As we continue to look at what it means to serve others, think for a moment of the most disgusting person who has hurt you the worst.  The person may have betrayed you.  They may have damaged you morally, emotionally or physically.   Now listen to what Jesus told us in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus is being tested by a Lawyer.  In that culture, a lawyer was an expert in...  Read More

In 1 Peter 4:7, we are reminded that Jesus is coming soon as Peter wrote, “The end of all things is near…”.  The signs of His Second Coming are all around us. His imminent return is not a reason to panic or be anxious.  Instead, it should give us a sense of urgency to serve God even more today than we did yesterday.  That is why Peter stated in that same verse, “…therefore, be of sound judgment an...  Read More

When it comes to serving, have you ever thought of yourself as useless?  Maybe you see your circumstances as an obstacle to being able to serve God.  Maybe it’s your health, your age, or maybe you just have a low opinion of yourself in which you think of yourself as lacking in talent or ability.  Whatever the case may be, there are none that useless to God. At the age of nine, Walt Davis became tot...  Read More

For the next several weeks, we are stressing the importance of Serving and Loving our Community and God in 2025. It is our hope that through the sermons and W4W you will be motivated to step your acts of service over the coming year. To kick it off, Kim Mayes has written this week's Words for Wednesday. Enjoy. How’s My Heart? A very long time ago, the sixteen year old young man who now towers over m...  Read More

This week our Words for Wednesday was written by our guest author, Mikal Duncan. Happy New Year Enjoy Happy New Year It’s 2025 Are you thinking about making some new year’s resolutions? According to Pew Research data, three in ten Americans made at least one resolution last January. They reportedly focused on self-improvement: their health, finances, personal interests, and careers. That’s a lo...  Read More

My family and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! May the hope, joy, peace, and love of God fill your hearts and minds this day and every day as we continue to await the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ!In Christ,Kevin, Sonya, Abigail and Samuel...  Read More

REAL JOYIn this third week of Advent, we celebrate the joy that Jesus brought to us through His atoning death, burial, and resurrection.  As we wait on Him to return, we can experience real joy in spite of our circumstances.  That is because real joy isn’t found in circumstances or places; it is found in a person.  That person is Jesus Christ. Once you have had an encounter with Jesus, you want Hi...  Read More

What is it about the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”?  I find that people either absolutely love it, absolutely hate it or have never seen it. For those who have seen it, there are very few fence straddlers when it comes to this movie.  For me, it has a fantastical appeal that I love.  In the movie, a candy is introduced that is the center of the plot, the Everlasting Gobstopper...  Read More

On July 18, 2018, the Netherlands-registered cargo vessel, the MV Priscilla, grounded in the Pentland Skerries off Orkney at 4:39 a.m.  It is hard to believe that in this modern age of navigation marvel, a ship that size could shipwreck, but it did.  It seems that when the officer of the watch took over at 2 a.m. that morning, he turned off track steering and switched on the vessel’s autopilot.  He...  Read More

John Stephen Akhwari is a former marathon runner who represented Tanzania in the 42 kilometer marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Mexico City is at a high altitude and Akhwari had not trained at such an altitude in his preparation for the Olympics. At the 19 km mark, feeling the effects of the altitude, he found himself in a crowd of runners who were jockeying for position. Unfortu...  Read More

A lot has happened in the life of my family the last two weeks and I want to express my appreciation to everyone who conveyed their condolences for the passing of my father-in-law, Billy Smith. Thank you for your expressions of sympathy through your cards, texts, phone calls, and in-person and most all, thank you for your prayers. As we continue our journey through the book of Joshua, it is plain t...  Read More

In college athletics, every college recruits a base of talented players to play for their particular sport and these players receive scholarships. Other students are allowed to try out for the team but not all of them receive any type of scholarship help. This type of student-athlete is called a “walk on”. A “walk on” athlete usually doesn’t play much but joins the team because of their love for t...  Read More