This past week we made a change in the year. On Friday, we officially entered into the autumn season. The weather is changing and soon the leaves of the deciduous trees will be as well. Indeed, the days are getting shorter and cooler. As we move from one season to the next and another year…

In our call to worship Scripture (Psalm 96:1-13), God calls us to glorify Him in every place, not just at church with God’s people. We are to glorify Him in the presence of the lost in order to be a witness to them. We are to make known His greatness to those who do not…

We live in a day and age of less people being willing to serve and more people expecting to be served. Today, we are recognizing people who are willing to serve their fellow man. They are servants who are willing to serve their fellow humans often in their worst traumas of life. Brave men and…

I Corinthians 10:31 “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Colossians 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:23 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord,…

Do you remember praying that very basic and elementary prayer when you were a child perhaps even before you knew the Lord as your Saviour? I do, but I am glad that I have graduated from rote memorized prayers of a preschooler and moved to more personal prayers that change each time I bow my…

I am thankful that God still saves sinners. Paul declared this sentiment as well, and I can relate to his feelings. God has been doing quite a bit of saving sinners here in this place this year, and I praise Him for His blessings on His church here at Summerville. I am thankful to the…

Mankind was originally created for God’s glory and, for a time in the beginning, God was glorified fully by man and by all of creation. However, that did not last very long at all. Somewhere early in creation, sin began to challenge the glory of God. It started in Heaven with Lucifer and a third…

I Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” I Peter 2:2 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” II Peter 3:18 “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To…

I am so thankful to be part of a church that really cares about reaching out to children. I am thankful to be part of a church that has people in it who are willing to give up most of their entire week, and even all of their week, to minister to children. I am…

This week is Vacation Bible School here in Summerville and Bible Camp for Faith Baptist Church in St. Mary’s, AK. They will be teaching children the Bible up there while we are teaching children the Bible here at home. They are focusing on being precious jewels for God’s glory through the preciousness of Christ in…