I never cease to be amazed at how the Lord works. This is true for our “Step In Faith” stewardship emphasis. It is amazing how the Lord has worked or should I say, as He is working. This past Sunday was the culmination of a month long focus to step out in faith as… Continue Reading
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Rearview Mirror 10-31-2019
A huge “Thank You!” to everyone that have prayed and participated in the “Step in Faith” campaign. It is incredible to see how the Lord has worked through our congregation. Also just a reminder that our emphasis is for 12 months, so there is still time to be a part of what the Lord… Continue Reading
God Does Not Give Up On Me
I am reminded just about every day how we give up on others. Now our choice is usually based on circumstances that support our decision. Yes, others will let us down and we let others down. Yet God never gives up on us. The truth is that we often give up on ourselves! … Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 10-24-2019
It has been an exciting month as we are challenging ourselves to “Step in Faith” as we push forward to complete the first phase of our site development that will get us onto the property. It is hard to believe that we are on the verge of realizing gaining occupancy of the site. The… Continue Reading
Would I Stand Alone for Jesus?
My Bible study time last week challenged me with the question above. So I pose it to you. Let’s say that out of all humanity, currently over 7 Billion, would you stand for Jesus if no one else would? Let me caution you from responding too quickly. Think about this for a moment. If… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 10-17-2019
We continue to see exciting things happening on the church property. I want to give a shout out to those that helped with the workdays this past Friday, Saturday and Monday. We were able to figure out installing the fencing and planting the trees along the property line. If you have some time and… Continue Reading
Step Into Faith
One of the challenges for a follower of Jesus is a lack of action. It is easy to talk about living out the life of a follower of Jesus. We can also learn about how to live as a follower. Yet when we don’t move to live out Jesus teaching in our lives it… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 10-10-2019
This past Sunday we launched our “Step In Faith” stewardship campaign. We are on the verge of moving to our property and have a few items that need to be wrapped up. The campaign is a time to focus on building our faith as we experience God working through us to cover the financial… Continue Reading
Do I Believe that God is Good?
I would like to ask a simple question, “Do you believe that God is good?” Now, I wish that we could have the conversation in person. The reason is, I question our first response as followers of Jesus. We have been taught that God is good. We pay mental acknowledgement to that truth… Yet… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 10-3-2019
It is a blessing for me to be a part of Living Hope. I am continually humbled at that Lord’s working in our midst. We are seeing so many great things happen on so many levels, yet we also have those that are walking through tough times. It is a blessing for me to… Continue Reading