First Christian Church Cameron, MO, 318 N Pine Street, Cameron, MO (2026)

09/08/2026

One day we will all stand before God and give a report on how we lived our lives and who we believed Jesus to be. The Scriptures don’t reveal who the Roman Governor, Pilate, believed Jesus to be. The Apostle John recorded Pilate's last encounter with Jesus this way. John 19: 8 When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. 9 He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer. 10 “Why don’t you talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?”

11 Then Jesus said, “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. So, the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.”

13 When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha). 14 It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people, “Look, here is your king!” 15 “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!” “What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back. 16 Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified.

After hearing the Jewish leader’s testimony that “Jesus called Himself the Son of God,” Pilate brought Jesus back for another interview. Pilate used the power of his position to make Jesus talk. Jesus then told Pilate that his position was given to him by God and that the Jewish leaders who handed Him over to be killed committed a greater sin.

Hearing this, Pilate tried again to release Jesus. But again, the leaders demanded that Jesus be crucified. Then Pilate gave Jesus over to be crucified. The Apostle Matthew tells us in Matthew 27:24 Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”

Pilate washed his hands of Jesus’ blood so that we can be washed in Jesus’ blood and forgiven of our sins. Have you accepted Christ’s blood for the payment of your sins? If not, pray about it now. Today is the day of Salvation.

Have A Blessed Day!

09/07/2026

Labor Day is our nation's annual holiday that celebrates the social and economic achievements of the American worker. For many, this is the last weekend of summer fun before the fall school activities begin.

As we reflect on all the infrastructure, architecture, and technological advancements that make our lives more comfortable and convenient. Let’s pause to remember how Jesus labored under the emotional weight of betrayal and abandonment as He took the sins of the world upon Himself.

The last few days, we have remembered how Judas betrayed Jesus, the disciples abandoned Him, Peter denied Him and the Jewish priests worked with the Roman Governor to bring Jesus to trial.

Let’s invest some time on this Labor Day Holiday to reflect on what Jesus went through to secure our eternal Salvation.

John 19:1 Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. 2 The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. 3 “Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

4 Pilate went outside again and said to the people, “I am going to bring him out to you now, but understand clearly that I find him not guilty.” 5 Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Look, here is the man!”

6 When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” “Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.” 7 The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

Jesus was found not guilty by the Roman Governor and He was condemned to death for witnessing to the truth that He is the Son of God who came to atone (pay for) the sins of the world.

We do not have to labor to earn or achieve God’s forgiveness. We do have to look to Jesus and confess that no matter how hard we work or what we accomplish in this world, it doesn’t make up for sins and disobedience. Salvation is only received through believing in Jesus and accepting His blood shed on the cross as “payment in full” for our sins.

Thank you, Jesus, for giving your life to secure our forgiveness and eternal life!

Have A Blessed Day!

09/06/2026

Welcome to Worship
~ September 6, 2026

09/04/2026

The Scripture doesn’t tell us what Pilate believed about God. As the Roman Governor, Pilate may not have been versed in the Jewish religion, and he didn’t understand why Jesus' own people were asking for His ex*****on.

John records Jesus’ interview with Pilate this way. John 18:33 Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.

34 Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?” 35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate retorted. “Your own people and their leading priests brought you to me for trial. Why? What have you done?”

36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

37 Pilate said, “So you are a king?”Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime. 39 But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews’?”

40 But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

Pilate found Jesus innocent of any crime worthy of death! Pilate then tried to use the annual tradition of releasing one prisoner at Passover to spare Jesus’ earthly life. But the people demanded Barabbas.

Before we criticize Pilate for going along with the people’s demand or before we judge the people for asking for Barabbas instead of Jesus. Let’s examine our lives and confess the times we didn’t stand up for Jesus and chose the things of this world over our obedience to Christ.

We have all fallen short of God’s glory and sinned against Him, and Christ loves us and invites us to accept His blood that was shed on the cross as the atonement for our sins. We can’t change our past choices, but we can choose Jesus and follow Him today!

Have A Blessed Day!

09/03/2026

Which sounds better to you? “Jesus died for my sins,” or Jesus was executed for my sins”?

