Community Grace Brethren Church Long Beach

Community Grace Brethren Church Long Beach We are a friendly, Christian church whose motto is EACH ONE, REACH ONE. We believe that every time we exit our building we are entering our mission field.

03/31/2026

Notes of Faith March 31, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
February 17, 2002

“GOING FOR THE GOLD”
Hebrews 12:1-2

I am sure many of us have been watching the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City the past few days. Lots of athletes have been going for the gold medal. How thrilling to see an American sweep in the Men’s Half Pipe event! We watched with anticipation the Pair’s Figure Skating. Would Russia be dethroned after 40 years of winning the gold? The Canadian team performed flawlessly following the Russian’s performance that, although lovely, had several mistakes. The audience gave a standing ovation to the Canadians and the announcers shouted, “They’ve done it! The Canadians have won the gold!” And then came the scores and the judges had placed Canada second.

Heartbreak was evident for the Canadian pair whose flawless performance, from where we were sitting, should have put them on top. Many felt that politics had entered that phase of the Olympics.

Thank God there will be no politics in Heaven. We Christians are in a race. Unlike the secular races it is possible for all of God’s people to win the gold – the prize set before us, because God, Who sees perfectly, judges accurately. In Hebrews 12:1 we read:

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us - - -

A great crowd of witnesses has already run the race and all gained the prize.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

Just as the Olympic contenders have to abide by the rules set down by the racing commission so we, too, have rules in the Christian race we must carefully follow if we hope to win the gold.

1. “Lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us.”
2. “Run with endurance the race set before us.”

What is our incentive to run well? Rather, Who is our incentive?

- - - fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

Jesus, the greatest runner of all time, endured the ultimate discipline to gain the honor of position at the right hand of the Father. The gold was His. He earned it legitimately.

So, in going for the gold we must enter into the discipline of the Lord. We lay aside anything that holds us back and accept the fallout of the cross. We hang in there in His power, always keeping our focus on Jesus. With His help you can do that! So can I.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

Any of you who have had a job of any kind…I was assigned taking out the kitchen trash bag at age three by great parents, that were teaching me that work will always need to be done, sometimes causing pain and much physical suffering. But there are rewards: doing a job to the best of your ability, receiving payment for your hard work, learning to do even better. But the best work will not get you into heaven! That is a free gift of God through believing faith in Jesus Christ. The work that follows faith builds treasures in heaven to be revealed when we get there. If we continue in sin we lose opportunity to be building those treasures. What could we be doing instead of sinning? Let us follow as closely to Jesus as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit within and reach out to take the hand of others and help them in this race where distractions abound to keep us from winning. The crown of righteousness is waiting for you to cross the finish line!

Pastor Dale

03/22/2026

Notes of Faith March 22, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
October 14, 2001
Series: Romans Chapter 5

“SIN’S CHANNEL INTO THE WORLD”
Romans 5:12

This verse takes us back to Romans 3:23:

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Now we pick up this thought in Romans 5:12:

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.

This verse does three things:

1. It unequivocally includes all people in the category of sin. There isn’t one person – man, woman or child – who is not included in the divine indictment. Moms and dads, you well know that soon after that sweet little angel came into this world that sin was present in his/her makeup.

2. It identifies the source of that sin: through one man. This man is Adam. Sin passed down from our first father.

3. It tells us when we sinned. Look at the words “because all sinned.” Not all have sinned though this is true. But all sinned – an Aorist tense in the Greek. All sinned at a point in time. When? The entire human race was resident in Adam when he sinned. I sinned when he sinned and so did you.

Example: When Grandpa came from Ireland many years ago, I came from Ireland in Grandpa. I was in his loins. See how it works? We never have to teach our little ones to lie or throw a temper tantrum. Where did they get that tendency? It was in their hearts from birth. So let’s pray for and attempt to lead our children and grandchildren to Christ as soon as possible.

Some people will not accept this truth but there it is, both in the Bible and in human experience.

