https://mewe.com/group/5fee8732e70ddd4b9e13a04e

Faith Central Ministries, P. O. Box 2, Hampden, MA (2026)

09/09/2026

Acts 1:7 - "(Jesus) replied, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that The Father has fixed by His own authority."

"Need to know." When I have a question ; especially a question that has a Spiritual base ; that's how I tend to classify that question. "Need to know."

Jesus, being perfect, always classifies every one of His answers to my questions perfectly. My questions are either classified as "need to know", or "want to know."

The difference is kind of a big deal to me ; but to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ; the difference is a very big deal indeed, as we will learn in today's excursion into Sacred Scripture.

In today's Bible verse ; the Apostles are asking Jesus about when the Kingdom of Israel would be restored. A question that the Apostles might classify as significant.

Jesus replies by telling the Apostles that it is not for them to know the times or seasons that God The Father has fixed, by His own authority.

Perhaps Jesus withheld the knowledge of when the Kingdom of Israel would be restored for the same reason that the sacred timing of future events are withheld from us ; though we fervently pray that we "need to know."

I for one have questions that I'm praying for answers to, regarding the condition of my nation. I would love to know when certain acts of unGodliness will end ; and order, peace, and prosperity are going to be restored.

I would love to know, and while I would consider my questions as "need to know" ; The LORD God Almighty knows best, and that's why He has put my questions in the category of "want to know."

One of the reasons that The LORD has yet to reveal certain timelines (with regard to my nation) to me could be that if The LORD revealed the details of His future plans.......

I might become so preoccupied with preparing for a future eventuality, that I might not pay sufficient enough attention to what's going on around me in "the now."

I know me well enough (all my life, actually) to say that that is in fact a very strong possibility. In my life ; I usually try to plan three or four (or more) moves ahead.

That can tend to be something of an impediment when the things going on "right now" don't quite go as planned, and that affects the three or four plans ahead that I've already made.

When we don't get the answers to our questions (posed in the form of prayers), it absolutely does not mean that God is ignoring us.

On the contrary ; it most likely means that He cares so much for us that He will dispense the information that we need to know, precisely when we need to know it.

Looking back to some of the most heartbreaking events of my life ; what If I were to have known about those events (which were part of God's divine design) long before they came to be ?

I can say to an absolute certainty that not much else would have been at "front of mind."

That would have had a disastrous effect on other events in my life, which were also previously planned out and ordained by The LORD.

The lesson learned for me is that sometimes my "need to know" questions are reclassified by God as "want to Know" ; and then finally filed under the "I'll let you know when the time is exactly right" (God speaking) designation.

That sometimes painful period of waiting is when I should activate, escalate, elevate, and increase my Faith.

Thank You LORD for revealing the answers to my questions at the precise moment that You know is best. That allows me the opportunity to Faithe in You ; and that is always my abiding and everlasting goal. --- Pastor Tom 🙏

09/08/2026

Isaiah 26:12 - "O LORD, You will establish peace for us, for indeed, all that we have accomplished, You have done for us."

Peace. One of the most sought after commodities, at least by some people. It may seem like something of an oxymoron ; but wars are actually fought over peace.

The true source of peace is revealed in today's passage of Scripture. Spoiler alert ; that source is not us ; "mankind."

Just one of the reasons that I absolutely love today's Bible verse is because it contains the elements of thanks, praise, and Faith.

The author of today's Bible verse, Isaiah, begins with a bold statement of Faith. "O LORD, You will establish peace for us....."

That brief but powerful prayer of Faith could and should also be prayed today by anyone who is currently enduring the calamity and chaos which has been designed to both distract and discourage us.

Yes, there are people living in this world who have no peace in their own lives ; and therefore, they make every attempt to make sure that others won't have peace in their lives either.

When true peace appears to be unattainable, and yet we proclaim in Faith that we will experience that peace ; and it will be The LORD who will be The Provider of that peace ; The LORD will be pleased ; and the devil will not. That's a perfect outcome if ever there was one.

Isaiah closes his statement of thanks, praise, and Faith by stating that all that he and his people have accomplished, was actually authored, engineered, and implemented by The LORD.

