Pastor Jeff’s Blog

And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message, and to have authority to cast out demons. – Mark 3:14-15 Lots of people followed [...]

It doesn’t matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian, and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that [...]

Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. – James 5:14 Caring for one another, especially in [...]

So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be [...]

And these three remain: faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13 Today I officiated at the funeral of one of our saints. Dwane was 95 years old, and healthy [...]

You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself. – Matthew 22:39 While doing some research in preparation for preaching the weekend before MLK Day, I discovered some troubling statistics:

But our citizenship is in heaven…. – Philippians 3:20 Our congregation is in a worship series on James, so I’ve been spending a lot of time immersed in this fascinating and controversial letter. [...]

…remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ – Acts 20:35 Over the holidays I enjoyed several great meals with family and friends. The [...]

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah [...]

This High Priest of our [Jesus] understands our weaknesses, for he faced all the same testing we do, yet he did not sin. – Hebrews 4:15 Recent research out of Stanford University suggests that [...]