A Historian from the US Army Corps came

to visit the church today. The Corps has sent him to various places where the military used to own buildings. Our building was a tank factory in WWII as well as being used for munitions in WWI He came to see what became of these buildings and what the impact was when they left. Pastor John enjoyed talking to him....and as I glean more historical information from him I'll post it.

Much more needs to be done to complete our building. Sometimes the task seems insurmountable, but we know God is able. If you'd like to contribute to the fixing of our building which in turn helps us fullfill the vision God's placed on the church...write us through the comment page. I hope to have a pay pal account up soon.

Speaking of our military. Take a look at the Ft. Drum home page and Remember to pray for our soldiers both here and abroad everyday. http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/local/

Taste and See

What a delicious Sunday. I mean that literally. Many of us are still thinking about the Chocolate Cheese Cake that Pastor John had the ushers pass out at the beginning of service. Confusion set in for a moment as the sweet smell of chocolate wafted in the air and down the aisle. The topic was based on the Scripture, Psalms 34:8 “ O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” KJV Mouth’s watered as they waited for the cake to arrive at their seat. It is not every Sunday that you are encouraged to eat during a message.

The passage tells us that God desires mankind to take a taste of His love for them.

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  There are so many of us that feel as if God is sitting on His throne waiting to pound us if we make a mistake. When really He wants us to look to Him for help to change and become the person He created us to be. We have to take a taste of His love for us and see for ourselves.


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  In the verse before God promises that His angels encamp round about in protection of God’s people and in the verse after God promises provision. Taste and see and be blessed.


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  Some of us chaff against the message because we’ve had some bad taste associated with God. Maybe people have hurt us. Maybe we haven’t gotten an answer to prayer in the way we wanted. Maybe we are in circumstances that seem so hard. The Lord beckons’ us to taste and believe His love and care for us.
  
  

Principles of Praise Series

Pastor John spoke this week on the fact that we need to frequently come into the Presence of the Lord. It is not rote or obligation...when we will be willing to make an effort to immerse ourselves in His presence he will come near to us. Pastor encouraged us this week to draw near. Hear are 3 different types of songs that will touch the hearts of people. Choose one today and come boldy into the throne room.

My Redeemer Lives


My Hope is in you


LIfehouse Skit

Revealed when you least expect it

I found a funny video on Godtube labled Horrible Baby Sitter.



Like the babysitter in this video we may think no one sees what is going on in our everyday life until the truth is revealed. The ending of this video shows that only God can erase sin and bring a person to Himself. As I thought about it I was reminded that even Christians who are on their way to heaven need to remember that they have a God who sees our life and corrects us as father would because He loves us and wants us to live an abundant life. Have you ever had a moment of "corrective revelation"?

"I have a dream"----What is your Character?

Martin Luther King Day, Written Sunday---
Earlier today after church my husband and I talked to our son , Joshua about his plans since there is no school on Martin Luther King Day. He'll be working and studying for midterms. I got wondering if sometimes special days slip by as just an extra day off without thought about what the day means. I began to think about Kings famous "I have a dream speech" and one line resounded in my spirit. " I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I ask myself black, white, yellow, whatever color we are....looking to the truth of this statement would we be satisfied with the judgment of our character? I'm not talking about legalistic rules that bind us and take our freedom from us, but of choosing to do that wihich is right in God's eyes. I'm talking about choosing to walk in intergrity rather than the easy way which selfishly chooses that which helps our cause regardless of the effects on others. If people judged us upon our character would they find us honest and hardworking? Would they find us growing in the fruit of the Spirit and walking in the character of God? What steps are you taking this year to improve your godly character. What changes would you have to make if truly others judged us by our character rather than something as superficial as our color. Listen to the whole Martin Luther King speech with this link and ask the Lord to challenge you on this day of remembrance. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Principles of Praise

Pastor John has been speaking about the Principles of Praise the past few weeks and I'll have the sermons loaded on the web-site soon. One comment he made has really stuck with me. He said that he loves to sing and praise in the car. That is so true. We've been married 20 years and I can attest we've always had praise on in the car and he loves it....thankfully as he mentioned....he never closes his eyes while driving. Tonight as I was on God tube I came across a sweet video of a gentelman singing in his car with all his heart. Here it is. What ways do you like to praise the Lord? I love to type my praise on the computer while listening to praise music. Perhaps you'd like to upload a video to Godtube.com and then either send me a link to upload it here through the comments page of the church website or the comments here on the blog . We'd love to hear from you today. Praise the Lord.