Pastor Rick’s Study Notes: Isaiah 6:6-8 vv. 6-7 Then one of the seraphim took a set of tongs, carried a glowing coal from the altar, then flew to me and placed it in my mouth. He said, “See: this live coal has touched your lips and now your guilt is removed and your sin is…
Pastor Rick’s Study Notes: (PRT) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 v. 13 Brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be uninstructed regarding those who have died, for this very reason: you should not be sorrowful as everyone else who have no hope. v. 14 For indeed, since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we…
Church, we live in a time when Faith and Culture in our nation are on the collision course. And while we may bemoan that it’s not like it used to be, or that not many people sign up for what we do. But it’s reality. And the solution today is this: stand firm in your faith, speak truth in love, be resolved that this is your hour, be diligent and faithful in your relationships and keep growing and running after your love relationship with Jesus alongside your church, so that “no one will be shaken by the pressures and persecution; for you know that we are destined for these kinds of things.”
Having freedoms and living in freedom is different. Having freedoms without the restraint of truth, the guardrails of a life that honors God, doesn’t bring a life of freedom, but destruction. A life of freedom is choosing to step into a relationship with the God who forgives and empowers us with His Holy Spirit to walk in integrity.
Acts 11:15-18, Romans 15:7-9 (PRT) Acts 11:15-18, Romans 15:7-9 Acts 11:15-18 (PRT) v. 15 However, as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just like on us, also, when this first started. v. 16 Then I remembered how the Lord spoke to us and said: “John certainly baptized in water; you, however,…
