Pastor's Pen

  Pastor’s Pen… Most of us have a lot of acquaintances, a number of casual friendships, and a very small number of true, deep, authentic friends. Why is this true? There are many factors. For one thing, opening our hearts to someone else is risky. If we have been abused or betrayed, trust can be difficult. Some of us have personalities that make it difficult to build close relationships. The Bible has a great deal to say about genuine friendships. In the Old Testament, Proverbs talks about the benefits of friendships in chapter 17, 18 and especially 27. In the New Testament, one of the words translated love, philos, describes a love that sees merit are worth in another. (Romans 12:10; Hebrews 13:1) there is perhaps no clearer illustration of genuine friendship in Scripture than that which we find in connection with the relationship between David and Jonathan the son of King Saul. This weekend we will examine how this friendship came about, the difference it made in their lives, ...

  Pastor’s Pen… This weekend’s service will have a special element, and ordination of a man who is already spent many years in ministry, especially as a chaplain. Arnie Torres served for decades in a chaplain’s role in the US Army. He has also served as a chaplain to Daystar Ministries and as a life coach to pastors.  Ordination by definition is simply a human recognition of an individual's such as Arnie’s call to ministry. Our service will contain a charge to the ordination candidate as well as a message on Christian service. I want to thank everyone who played a part in our fall Festival. Special thanks to Barbara Bates and those who work with her on putting the plan together and carrying it out. We also appreciate those who help sanitize our facilities for services each Saturday morning in preparation for Sunday worship as well as those who make it possible for us to ‘live-stream’ on Facebook at 10:45 each Sunday morning, and to post each Sunday’s message on our websit...