by Bro. Craig Amenell09/29/2023Proverbs 17:28 - “Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”I used to work with a man that would best be described as a hothead. Anytime something did not go how he thought it should, or someone said something he did not agree with, he would become unhinged.One night years ago, he and I ...

by Bro. Shaun Ogdie09/28/2023Deuteronomy 11:19 – “And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”Deuteronomy 11:1 says, “Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.” In verse 19, we are ins...

by Dr. J.C. House09/27/2023Jeremiah 10:23 - “O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”The Bible makes it clear; that we need guidance. We see this in Psalm 27:11, “Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path,” and Psalm 25:4, “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.”  Abraham left his country not knowing where he was g...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger09/26/20231 Chronicles 4:10 - “And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.”It can not be overstated the significance of the role that a mother plays in her...

by Bro. Duane Marshall09/25/2023John 6:35 - “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”Growing up in Kansas the most beautiful sight I saw was the vast acreage of wheat fields. Every year in June you could see fields upon fields of golden grain cascading the earth. It was a sight to look forward to. So...

by Bro. Craig Amenell09/24/2023John 19:5 - “Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!”I will never forget the time that I met Stan Lee. My wife was pregnant with our second child, Olivia, and it was the day of her baby shower. Much to her dissatisfaction she was not able to go with me to ComicCon as she had in years past be...

by Bro. James Scott09/23/20232 Corinthians 7:9-10 - “Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”Raising kids can be difficult, can it not? As parents, somet...

by Bro. Charlie Heath09/22/20231 Timothy 4:12 - “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”We all have seen and appreciated the little boy who looks at his daddy and copies his every move. What the daddy does, the little boy does. What the daddy says, the little boy says. While moments like these are...

by Dr. J.C. House09/21/2023Mark 9:22-23 - “And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but IF thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, IF thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Notice the two ifs in our text. First, a man uses it in reference to God's ability and second, Jesus puts the respo...

by Bro. Duane Marshall08/29/2023Hebrews 11:1 - “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”I don’t know about you, but there are times I struggle with my faith. When God seems like He’s distant and the answers do not come, I feel like He is sitting on His hands. Especially when there’s no healing; yet I know He can heal.My walk in faith has had its share of di...

by Dr. J.C. House08/28/20232 Corinthians 4:16 - “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”Two men are discussed here, the outward man or the natural man and the inward man or the Spiritual man. One is perishing and one is being renewed or strengthened.As I grow older, and so have my long-time friends, I have become accustomed to hea...

by Bro. Shaun Ogdie08/27/2023Philippians 1:19 – “For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.”Recently I was visiting my parents in East Texas, and I noticed a picture on their wall. It caught my attention because it was big bold letters that simply read “ASAP!” I thought what a strange thing to put on your wall. I asked my moth...

by Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger08/26/2023Galatians 1:8-9 - “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”The setting is the Sunday morning church service. There is a palpable exc...

by Bro. Craig Amenell08/25/2023Psalm 34:8 - “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”We have been given five senses to enhance our experiences; each of them being very unique. I have always said that one thing I am most thankful for about how God designed man, was that He allowed us to be able to taste food. He did not have to do this. Eating is technically ...

by Bro. Duane Marshall08/24/2023Deuteronomy 31:6 - “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”Getting a job done calls for heart. Having a high IQ is not essential, neither is being a certain age of possessing a particular temperament. History books are full of incredible stories...