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On a recent Sunday, after service, one of our faithful members who happens to be a retired pastor, and I were chatting in the Town Hall. I told him that I was so glad to see him and I had missed seeing him the past couple of Sundays. He said, “man, I’m here every chance…

In last Sunday’s sermon, I explored the profound reality of God as the Holy One—a theme that echoes from the Old Testament to the New Testament. God repeatedly calls His people to holiness, reflecting His own nature. This call is not just an expectation but should define the lives of those who follow Him. God, the…

“Alpha & Omega” was the focus of the ongoing series Above Every Name. Pastor Mark taught using the books of Genesis, John, and Revelation. He took us from the first line of Genesis to the last page of Revelation, A to Z, start to finish, explaining how God and Jesus are simultaneously the past, present,…

Psalm 7:1-2 (ESV) O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.   Psalm 7:17 (ESV): I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and…

Yahweh is the name of God.  Unlike the other names we have studied during this series, it is not a descriptive one but is His own name, I AM.  As pastor Harry expressed to us this past Sunday by reading Exodus 3:13-14 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel…

In the Old Testament, shalom is a familiar Hebrew word for peace, a very common word among Jewish people and the most normal greeting among them.  They used it as a wish for completeness, fulfillment or blessing.  This is a different kind of peace than the world can offer, which is really just an absence…

Jehovah Rohi “The Lord is my shepherd” was the focus of the ongoing series Above EveryName. Pastor Mark educated us on Psalm 23. He spoke of the characteristics of our goodshepherd by laying out the context of how biblical shepherds operated almost 3,000 years agoduring King David’s time.The seven attributes of responsible shepherding were marking…

“Rapha” is the Hebrew word that means “to heal”.  “Jehovah Rapha” is a name for God that appears in Exodus 15:26.  The Psalmist (presumably David) in Psalm 103:2-3 tells us “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals your diseases…”  The God that heals…

As we continue the series Name Above Every Name, we examine the name El Shaddai, God’s Old Testament name, which reminds us that Jesus Christ, as God, is the Sovereign Lord of all.  Biblically, and for our comprehension, it starts with Abram but El Shaddai is eternal, as only God is. Genesis 17 (NKJV) 1 When…

I don’t know about you, but it seems like more and more, I can’t escape the pull of constant connectivity. Every spare moment, from waiting in line at the grocery store, to lying in bed at night, even stopping at a traffic light fills itself with scrolling through social media feeds, reading endless articles, or listening…