. Through the giving of His one and only Son, to die for our sins, God is visually saying, “You have great worth and are...
In this Sunday’s message Pastor James asks, “What could cause you to lose heart?” Join him as we see that Paul, despite experiencing many situations where he could have easily lost heart, shares how the news of a resurrected Jesus gave him the strength and courage to endure and...
On this Memorial Day, we remember our siblings: the fallen, the wounded, those who put themselves in harm’s way, and the families of those who did so. We remember among them, the fallen one, Jesus Christ, sent by His loving Father in heaven, who loved us so much that he sent his only...
The Holy Spirit has been sent to us and has been with all of His followers since His ascension. Terms such as Counselor, Comforter, Challenger, and Advocate have been used as nicknames in order to help us understand the Spirit’s function. On this day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit reminds us...
During the worship service we pray the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus’ prayer the night before his crucifixion. Pastor James’ message focuses on that prayer and how, even in the midst of His oncoming suffering and death, Jesus took the opportunity to pray for His friends, the disciples...
In Sunday’s gospel Jesus asserts that we are to abide in His love as He has abided in His Father’s love. In his message Pastor James reflects how Jesus, after assuring us of His love, commands us to love one another. And as we ponder our fulfilling that command, we then come...