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Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalms 23:4 The rod and staff are extensions of the shepherd. They are symbols of his position and tools of his trade. As a sheep passing through the valley of the shadow of…

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness…

The first part of Psalms 23, verse three says, “He restores my soul”Compare with Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you…

“The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names’…

“The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names’…

Please accept my sincere thanks for your generous giving to the cause of the Lord Jesus Christ in 2008. In May of 1987 a small group of feisty Holy Spirit-filled Christians meeting in each other’s homes, borrowed churches and community…

When sharing your faith, it is sometimes humbling to honestly tell others how much God has done for you. When you are transparent, however, your personal witness is a powerful tool to open people’s hearts. Consider the power of the…

Have you shared your faith with anyone lately? 2009 is the year of harvest and harvesting requires God’s entire family working in the fields and bringing in the proverbial sheaves. Your friends, co-workers, neighbors and family members are waiting for…

I’m sorry to have to report that Matthew Beutel, 10 year old son of our own Pastor Kevin and Michelle Beutel, has passed away from complications related to his severe cerebral palsy. Matty’s short life was a glorious gift to…

The power of tradition is to memorialize something considered exceptionally important or sacred to a culture and to function as a vehicle to pass down important values from ancestors to their descendants. For example, old European and early American culture…