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24 Nov

Pastor's Note - November 24

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. I love Christmas season. The lights, the change of pace from the rest of the year, the gift-giving and generosity, the opportunities to minister, the food, the formation of traditions… I love all of it. Granted, it can be a busy season. And if we are not careful, we can be distracted from the real purpose in all of this (and all of life) – casting our hearts and minds on Jesus our Savior and Lord, and giving our lives in praise to… read more

17 Nov

Pastor's Note - November 17

1 Corinthians 15:18-23 teaches that because Christ was raised bodily, all those in Christ will also experience bodily resurrection. When will this bodily resurrection happen? According to verse 23, “at his coming.” So, we will experience bodily resurrection at the end of this age, at the second coming of Christ. This brings up a theological question that, for the sake of time, we did not address on Sunday. That question is, “What happens to our souls between physical death and… read more

10 Nov

Pastor's Note - November 10

What made Paul effective in his ministry? The short and clear and obvious answer is God’s grace. The grace and power of God are the only sufficient means to bring to life those who had been dead in sins. It is what we all need to live godly lives, and encourage others to do the same – God’s grace. I think we can also say that God’s grace motivated Paul’s ministry. He was not only empowered by grace, but motivated by it. Paul speaks of the fact that he was… read more

03 Nov

Pastor's Note - November 3

1 Corinthians 14 has always intrigued me, especially as to what it might say about worship in the early church. As we saw on Sunday, it indicates that people would bring a song, a word, a teaching, even a tongue, and share it with the church. There is something “communal” about it that does seem to differ somewhat from our traditional worship services (not that our Sunday service isn’t communal – I’m just failing to find a better term to describe the practice… read more

27 Oct

Pastor's Note - October 27

In the sermon last week, I talked about theological triage, and the importance of categorizing Christian doctrines into greater or lesser importance. Not all matters of theology are as crucial as others. “First order” doctrines are truths that you should die for. They are the doctrines that determine Christian orthodoxy; the things we die on a hill for; the things that are essential to the Christian faith. I would list things like the deity of Christ, the humanity of Christ, the… read more

20 Oct

Pastor's Note - October 20

I mentioned in Sunday’s sermon that, as Christians, we are now a cultural minority. We are not becoming a cultural minority. Rather, if we hold to Scripture and the truth of Christ and salvation in Him alone, we will live as a minority in our culture. This should not surprise us at all! 1 Corinthians 2:18 tells us the cross is foolishness to the unbelieving world. I was reminded of this during Josh Lewis’ Sunday School class on the Gospel and Islam. Josh talked about different… read more

13 Oct

Pastor's Note - October 13

Fitting with Josh’s sermon from 1 Corinthians 12 on Sunday, 1 Peter 4:10 says; “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace…” God gives gifts to all His children in Christ. And those gifts come with a responsibility of stewardship. I think that applies to money as well, as a gift that God gives, with the responsibility of stewarding it well, for the building up of others. This is why we are hosting an… read more

06 Oct

Pastor's Note - October 6

I spent the first part of this week in board meetings with Multiply, the missions agency of our denomination. It is a privilege and honor to sit on that board, and I thank CBC for affording me that privilege, and allowing me to spend time engaged in that work. Here are some thoughts from these board meetings, in no intentional order: There remains a great need for vocational missionaries and ministers. There is much need, and our churches and educational institutions, which historically have… read more

29 Sep

Pastor's Note - September 29

I’ve been praying for the people of Florida as Hurricane Ian sweeps through. When natural disasters strike, our heart’s first inclination ought to be toward prayer and compassion. Then, as we process such difficult things, we may wonder what God’s purposes might be in the storm. We trust that God is sovereign over all things, and Isaiah 45:7 tells us that God creates light and makes darkness, and makes both well-being and calamity. Scripture affirms that God is over all… read more

15 Sep

Pastor's Note - September 15

Last Sunday’s sermon has generated a little more conversation than most, as it is a complicated passage, with nuanced counsel. And I’m sure I didn’t communicate or apply that counsel as clearly as I could have. There is also the challenge of trying to relate an ancient cultural problem (idol meat) to current contextual issues, and current issues may not be directly parallel. Beyond that, I think we, when making ethical decisions, are accustomed to only thinking in categories… read more

08 Sep

Pastor's Note - September 8

Maybe contrary to what one might expect, over Labor Day weekend we actually held two worship services. The first of course being on Sunday. In addition to this, a number of us gathered down in Blairstown, MO for the baptism of Boyd Waugh at the Waugh family farm. For those who attended, it was not only a joy to see Boyd baptized, and to rejoice in the glorious weather God provided, but it was a also a joy simply to be together. So many of our church interactions are in the midst of conducting… read more

01 Sep

Pastor's Note - September 1

Thanks to those of you who participated in our church planting town hall this last Sunday night. For those of you who missed, it was recorded and should be available upon request! So let us know if you want to see that. For those who came, it was good to feel your investment and hear your questions. I came away very encouraged by our time together. We are just on the starting line, so there still lots of questions to be answered, and a lot that the Lord will clarify for us over time. At this… read more