Posts from August 2019
Mission’s Comments
It seems we have made it through another summer vacation and by the time you read this, Wednesday Nite Live will have begun. It looks like we have an exciting new year beginning . As we begin this new year, there are exciting new things in the works. For years we have collected boxtops for Education and shared them with the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home in Denton, Texas. It is now possible for you to stop clipping boxtops and send…
Pastor Comments
Over the past few months we have been going verse by verse through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. At the end of this month we will wrap up this journey and begin a new one. One of the themes from the Sermon on the Mount is Jesus confronting us on the position of our heart. He tells us, “Where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” “You cannot serve 2 masters.” The temptation in our world is that…
“… TO FORGIVE IS DIVINE”
The phrase “To err is human, to forgive is divine” is a phrase first used in an essay on criticism by Alexander Pope. Is forgiveness really so weighty that it is given a place in God’s kingdom of being “divine?” YES !!! Forgiveness is one of the most important of all human behaviors. Un-forgiveness is one of the most self-destructive of all human behaviors! Really? Yes! Read the passage of the Unforgiving Servant found in Matthew 18:21-35. That servant is…
Mission Minutes
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you wish you could stay in bed and hope the troubles of the day would slide by your door? I just had one of those weeks and I started to feel really sorry for myself. But, as I sit in front of my ancient PC, I recognize how truly blessed I am. It is cool in my house, opposed to the amazing, scorching temps outside. I have more than I…
Food Mission Results
Last year, our Missions Team began investigating a fresh approach to serving food to our community. We found a new partner in the Oklahoma Food Bank and with their help, we began our new food Pantry Program in August, 2018. Many of you have helped serve and many have helped with donations and much needed prayers. We are a year into this program and I want to share some statistics that has been gathered by the Missions Team. Over the past year,…