Words From Our Preacher

What is a beautiful day unless you have experienced a stormy day? What’s sunshine without rain? What is good news without bad? It takes one to contrast and highlight the other. I’ll start with the bad news. You are broken. You are sinful, and there is nothing you can do about it.  God, through Jeremiah, said, “Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying ‘I have not sinned’” (Jeremiah 2:35). Writing to Christians, John said, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,

All of us are in a race of sorts (1 Corinthians 9:24). Some seem to run better than others. Why is that? A Good Run Means Practice The man who ran by me had run before. He was not a novice. He had a military demeanor about himself and his stride was strong and confident. The Christian improves as his walk with God ages. Our first steps are tenuous and slow. We are uncertain of our direction. Yet, God is with us. The more we draw close to God the nearer he becomes (James 4:8).

The opposite of encouragement, discouragement drains a person of both hope and energy. Future prospects are dimmed and negative thoughts dominate thinking. Discouragement produces sadness and even the most positive thinking believer is not immune. The Bible warns against causing discouragement in others (Colossians 3:21). Keep the Prize in View We are only passing through this world. Our hope is beyond and is eternal. The writer of Hebrews spoke of another land, a place with

A top college football coach has a motto for his team: “Pain instructs.” One of his top players sports a tattoo that reads, “Pain Lies.” Each is counterintuitive. They seem silly. We think that pain only hurts. That it must be eliminated at all cost. We might even think that pain is the only truth because we feel its reality. Pain is bad. Maybe not. Pain is ubiquitous. Always with us in some form or to some degree, pain is never far away. We all have physical pain ranging fro

What follows is an email from brother H.M., a native preacher in Guyana. This is a true story of a fine Christian lady who shows enough dedication to put many younger people to shame. You will be encouraged by reading it. Aunty Rosie, a Christian, has stopped attending when the doors of the Canal 1 Church Building was closed a year or two ago. After visiting, she has returned to worship – her first visit was July 26. She lives under 2 miles from the building but wa