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Newsletter — November 17, 2024 November 17th, 2024

In our day and time many Christians are forgoing the weekly worship of Jesus in an established church, staying at home and reading their bibles or watching a podcast from a Christian speaker. They believe the church has failed, the Evangelical pastorate has failed, and the church won’t fight …

Newsletter — November 10, 2024 November 10th, 2024

“For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but …

Newsletter — November 3, 2024 November 3rd, 2024

Pastor Joe emphasized the statement of Jesus, “if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,” when he preached to us about reformation on Reformation Sunday. That was spot on. We must anchor our lives and obedience in what is the truth as it comes from the mouth of the second person …

Newsletter — October 27, 2024 October 27th, 2024

While Martin Luther may have kicked off a reformation in the 1500s with the 95 Theses, the pattern of reformation is all over scripture and all over history. God is a God who re-creates, and re-forms. Consider King Josiah of whom scripture says, “And he did what was right in the sight of the …

Newsletter — October 20, 2024 October 20th, 2024

In chapter 7 of Revelation we see the saints crying out “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And then we see the angels who surround the throne respond with a seven-fold blessing. With the full coming of the new covenant, the angels begin to respond to our …

Newsletter — October 13, 2024 October 13th, 2024

This past Monday and Tuesday Pastors Thacker and Shade and Elder Kernodle attended the 31st meeting of Athanasius Presbytery in Greenfield, SC. Monday evening was a time of fellowship and eating together, preceded by an outside Vesper’s service where all 60-70 attendees worshipped and …

Newsletter — October 6, 2024 October 6th, 2024

A famous poet once wrote: “I think that perchance I shall never see, something as beautiful as Psalm 73.” Or something like that! But it’s true! Why? Because it expresses the constant frustration of the righteous when they see the prosperity of the wicked. That’s what we see …

Newsletter — September 29, 2024 September 29th, 2024

38 days till election day, and by all accounts it’s a frustrating election cycle. Both parties promise the moon, with the party in power trying to buy their way to victory giving out free stuff, whether forgiveness of college loans, investment of billions in your community, house loans …

Newsletter — September 22, 2024 September 22nd, 2024

Pastor Thacker preached on Exodus 23:10-19 last Sunday, and it is a timely passage. We are entering that Festive time of year where we have Thanksgiving, All Saints Day, Advent, Christmas, New Years Day, etc. Mixed in with all those days are usually plenty of extended family and friends get …

Newsletter — September 15, 2024 September 15th, 2024

The very first words in recorded Biblical history were spoken by God. “Then God said, “Let there be light.” God spoke the world into existence. God’s word carries power. God speaks, and things come into being. God rules creation by the power of His word.Now consider …

Newsletter — September 8, 2024 September 8th, 2024

In the sixth seal of Revelation 6, there are several “cosmic” events that modern Christians have often used mistakenly to get more zing and sensationalism out of the passage, which helps to sell books about the end times or the Antichrist, etc. These writers think these events are …

Newsletter — September 1, 2024 September 1st, 2024

Following up on the sermon from August 25. There are a couple of additional observations to make from Revelation 6 if it is true that the horses are the church and Jesus is the rider in …