Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tis the Season
It's finally here! I love Christmas time... It is a time that we set aside all of the hustle and bustle of the year and enjoy the people around us. Only the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ could cast this type of feeling across the nation and the world.
I want to encourage you to make Jesus Christ, and the people around you the focus of this season. Instead of making it a chaotic and hectic time of year, let's just sit back grab a cup of coffee or egg nog with some friends and family and focus on the amazing grace that has been given to us by our creator....
If you would like to comment, I would love to hear some of your memories and traditions that make this time of year so special to you...
Have a very, merry Christmas.....
In His Service
Pastor Joe
I want to encourage you to make Jesus Christ, and the people around you the focus of this season. Instead of making it a chaotic and hectic time of year, let's just sit back grab a cup of coffee or egg nog with some friends and family and focus on the amazing grace that has been given to us by our creator....
If you would like to comment, I would love to hear some of your memories and traditions that make this time of year so special to you...
Have a very, merry Christmas.....
In His Service
Pastor Joe
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
New Building
We are in our own building now!!!!
Come and join us for worship @ 83 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah!
Service Times 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship Service
In His Service
Come and join us for worship @ 83 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah!
Service Times 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship Service
In His Service
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Who's The Boss?
I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like I have two different people living in one small space. (well, if you ask my kids it is a large space). Somedays it's very easy to follow Christ and everything just seems to be going great, other days seem just the opposite.
This battle that we have with ourselves seems to never end. It is very easy to let the old nature take hold and drag us through the mud. We need to remember though, that Christ has made us clean. Even when we get a little dirty, we just need to comeback to Him.
I find that when I am not constantly studying God's word and not in a continual state of communication with God, is when I slip and fall or stray the most. As God has said in His word, He will never leave us or forsake us. I hope that you can all realize where you are in life, and which side seems to be in control. Don't give up. If you will give your life to Him, and let Him hold you up under His power, then and only then will you be victorious.
Who's The Boss in your life right now? You or Him?
This battle that we have with ourselves seems to never end. It is very easy to let the old nature take hold and drag us through the mud. We need to remember though, that Christ has made us clean. Even when we get a little dirty, we just need to comeback to Him.
I find that when I am not constantly studying God's word and not in a continual state of communication with God, is when I slip and fall or stray the most. As God has said in His word, He will never leave us or forsake us. I hope that you can all realize where you are in life, and which side seems to be in control. Don't give up. If you will give your life to Him, and let Him hold you up under His power, then and only then will you be victorious.
Who's The Boss in your life right now? You or Him?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
What Do You Look For In A Church?
Across the spectrum of Christian churches, we see so many different things that are said to be necessary in a church. Everyone tries to model their church after another, and claims that theirs is the only way to do church.
The problem I see is this: The only set guidelines come from the Bible. Different tactics and strategies will need to be done in different areas. You can't clone the church across the globe and expect it to work. The truth of the Bible must never be compromised, but outreach and programs and ways of teaching will have to change.
I have opened the blog up so anyone can comment without having to log in.
What do you look for in a church?
The problem I see is this: The only set guidelines come from the Bible. Different tactics and strategies will need to be done in different areas. You can't clone the church across the globe and expect it to work. The truth of the Bible must never be compromised, but outreach and programs and ways of teaching will have to change.
I have opened the blog up so anyone can comment without having to log in.
What do you look for in a church?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Great Movie Coming Out!
Well, I'm back from my vacation, and i just wanted to say hi, and to give you this great little widget about the new movie coming out. Fireproof.
Have fun with it!
Have fun with it!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Ooops! Can I get a do over?
Well, I haven't blogged for quite awhile now, so here is another peek into the unknown areas of my mind.
Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up in the morning, and you start the day off with some great devotional time with God, and at the end you dedicate your day to God, and proceed to have the most God honoring day that you possibly can and then ............... five minutes after you start your devoted day to God, you screw it all up?
What you intended to be a great day of serving God: keeping your cool, having God-like patience with everyone and everything around you, saying all of the right things at the right time, etc... all seem to go just the opposite. You lose your temper, you have no patience at all, you say all of the wrong things, but your intentions are all good, and you just can't seem to understand how you could act that way being a christian.
Let me give you some words of encouragement. Take a look at Romans 7:14-25. The Apostle Paul was faced with the same problems that you and I face from day to day.
"And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway." Romans 7:18,19 (NLT)
We all act this way. It can be extremely aggrivating, but at the end of the verses, Paul brings us a glimps of hope and clarity.
"Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin."
Then he ends it in Romans 8:1. A verse we all need to memorize.
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus."
I know as belivers we all mean well in what we say and do, and at times we will still hurt others around us. Do not let it get to you. Ask for forgiveness, and then keep pressing on toward the prize.
If I have hurt or offended you, I do apologize, I always have the best intentions for all of you.
Remeber that each day is an Etch-a-Sketch. Just shake it all clean, and start a new day. God doesn't hold it against you, and we shouldn't hold it against others in our lives.
In His Service
PJ
Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up in the morning, and you start the day off with some great devotional time with God, and at the end you dedicate your day to God, and proceed to have the most God honoring day that you possibly can and then ............... five minutes after you start your devoted day to God, you screw it all up?
What you intended to be a great day of serving God: keeping your cool, having God-like patience with everyone and everything around you, saying all of the right things at the right time, etc... all seem to go just the opposite. You lose your temper, you have no patience at all, you say all of the wrong things, but your intentions are all good, and you just can't seem to understand how you could act that way being a christian.
Let me give you some words of encouragement. Take a look at Romans 7:14-25. The Apostle Paul was faced with the same problems that you and I face from day to day.
"And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway." Romans 7:18,19 (NLT)
We all act this way. It can be extremely aggrivating, but at the end of the verses, Paul brings us a glimps of hope and clarity.
"Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin."
Then he ends it in Romans 8:1. A verse we all need to memorize.
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus."
I know as belivers we all mean well in what we say and do, and at times we will still hurt others around us. Do not let it get to you. Ask for forgiveness, and then keep pressing on toward the prize.
If I have hurt or offended you, I do apologize, I always have the best intentions for all of you.
Remeber that each day is an Etch-a-Sketch. Just shake it all clean, and start a new day. God doesn't hold it against you, and we shouldn't hold it against others in our lives.
In His Service
PJ
Thursday, June 12, 2008
God's Humor
God has a sense of humor.
I know for years people have tried to make God boring and monotone and stuffy and .... , but the reality is He has a sense of humor. Have you every really read the Bible? His humor is all over the place.
I was reading my Bible this morning during my devotional time with God, and I just had to stop and laugh. In Acts 9:1-31, it tells of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. It just struck me as funny when I was reading through this. God takes the guy most well known in the area as a murderer and persecutor of the Way, and converts him on his way to bring punishment and pain to the church in Damascus. When he gets there, he is blind, can't fight, can only pray. God then takes one of the very people that Saul was on his way to arrest, and brings him to Saul and has him pray for him and heal him.
As Saul can see, he immediately goes out into the town and instead of arresting and persecuting everyone, he starts to preach the Good News. No one is sure what to do with him. It's amazing, awe inspiring, and hilarious all at the same time.
God's timing is always perfect. If God can reach Saul, who later became Paul, for His kingdom, I don't think we should ever give up hope that the people in our lives, no matter how hard they may fight and resist the truth, will someday have an unshakeable faith in the One True God.
Have an awesome day, and please smile and at least laugh once today.
God bless!!
I know for years people have tried to make God boring and monotone and stuffy and .... , but the reality is He has a sense of humor. Have you every really read the Bible? His humor is all over the place.
I was reading my Bible this morning during my devotional time with God, and I just had to stop and laugh. In Acts 9:1-31, it tells of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. It just struck me as funny when I was reading through this. God takes the guy most well known in the area as a murderer and persecutor of the Way, and converts him on his way to bring punishment and pain to the church in Damascus. When he gets there, he is blind, can't fight, can only pray. God then takes one of the very people that Saul was on his way to arrest, and brings him to Saul and has him pray for him and heal him.
As Saul can see, he immediately goes out into the town and instead of arresting and persecuting everyone, he starts to preach the Good News. No one is sure what to do with him. It's amazing, awe inspiring, and hilarious all at the same time.
God's timing is always perfect. If God can reach Saul, who later became Paul, for His kingdom, I don't think we should ever give up hope that the people in our lives, no matter how hard they may fight and resist the truth, will someday have an unshakeable faith in the One True God.
Have an awesome day, and please smile and at least laugh once today.
God bless!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Testing the blog.
I have to admit, that as techie as I am, I have never done a blog. So this is the first for me. I am writing this to see how it works, and what happens when I do this. Please have patience as I check this out. I will have more to come in the future.
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