Happy New Year everyone! I am looking forward to a new year, are you? I thought that I was happy with a new year last year, getting past the Covid thing and all. But 2022 just seemed to be as bad a year as 2021. But is this not just how we look at things? Generations of our ancestors have had difficult years. Think of WW1, followed by the Spanish Flu pandemic, followed by the stock market crash, followed by the Great Depression, followed by WW2, followed by the Cold War, and

I pray that you all had a wonderful Christmas. The frigid cold is still with us. I would ask that you please keep the homeless in your...

Merry Christmas everyone! This is a great time of year, is it not? Running around, trying to shop (for some of us this is a great challenge), sending cards, Christmas carols, and wrapping presents; I do love the busyness of Christmas. I really do. I pray that this is a good time of year for you and your family. For some of you, I know that this can be a difficult time. Whether you enjoy this time of year or feel burdened by it, let me encourage you. Jesus is coming. Please al

Christmas greetings everyone, I pray that this Christmas is shaping up to be a blessing to you and your families. Most of us have our family traditions for Christmas day. We read from a certain Bible, we read a certain verse, we listen to certain songs, maybe we sing a certain carol, and some of us might combine all these things, as well as others. My point is, we have a tradition of doing things a certain way every Christmas. Churches are the same way, and Harmony (the churc

Greetings everyone, Merry Christmas to you all. Last week we determined that Jesus is coming. Jesus IS coming. Do you believe this? Every year, about this time, a couple of different neighbors of mine put out their large, lighted, plastic figurine nativity sets. You’ve seen these, they are a little dated, kind of old-fashioned, I guess you’d say now, but sweet and very nostalgic for my family. They are accurate, meaning this, they do not put out the baby Jesus into the lighte

Merry Christmas greetings all, Ahhhh…It is the beginning of the advent season. Christmas time again, and while normally this is a season of anticipation, this year, I do not sense the normal feeling of excitement. I sense weariness, a feeling of exhaustion, for Harmony (the church I pastor), for our community, and for our country. The lingering effects of Covid, an election year, re-emphasizing our lack of quality leadership, no statesmen or stateswomen anywhere, dismal econ

Greetings to you all. Well, it is hard to believe that it is the holiday season. It has been a fast year. The saying used to be “time flies when you’re having fun”. Not for me, I would amend that saying now to something like “time flies when you’re old”. I do not remember time flying when I was in my 20s, 30s, and 40s. Today is the obligatory sermon on being thankful. Only saying that is a great insult to all of us as Christians. This is why this is an insult, because, being

Greetings everyone, I pray this message finds you well. The last time that I spoke to you we were looking at the words of Paul, trying to understand being dead to sin and alive in Christ. The week before this, we looked to Paul’s words for inspiration and guidance in seeking peace with God. Today we are going to look to Paul for help in understanding how God’s Holy Spirit works in us. Now, I will be perfectly honest with you, many people find the book of Romans to be a bore.

Greetings all in the name of Jesus Christ. Just a quick thought today, please go vote, a week from tomorrow, on Tuesday, 11/08/22. There is a reason that we have inflation. There is a reason why we have a war in Europe and a threat of war in Asia. There is a reason why we have no affordable housing, no baby food, no energy, shortages on our grocery shelves, and untrustworthy bureaucracies in government, business, and health care: poor leadership. It's our fault because we vot

Greetings all. I pray that you each are well as are your family and friends. Just a quick thought, though an important one for today's world. The suffering of the Christian. Something that many Christians, especially newer and younger Christians, have a difficult time understanding. This is the age-old question: Why do bad things happen to good people? Which can be translated into real speech as this: If I'm trying to be good, why do bad things happen to me? If we are in this

Greetings everyone, I finished up last week's thought with a question: If the promises of the Old Testament prophets and Jesus are true, how can we not have the hope that the promises of Jesus Christ and his Revelation are also true, thus making us truly saved for eternity? How can we not have this hope? That indeed we are saved for eternity. If we accept Christ as our savior, confess our sinfulness, and ask forgiveness God is gracious to forgive us our sins and extend salvat

Greetings all, I pray that you are each well and thriving in God’s Spirit. Today we will look at the words of Paul. Having just finished the book of Revelation, my prayer is that our goal is very much before us, fresh in our minds. That goal: Eternal life in God’s kingdom. We spent the summer, in the book of Revelation, looking at the history of the church, the modern church, Christ as our Kinsman Redeemer, the second advent of Christ, the two judgments, the new heaven and ea

Greetings everyone, I pray that you are well with the Lord. I pray that today’s message will motivate you to remain strong in the Lord. The world is out of control and our only hope is Jesus Christ. No matter what happens in your life, do not abandon the hope of Jesus Christ and the hope of his return. Do not abandon this hope. Today we will take our final look at the book of Revelation. Last week we looked at what the Bible says about the new heavens and the new earth. This

Greetings all, My prayer is for all who read this to seriously consider the state of their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is everything. We have heard the clarion call to follow the science. I urge you to do so. Allow me to explain. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be winding down our study of the book of Revelation. I will continue to lean on Dr. M. R. DeHaan’s book Revelation: 35 Simple Studies In the Major Themes In Revelation. We have traced the history

Greetings of peace in Christ to you all. I pray today’s message finds you and your families well. No matter what any of us do in our lives, it all boils down to how you and I will be welcomed into eternity. No matter our accomplishments, our failures, our difficulties in this life, our intelligence, our connections, our prestige, or our money, none of these things will matter as we stand before our Jesus at our judgment. I guarantee every one of you this: All that will matter

Greetings brothers and sisters, We had a great vacation. My family and I thank you all for your prayers for traveling mercies. Yesterday I had the opportunity to lead Harmony UMC in a brief service at Frank Liske Park, followed by fellowship. This is from my brief message yesterday. This is all mostly scripture, relating to Revelation, and the book of Jude. Jude is the 2nd to the last book in the Bible, directly preceding the book of Revelation. The author of Jude, Judas, not

Greetings to you all, I pray that your summer is going well. Today we will continue to look at the book of Revelation. My prayer is that you are looking at this book of Revelation as a blessing, not something to be scared of. The testimony of Jesus, and what he must do to fulfill it, well, it makes for a great deal of fulfillment. In other words, Jesus is busy. The more I read the book of Revelation, the more I love Jesus. He is worthy of our praise. I will continue to lean o

Happy Fourth of July greetings to all of you, I pray that you have plans involving charcoal, meat, and fellowship guided by the Spirit today. Please do not skip this read. Save it, if you’re too busy today. But please do read it. There is a reason things are happening the way they are in our world. The book of Revelation has the answer for those of us who are concerned about all of the problems and issues of today, problems and issues that no one seems to be addressing. The

I pray that you all have been well. It is always a privilege to seek the Spirit of God and search out sermon and TFT topics, especially those for the summer. This year God has led me to the Book of Revelation. Last year, if you remember, we covered a book by M.R. DeHaan entitled “The Chemistry of the Blood”. I received positive feedback and believe that we all enjoyed this in-depth look at the blood of Jesus Christ. As a refresher, M.R. DeHaan was an American Bible teacher, p

Greetings all, I pray that your summer has been a blessed one so far. Methodists are so funny. July is vacation month, we all run to the beach, or the mountains, or both. Get some rest, enjoy your families, and we’ll all gather by the river in August. Today we will continue our look at the book of Revelation, a book of prophecy regarding the Return of Christ. I will continue to share my thoughts, along with those of Dr. M.R. DeHaan from his fine book, Revelation: 35 Simple St