Town & Country Pastors

06/13/2025

Imagine what your life and daily work would be like if you had no reason to worry much at all over your back door.

10/30/2024

When we are born again, if we are spiritual at all, we have visions of what Jesus wants us to be. It is important that I learn not to be “disobedient to the heavenly vision”—not to doubt that it can be attained. It is not enough to give mental assent to the fact that God has redeemed the world, nor even to know that the Holy Spirit can make all that Jesus did a reality in my life. I must have the foundation of a personal relationship with Him.
Oswald Chambers

10/23/2024

This was Jeremiah's message to the people of God.
It's a message we should all consider, as a person, family, church, nation.

Jeremiah 2:2 ESV
[2] “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord, “I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the LORD, “I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

09/10/2024

The fruit of the new life in Christ comes from God's work within us. If our inner being isn't made new again, the proofs of being born again cannot come into our lives.
Does your heart desire God's heart and his desires. This is the first evidence of being born again.
Ezekiel 36:26-28 ESV
[26] And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. [28] You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and ca

08/26/2024

From Oswald Chambers,
Allow God to have complete liberty in your life when you speak. Before God’s message can liberate other people, His liberation must first be real in you. Gather your material carefully, and then allow God to “set your words on fire” for His glory.

Lord God Omniscient, give me wisdom this day to worship and work aright and be well-pleasing to You. Lord, interpret Yourself to me more and more in Your fullness and beauty.

08/01/2024

Colossians 3:2 NLT
[2] Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

07/30/2024

“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself. And the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in everything I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire and I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.” THOMAS MERTON, THOUGHTS IN SOLITUDE

07/10/2024

A special encouragement for you.

Listen to this prayer and give all of your burdens, worries, and cares to God. When you let go, you can fully rest in His strength. You don’t have to carry t...

06/09/2024

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05/15/2024

https://www.town-country-pastor-coaching.net/the-blog/1820442_another-new-thing-our-god-does-new-things

Wow! It has been months since I have time to write. Since the January post, a lot has been happening. Many things became "new" with the New Year. Since January 1, the many new things have now become old, normal, ordinary. Their newness is gone. Here we are in the month of May. The time change (DST)....

04/30/2024

Colossians 2:18–19 (ESV): 18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head,

My reading this morning is from colossians 2. What resonates is that believers are disqualified by people. If anyone reduces the role and leadership of Jesus in our lives, we are being disqualified from usefulness in the body of Christ, the Church.
The other element is the impact of the sensuous mind. This is pleasure by trying to outsmart the ways of God. The seeking of a loophole or a new teaching, insight. These again desire to add to the Gospel.
Yes this happens in life. "Eight times during its 74-year history, NASCAR has taken wins away from drivers and teams due to illegal parts. That includes the ruling that disqualified Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch and their Toyotas Sunday at Pocono Raceway.Jul 28, 2022."
Denny Hamlin DQ: Here is NASCAR race history on ...
The Fayetteville Observer
https://www.fayobserver.com › motorsports › 2022/07/28

A few thoughts come to mind. Just because one is permitted to remain in the race, doesn't mean they will be qualified at the finish line. Be sure you know the expectations of living the faith- do not be deceived by people. Good intentions don't qualify the participants. Focus on Christ. Do what you KNOW PLEASES HIM. We shouldn't need to have a gran cc argument to not or to do something in regards to His headship. Always do what PLEASES him, not self or self interest. In doing this, you will always be qualified at the end of your race and not fear the post race inspection.

01/31/2024

We've been changing how we do our midweek prayer gathering. We do a video, similar to this to encourage us before we pray. Maybe this video will inspire you to join us tonight, 6:00 pm at Trinity Missionary Church, Constantine, MI

Prayer helps us to find strength for today and hope for our future. We should actively pray and trust in its power to change our circumstances for good. Do n...