by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger11/16/2023Song of Solomon 2:4 - “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.”Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph captured during the Battle of Iwo Jima as the Pacific War drew to a close. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, six United States Marines are shown hoisting the American flag over top of the litter-covered battle...

by Bro. Craig Amenell11/15/2023Exodus 3:2-4 - “And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the mi...

by Dr. J.C. House11/14/2023John 3:30 - “He must increase, but I must decrease.”John had been a very popular person in his early ministry, had earned a wonderful reputation, and was constantly in the limelight… But now Jesus had come on the scene and John introduced him thusly:John 1:29 - “...Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”When the disciples questioned John concerni...

by Bro. Duane Marshall11/13/2023Matthew 6:25-28 - “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not muc...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/31/2023Revelation 1:12-13 - “And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.”Do you know the difference between a mist and a fog? There is virtually nothin...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/30/2023Acts 17:27 - “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:” When children travel long distances, the relationship between time traveled and time remaining doesn’t resonate with them. All they know is that they are excited to get to their destination and they can barely contain it....

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/29/20231 Kings 19:8 - “And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.”Elijah is coming off of one of the true mountain-top experiences recorded in the Scriptures. You may recall Mount Carmel when Elijah called down fire from Heaven and defeated the prophets of Baal. One would think ...

by Bro. Duane Marshall10/28/2023Hebrews 12:2 - “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;”In the 1950s when I was five years old, there weren’t many superheroes like there are today. Today there are an astounding 8,000 according to Marvel Comics.The most prominent superhero I remember was Superman. He had his own TV show and was faster than a speeding bullet, able to stop a speeding...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/27/2023Romans 13:5-6 - “A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.”The book of Proverbs is filled with wisdom. It is like a jewelry store. There is treasure upon treasure. It really depends on how much you're willing to pay for it. Man...

by Dr. J.C. House10/26/2023Proverbs 14:14 - “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;”Some statements in the Bible cause a Christian to pause in their reading and think about what is being said. Some words have the same effect on a Christian and our subject is one of those words. “BACKSLIDER”.What does the word mean? Simply put, a backslider is a Christian who is out of touch wit...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/25/2023Recommended Reading: 1 Chronicles 21:1-132 Samuel 24:10 – “And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”Sin always has consequences. Take the Seattle man, for exa...

by Bro. Craig Amenell10/24/2023Hebrews 11:6 - “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”Have you ever met anyone who is impossible to please? Perhaps you work with one, are friends with one, or maybe even live with one. No matter what you do and no matter how hard you try they ju...

by Bro. Duane Marshall10/23/2023John 15:16 - “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”In 1981 Chariots of Fire won an Oscar. It told the story of Eric Liddell’s Olympic victory. In one scene it captured Eric’s quickness when ...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger10/22/20232 Timothy 2:16-18 - "But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some."I recall one famous Western that my father used to watch where a...

by Dr. J.C. House10/21/2023Isaiah 43:1-10 - “But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neithe...