I absolutely love the duality of the simplicity and the comprehensiveness of Isaiah's proclamation. Isaiah's prayer of Faith and praise is one which I am going to make every effort to mirror.

LORD, many people all around the world are experiencing a lack of peace for one or more reasons. I pray that You enter in to bless them with Your perfect peace, which is beyond all understanding.

May those who set out to rob others of their peace experience Your righteous justice, and at Godspeed. It is written, "Thou shall not steal." To steal someone's peace is a demonically depraved theft indeed.

Anything of any value that has ever been accomplished ; has been accomplished by You LORD. We may sometimes be the means that You use to accomplish Your will ; but it is You LORD who is deserving of full credit.

Thank You LORD for all that You do, and all of the many blessings that You shower upon us ; and especially the blessing of peace. --- Pastor Tom🙏

09/07/2026

Ephesians 5:11 - "Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness ; but rather expose, admonish, and rebuke them."

The "fruitless deeds of darkness." There are plenty of those deeds being performed everywhere we go these days. Entirely too many for any civilized society, but I digress.....

Today's segment of Scripture tells us what our involvement with those deeds should be ; and also what we should ultimately do when we see one or more deeds of darkness being done in our presence.

Those who are engaging in the fruitless deeds of darkness are pretty much running around "free range" in many parts of the world today.

Chaos, confusion, and overall dictatorial anarchy and fascism are just some of the deeds of darkness that are being implemented by people all over the world.

As today's Bible verse commands us ; we are to have no fellowship (defined as finding "common ground" or existing in a state of "tolerance") with those fruitless deeds.

What we are commanded to do is to expose those fruitless deeds of darkness every time that we see them being done. The term "If you see something ; say something." comes to mind.

We are additionally commanded to admonish and rebuke those deeds ; and if the doers of those deeds are within listening distance ; so much the better.

Exposing, and then summarily rejecting and rebuking the fruitless (defined as "worthless") deeds of darkness will have the effect of shining something of a spotlight on us. That means.......

Those who are having a great time spending their time doing the worthless deeds, will see us as public enemy number one.

That won't cause me to lose one second's sleep ; because being categorized as public enemy number one gives me a commonality with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ; who was (and sadly still is) also considered public enemy number one by some people.

Thank You Lord for allowing me the privilege and the blessing of exposing the worthless deeds of darkness.

To shine the spotlight of Truth on the darkness that is so pervasive in this world activates the Warrior Faith that You have made a part of the fibers of my being.

That same Warrior Faith that is exemplified to perfection by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -- Pastor Tom 🙏

09/06/2026

Exodus 4:12 - "Now Go ! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say."

Speaking in public. A terrifying experience for some people. Sometimes we might feel that when we open our mouths to say something in public ; all eyes are on us, and we're all alone. The Truth is, we are never alone, as we will learn from today's portion of Scripture.

Today's Bible verse is preceded by The LORD telling Moses that he (Moses) was chosen by The LORD to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

Moses was beyond angry (as we all would be) that he and the Israelites were being held as slaves in Egypt ; but he never thought of himself as being articulate enough to challenge the Egyptian Pharaoh to discuss the topic.

Moses had a nearly debilitating lack of confidence in his public speaking abilities. How severe ?........

Severe enough that in Exodus 4:12, two Bible verses previous to today's verse, Moses is embarrassed to tell The LORD that he (Moses) is not at all an eloquent speaker.

Moses additionally declares to The LORD that he (Moses) also isn't able to rapidly think of what to say or even find the words to use in any given situation.

That brings us to God's response to Moses in today's Scripture reading ; where God tells Moses to just "go" as The Lord had commanded him.

The LORD tells Moses that He (The LORD) will help Moses as he speaks ; and that The LORD will also teach Moses what to say whenever Moses is having word finding difficulties. Tremendous blessings indeed.

The LORD was with Moses whenever Moses needed to speak to the millions (the Israelites that Moses was leading out from slavery in Egypt) ; or even just one person (the Pharoah who was enslaving the Israelites.)

So too will The LORD be with us and within us every day of our lives as we endeavor in Faith to do that which The Holy Spirit guides us to do.

