PASTOR'S CORNER

We continue our journey through the Bible! It is an exciting time. Every book of the Bible has lessons for the follower of Jesus. Numbers is no different! But can you get past the numbers in Numbers? Blessing the People This blessing has been declared over God’s people for thousands of years: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24–26 (ESV) This blessing was to put God’s nam...

Reading and studying the Bible is the key to spiritual growth – nothing has a greater impact. God reveals his will through his Word. Paul reminded Timothy that scripture is God breathed for our instruction, correction, reproof and training in righteousness so that we might be fully able to serve God as he has called us (2 Timothy 3:16-17) There are three important aspects to consider as we open our Bibles. The first is the most obvious – we must read it. A dusty Bible on the shelf does no one any good. We must make...

One of my favorite verses in Scripture comes from the book of Jeremiah, and no, it isn’t Jeremiah 29:11 – though that is certainly a good one! It is Jeremiah 6:16: “This is what the LORD says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (NIV). Seek. Ask. Walk. Rest. This cycle is evident in changing of seasons, the slow and steady changing of the guard from one generation to the next, and in the minutia of o...