Thank God we have His answers to man’s problems. Amen? God bless each of you as we contemplate these solemn truths…

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

Sin is our nature. We sinned in Adam and we sin because of the nature of our heart. Believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior brings salvation, forgiveness and renewed relationship with God, but it does not remove the sin nature while we yet live in this world. This nature continues to fight against the Spirit of God that is given to us at the moment of believing faith in Jesus. The more we dwell on the things of God, His will for us, obeying His commandments, the more we are led by the Spirit in decisions and actions we make, instead of the sinful nature that wants only to please itself and leads to destruction and death. May you call on the Lord Jesus to be your Savior today, to know and understand truth about yourself and God, and continue to grow in His grace and mercy day by day…and telling others about the blessing of moving from death to life in Jesus!

Pastor Dale

03/19/2026

Notes of Faith March 19, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
September 2, 2001
Series: Romans Chapter 5

“PEACE WITH GOD”
Romans 5:1

Today we begin a verse-by-verse study of the fifth chapter of Romans. This is one of the great chapters of the Bible.

In Romans chapters 1-4 Paul makes an unarguable case against the whole of the human race - both Jew and Gentile. He closes chapter four with these words:

He who was delivered up because of our transgressions and was raised because of our justification.

Then he launches right into chapter five:

Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Therefore” reaches back and connects the whole of the preceding chapters with chapter five. “Justifies” means “declared righteous” not “made righteous.” Being made righteous won’t happen until we receive our new bodies. But we are declared righteous before God based upon what Jesus Christ has done. God the Father looks at us as He does His own Son! This produces for us peace with God. Not the peace of God, although that follows later. This is talking about a peace relationship that Jesus Christ established for us when He died and rose again. What a statement of finality He makes here! All of God’s justified ones share an equal standing with Christ before God. This should settle once and for all how God looks at us.

Are you struggling today with guilt? If you are, it may be unjustified guilt. If you have trusted Jesus as Lord and Savior, there is no guilt upon you. However, if you are out of fellowship with God, there is something causing that. Find out what it is and confess it to Him in the Name of Jesus.

Have a guilt-free day! God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

Rom 8:1
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

No means none. Though we still sin we are covered by the blood of Jesus perfect sacrifice and our sins are washed clean. We stand before God in Jesus, pure and holy, as He is. Satan likes to bring up our past sin, saying that we are unworthy of relationship with God. Yet, we believe in the work of Jesus! Being in Christ brings us into a relationship with God through His righteousness and worthiness. We must understand our relationship to God through Jesus to understand that we have perfect peace with God, now, and forever more!

Follow Jesus! Pursue holiness! Trust the work of God through His Son, believing that you have been given perfect peace through keeping your heart and mind on Christ and your relationship in Him!

Pastor Dale

03/17/2026

Notes of Faith March 17, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
August 12, 2001

“MARKS OF A GENUINE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD”
I John 2:3-6

Have you ever asked the question, “How can I be sure that I am truly a child of God?” John answers the question in this passage.

And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments (v. 3).

What assurance this is! Obeying His Word is proof of God’s ownership of us! God puts His Holy Spirit in our lives. He gives us His Word. The two are compatible. Our will becomes His will in reality.

Verse four contrasts the absence of obedience and the profession that it exposes:

The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

I suppose it is possible for someone to go through life deceiving himself that he knows God without obeying His Word, but he has certainly failed the test.

But whoever keeps His Word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him (v. 5)

Again we receive a wonderful assurance from our indwelling guest, the Holy Spirit. But what is involved in obeying the Word? James 1:22-25 answers this question.

But prove yourselves doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does.

I John 2:6 shows us the example that the one who obeys will follow:
. . the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the
same manner as He walked (v. 6).

What a mandate - Christ our example (John 15:10). The greatest, most influential and tangible evidence of the validity and tenability of Biblical Christianity is the living evidence that a true Christian is to reflect in his/her life.

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven (Matthew 5:15).

