Wendy Kent Pebbles, Pearls, and Polished Stones Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45, 46
Rob Hill Getting Used to the Dark Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 There is a common
Glen Hughes The Privilege of Agency And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21. A profession of religion is of no value unless good
Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31. He who has the spotless robe of righteousness, woven in the loom of heaven,
Peter Howard Only Christ Can Set You Free (Communion Service) “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my
Peter Howard Forgiveness: The Daughter of Grace “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” (The Lord’s Prayer – Matt 6:12) How hard is it to forgive those who have wronged us? How many times should we forgive them?
Peter Howard The Lord’s Day What does the Sabbath day mean to you? Our God is a creator God. His final act of the creation week was the setting apart of every seventh day as a day of rest, and
Peter Howard The Challenge of Blessings Will the broad road that leads to destruction be filled mainly with the rich whist the narrow, winding road that leads to salvation be trod only by those who are poor? Chuck Fulmore said
Peter Howard He Touched Me Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right
Rob Lynn How Great is our God Before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear. Isaiah 65:24 Elijah didn’t just need an answer to prayer. He needed a miracle. Israel were sinking deeper and
Rob Lynn Ten Tiny Words of Power And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14 “If it is to be, it is
Glen Hughes WHO HOW Anagrams of Truth Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and HOW can we know the way?” John 14:5 Preaching on the day before his daughter’s wedding, Glen begins with
Peter Howard Reflecting God’s Glory And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Glen Hughes Who Am I? Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” John 1:22 Glen, speaking on the occasion of Ellie’s baptism
Peter Howard Faithfulness The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s
Peter Howard The Perfect Picture of God And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days
Joshua Kingston Citizenship And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and
Ryan Webb Imitators of Love Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:1,2
Peter Howard Trees: Source of Life Communion service at Alstonville SDA church, Sept 30, 2017. Pr Peter talked about how trees live to give and how Jesus died on a tree so that we might live forever. Who Himself
David Haupt On the Bells of the Horses In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yes, every pot in Jerusalem
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33, NKJV. On every hand there is that which would tempt the Christian to forsake the narrow way; but those who
Paul von Bratt Kid’s Church Service Walking in His Footsteps “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Isaiah
Peter Howard Building a People of God – Part 2 Getting the Basics Right Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked…. Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Psalm 73:3-17, NKJV. The very first step in the path to life is