The LORD will not only be with us to help us when we speak to one or more people ; but He will also be with us, helping us, as we exercise the Faith to do whatever it is that The Holy Spirit is leading us to do. Anytime. Anyplace. Anywhere.

Whatever our self perceived shortcomings may be ; we can be one hundred percent certain that The LORD will be with us each day ; helping us, teaching us as only He can. Perfectly, completely, and with His oh so amazing grace. --- Pastor Tom🙏

09/04/2026

Genesis Chapter 1 - "And God saw that it was good."

Today's message will be brief, so that each of us can personally contemplate how a three word phrase from the Bible (Genesis chapter one, specifically) can have such a deep and impactful significance on our life. What is that three word phrase from Genesis chapter one ? "It was good."

"It was good." God spoke those three words seven times in Genesis chapter one. Each time that He spoke those words ; it was immediately after He had finished creating portions of the Heavens and the earth.

I have read the account in Genesis chapter 1 of God's creation of our world (the world that we live in, and the world above us) multiple times.

What struck me for the first time when I was authoring this message, was that God used the phrase "It was good" to show that He had ended one portion of the "construction phase", and was about to begin another.

The lesson imparted to me from today's segment of Scripture is that when God was finished with one aspect of creating the Heavens and the earth ; He began the next phase of His creation of the Heavens and the earth. No looking back, no second guessing, no wasted time or energy. Absolutely perfect time management.

I have a tendency to never be satisfied with my work, whatever that work may be. I may complete any number of endeavors, but upon completion.......

I can usually be found contemplating if I've done all that I can do ; and even when I can't think of more to do, I'll think a while longer, just because I don't trust myself.

In today's Bible verses, the phrases "It was good" could equally and easily be interpreted as "It is finished." Of course, that immediately redirects my mind to Jesus' final words in John 19:30 - "It is finished."

I pray for The Holy Spirit's guidance and wisdom to be upon and within me as I attempt to complete whatever it is that The Lord may have me doing at any given time.

There comes a point when I have done all that I can ; and at that point, I pray that I listen to The Holy Spirit's promptings when He says "It is good (finished)." Not that I would rank any of my endeavors as "good" ; but.......

If The Holy Spirit impresses upon me that "It is finished" with regard to my endeavor, I pray to activate the Faith (to Faithe) in Him enough to come into Spiritual synchronistic agreement with Him ; and move on to whatever it is that He guides me to do next.

Thank You LORD for the blessing of the priceless guidance of The Holy Spirit. It is He that I will rely on for the final analysis and judgement that any of my endeavors are, in His estimation, finished. --- Pastor Tom🙏

09/03/2026

John 12:31 - "Now judgement is upon this world ; now the ruler of this world will be cast out."

Judgement. God's judgement. God's judgement upon this world. That's where we are in history. His-story.

The chapter of history referred to in today's Bible verse opened over two thousand years ago ; when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was crucified, and then rose from the dead. That same chapter of history may well be rapidly drawing to a close as we speak.......

The statement made in today's Scripture reading was made over two thousand years ago by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Jesus was declaring that upon His death and resurrection ; the process of satan being removed from whatever positions of authority God allowed Him to have, would commence.

The announcement that "judgement is upon this world" signified the beginning of the end of satan's having any power whatsoever on this earth ; and we are also included in the judgement of the world that began over two thousand years ago.

Since that point in history, there has been no shortage of tests that mankind has answered ; whether they knew it or not. Sifted down to their most basic elements ; the tests were all tests of Faith.

Those tests of Faith came in the form of wars, diseases, megalomaniac world rulers, local rulers, cataclysmic weather events, and an orchestrated plan for societal destruction.

Each of these tests of Faith all had the commonality of having the same question asked of us. "What will you do ?" (The LORD God Almighty asking the question.) Will we quiver in fear each time the peace in our lives is interrupted by the latest troublesome tribulation ?

Will we turn our lives from being solely possessed by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to being partially possessed by a maniacal terrorist ; or perhaps a power hungry politician who has zero interest in completing his campaign promises, nevermind arresting dozens of child molesting rich and famous pedophiles ?

Will we bow down to an employer who threatens us with loss of employment if we don't worship at the altar of "science" (scientism), as they do ?