If we fall short of having this assurance we should be concerned. Stop and ask yourself, “Do I have this indication that I know Him?” This is a serious question for you and me. Let’s look into our hearts a little closer today. Do we need to make some changes? God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

If you are still reading this you may be challenged today… We all fail to keep His commandments and will as long as we are in this earthly body of sin. But God is transforming our hearts and mind to be like that of Jesus who obeyed all commandments. Our pursuit in life should be one of obedience. When we fall short, we should repent of our sin, and press on toward the upward call of God in Christ Jesus, striving to obey through the power of God within us, the gift of His Spirit. Let us pray for His strength to obey and receive the blessings of obedience. Following Jesus is not easy. Being a Christian is not easy. Picking up your cross daily is not easy. Leaving your sin on the cross of Jesus and not taking it back, is not easy. LIFE is not easy. But God… God has called us to Himself and provides all that we need to live pleasing to Him. To obey is a good thing. Follow Jesus in His sufferings and sacrifice of obedience.

Pastor Dale

03/17/2026

Notes of Faith March 16, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
August 5, 2001

“LOSING HEART OR GAINING CONFIDENCE?”
II Corinthians 4:16ff

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Another stay in the hospital. A couple more maladies to add to my ever-growing list of physical problems. Will it ever end? Often we allow the physical to govern our outlook on life. I know I do! If things are going well physically then we are reasonably optimistic. If not, we tend to become pessimistic and lose heart. This decay is a result of the fall. We call it growing old.

How do Christians cope with the aging process? You can’t change it, so how do you deal with it? Some succumb to it and become “grumpy old men” while others refuse to accept it and try to remain young all their lives. The fact is that aging in this life is an irreversible process. We need to understand it, accept it, and concentrate on what God says to concentrate on and that is to cultivate the internal.

While there is a gradual retirement of the physical, there is a constant change and renewal process taking place within the spiritual system. God, the Holy Spirit, is constantly developing His people from within.

What is this renewal and how does it happen?
• Christ is formed in us - Galatians 4:19
• We are renewed in our mind - Romans 12:1, 2
• We are renewed in knowledge - Colossians 3:10
• There is an overall renewal - II Corinthians 3:18

The renewing in the inner man is the process by which the Holy Spirit brings the essence of truth to your mind - your inner self - and with it forms and shapes Christ in you. The result of this inner renewing process has little to do with how you look but has a lot to do with how you look at things and people and life.

1. We have a more mature outlook and mindset in relation to the world in which we live. Maturity brings understanding.
2. We are more reflective of the mindset of Jesus Christ. This means a stronger capability of dealing with the difficulty.
3. This renewal is “day by day”. Are you, am I, willing to cultivate day by day to the principle of Colossians 3:1-2?

We need to take time to cultivate the inner man because if the internal man isn’t cultivated, the external will take control. Inner renewal will not only prevent us from losing heart, it will enable us to gain confidence as we move toward the eternal (Philippians 3:12-14).

Beloved, the Christian is conditioned by difficulty and by the renewing process of the Holy Spirit to appreciate and embrace eternal realities. How precious this passage has become to me:

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. Philippians 3:21.

Once again Eva and I thank you for your love and prayers. What a blessing you are!

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

We (true believers and obedient followers of Christ) are NOTW !

Gal 4:19
19 My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you…

Rom 12:2
do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

Col 3:10
put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him

2 Cor 3:18
18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Col 3:1-2
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

Phil 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Created in the image of God, and although having fallen from that perfection, God through His grace, mercy and love, pursues us, to know Him, to love Him, to worship and serve Him. Because of His great love, He is making us more like Jesus, day by day, that He might present us, the church, the bride of Christ, who will be like Him in holiness, righteousness, and truth! May we pray for this life change, answer the call of God on our heart, and follow Jesus in obedience all of our days!

Pastor Dale

03/15/2026

Notes of Faith March 15, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 29, 2001

“THE TRUE GOSPEL”
I Corinthians 15:1-3ff

What is the true Gospel? I’ve always been taught there are three points to the Gospel and technically that is true. Paul said that he delivered to the Corinthians the Gospel he received and that is that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures and that He was buried according to the Scriptures and that He was raised again according to the Scriptures. Please don’t omit the words following these three great events. This entire statement comprises the glorious Gospel.

1. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. Psalm 22, Isaiah 53:6

2. Christ was buried and He rose again according to the Scriptures.
Psalm 16:9-11, 68:18

The Gospel that saves is the Gospel that is firmly rooted in the Old Testament scriptures. In sharing the Gospel one has to identify the Jesus in question. There are a lot of people named “Jesus” in the world. None of them is able to save. So we need to be very clear as to whom we mean. It is the word that the Holy Spirit uses. We must remember that important fact. The Gospel according to the Scriptures is the Gospel we must present.

What can we expect to happen when we share this divine message?

1. Some will stiff-arm the message. They don’t see their need.

2. Some will assent to the message, affirming the facts but they seem to fall short of embracing it for themselves. All too often this is what happens.

3. Some will submit to the ministry of the Holy Spirit and embrace the life-saving message and be saved.

So in conclusion I say with Paul:

I give you that which I first received. That Christ died, was buried, and rose again, all according to the Scriptures.

Whosoever believes in Him will be truly saved because he has believed in the true Gospel. God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

Eph 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

It is God who saves and no other. The work of salvation is completed through faith (believing) that Jesus died for your sin and is the only way to be reconciled to God. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts the sinner of the need for a Savior and brings that repentant sinner to the throne of God’s grace to receive forgiveness through that faith in Jesus’ perfect blood sacrifice and eternal salvation through the power of God’s holding us in His hand. Nothing will ever separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.

Don’t just say you believe…the demons do and shudder! Repent of your sin, submit to God, obey His commandments, and be welcomed into the joy of your Master and the blessings He has waiting for you!

Pastor Dale

03/14/2026

Notes of Faith March 14, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 22, 2001

“GOD’S PRIMARY GOAL FOR THE BELIEVER”

There are many goals that God has designated for His people. Time would not permit me to elaborate on all of them.

However, I would like to center on one which I consider to be foremost among them all:

I Thessalonians 3:12, 13 . . and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we also do for you; so that He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

You will note first that it is the Lord who causes us to increase and abound in love toward one another and to all men. Jesus said in John 15:5:

“Without Me you can do nothing.”

Love has always been God’s highest priority on His agenda. Note next that we are to be constantly increasing and abounding in love. Love is never to be static in the life of the Christian. It never plateaus.

How do we increase and abound in love toward one another? Let me suggest two things:

1. Make ways to do it. Be creative in your spiritual love life. Tell other believers you love them. There is power in words (Proverbs 15:1).

2. Think of something that is extremely difficult for you personally then just do it. Go beyond the normal. Make your love evident (Philippians 4:13).

There is something in my life that I’ve had to deal with regarding the increase of God’s love. It wasn’t easy but it was possible and I feel better for it. Search your life. Come up with something that hurts to do. Take it before the Lord. Pray about it then DO it. God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

We have a new covenant in Jesus’ blood that by His grace through faith in Him brings forgiveness of our sins, salvation and redemption for eternal life and most precious of all, relationship with God restored in and through Jesus! Sacrifice, forgiveness and love are at the forefront of our new life in Christ. We are to love God with all that we are AND our neighbor as ourselves. I agree with Charles, that we need to do things of love that challenge our old dark hearts and selfish behavior. God promises to make you more like His Son! You will not make yourself more like Jesus but the Father will, the Holy Spirit will. Listen to Him and do what He says…you will be more blessed than ever before!

Pastor Dale

03/13/2026

Notes of Faith March 13, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 15, 2001

“TRUE PRAYER”
. . devoted to prayer.
Romans 12:12c

I have written to many of you over the past month. In my notes I’ve stated that I’m praying for you. The question is, what have I been praying? I’ve also asked for requests. Thank you for giving me something specific to pray for.

However, the most effective prayer I could ever pray for you is the type of petition Paul made for the Ephesians. This is found in Ephesians 3:16 ff:
. . that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith . . .

Isn’t that where the battle is really raging? In the inner man? That is where I fight my severest battles - right down deep in my heart. Battles in the form of doubt, fear, resentment, and a million other things.