To understand the severity of our sins against God, the Scripture tells us that Jesus was executed for the sins that we have committed. John 18:28 Jesus’ trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover. 29 So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, “What is your charge against this man?

30 “We wouldn’t have handed him over to you if he weren’t a criminal!” they retorted. 31 “Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them.“Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied. 32 (This fulfilled Jesus’ prediction about the way he would die.)

Jesus did not die a natural death after living a long life. He was thirty-three years old and leading a life-changing earthly ministry when the Jewish priests and religious leaders took Jesus to the Roman Governor to have Him killed. All of this was to fulfill Jesus’ prediction of how He would die.

Jesus shows us that our souls are worth Him being executed so that through our faith in His death and resurrection our sins are forgiven and we receive eternal spiritual life in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Let’s continue to reflect on the value of our soul by reading Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Do we value our stuff more than our soul? Does the way we live reflect our answer to this question? If not, it is time to take up our cross and follow Jesus.

Have A Blessed Day!

09/02/2026

We all have struggles! While Jesus was being questioned by the high priest, slapped by the guard, and bound before being sent to Caiaphas. Peter was being questioned by others in the courtyard.

John 18:25 Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?”

He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.”

26 But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?” 27 Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.

Peter may have never dreamed that receiving questions from the woman watching the courtyard gate, the people standing with him around the fire, and one of the high priest’s household slaves would lead him to deny his personal relationship with Jesus three times.

How could this happen? It was people who declared that he was ready to die with Jesus! In the upper room, Jesus was self-assured, courageous, and ready to fight to death for Jesus. But out in the world, his courage melted and he denied knowing Jesus three times.

Jesus knew Peter’s heart, and He predicted that people would deny Him three times. Jesus knew what Peter was capable of, and now Peter also knew that he was capable of turning away from Jesus at the first sign of danger or conflict. Peter’s denial led him to evaluate himself based on his faith, and we read in Luke 22:62 And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly.

Like Peter, there are circumstances in our lives in which we did or said things that we vowed we would never do. In those moments, we may feel a wave of guilt, embarrassment or even shame wash over as we weep bitterly (inside or with external tears) for our actions.

Like Peter, when we come face to face with our sin, we can run to Jesus and confess that we did what we vowed to God or to ourselves that we would never do. We can trust that God will forgive us through faith in Christ! It is then up to us to forgive ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to renew the way that we think so that we have the knowledge and strength to repent (turn away from) our old behaviors.

Our sins can either be an anchor to our past failure, or they can drive us to Jesus and propel us to change. The choice is ours. What will you choose?

Have A Blessed Day!

09/01/2026

A person with a proud spirit asks questions for which they already know the answer. The proud person’s questions are designed to justify their actions or prove that they are right. A person with a humble spirit asks questions to gain knowledge and offers no excuse, defense, or justification for their position. The humble knows that silence quenches the fires of debate and overcomes pride.

We see this illustrated in the conversation between the high priest and Jesus in John 18:19 Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them. 20 Jesus replied, “Everyone knows what I teach. I have preached regularly in the synagogues and the Temple, where the people gather. I have not spoken in secret. 21 Why are you asking me this question? Ask those who heard me. They know what I said.”

When a person with a proud spirit can’t justify their actions or they are asked questions that they don’t want to answer. They resort to violence or threats of violence and if that doesn’t work they disengage before they have to admit their sins and mistakes. This is illustrated in John 18: 22 Then one of the Temple guards standing nearby slapped Jesus across the face. “Is that the way to answer the high priest?” he demanded. 23 Jesus replied, “If I said anything wrong, you must prove it. But if I’m speaking the truth, why are you beating me?”

24 Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.

Jesus' interaction with Annas points out the stark contrast between a proud high priest and the humble Son of God. If we are honest with ourselves, we may have acted like Annas in the past. Asking questions for which we have the answers in hopes of justifying our position or winning a debate.

Before this day is over, we may find ourselves in Jesus’ position, being questioned by a person with a proud spirit who is trying to justify their actions or win the debate. If we see this happening, let’s take a deep breath and follow Jesus’ example by asking why they are acting that way.

