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09/06/2026

09/01/2026

Pastor thought 8/31/26

Have you ever noticed how you can take an older vehicle, replace just a couple of things, and change the whole look altogether? Sometimes the simplest item can make it look new again. I have found that if you have a vehicle with a few years on it, something as simple as new headlights can make it look 10 years newer. Clear lenses and LED bulbs can take a once faded-looking vehicle and give it a new curb appeal it hasn’t had in years. Now, it’s not a fix-all, as there are still little scratches and dents from its years of operation. But it can seem to take on a kind of “new life.”
This represents a life without Jesus as your Lord and Savior. We can buy a new house, get a new job, or buy a new truck. Maybe we get some new clothes or a new pair of shoes. These things make us look newer, a little more attractive or maybe even more sophisticated. The issue is that, just like the new headlights, it is all a façade. It is a little change on the outside, but nothing has changed on the inside. The mileage is still the same, and the wear and tear has aged the vehicle to its current state. Sure, you can make it look better from the outside, but what is under the hood and the drivetrain hasn’t been touched. It is still the same old vehicle. There is an old saying in the South: “putting lipstick on a pig!” New look, but the same old pig.
Much like the headlights, we can—and often do—disguise our true selves under a polished exterior. Without a major overhaul of the mechanics, you still have the same old self-esteem and character. We can read all the self-help books and go to all the seminars on living our best life now. We can go to all the counseling we want and visit every doctor we can. But the truth is, it doesn't change the state of our soul. The Bible says we are all sinners in need of a Savior. And no doctor can ever offer eternal life! Only Jesus Christ can truly change who we are by nature—a sinner. Paul the apostle said he was the chief among sinners, and he wrote two-thirds of the New Testament. So if he felt this way, what could we say about ourselves? Only that, truthfully, we are nothing without the grace and mercy of the Lord. He paid a price that was sufficient for ALL our sins—yours and mine. Even the sins of the absolute worst of society. He died so that we could live.
So I ask you, friend: Have you worked so hard to renew yourself from all your wrongdoings or shortcomings, only to self-examine and find the same old person inside? There is only one way to truly make a change: Jesus. Would you like to know more about having a personal relationship with Jesus? Please reach out to me. I would love to help.
Love you and praying for you.

08/25/2026

Pastor thought 8/24/26

Good evening to you. Sorry, I missed last week. We had a very needed vacation last week. The family and I enjoyed the time away and being with each other was the best part aside from the regular day to day.
So, today was back to the grind again. Wake up at 5:40 and drive. Work all day and drive again only to make it home around 8:00. Back to the grind again. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining, I enjoy working to provide for my family but the first day back from vacation always seems to be a little sluggish. How about you?
That got me thinking about the Bible study we have been doing on Sunday nights. It’s been in James and it is absolutely great! This last Sunday we were in James 2:14-17. It speaks about our works and how if we have faith it brings forth works. Not that works can save but that the works are the evidence that we have faith. The thought came to mind as I went back to work today that the fruit of my labor is a paycheck. When the paycheck comes in it is evidence of the work I have put in to deserve it but my salvation is exactly the opposite of that. See we can’t receive salvation because of any amount of work we do. The time we put in doesn’t get us a promotion. It don’t get us a better spot in line or even gain us extra. No, salvation is the opposite because to receive it we simply believe that someone else has already paid for it with blood and that we stand in need of that payment for the sin in our lives. That person is Jesus.
Jesus died so that the penalty of the sin in our lives could be washed away. This is called atonement. Where we receive the benefits for the sacrifice Jesus made for us at Calvary. See we can’t work our way to salvation. It is given to us. If we only believe and if you truly believe that Jesus paid for your sins and that you stand in need of a savior then you act upon it. That is where our works comes in because we realize we couldn’t do it ourselves and he did it for us. Then out of faith we do his will and our actions show that faith.
The in James it says that “faith without works is dead”. I didn’t make that up. I’m not taking it out of context. It simply says in James 2:17. It actually says “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” The part I want you to see is the phrase “being alone”. Thus us saying that if you have faith then you will act upon it. If you claim you have faith and don’t act like it and work for the Lord then it’s dead and you don’t have faith at all. It’s dead!
Now, that might seem harsh. But again I’m not making it up and I’m not presenting it out of context. Please read it all for yourself. Read James 2:14-23. Let it speak this truth directly into your heart. Know that I love you and I am always praying for you. Be blessed and let’s act upon our faith and get busy working for the Lord. Let’s all spread the good news and the gospel of Jesus.

08/11/2026

Pastor thought 8/10/26

Have you ever read a scripture that just tagged your heart? I have many times. Today, I read one that made me swallow deep. The Holy Ghost just planted it in my spirit and it really chapped me good. I immediately felt convicted and had to repent from my actions. I am not afraid to share it with you because I am just as much human as the rest of you. I’m no better than you and I am still a sinner, thank God saved by grace.
“Surely he scorneth the scorners: But he giveth grace unto the lowly.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭34‬ ‭
This really got me because I have been impatient with some guys today. I’m going to give you the scenario, but don’t think I am justifying my actions, as I know no matter the situation I shouldn’t be impatient.
You must know my job is challenging to say the least. Not the work. No that is what I do. I can handle that. No, it’s the people I work with. Now not all of them are challenging. But they have all played their own parts in making things more difficult. But this morning I showed up to a crew of men whose foreman has broken his ankle. So, he has been out for 3 weeks now and the second guy in charge decided he was going to lay out today. So that left me with 3 guys and a major language barrier. Not only that but we had some issues with some steel and I needed them to help as a welder came to repair it today. Now it all happened. Just not as smooth as it should. We where setting a 4000lb beam 27ft in the air without bolts because the holes where wrong from the factory and the guys acted like they have never seen a beam before. After we just set about 30 of them. I got frustrated a couple times because they were acting like it was all foreign to them. I just couldn’t wrap my head around the lagging and lost looks they all had all day.
When I read this scripture I realized I wasn’t showing grace like Jesus would have and I realized I will receive the scorn I give to others. Because that is what the scripture says. It says in one place that he can’t forgive us if we aren’t able to forgive others. This might be a hard thing to hear. But it’s the truth. Folks want to just look at God as love and all accepting of our lives. But he is also just and faithful. Therefore he would lose these attributes if he didn’t have punishment for sin. So when the word says, “Surely he scorneth the scorners:” it’s just saying that he will punish the same way we treat others.
Now no one likes this sort of talk. They had rather just believe that their actions are all good. However, I refuse to have blood on my hands. So, I must give the truth even when it hurts a little and we should accept it with a grateful heart. Increasing our faith every time the spirit corrects us. As it makes us more and more like Christ.
Thank God for conviction. It means he hasn’t given up on me yet! Praise God. Love you.

