Winter Evangelical Free Church

Winter Evangelical Free Church Home of the WEFC church family. "Loving Jesus, Caring for Others & Building Relationships"

06/24/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

We are all driven by something or someone. What is it? It should be to act like Christ and glorify God. We should want God to control our hearts, thoughts, and actions.

What does that look like? Being humble, selfless, helping others, and showing love to God and others. It is not giving up when things are difficult like Christ modeled. It is also giving God the glory when things go well.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/23/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Isaiah 40:31

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Where is our hope? Who or what are we putting our trust in? We all understand disappointment from things or people. If God is perfect, how can he disappoint? It comes from our expectations. We can trust that as our Heavenly Father, he knows what is best for us.

When we truly believe and put our hope in the LORD, there is peace. Eagles seem to soar so effortlessly. Marathon runners move at mile 20 like we do starting out the first 100 meters. Who doesn't want to have a renewed sense of strength? That comes from the Holy Spirit when we put our faith in Jesus Christ.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/22/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Psalm 121:7-8

The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.

If we put our trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior, we become adopted as God's children (Ephesians 1:5-6; Galatians 4:4-7). God is perfect and the ultimate father. One of the biggest roles of a father is protection. There is nothing more dangerous than evil. This comes from Satan who is fighting for our soul.

The beauty is that Satan (the devil) can't do anything to us without God's consent (Job 1:1-12). If we are God's children, we are promised that our soul will be protected. There is peace in knowing that we can spend eternity in heaven where there will be no more sin, crying, death, mourning, or pain (Revelation 21:4).

Those who choose to reject Christ as their Savior are not adopted as God's children. Their destiny is hell. This is a "fiery lake of burning sulfur" (Revelation 21:8) where they will be "punished with everlasting destruction and shut from the presence of the Lord" (2 Thessalonians 1:9).

In Christ,

Tonee

06/19/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Hebrews 12:9

Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

Satan tempts us to think about negative aspects of our fathers and our childhood. The older and more mature we are, the more we appreciate our fathers and what they did for us. If our earthly father is still alive, we need to thank him and honor him not just on Sunday but everyday (Exodus 20:12). This was the fifth of the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses.

We should also thank and honor our Heavenly Father everyday. Regardless of how old we are, we should approach him like a child. He wants us to be dependent on him. He sent his only begotten son to die for our sins, so we could have eternal life and restore our relationship with him. He wants and deserves to be number one in our lives (Exodus 20:3-4). These are the first two of the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/18/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

In the Pagan world of Paul's day, and many Jewish households, most fathers were rigid and domineering. The desires and welfare of the women and children were rarely considered. Fathers would be considered selfish and mean. This is the opposite of what God's intent was for a father. God didn't want children to be angry and resentful because of the way their father treated them.

God is our ultimate example as our Heavenly Father. He is love (1 John 4:8). He sacrificed his only begotten son, so we could live eternally (John 3:16). What greater sacrifice could someone make? God's intent for fathers was for them to know his word, the Bible, and to both teach it to his children and raise them according to what it says.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/17/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds;
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.

What causes us to sing? Is it driving in the car, taking a shower, or when something great has happened? We should sing to God and praise him frequently. We don't have to wait for him to bless us because he already has. All we need to do is look around us.

The most important reason we should rejoice in the LORD is because of who he is. He is the only one who is perfect. We can praise him because of his character that never changes. He loves us so much that he sacrificed his only begotten son, so we could live eternally with him. Don't let anything or anyone steal our joy for Him.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/16/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

A father is wired to protect his children. When one of his children skins his or her knee, he shows a lot of compassion. He hurts for his child as much as he or she hurts for themselves. A good father does what he can to teach and warn his children how to avoid being hurt.

God is our Heavenly Father. He is ultimately the one who created us. He loves us more than anyone. Although we can't see him, we can feel his compassion in our times of distress. He, too, tries to teach us many things that prevent us from being hurt. Those lessons are in his word, the Holy Bible.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/15/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

How do we know what love is? We first felt it from our parents. They sacrificed many things for us to be happy and live better than they did. This is what God our Father and his son, Jesus Christ displayed for us as well.

What does a godly father want to see in his children? As scripture says, the first is righteousness. We can't be righteous on our own because we are all born with a sinful nature we inherited from Adam. We can only become righteous by accepting Christ as our Savior. The second thing a godly father wants is for his children to be wise and make good choices. This is what brings a father joy and causes him to rejoice.

In Christ,

Tonee

06/12/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Ephesians 4:30

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

This is a great verse to prove that the Holy Spirit is a person. Many people think of the Holy Spirit like the wind. They think he is an impersonal power. Only a person can grieve.

How do we cause the Holy Spirit to grieve? The verses around Ephesians 4:30 tell us. They include: unwholesome talk (Ephesians 4:29), bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice (intent to do evil) (Ephesians 4:31).

When we begin a new job or date someone new, we want to find out what our boss or significant other dislikes or hurts them. Then try to avoid doing those things. How much more important is the Holy Spirit?

In Christ,

Tonee

06/11/2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Psalm 30:1-2

1 I will exalt you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,
and you healed me.

We have many reasons to praise God. One of those reasons is because he helped us when we were down. We've all had times when it felt we were being attacked. We call out to God in our times of need. We also need to remember how frequently he answers those prayers and protects us.

We all know what it is like to be sick or injured. It can be debilitating. Doctors and medications can help, but who created them? In other circumstances, God heals us when we don't even go to a doctor. We don't have to look far to see people who have been miraculously saved from death. We need to thank God daily for healing us.

In Christ,

Tonee

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