Pastor’s Perch Ephesians 3:12 “In him we can freely approach God with confidence through faith in him.” Do you ever wonder why weather forecasters deal with percentages? There is a 90% chance of snow, rain, sun, clouds, etc… The reason they deal with percentages is that the weather forecaster cannot be 100% certain. The weather […]
Pastor’s Perch Romans 16:25-26 25 Now to Him who is able to establish you by My Gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that
Pastor’s Perch Philippians 4:5 “Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.” People have lost the ability to be gentle when dealing with others of different opinions. Look no further than political opponents. It has become the norm in attacking political opponents. Has this become the way most deal with each other?
Pastor’s Perch 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. “I love pizza. I love ice cream. I love sunny days. I love autumn.” We throw around the word “love” at almost everything in this world.
Pastor’s Perch Luke 16:13 “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” Loyalty is something that is hard to come by these days. The closest thing we have
Pastor’s Perch Galatians 5:25 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in step with it. There is a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde struggle in all of us! No matter how much Dr. Jekyll tried to do good, his alter ego Mr. Hyde, would make a mess of things. He knew
Pastor’s Perch Jeremiah 23:29 29 Is not my word like a fire? declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? With technology constantly changing and improving, there is a temptation to think that God’s word must change with the times for it to remain powerful and effective to modern people.
Pastor’s Perch John 16:14 & 15-“He (The Holy Spirit) will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. 15 Everything the Father has is mine.” (EHV) What is the most important item you have inherited? For some, it is wealth or a family heirloom. For others, it might
Pastor’s Perch John 2:19- 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” How do you measure the time it takes to build large mega structures? Weeks, months, years…but I think we all would agree that days would not be used to measure the time to build
Pastor’s Perch 1 Corinthians 10:6 6. “Now these things took place as examples to warn us not to desire evil things the way they did.” George Santayana is popularly known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I cannot help but think about the history of God’s chosen