The LINK: 9/24
I hope that this summer you were able to find time to rest, as Fall becomes whatever it becomes for you or your family.
The LINK: 11/23
Just as the changing seasons signal a time of transition, Congregational Presbyterian Church is entering a new season. September brought the ending of a longer term ministry and the beginning of a shorter term interim ministry. November brings the ending of an interim ministry and the beginning of a called ministry.
The LINK: 7/23
The Bible declares: “God is love” and “God is holy.” So, we look to the Bible to teach us about godly love and holiness. We are to love God and others because God first loved us, and we are to be holy for God is holy.
The LINK: 3/23
Paul’s letter to the Philippian Christians is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Unlike other letters he writes, Paul is not dealing with heresy in the church nor is he writing a tightly woven theological essay. He is writing to people he is proud of, followers of Christ who are doing pretty well.
The LINK: 1/23
“One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountain-side and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them” (Matthew 5:1-2).
With these words, Matthew opens a three-chapter section of his gospel commonly referred to as The Sermon on the Mount. Beginning January 8 and going through the month of May, our Sunday sermon series will explore this teaching of Jesus.
The LINK: 12/22
The angel said to them, “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people; for there is born to you this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” - Luke 2:10
The Bible teaches that Christ was born, and that he died and suffered on our behalf. As is here declared by the angel, he was born for us.
The LINK: 10/22
The Operating Budget of our church is established annually by the Church Board to support the minis-tries of the church. The Board gathers information from its various committees during the fall of each year and establishes a budget which reflects the ministries that we believe God is calling us to in the coming year.
The LINK: 6/22
Is it summer already? Spring, as wet and cold as it was, poured over us in a deluge of activities that confirmed a long-awaited hope: something new is springing up! The past few months have been a breath of fresh air and a shining of new light following the stuffy and dark two years of COVID-19. It has been such a blessing to see our church family spring back to life in ways that were impossible six months ago. God is faithful!
The LINK: 2/22
“’Comfort, comfort my people,’ says your God” – Isaiah 40:1
We are about to enter our third year with COVID and many have become disheartened by its effect on our everyday lives, from small but irritating inconveniences to serious illnesses and death. In the midst of ongoing discouragement, the Word of God speaks comfort to us.
The LINK: 1/22
Near the middle of the first century AD, Paul wrote a pair of letters to a recently established congregation of Christians in the town of Thessalonica. The people to whom he addressed the two letters we now call 1 and 2 Thessalonians were for the most part new converts to Christianity who had grown up in a Greek cultural environment. One of Paul’s major challenges was that of helping these believers to learn, understand, and live by the very different social and ethical teachings of Jesus.
The LINK: 11/21
In his letter to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul says: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6). Contentment. What a wonderful word, one that I would like to experience more of in my life. To be content with who God has created me to be. To be content with what God has given me to do. To be content with what God has given me to use. To be content with what I have. How do I in-crease my level of contentment?
“God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.”