Like Annas and the guard, they may not answer our question. If we don’t get an answer, we can rest assured that the Holy Spirit will use our questions to overcome their proud spirit in ways that we may never see or understand.

Let’s remember that we have the free will to pick our battles. When we choose not to debate by letting our silence speak; we leave room for the Holy Spirit to work. The Holy Spirit who knows all things, can change hearts in minds in ways that human words and debate could never accomplish.

Have A Blessed Day!

08/31/2026

Where’s Waldo? In this children's book, Waldo wears a red and white striped shirt and hat and hides in plain sight among all the other characters on each colorful page. Some people will spot Waldo right away, while other people may have a difficult time distinguishing Waldo from all the other characters.

This same phenomenon occurs in every situation in life. Two people can read the same book, hear the same message, or watch the same show, and each of them will remember different details. This is also true for reading the Scriptures. No matter how many times we read a passage of Scripture, we see new details or interpret it differently based on what is happening in our life and what we were thinking about at the time.

For example, let’s read this passage together from John 18:15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another of the disciples. That other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, so he was allowed to enter the high priest’s courtyard with Jesus. 16 Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in. 17 The woman asked Peter, “You’re not one of that man’s disciples, are you?” “No,” he said, “I am not.”

18 Because it was cold, the household servants and the guards had made a charcoal fire. They stood around it, warming themselves, and Peter stood with them, warming himself.

Did you notice that the other disciple (John) was acquainted with the high priest and was allowed to enter the courtyard with Jesus. John then used his relationship with the woman at the gate to get Peter admitted in the courtyard.

This same woman asked Peter if he was a disciple of Jesus. This was the first of Peter’s three denials that Jesus predicted. Peter then gathered around a fire with the other guards and servants. Peter blended into the crowd and didn’t let anyone know that He was the first of the disciples to declare that Jesus is the Messiah the Son of the living God.

We, like Peter, may at times blend into the crowd by not standing up for our faith in Christ. It is not that we intend to deny Christ; we are not sure how the people around us will react if we declare our faith in God or don’t join them in the activities that we enjoyed before accepting Christ as our Savior.

When we are tempted to blend into the crowd, let's ask Jesus to give us the courage to let our spiritual light shine before men so that everyone will praise our heavenly faith. If given the choice to please God or men, choose God!

Have A Blessed Day!

08/30/2026

Welcome to Worship
~ August 23, 2026

08/28/2026

Jesus was taken from the frying pan of betrayal and into a fiery trial. By leading the Temple guards to Jesus, Judas set into motion a series of events that subject Jesus to a fiery trial before the Jewish High Priest before being called to appear before Pilate, the Roman Governor.

Jesus was not just arrested; He was tied up by the Temple guard and led from Annas and then Caiaphas. John records this portion of Jesus’ suffering this way. John 18:12 So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up. 13 First they took him to Annas, since he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.”

As High Priests, Annas and Caiaphas were educated in the Scriptures and knew the prophecies of the coming Messiah. Yet they didn’t recognize that Jesus is the Messiah that they were looking for.

They had heard about Jesus and they knew how popular He was with the people. Fearing that the people would riot and the Roman Government would take control, Caiaphas said, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.” Without realizing it at the time Caiaphas was prophesying that Jesus would die for all the people.

Seeing Jesus go from the frying pan of betrayal to the fiery trials before man causes us to pause and reflect on how much Jesus loves us and how badly He wants us to be forgiven of our sins and to live forever with Him in God’s presence.

We will never understand the full scope of God’s work from beginning to end. Just as Caiaphas wasn’t aware that God was working through him to prophesy Jesus’ death. We are seldom aware of all the ways that the Holy Spirit speaks through us into the lives of others. Nor do we understand how others are drawn to Christ by our witness to the life of faith.

As we plan our day and think about all that we have to do today. Let’s reflect on the words Paul wrote to the Corinthians regarding eating food purchased in the market that had been offered to idols. 1 Corinthians 10:23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. 24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.

God and others are watching us. Whatever we do, let’s do it for God’s glory!

Have A Blessed Day!

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