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3/24/2024 | Cheering Crowds and Talking Rocks Core Truth: While Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday was met with great joy by only a few genuine worshipers who saw Him for who He really was – their long promised Messiah – a much larger crowd of religious leaders who were also there saw Him as a very serious threat to their own positions of power, and soon made sure that He was nailed to a cross in hopes of settling that issue once and for all. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/17/2024 | A Faith that Withstands the Storms Core Truth: The question is not IF the storms of life may come at some point into our lives, but rather it’s simply a matter of WHEN, and waiting until that moment to discover whether we have built our lives on the right foundation can be a fatal mistake. The wise person decides well ahead of time to build on the only foundation that is sure to last – the decision to follow Christ and Him alone. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/3/2024 | The Key to a Fruitful Life Core Truth: Death is always necessary for any sort of harvest to occur. This is a universal principle and if it applied to our Lord then surely it applies to us. We, too, will only bear fruit that is eternal to the extent that we are willing to die to self and all its wishes, aspirations, and demands, whereas whatever we are clinging to that He has asked us to surrender will cause us to remain unfruitful for eternity – the place and time where it matters most. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/25/2024 | The Matrix of Christian Ministry Core Truth: Whether we realize it or not, every believer is called to some sort of Christian ministry and if we allow Him to, God will use everything we’ve been through from the moment of our birth until now – whether good or bad – as the “matrix” or means of shaping our lives for maximum service and usefulness to Him and of greatest blessing to others. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/18/2024 | The God We Serve, A Look at Who God Is and Why He Merits Our Trust and Love Core Truth: Someone has asked: “Why does our view of God matter so much?” And their own answer to their question was “We must pursue an accurate view of God and not lose sight of His true nature. Our relationship with God, a result of our view of Him, is what makes us who we are. He loves us and He wants to have a relationship with us, which starts by getting to know Him for who He really is.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/11/2024 | A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken Core Truth: In a world which is being shaken in every sense of the word – from literal earthquakes, floods and other elements of nature, to political and social turmoil and upheaval, to violence and warfare – both here in our nation and even on a global scale, the call of our Scripture today is to remember Whose we are and how we are to live and conduct ourselves in such momentous times. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/4/2024 | Our Ever-Faithful God Core Truth: “Faith deals with the invisible things of God. It refuses to be ruled by the physical senses. Faith is able to say, ‘You can do what you like, because I know God is going to take care of me. He has promised to bless me wherever he leads me.’ Remember that even when every demon in hell stands against us, the God of Abraham remains faithful to all His promises. Jesus Christ can do anything but fail His own people who trust Him.” (Jim Cymbala) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/28/2024 | The Power and Purpose of Thanksgiving, Praise and Worship Core Truth: Praise always precedes worship. Until we praise God – that is, until we recognize and acknowledge how infinitely great and awesome He is, and until our hearts are filled with gratitude for all He has done for us, we will not worship Him – that is, we will not bow down before Him as our Lord and offer our lives in service to Him. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/21/2024 | Where Is Your Faith? Core Truth: The storms of life in which we may find ourselves always reveal at least two important things: one, how genuine the quality of our trust in God and His work in our lives really is… and two, how absolutely sufficient Christ is in bringing us to safe harbor, even when it means passing through some of the most difficult and treacherous storms we may be facing, because His own ironclad promise is “and behold, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually – regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the very end (consummation) of the age.” (Matthew 28:20b) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/14/2024 | The Gospel – God’s Answer to Man’s Dilemma Core Truth: Someone has very wisely said that “the Gospel is not God angrily saying ‘Turn to Me or I’ll send you to hell.’ Rather, the gospel is God’s Mercy and Grace saying “You are already on your way to hell! Turn to Me and I’ll save you!” As succinct and forthright an explanation as one could ask for, and one that the world desperately needs to hear? |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/7/2024 | Christ, The Perfect Sacrifice Core Truth: If we could ever say that God faced a dilemma, it would be how to repair the awful separation from His beloved creatures caused by mankind’s willful disobedience in the Garden of Eden. What could possibly be done that would be adequate in restoring God and man to the unbroken fellowship that they had both once enjoyed? The only answer had to be in the form of a perfect sacrifice – one that would be sufficient to meet the unbending demands of an absolutely holy and righteous God while also dealing with Man’s sinful rebellion, this re-opening the door to the Edenic fellowship both had enjoyed before the Fall. