Archive for October, 2026
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
James 5:16, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, and this includes confessing our sins to each other, praying for each other, and seeking God together.
“For I know the plans I have for you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, and this is not only obedience to His commands but trusting in the promises He has made, knowing He has been faithful and will continue to be.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Psalm 55:22, HCSB
We obey the Word of God, and this includes trusting Him with all of our cares and worries, and we will see His comforting strength and power move in our lives as we seek Him.
Former pastor and American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty for murder. This murder story really caught my attention.
Caleb Flynn’s daughter’s letter read in Court and the Gospel
Have mercy on those who doubt
Jude 1:22, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, and this can be shown in being compassionate and merciful on those who doubt, including ourselves. In the Old Testament and in Jesus we see God being patient and working through doubts with people, and so should we.
God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, which means relying on the Holy Spirit. Yet, even if we fail, He can cleanse us and renew us, franting rest from our burden, as turn to Him again.
I preached again!
We are on to Paul’s Letter to the Colossians in our series through the Pauline Prison Epistles. I had some concerns going into this message. The typical pastoral doubts that afflict most of us preachers are those concerns that sprang up. According to the congregation, there was nothing to be concerned about. May you enjoy the message, too. It is a brief overview of the book as well as the other Prison Epistles before a quick run-through of the first eight verses with application.
As usual, my PowerPoint is attached below for your personal perusal.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for our church joint service with another church this month.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for our church joint service with another church this month
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
Exodus 20:8, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, and means remembering time for rest, and ultimately that we find rest in Christ alone. Let us help bring others into His rest.
We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and the love God has shoen us is our greatest weapon against the enemy, showing through Scripture and the power of the Holy Spirit the power of God against fear, doubt, and lies.