Christmas Eve Reminder
Christmas is only 10 days away! Our first Christmas Eve service is only 8 days away! I hope you and your family are making plans now to attend. As a…
READ MOREWhat Can We Do to Share the Hope of Jesus with the World?
Every December we have the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions. This offering is named after a famous missionary to China who was from Virginia. One-hundred percent of the…
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What Does the Bible Say About Those Who Are Persecuted? – Matthew 5:10
At one time, religion and the church had influence in our society. Now, we live in a post-Christian culture. More and more people claim no religious affiliation and things like…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
This week is Thanksgiving! As you get ready for a long holiday weekend, and many of you will be around family and friends who may not know the Lord, I…
READ MOREWhat does the Bible say about being pure in heart? – Matthew 5:8
As Jesus is giving His famous sermon on the mount, He says is, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Mt. 5:8). When the Bible talks…
READ MOREWhy be merciful? – Matthew 5:7
The Roman world in Jesus’ day did not show a lot of mercy. Jesus healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, made the lame to walk, the deaf to…
READ MOREWhat Does It Mean to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness? – Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Mt. 5:6). Blessed is another word for happy. Everyone is looking for happiness. People pursue all…
READ MOREWhat does it mean that those who mourn will be comforted and blessed? – Matthew 5:4
In Matthew 5:4, Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” This is a line right in the middle of the beatitudes portion of His famous…
READ MOREWhat Does It Mean to Be Meek? – Matthew 5:5
Nine times in the Beatitudes Jesus pronounces a blessing that comes with the Kingdom. His Kingdom is not of this world, and in fact is counterintuitive to this world. Jesus…
READ MOREFall Updates
What a great day we had on Sunday! I’m certainly enjoying the Beatitudes series and I pray you are as well. As your Pastor, I desire nothing more than that…
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