Those are just some of the questions that have been asked of mankind throughout history ; and they are also questions that God is asking us today. Judgement is upon the world in which we live, and also upon us.

God is asking questions ; and the answers that we give will have a direct bearing on not only our lives in "the now" ; but also on our eternal future.

satan's time before being cast out of this world is growing short ; and he is making every attempt to persuade people to (knowingly or unknowingly) follow him and his diabolical disciples.

satan will employ many various tactics, and fear, threats, and intimidation are just some of those tactics. Physical assault, and even murder, are also some of the tactics that satan and his followers will use.

satan will try to get away with as much as he can for as long as he can ; and God will be sitting in judgement of the world and it's occupants, asking very simple questions.

Questions like "What will you do ? Will you keep Faithing in Me (God speaking), My Holy Spirit, and My Son ; your (our) Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ? Or will you put your Faith in someone or something else ?"

Judgement is upon this world, and that means that we too are being judged according to the answers that we give to the questions that The LORD is asking.

As for me and my house ; I pray that we answer judiciously and wisely ; after engaging in prayer and seeking the eternally perfect counsel of The Holy Spirit.

I pray that prayer to God The Father, in Jesus's name ; and with every fiber of my being. --- Pastor Tom🙏

09/01/2026

Ecclesiastes 1:18 - "With much wisdom comes much sorrow ; and as knowledge grows, grief increases."

At first glance, today's selection from the Scriptures might seem to be somewhat contradictory. Upon closer inspection ; it is not.

To better understand the depths of discernment contained in today's Bible verse, it is essential to define the word "wisdom".

The type of wisdom spoken of is an all encompassing assemblage of what is truly the most important information that we need in order to lead the most Christ filled life possible.

It is the most critically important information in the realms of morals, ethics, values, Christian essence of being, and Spiritual Warfare.

As we pray for, obtain, maintain, and then retain this most Sacred wisdom, our life will be more complete, more fulfilled. However........

As this Holy Spirit inspired Sacred wisdom becomes part of the essence of our being, a sense of sadness will sometimes accompany that wisdom. Today's insight from the Scriptures explains why that is.

The more we know about what The Lord considers right and righteous ; the more we see how much of the world that we live in not only rejects those ways ; but actively fights against what is right and righteous.

This is where sorrow enters in. Speaking for myself, it grieves me greatly when I see people trying to live a Godly life by Faith, and the world conspires to make such people's lives as painfully difficult as possible.

Christians have been blessed to have a vast and cavernous depth of understanding with regard to "the way things ought to be." We will see liars and their lies before the lies ever come to fruition.

Worse still, we may make every effort to inform people about situations which are about to unfold which will have historically disastrous consequences ; but our warnings will be completely disregarded. Possibly even mocked.

And then the catastrophes come crashing down like a tidal wave. Sometimes we can help those affected by the collapse of normality. Sometimes, we can not.

I grieve those types of situations because I often wonder if there is more that I could have done. Things that I could have said which might have made a difference. This type of grief can grow within us at an exponential rate if we allow it to.

The key is to pray with sincerity and intensity for the wisdom to know that The Lord is, has, and will continue to be in ultimate control of every situation. There has never been a time when God said to Himself "Wow ! I didn't see that coming !"

Lord, while it is a Biblical Truth that wisdom can be accompanied by sorrow ; I still pray for more of Your Sacred wisdom. Additionally, I pray for the Spiritual discernment to apply that wisdom as judicially as is possible.

In that way, I can possibly play a part in improving the lives of others, just as You improve my life every day. --- Pastor Tom 🙏

08/28/2026

Acts 18:9 - "One night, The Lord spoke to Paul in a vision : "Do not be afraid, keep on speaking ; do not be silent."

Today's message is based on a portion of Scripture that The Lord knew that we all need to hear right now ; for one reason or another. A portion of Scripture where The Lord encourages the Apostle Paul to not fear ; and to keep on speaking the Truth without ever being silent.

Throughout the Apostle Paul's life after he became a Christian, he endured persecution. This was because there were those who did not want the doctrine of Faith known as Christianity to be preached. (History is currently repeating itself as we speak, but I digress.)

