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25 Feb

Pastor's Note - February 25

This Sunday, after the service, we have our “Family Gathering” (some churches call them business meetings), which we aim to start right about noon. It occurred to me today that a number of CBCers are relatively new, and haven’t been around for a Family Gathering in pre-Covid days. So you might not know what to expect! Here are the basic details, in case you are wondering. We have two Family Gatherings each year; one in February and one in July. At the July gathering, we… read more

18 Feb

Pastor's Note - February 18

In the garden, after Adam and Eve sinned, God confronted Adam about the eating of the forbidden fruit. Adam’s response is classic in its obvious sinfulness. We know it well. Adam responds by blaming Eve, and ultimately blaming God. “The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Eve’s response is hardly better. “The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” In modern parlance we call it… read more

11 Feb

Pastor's Note - February 11

Believe it or not, there are some thoughts or tidbits that I am not able to fit into the Sunday morning sermon. Last week, we talked about the personal name of God – YHWH. Whenever you see LORD fully capitalized in Scripture, know that it is a translation of YHWH. It is used because we lost the correct pronunciation of YHWH. Another name of God that came into usage was the term “Jehovah.” We are all familiar with that name, but many may not know where it came from. Jehovah is… read more

04 Feb

Pastor's Note - February 4

This Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday, once again with our Chiefs playing. I’ll admit that football is not my sports first love, but I still plan on watching and enjoying the game, and all the festivities that accompany. And anticipating Sunday reminds me of the inherent goodness in enjoying the little things in life. As Paul reminds us, asceticism (severe self-discipline and deprivation of enjoyable things) is of no spiritual value (see Colossians 2:16-23). Rather, God gives good gifts such… read more

28 Jan

Pastor's Note - January 28

One of my favorite Bible verses is Hebrews 10:24-25; “24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” One of the interesting assumptions here is that as we get closer to the day of the Lord’s return, we will need mutual encouragement all the more. Why would we need to encourage one another… read more

21 Jan

Pastor's Note - January 21

This Saturday we will host a gathering/livestream of the “Ironmen Summit,” an annual conference put together by Flint Hills Bible Church. You can find info about that in our newsletter, and at this website: https://www.flinthillsbc.org/ironmen-summit-main. I am particularly enthused about the theme – endurance. What a timely encouragement. The various trials of life will test our endurance in the faith. I am increasingly aware of this as I see people fall away from the faith… read more

14 Jan

Pastor's Note - January 14

Christians have to be peacemakers. During our advent series, we took some time to focus on the truth that Christ is our peace, and we have peace in Him. Along with that theme, we recognize that Jesus says in Matthew 5:9; “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” In other words, peacemaking is a proof of divine paternity. If you are a peacemaker, it is evidence that you belong to God, and are His child. Notice that this is more than just… read more

08 Jan

Pastor's Note - January 7

Jesus is Lord. As I have been wrestling with and praying about what to say this week, and considering the images and stories that have come through my newsfeed, and weigh all the arguments and opinions I am hearing, this is the phrase I keep coming back to: Jesus is Lord. When the early Christians made this profession, it was more than a statement on the sovereignty of Jesus (though certainly not less). It was also a statement of allegiance. “Jesus is Lord” is a profession that… read more

31 Dec

Pastor's Note - December 31

You may have noticed that many are rejoicing at the end of 2020. Many note that it was a difficult year, and now that this aberration of a year is behind us, we can finally move on to 2021, when all will be well. Of course, we know the reality of things. A turning on the page of the calendar does not magically make hardship disappear, or bring the arrival of shalom. 2021 may be more, less, or just as difficult as 2020 was. We have no guarantee our lives will improve over time on this earth. In… read more

24 Dec

Pastor's Note - December 24

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is the singing of Christmas hymns and carols. We even had some CBC Christmas-carolers stop by our home a couple evenings ago, which was delightful! Growing up, these songs were just catchy, familiar tunes that carried sentiment of Christmas-time. As I grew older, I started to realize the theological and biblical depth of so many (though not all!) of these songs. Consider “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” which says; “Veiled in flesh the… read more

17 Dec

Pastor's Note - December 17

The other day I was talking to someone in the church who, by some miracle of the Lord, is actually finishing their whole-Bible-in-a-year devotional plan. I wasn't actually sure that was allowed... What a great testimony of God’s grace that they were actually able to see it through to the end of the year! That got me thinking about all the things I did not accomplish this year. And I am sure I am not alone. In any year, we may not have reached all of our goals, or accomplished all we… read more

10 Dec

Pastor's Note - December 10

Last Sunday we spent some talking about God’s love, and that God has true, emotional love for His people. He exults and rejoices over us. When we read Scripture, this is obvious throughout. However, there is some theological difficulty in wrapping our head around God’s “emotional” love. After all, if God is sovereign, and knows all things from beginning to end, how is it that He also experiences such responsive, emotive love? How can God become sad in a moment, over the… read more