Pastor’s Corner

The author of the Hebrews says this in chapter 11 verses 35-40: “35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, …

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews declares, “32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of  righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.” …

Hebrews 11:7 says that “7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.” We know quite a bit of Noah from Genesis 6-9 but we have a few references in the …

During the months of May through August, I will be covering various Old Testament believers mentioned in Hebrews 11. I will not be covering every person mentioned in Hebrews, but I will be covering lesser-known people within this chapter. The first person I will cover for this month is Enoch. Hebrews 11:5,6 says this, “5 By faith Enoch was taken up so …

John 20:30,31 says this, “30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” John refers to the “many other signs” that Jesus accomplished in the …

Lamentations 3:22-24 says this, “22 The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,For His compassions never fail.23 They are new every morning;Great is Your faithfulness.24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“Therefore I have hope in Him.” When we look at what was happening during the time that the author wrote the book of Lamentations, the Israelites of the Southern Kingdom had been taken into captivity.  The author laments and mourns the captivity of …

This month will mark a year since we had our weekend ReVive seminar and the follow up book study. ReVive stands for: Renewal, Vision & Values, Insistence on church health, VITAL strategies, and Enacting the vision. The VITALs are: Vision for Evangelism and Mission, Intentional Worship, Transformation to Christlikeness, Authentic community, and Lay mobilization. We learned much about churches, including …

This month will mark a year since we had our weekend ReVive seminar and the follow up book study. ReVive stands for: Renewal, Vision & Values, Insistence on church health, VITAL strategies, and Enacting the vision. The VITALs are: Vision for Evangelism and Mission, Intentional Worship, Transformation to Christlikeness, Authentic community, and Lay mobilization. We learned much about churches, including …

For my Pastor’s Corner this month, I am sharing with you a very good devotional I read during Advent, but its message is applicable at any time.  The devotional was written by John Piper from his Advent Devotional entitled Joy to the World and it is taken from the December 16th reading.  The author applies the life of Joseph in …

Luke 1:30-33: “30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he …

The Reformed Episcopal Church is a Protestant Reformational Church. This month, I want to consider why the Protestant Reformation came about and what its main doctrinal emphases are. Martin Luther was a leading figure of the Protestant Reformation who lived from 1483-1546.  Various events in Luther’s life caused him to see that the Roman Catholic Church had lost its bearing …

“Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church wants to live out a Great Commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.” This month I will focus on our Lord Jesus’ Great Commission to His Church. Matthew 28:16-20 says this, 16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. 18 And Jesus …