The more people that heard about Christianity, and entrusted their lives to the once crucified, but now risen Savior Jesus Christ ; the less that those people would be inclined to trust those people in society who were in positions of authority.

The Lord knew that Paul (just like all of us) could always benefit from divine encouragement ; so The Lord spoke to Paul in a vision one night.......

The Lord told Paul to not fear the persecution of "the authorities" ; but rather to keep on speaking (the Truth) , and to not be silent.

As it was in the time of The Apostle Paul ; so too is history repeating itself today at this moment in time.

Those who preach the Truth of the Bible, as well as speak the Truth about all of the situations currently going on in the world, are being subjected to all manner of persecution. That persecution takes many forms.......

We may be ostracized at our workplace (or targeted and set up to fail so that you can be terminated.) We may be left out of many conversations ; and made to feel as if we're either non - existent, or a person whose opinions on anything or everything are to be ignored at all times.

We may even be continually threatened by our employer with being fired from our job (not that there would be any justified reason to do so ; but the employers will simply dream some falsehood up.)

You may speak up about a tiny nation in the mideast committing mass murder of their neighboring nations. Your expression of Free Speech might earn you a visit from your local Police department. Why.....

Because apparently, pointing out a murderous nation's criminal activities makes some of the people associated with that nation "feel bad." Personally, I don't feel bad for neanderthalic barbarians who murder their neighbors and steal their land.

The Lord says "Do not be afraid, keep on speaking ; and never be silent." Having the Faith to speak The Truth has it's many advantages.......

If people don't want to be associated with us because of their fear of being "guilty by association" ; the more alone time we have to share with Jesus. No distractions means a more uninterrupted prayer dialogue. That is always a good (great) thing.

What if we are terminated from our employment because we refuse to compromise our Christian principles of Faith ?

That too can be utilized by The Lord as a moment for us to relocate to a new employer where The Lord knows that His words, will, and ways will be more welcomed.

Social media platforms may either censor our free speech ; or then again, they may ban you from their platform (company) altogether.

Is this even legal ? Not at all, but the legal systems in most countries have been completely corrupted anyway ; so there is little hope of reversing the (illegal) decisions of platforms like Facebook.

The Lord says "Do not be afraid, keep on speaking ; and never be silent." Until we're banned from a social media site's platform, keep speaking God's Truths ; without fear, and without being silent. Use every moment judiciously and to it's fullest potential.

When we speak the Truth about socio - political, world, national, or local events that are currently happening ; we may become "public enemy number one" in the eyes of "the authorities."

As for me and my house ; we couldn't care less what "the authorities" think.

Those who spend their time attempting to perpetuate both large and small scale lies seem to get a bit perturbed when you present facts, logic, science, and reason to exterminate their lies.

Those people can be any flavor of perturbed that they want ; but The Lord commands us " Do not be afraid, keep on speaking (the Truth) ; and do not be silent." And so we shall.

History tends to repeat itself. In some cases, it just continues to perpetuate itself, all the while getting worse as time marches on.

With regard to those who preach God's words, will, and ways, either by speaking or by living our Faith boldly and without fear or cessation ; history has steadily devolved, rather than evolved.

We who live our lives in service to THE Truth (Jesus Christ) will endure the consequences of that devolution. To that ; The Lord says "Do not be afraid, keep on speaking ; and do not be silent."

I will aspire to live by that command every day that The Lord blesses me with. --- Pastor Tom🙏

08/27/2026

Genesis 26:3 - "Dwell in this land ; I will be with you and bless you....."

Today's Message will be brief, because the Bible verse upon which it is based conveys a brief yet powerful directive which was declared in the first book of The Bible, Genesis ; but is equally as applicable to each of us in our lives today.

The words that The LORD declared to Isaac thousands of years ago are a declaration that is also appropriately relevant for those of us who have given our lives over to The LORD, as well as to His Son ; our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The word "land" in the phrase "dwell in this land" is translated to our English language from the original Old Testament Hebrew language word "erets" (pronounced "eh-retts").

This word (erets) carries with it multiple meanings ; and two of those meanings are "land" (geographic area) and "earth" (the world). In today"s Scripture reading, The LORD was telling Isaac to stay in a particular place (the town known as "Gerar").

