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06/10/2026

A daily message from John White - 6/10/2026

Wednesday: Enoch

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Genesis 5:21-24 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

We know that Enoch went to be with the Lord in a very unique way. He was taken by God to be with him. He did not go through the normal portal of death.

We see that Enoch pleased God because he walked faithfully with God. We are called to walk in faith with God, and realize that God is walking along with us as we go. We are to stay in step with God and where he leads. God loves us and desires a relationship with us. Once we pass from this life, or Jesus comes to get us, we will be able to walk with God ourselves.

As the song says, Trust and Obey #915 "When we walk with the Lord, In the light of His Word, What a glory He sheds on our way!"

06/09/2026

Food Pantry for June 21st has been moved to June 28th due to being Father's Day.

06/09/2026

A daily message from John White - 6/9/2026

 Tuesday: Abel

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

Genesis 4:3-7 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

Matthew 23:35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

1 John 3:12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.

You see, the faith of Abel lives on even though he passed a long time ago. Abel was called righteous by God, because his actions were right with God. When we have true faith in God our actions will match up with God's as we seek to do his well and be right with him. We must do what is right and we will be accepted.

Abel listened and obeyed God, and he trusted the Lord with his best. We are called to do the same with all that we have as well.

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06/08/2026

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06/08/2026

A daily message from John White
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We are going to start a journey through Hebrews 11. This chapter has been called the 'Hall of Fame of Faith' because of all the faithful servants listed. We will look at their lives and their faith over the next several weeks. This will encourage us in our walk with God and hopefully give us peace.

Monday: Faith

Hebrews 11:1-3,6

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

The Hebrew writer defines faith for us. We have to truly believe that God is real, and that God created all things. We have to believe that God will save us, and that he wants us to be with him forever. We have confidence and be assured that God will give us a heavenly home as long as we believe in him and do his will. We do not see God, yet we see all that God did, and we see the great examples of faith that have gone before us.

We are also called to earnestly seek Him. This means effort on our part to put our faith into action as we grow in Christ. This means being convicted that God is real and that He is who He says that He is, God!

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The lesson from the bulletin: 6 7

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06/06/2026

A daily message from John White - 6/6/2026

Saturday: 6. Speak eagerly and readily about God’s work.

Because of their friendship, Elisha warns the Shunammite woman of a coming famine, and she is able to relocate for seven years. Upon returning, she finds herself before the king making a request for her previous home and land, when it is revealed to the king that Elisha once restored her dead son to life. 2 Kings 8:6 says “And when the king asked the woman, she told him.”

I may never have the opportunity to speak before anyone as powerful and influential as a king, but I want to remember the gifts of God in my life, and be ready and eager to recount them whenever the opportunity arises.

I came upon the Upper Room account from Luke 22 recently. Observing the words and actions of Jesus during that Passover meal made me think of the Shunammite woman. On the night He would be betrayed, Jesus offered hospitality to his disciples, he encouraged them in their ministry, served them in the face of great suffering, offered thanks to God, and eventually gave something more generous than any of them could ever repay: His very life for their own.

As an Old Testament woman, the Shunammite woman did not have the example of Jesus nor the Holy Spirit, but she walked by faith in the one true God, and was transformed into His likeness. How much more possible for us to imitate Christ when we have His grace to compel us and His very Spirit indwelling us?

1 Peter 3:15 5 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

06/05/2026

A daily message from John White 6/5/2026

Friday: 5. Cultivate gratitude to God first and foremost.

In an astounding turn of events, the Shunammite woman gave birth to a child as promised, but, several years later, he died. With great distress, she went straight to Elisha for help, not even mentioning it to her husband. Elisha came and eventually revived the child.

The Shunammite’s first response? “She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground.” Her second response? “Then she picked up her son and went out.” (v. 37) Gratitude to God (via the man of God) came first. Then, and only then, she picked up her only child who had been dead just moments before.

I don’t know about you, but I think my first reactions would have been exactly the opposite. I may have even neglected to thank Elisha (and therefore God) at all, but I’m learning from her to forsake entitlement and cultivate a heart of gratitude to the giver of all things.

Colossians 3:15-17 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

06/04/2026

A daily message from John White 6/4/2026

Thursday: 4. Seek to serve even in suffering.

When Elisha wanted to return the favor of her hospitality, he promised her a child. Through her response “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.” (v.16) we come to understand that she had been childless and still longed for motherhood while bearing the pain of her infertility.

The fact that Elisha was unaware of her barrenness, revealed that her personal suffering had not stifled her willingness to serve others. In her personal pain, she resisted turning inward, focusing only on herself. Instead she turned outward and toward others in sacrificial service.

The Shunammite woman has taught me that I can either be a victim or a servant in the midst of my own suffering. I certainly don’t want to deny that there are some victims of suffering who are unable to serve others at times, but I do want her selflessness to be true of me even in times of pain.

Paul’s Vision and His Thorn

12 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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