Today’s meeting with the LCMC went really well. Keep praying. We are 99% there. Praise The Lord! Thank you for your love, prayers and support.

Peace!

Tom

I have an important meeting tomorrow with Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ at 11:00am and am asking for your prayers.

Peace!

Tom

All,

Next week I will be away on business.  The Tuesday night and Friday morning studies are cancelled.

Peace!

Tom

Come join us for our second in a series of 12 messages on “Grow & Go!”.  This week we will look at our first “Go!” verse.  Also, come early for our Bible study on Jonah.  The Bible study begins at 9:30am, and our worship service is at 11:00am.

Peace!

Tom

All,

I pray that these sermons are a blessing to you!

Peace!

Tom

Sermon – First Haiti Wedding – Love Never Fails!

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Sermon – Haiti Sunday Sermon – What Child is this?

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“But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live…So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty. ” (Exodus 1:17&20, NASB95)

Obedience to God’s Word is not always easy.  It usually is not the most popular thing to do.  Sometimes one has to stand up against some powerful forces.  It can be very intimidating.  Take these verses for instance.  Here we have midwives.  Their function is to assist in the birthing process.  A simple and rewarding task, that is, until the king of Egypt tells you that when you are doing your job and a boy is born you must kill it.  What do you do now?  This command didn’t come from some nobody in the community.  It came from the king of the nation.  Who are you to obey?  The answer is easy, God!  The outcome for doing so isn’t always comfortable.

Too many people, even religious people, would tell us that we are responsible to obey the authorities around us.  They would even say that God’s Word says that He puts those authorities in place to lead us.  Both of those statements are true as long as what they demand is not contrary to God’s Word/Will.  God calls us to be discerning.  One of Jesus’ greatest criticisms of the religious leaders of His day was that they had sacrificed the core of God’s Word for external obedience.  Hence, He finally said to them, “Learn what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice.”

Friends in Christ, the midwives were rewarded and blessed by God for their obedience to His Word, even though it meant disobedience to the king of Egypt.  God divinely protected them and blessed their families and households.  God will always bless those who are obedient to His Word. Finally, I find it very interesting that one of the most repeated phrases from the Apostle Paul is “stand firm.”  He calls us as believers to stand firm to the truth regardless of what the world says or does.

Peace!

Tom

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I pray that these sermons are a blessing to you!

Peace!

Tom

Sermon – What would Jesus do?

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Semon – What Child is this?

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All,

I pray that these studies are a blessing to you!

Peace!

Tom

Exodus Lesson 20 (Sunday Night)

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Revelation Lesson 5 (Tuesday Night)

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All,

I pray that these messages are a blessing to you!

Peace!

Tom

Sermon – Who would Jesus be

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Sermon – Jesus the Teacher!

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I pray that this message is a blessing to you!

Peace!

Tom

Sermon – Where was God the morning of December 14th 2012

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