I feel weak in the inner man sometimes. That is where we most often faint. Let me encourage you to pray that prayer in Ephesians for your fellow believers, for Pastor Dale, for Pastor Randy, and for me. We surely appreciate it.

Specific prayer is essential regarding certain things, but you will never miss if you concentrate on the strengthening of the inner man. Let’s make this a priority.

If you don’t know how to pray in this way, ask God to show you. Go through other prayers of the Apostle Paul to learn his style. You’ll find similar prayers in Philippians 1 and Colossians 3. These three chapters have been of great help to me in my personal prayer life. I’m sure they will help you. God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

1 Thess 5:17-18
17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Col 1:9-14
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

2 Thess 1:11-12
We constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Rom 8:26
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

God prompts us to pray and responds to our prayers. Let us fervently lift up one another daily as you are prompted and know of one another’s needs. We always have need to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Pastor Dale

03/12/2026

Notes of Faith March 12, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 8, 2001

“TRUE FREEDOM”

For you were called to freedom, brethren.
Galatians 5:13a

For the past few days people in our neighborhood have been setting off fireworks, of course anticipating the Fourth of July. I’m wondering how many of these people really understand the true significance of the Fourth of July - that it commemorates freedom for our nation?

If Christians would set off fireworks for the real freedom we have in Christ, would that make an impact on anyone? It would sure give us an opportunity to sound our freedom cry! Jesus set me free from my sin when He died on the cross. I claimed that freedom on August 13, 1963 - freedom from sin, freedom from the law, freedom from fear and dread, and freedom from myself.

John 8:36 says:
If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.

Galatians 5:1 states:
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing
firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Are you free in Christ? Can you rejoice greatly in that accomplished fact? What a source of joy that truth should bring to our hearts! Oh, the devil tries to convince us that there is something in our lives that Christ missed - but don’t listen to his lies. All your sins were future when Jesus died. He died for them all.

Take time to review your life today just to assure yourself of what He has done for you and then thank Him for the true freedom we have in Christ. I know I am! God bless.

Love to you all,

Pastor Charles Covington

We should be “living” fireworks displays for what we have in Christ. It should be every day and all the time…Glorifying Jesus in all that we do and say. May you be a blessing to someone today, a living, glorifying, fireworks display for the hope that you have in Christ. Tell them your story of salvation in Jesus!

Pastor Dale

03/11/2026

Notes of Faith March 11, 2026

Pastor’s Pen Pulpit
July 1, 2001

“A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD”
Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble; therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change. And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling places of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has wrought desolations in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire. “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

The battle was growing hot and heavy as Martin Luther sat down and penned the words, “A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing.” Then in verse 7, “The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.”

The battle we in the Christian church face today is not unlike the battle the great reformer faced. Circumstances may be different, but the source is the same and the cause is the same. Satan has attempted to dethrone God in the lives of His people from day one.

Luther’s battle was quite up front and personal with certain high members of the Roman Catholic Church. He was given an ultimatum: give up or go down. Luther did neither - because he was a fighter. He took his licks and continued to preach the Word of God - more specifically, justification by faith. His persistence won out. We have his great song stating his philosophy of life.

What an encouragement he is to the church. When he was challenged to recant his stand, he boldly declared, “Here I stand. I can do no other.”

I’m wondering if we found ourselves in the same predicament as the reformer, could we say with conviction, “Here we stand. We can do no other.”

Our Christian young people face the same battle in public schools today. Let me challenge you, guys and gals, take your stand because God is your refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. Let’s take that stand in our neighborhoods and in our churches. Make this next week a week of standing up to be counted. God bless.

Love to you all

Pastor Charles Covington

Eph 6:12-18
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Matt 28:20
I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Rom 8:37-39
37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Are you a believer in and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ? If so, there is nothing that can take you out of God’s hand. You are safe and secure for all eternity because you are not the One in control of your destiny. God is! He is faithful! His promises are true! We who believe in Jesus are on the winning side. Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!

Pastor Dale

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