08/04/2026

Pastor thought 8/3/26

Good evening to you. I hope you have had a great day and the week is set for blessing.
Have you ever had a decision that was weighing on you heavy? You go over all the variables in your mind. Letting them just roll around and around and it seems like there isn’t a clear answer? I have had several of these types of decisions I have had to make in my life. The hardest part is the unknown right? I mean if we could just know what it would be like after the situation came and went, it would be so much easier to make the decision. If we could only see the outcome?
I have had several situations like this in my life. I’m certain you are thinking of several in your life as well. You may be facing one right now and thinking, “If I could just know the outcome it would make this decision so much easier.” The truth is there is no easy way to make decisions in our lives. We are not capable of seeing the future. We can never guarantee an outcome as there are two many variables that could change the outcome. Now you’re thinking, “this isn’t helping me figure out what to do”. The truth is, there is nothing you can do to guarantee the outcome in any area of your life but one and that is your eternity.
See God is Omni present, omnipotent, and omniscient. This means he has ultimate power over all things, he is in every place and in everything all at once and he has full control in all things at all times. Nothing takes place without him allowing it to. Now the evil things in life are not God’s doings. However, they do happen at his allowance. Only because he will not mess with our free will. We have the choice to make decisions on our own. They affect everyone around us. This should help you cope with that deep thought. God’s will is inevitable! Because he sees around the corner where we can’t see. He has already seen and is living in the last moments of this world at the same time he is living now and at the same time in the past. Even at the very beginning. He is a spirit and he isn’t limited to the simple existence of us mortals.
However, this is a great point as well. Remember we started talking about hard decisions we have to make and the reason they are so hard was because we can’t see the outcome? Well, there is one that we have access to that can see the future. As a matter of fact he is already there. Seeing our outcome and notice I said “one we have access to”. We have full access to him through prayer. Now you’re saying but I never hear from him. I have never heard his voice tell me to do this or that when I pray! Maybe we haven’t given him time to speak?
I find that when I need to make a decision the best thing I can do is find a place I can get away from all the noise in my life. A place I can find a little peace. And then I do something you might not understand. I shut up!! That’s right. I too often want to give God a list of demands and then blame him for the mistakes in my life when he doesn’t do exactly what I want him to. Instead when I shut up I can clear my head to hear the voice of God. Most of the time he isn’t going to send you a great fire or an earthquake or even a big storm to speak to us. Most of the time he will simply speak in a voice that only one who is listening can hear. It’s hard to hear when you can’t shut up long enough to receive his word.
So try this at your next decision. Big or small. Try to speak to the lord like he already knows the situation. Tell him why you are struggling to make the decision. Tell him how it makes you feel and how you need him to guide you through. Then simply shut up! Shut up and listen. You will be amazed how the voice of God can be stifled. He has been speaking to you all this time but we couldn’t hear his still small voice over the deafening sound of our own voice and demands. Try listening for the voice of God.

07/28/2026

Pastor thought 7/27/26

I want to give you a really cool side by side comparison of something in the Bible. This is super cool.
As you may know the Word of God often uses types and shadows to emphasize the account of Christ. One of these types and shadows was Moses. Just before Moses and Aaron went in to see the pharaoh; God had told Moses he was going to kill his first born son because he had never circumcised him. Moses asked for his son to be spared and his wife circumcised the boy to bring him into right standing according to the Law. Exodus 4:25 “Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the fo****in of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.”
Notice she placed the bloody fo****in on the feet of Moses and declared him a Bloody husband. This is the shadow of Christ and what his coming would intel. As you may know Jesus at the last supper washed the feet of his disciples. Moses had blood on his feet as a symbol of purification of his son from the failure to keep the law. Jesus was washing their feet. Not with blood but with water. This was a shadow of the washing his blood would do to the dirty sinful souls of his believers. Just a day before his blood would be shed that actually cleansed sin from all who believe.
There is so much symbolism through the word of God it is amazing. Notice Zipporah called Moses her Bloody “husband”. This is a shadow of what Christ is to the church. Because of the blood that was shed he was called a bloody husband. Jesus is the bridegroom according to the Word. He is preparing to return for his bride (the church). So when she referred to Moses as a “bloody husband” this was a shadow of the sacrifice Jesus would make as the bridegroom.
I love the Word of God. The deeper you get into it the more you will find. I could go further but for length we will stop there. Just know that the Church will be called up to meet him and the church will be the bride and Christ will be the bridegroom. You can look forward to the marriage supper when we are called away to be with him for all of eternity. The perfect groom and the perfect unity between the Church and Christ. Perfection for all of eternity. Does that sound like something you would want to be a part of? It can be if you just believe. Believe in the Lord your God and he shall be saved. I love you and I pray we get to go to Glory together.