10 Oct Jerry Bader Message 10/9/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DExY2Ym8GTU&t=65s ...
10 Oct Breaking The Dam of Forgiveness
Why is it often so difficult for those of us who follow Christ to forgive others? The words of Jesus indicate that forgiveness is not optional: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if...
03 Oct pre-dawn attack
Someone who attends our church shared with me some advice that he recently received. He was told that the enemy (Satan) often attacks us first thing in the morning, the moment we awake. He also shared that he has experienced this personally. So have I....
03 Oct Sermon 10/2/2022:pre-dawn attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl9P72JMTqw ...
26 Sep interruptible you
Years ago, Ramona and I saw pianist Spencer Brewer in concert and during the show, he made an observation that has stuck with me for some three decades. He pointed out that during post-adolescence it occurred to him that he had interrupted his dad’s life...
21 Sep open door policy
It’s one of the most famous scenes in the New Testament. Jesus is in a village named Bethany. There, a woman named Martha lives with her sister Mary and her brother Lazarus. Most translations say Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. Some say she opened...
15 Sep 9/11 message: we are family
Our first Sunday morning gathering at Samaritan's Heart Mission Church. Part one of a three part series. Who we Are: We are Family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bg75_nP9w4 ...
14 Sep umbrella love
This past week was a difficult one, as my family laid my 95-year-old mother to rest. I was blessed to be able to give a “memorial talk” about Mom at her funeral mass, and I shared with the audience who she was in Christ. I...
09 Sep Restful Surrender
Surrender is a word that has taken on a generally negative connotation. For many, it has become synonymous with defeat or failure. Consider some of the dictionary definitions of the word: Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority. Give up or hand...
31 Aug bridging the gap
A friend recently pointed out something very important from Genesis Chapter 1. It wasn’t anything I didn’t know, but the Holy Spirit used my friend to show me the verses in a new light. As God creates all that we know there is a common...