Prayer is Key. I spent the month of September preaching and teaching on the subject of prayer. It has been deeply impressed upon my heart the importance of prayer, and I’m convinced that no true success in ministry is had without fervent prayer undergirding it. I don’t hear prayer emphasized so much today, but when … Continue reading September Newsletter 2022 →

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. - 1 John 5:14-15 When I read verses like … Continue reading When Our Prayers are Not Answered [Principles of Prayer – 5] →

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it shall be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like the wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not … Continue reading We Must Pray in Faith [Principles of Prayer – 4] →

Then [Jesus] spoke a parable to them, the men always ought to pray and not lose heart... - Luke 18:1 One of the principles that Jesus teaches us in regard to prayer is that we must pray with stubborn persistence. He gives us two parables in the book of Luke that teach us this. We … Continue reading We Must Pray with Persistence [Principles of Prayer – 3] →

You ask and do not receive because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. - James 4:3 The Bible, in many places, gives us great and precious promises that God will hear and answer our prayers. "Ask, and it shall be given," is what our Lord has taught us. As we … Continue reading We Must Pray with Right Motives [Principles of Prayer – 2] →

Every Christian should be keenly aware of the importance of prayer in our lives. It is our connection to God. Through prayer we have the ear of the most powerful Being in the universe, and with Him nothing is impossible. Tahis being the case, we ought to understand carefully the principals regarding prayer, that we … Continue reading We Must Ask. [Principles of Prayer – 1] →

Growth! I very pleased to report that we have already seen growth in the short time that we've been in leadership at Connect Church! Last Sunday our sanctuary was fuller than any previous Sunday, and many children and workers in the other building. Almost every Sunday we have new visitors who find our church somehow … Continue reading August Newsletter 2022 →

Pastoring a church. Pastoring a church is no easy task, especially if one wishes to honor God in all that he does. It may be that those who ignore the sins of their congregation and only speak happy and upbeat thoughts have an easy time. And why wouldn't they? Certainly the devil would have no … Continue reading July Newsletter 2022 →

Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! - Deut 5:29 The ‘Fear of the Lord’ is a reoccurring theme in the scripture, and to ‘fear God’ has long been a … Continue reading What does it mean to Fear the Lord? →

Pastoring a Church As you may be aware, Katrina and I were voted in as senior pastor at Connect Church on June 12, 2022. I wanted to share with you how this came about: We first visited Connect Church a few months ago with no intention of becoming the senior pastor. My family and I … Continue reading June Newsletter 2022 →