Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 10 – Disturbing the Heart of God
by TJ Bates "In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." -Isaiah 63:9 Have you ever wondered if God really cares about what you are going through? Well, Pastor Snyder makes it clear that God does care—for which I am most grateful. "God not only knows every thought and emotion, but he actually enters into our
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 9 – Break the Circuit
by TJ Bates "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." -Romans 12:21 Sounds good, doesn't it? But how do we overcome evil with good? Pastor Snyder describes evil as an electric current. He goes on to say, "It flows from one person to another when the circuit is closed, and it stops flowing when the circuit is open. How do we open the circuit? We don't allow it to move through us to the next person. It stops with us.
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 6 – Ever the Same
by TJ Bates "Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does." -Psalm 33:1-4 So are you feeling like singing joyfully today? Are you ready to make beautiful music in spite of all
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 5 – The Father’s House
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." -John 14:1-3 Talk about great expectations! We have a place prepared for
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 3 – Good Out of Evil
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. -Genesis 50:20 In Your 100 Day Prayer: The Transforming Power of Waiting on God, we read that this statement is "one of the most amazing truths in the Bible. It summarizes the entire history of faith—yours, mine, and everyone else's… It speaks of God's mysterious ability to take any and all evil, all malicious intent, and turn it
Your 100 Day Prayer Journey: Day 2 – Don’t Worry
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink or about your body, what you will wear…But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. -Matthew 6:25,33 Isn't it wonderful that God's word tells us not to worry about anything? God will take care of everything if we trust and believe him. So why don't we trust him to do as he says? German
From the Pastor: Hey Jealousy!
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God…” -Exodus 20:4–5a Jealous? How can God, the perfect Creator of the universe, be jealous? We tend to think of jealousy as a flaw in one’s character. And in human history jealousy has been a root
From the Pastor: I Love A Good Debate
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. -Isaiah 1:18 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. -Psalm 33:11 I once heard a man begin his prayer like this: “Lord, if you really think about it
Jesus Our Refuge: Grace in Fearful Times
by Brian Rogers For many of us, the stress of the pandemic has exposed deep-seated fears, sin, and failure in our personal lives. The list can be oppressive: fear of death, fear for our children, fear of financial ruin, fear of personal disaster, etc. What can be done about these fears? What can we do with anxiety, guilt, shame? Let us explore finding grace and freedom through the Friend of Sinners. Father, we ask for your Spirit. Please speak to our hearts
Dust in the Wind—Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Perhaps you remember the old song, “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas. The point of it was that human beings are merely dust in the wind, nothing more—here today, gone tomorrow. And, when it’s all over, that’s about all there is to say: Same old song Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind All we are is dust in the wind It’s pretty depressing, but there is some stark
