PASTOR’S LETTER
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM PASTOR JEFF PERRY.
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31 1. WALK IT OUT. It often takes more faith to walk in a daily, stabilizing rhythm…
Continue ReadingConsider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! Luke 12:24 1. GOD IS YOUR SOURCE. I once cared for a baby crow for about a year. The wildlife experts told…
Continue ReadingBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23a 1. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WORKING IN US. As Paul closed his letter to the Galatians, he highlighted the fruit of the Spirit as an outcome of a life transformed by grace. When…
Continue ReadingI am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. John 14:61. JESUS IS THE WAY. Before His crucifixion, Jesus reassured His disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them, and that they would know the way He was…
Continue ReadingNow may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1. CREATED IN GOD’S IMAGE. We are spirit beings made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27). The Bible teaches…
Continue ReadingBehold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a…
Continue ReadingBut the greatest among you shall be your servant. Matthew 23:11 1. GOD SETS THE EXAMPLE AS BOTH SERVANT AND KING. The greatest aspect of our existence is that we be servants. The greatest in the kingdom is servant of all. Jesus didn’t come to be served but to serve (Mark…
Continue ReadingGREAT is the Lord, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable. On the GLORIOUS splendor of Your majesty and on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. The Lord is GRACIOUS and MERCIFUL; slow to anger and great in LOVINGKINDNESS. Psalm 145:3,5,8 In the Psalms, we see David go from minor keys of sorrow and…
Continue ReadingYet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. Isaiah 40:31 In Isaiah 40:27, God asks Israel why they think He has forsaken them. “Why do you say, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and the…
Continue ReadingBecause the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need! Psalm 23:1 TLB He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:2-3 1. THE DEVIL DEPLETES….
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