Learning to Rest in Jesus
This coronavirus pandemic has been used as an instrument by God to get us to learn how to do one essential thing: to learn how to rest in Jesus Christ. We have to learn how to allow God to give us the peace of mind to make it through this great time of turmoil and...
What is Your Soul Worth?
What will you give in exchange for your soul? What are you investing in? Are you investing your wealth into the things of this world to get an advantage? Or, are you investing in things that are spiritual that can further the ministry of Jesus Christ? When our time is...
The Mark of a Great Church
What makes a great church? Is it a nice large building? Is it how much money it raises, or how many members it has? As guest speaker for New St. James' 150th Anniversary, Rev. Chanson Newborn delivers a message that says that non of those things make a great church....
When Your Faith Goes South
Abraham is a wonderful role model to look at when we reach a point in our lives that we feel that our faith to go south... to dwindle and disappear. We have to learn how to walk by faith and believe that God has us, no matter how bad things get in our lives. He'll...
Faith. Faithful. Faithfulness.
Have you noticed that things aren't working out like you thought they were? Are you at a point in your life that things are so bad that you could just break down and cry? Life can be so tough and hard that it can make us lose hope and faith in God. But, we have to...
Laying Aside Every Weight
What's holding you back from praising God? Is there something in your life that's weighing you down that's keeping you from obeying God's Will? In this message, we learn why it's important to not let the things of this world keep us from following God. We must be...
God’s Pattern for a Christian Worker
(Devotional reading came from 1 Peter 4:1-11) How should we live as Christians? In this message, we look at the words of Paul who spells out the type of lifestyle a Christian to live. Paul compares the model Christian lifestyle to 3 occupations: solider, athlete, and...
The Hedge is Down
In the U.S., we've done everything we could to reverence God. But, now in the time of the pandemic, God is using the pandemic to let it's "hedge" of protection down to identify who is really on God's side. God gives us the choice to follow Him, but some of us have not...
A Good Man
(Devotional reading came from Proverbs 3) Can you identify a good man? What are they the characteristics of a good man? In this Father's Day message, we learn biblical and practical examples of what it means to be a good man, how to identify one, and how a man can...
One Day at a Time
(Devotional reading came from Psalms 100:1-7) How often do you ask God about what moves you should take or what direction you should go? If you ask Him what you should do with your life, then that's great. But, many of us will question His perfect will by being...
Old People
(Devotional Reading came from Psalms 34:11-18) When we're young, we feel like we're invincible. We feel like we can do just about anything we want without any consequences. However, King Solomon says in Ecclesiastes that our youthful times is when we should actually...
The Lord Will Provide
Do you have the faith of Abraham? That's the ability to sacrifice something so near and dear to your heart just so you can serve God. Do you believe like he did that God will provide for us, like He did by providing a ram in the bush for Abraham to sacrifice instead...