Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional     One might think that the consequence of a society ignoring, or outright rejecting, God and His Word would result in the people of that society not believing in any...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThe faithful Christian is not immune to discouragement or sorrow.  Jesus Himself was “despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Is.53:...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalPerhaps as much as two decades ago, I noticed a subtle but significant change with regard to the way “worship” music was packaged.  Early in my ministry, I would often ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOur English language contains a lot of silly expressions and aphorisms.  One that was brought to my mind recently is the statement: “Sticks and stones may break my bone...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional      The supremacy of Jesus Christ – the one and only Son of God, and one and only Savior from God – is ultimately incomprehensible but incredibly vital for us to unde...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIn 1707 Isaac Watts published the now classic hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”, which accurately and beautifully portrays the glory in the cross of Christ.  Let ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOn November of 1873, Horatio Spafford was unable to sail out on the French liner “SS Ville du Havre” with his wife and four kids due to business commitments in Chicago ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional“Sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”  These ominous words were spoken by none other than God Himself.  God uttered these wor...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional     One of the most insidious sins, that is rarely considered, is the sin of grumbling.  And yet grumbling is clearly and repeatedly prohibited in Scripture.  To grumb...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly Devotional     In the wonderful book of Puritan prayers, “Piercing Heaven”, we find awesome examples of what it means to pray Scripture.  Simply put, praying the Scriptures is us...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalAs we have seen, the Bible reveals many blessings that come from suffering:1.   Suffering can humble us                     2.   Suffering can mature us                ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThe Bible reveals many blessings that come in and from suffering (continued from previous weeks):1.   Suffering can humble us                     5.   Suffering can com...  Read More