In a more personal application ; The LORD speaks the very same command to us ; except the meaning of the word "Ehrets" (from which we get our English language word "Earth") is defined as the earth that we currently (though temporarily) live in.

This earth is not our home ; it is only our temporary residence. Philippians 3:20 - "For our citizenship is in Heaven ; from which we also eagerly wait for our Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ."

The LORD knows that as time and tribulations continue on in our lives like an unstoppable glacier ; we might be easily distracted by thoughts of giving up on, or giving in to this life ; in an effort to speed up the process of being promoted to our Home in Heaven.

Take that thought captive ; and then exterminate it. Never allow the impersonal and inhumane malevolence that is this world's general state of being bring you to the point of despair.

Always remember ; our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is with us internally, externally, and eternally.

As The LORD commands us in today's sacred Scripture ; "Stay in this world. I will be with you and bless you." The LORD is always with us ; blessing us in ways that are as unique and specific as are each of us.

The LORD wants us to keep the Faith and keep Faithing (living in and by Faith) as we stay in this world with The LORD by our side, and also within us.

The worse the world gets, the more Faith is required on our part. The more Faith that we need ; the more Faith The LORD blesses us with.

This process will be repeated until the day that The LORD promotes us to our eternal home in Heaven ; or until the day that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ returns to this earth to take us Home with Him.

Thank You LORD for Your sacred words as found in The Bible. They, in Spiritual synchronicity with Your Holy Spirit, will guide us through our life here on this ever changing and consistently devolving earth.

An earth which I pray with every fiber of my being will be revisited with Godspeed by Your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. --- Pastor Tom🙏

08/26/2026

Genesis 49:18 - "I wait for Your Salvation, O LORD"

While waiting isn't something that I excel at ; there is one type of waiting which I actually thoroughly enjoy. Waiting for the many forms of The LORD'S salvation.

Waiting for The LORD'S salvation is not specifically limited to the eternal salvation guaranteed to those who place their lives in the sacred care of Jesus Christ. The LORD saves us from many things in our life ; things that range from "unpleasant" to "unthinkable."

Sometimes, our salvation actually reaches beyond ourselves, and into the lives of our loved ones. For example ; think on this.......

If we woke up this morning, then the people in our life who love us were saved from the grief of having to contemplate their life without us from now on. A life without us ; as we've been promoted to Heaven.

And in those times of tragedy when our loved ones are taken from us and promoted to Heaven ; their salvation has been fully actuated. They will reside in Heaven as they wait to reunite with us.

Returning to our daily salvation(s) ; The LORD saves us from so many things, that it would be difficult if not impossible to list them all.

Just some of the things that The LORD saves us from on a daily basis are the loss of our Family and Friends, loss of employment, loss of our emotional well being.

The list extends even further, to The LORD saving us from catastrophes that we had no idea were about to insert themselves into our lives.

Sadly, you may be experiencing one or more of the hardships and tribulations that we've just listed. Do NOT in any way think that means that you have lost your eternal salvation ; or that somehow The LORD has abandoned you.

There are times when The LORD actually allows us to endure some of the most painful events in our life.......

One reason that He does this could be because He wants us to be a beacon of Hope and Faith under extreme circumstances to those who are experiencing similar calamities in their lives.

Just as others may have previously inspired us in our lives ; so too could we be an inspiration of Faith to others, just when they need that inspiration and Faith most. .

There is another reason that we may be saved from some unpleasant (to say the least) events in our life ; but not protected from other tragic occurrences.......

The reason is because The LORD knows that as we Faithe through those tragedies ; we are strengthened (by God's grace) physically, emotionally, and Spiritually. Deuteronomy 33:25 - "... As thy days ; so shall thy strength be."

Thank You LORD for Your salvations ; both daily and eternal. I wait for both, in joy and in Faith ; as I vow to continue to try to serve You better each day than the previous.

The promise of our Salvation is a promise that gives me a peace beyond my ability to properly articulate. --- Pastor Tom🙏

Faith Central Ministries

09/09/2026

09/08/2026

09/07/2026

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

09/01/2026

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Address

Website

Alerts

Contact The Place Of Worship

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Listing takedown request