Our Calling, Our Family – Part 3
We throw the term around enough about being God’s family, but how do we do “God’s Family?” One way is to love one another – 1 John 4:16 says …God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and…
Our Calling, Our Family – Part 2
Biological and adoptive families are a gift from God. They are the building blocks of society and the Church of Jesus. But Jesus seems to point us to another level of family, one centered in our faith in Him. In…
Our Calling, Our Family – Part 1
If you have followed my blogs over the past few weeks, you know that the church where I pastor (Westgate Chapel) has gone through a season of feeling unsettled. As a result, I felt impressed by the Lord to call…
The Way to Victory – Part 2
You would think that with a great spiritual revival happening in the City of God, under the reign of King Hezekiah, that Satan would just throw in the towel, go to Kona and chill out. Of course not! He actually…
The Way to Victory – Part 1
If you have followed the last couple of my blogs, we talked about the City of God, in Isaiah 22, representing the church. The City of God (Jerusalem) was in trouble, completely surrounded by the enemy. Tragically, the people in…
First Seek the Lord – Part 2
Dear Reader, While the following message is addressed to Westgate Chapel where serve as the senior pastor, you may find that the message of this blog resonates with your own heart for your church, for your marriage or for your…
First Seek the Lord – Part 1
Dear Reader, While this particular message is addressed to Westgate Chapel, where Alec Rowlands is the pastor, you may find that the message of this blog resonates with your own heart for your church, for your marriage or for your…
Our Call to Prayer – Part 2
There are many examples throughout the Bible of people who made prayer a huge priority in their lives. Throughout Scripture we see from them, the direct results and amazing benefits of a life devoted to seeking God in prayer. Anna…
Our Call to Prayer – Part 1
….and we are His house if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. Hebrews 3:6 We cannot let go of what has been handed down to us through God’s Word and our most…
Barcode Christianity
If you peeled the grocery store barcode sticker off a banana, stuck it on an orange, and ran that orange through the checkout scanner…it would read “banana” on the cashier’s register even though it would be plain to anyone observing…