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/31/2023 | Looking Unto Jesus… A Great Way to End One Year & Begin Another Core Truth: However unexpected, unpredictable, and even unwanted some of the changes be that God allows to come into our lives – none is without divine purpose and ultimate benefit to our success and well-being if we will…with God’s grace and help, “fix our eyes on the Author and Finisher of our faith” – the One who out of sheer mercy and love reached out and saved us and started us on our journey unto eternal life, and has promised to get us all safely home. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/24/2023 | In the Fullness of Time, An Encouraging Look at God’s Timing and Ways of Working in Our Lives Core Truth: Not only are God’s ways always perfect but also His timing! Not only does He rule and overrule in the affairs of men and nations, but also in the most minute details of our own lives as His children – and nowhere is this more evident than in this wonderful event we celebrate each year called Christmas. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/10/2023 | The Terms of Our Peace We must accept Jesus’ terms of surrender |
Minister Davon Gray | ||
12/3/2023 | The Hope that we have in Christ Jesus is Logos in a world of chaos, Life in the midst of death, and Light in the domain of darkness. |
Dr. Randel Everett | ||
11/26/2023 | The King Is Coming! Core Truth: “The center of Christianity is the coming of the Son of God into the world as a real man to destroy the works of the devil and create a new people for His own glory. The very heart of our faith is that He did this by obeying the law of God, dying for the sins of His people, rising victorious over death, ascending to God’s right hand with all His enemies under His feet. The second coming of Christ is the completion of His saving work. If you take it away, the whole fabric of His saving work unravels.” (Dr. John Piper) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
11/19/2023 | Trusting God in the Hard Places of Life Core Truth: God’s love for us as His children is unconditional and there is absolutely nothing we can do to lessen nor increase it, and the same is also true about His faithfulness. These two realities are among the great and unchanging constants of the Universe – as He said through the prophet Isaiah When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Isaiah 43:2-3 |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
11/12/2023 | Living Our Lives in Christ How does living in Christ change our mindset? |
Minister Devon Gray | ||
10/29/2023 | It Shall Come to Pass…. Core Truth: A glorious and wonderful fact is that from the smallest and most seemingly insignificant events in our own personal lives, to the most monumental and global-sized events happening and yet to happen in our world, almighty God is going to see to it that whatever He has said He is going to do will surely come to pass! |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
10/22/2023 | The Mountain of the House of the Lord Core Truth: In light of the latest chaos and violence currently happening in the Middle East, it may be hard to imagine anything ever improving or true peace ever coming to world. However, the Word of the Lord throughout Scripture in general, and in today’s text in particular, assures us that the day will come when Christ, the Prince of Peace, will Himself bring the true and lasting peace that is so desperately needed and that ultimately there will be many – beginning with Israel – who are ready to “walk in the light of the Lord.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
10/15/2023 | The Word of the Lord Concerning Israel Core Truth: The recent tragic events now unfolding in the Middle East have once again reminded me of something I’ve personally believed for years; that while there are many crises that have arisen to dominate much of the world’s attention from time to time, sooner or later God sovereignly allows things to happen that force the world’s attention back once again to the nation of Israel. Such, I believe, is the case with the current situation and in today’s message we’ll take a look at what may actually be happening now, what God’s Final End Game is going to look like, and what we can do to be prepared for it. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
10/8/2023 | Where is Your Refuge? Core Truth:"Be Still and know that I am God" |
Don Foster | ||
10/1/2023 | There Remains Yet a Rest Core Truth: While most Christians understand the call to rest in Christ for our salvation, many have not learned the truth of resting in Him in all areas of our lives – a reality that once discovered can enable us increasingly to live a peace-filled life even in some of life’s most difficult circumstances. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/24/2023 | Staying Connected and Being Pruned: The Keys to Eternal Salvation and Fruitfulness Core Truth: Everyone is connected to a “vine” of some sort, but only those who are truly in Christ and who remain connected to Him can experience genuine fruitfulness. And it is also only those who are willing to submit to the often painful process of divine pruning who will experiences that level of fruitfulness that delights the Father’s heart and validates one’s claim to being a true follower of Christ. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/17/2023 | Our Times Are in His Hands Core Truth is: Contrary to what we might expect or prefer, being chosen and loved by God does not exempt us from life’s many problems and like David and all of the saints through the ages, trusting God in the hard places of life is always a choice. However, if in our own times of trial and adversity we are willing to trust our wise and loving heavenly Father as David did, then we, too, can join him in saying “You are my God. My times are in Your hands.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/10/2023 | Real Rest for the Weary Core Truth: Trying to ‘keep the rules’ and follow Christ in our own strength will – literally – wear us out! It is only as we enter into the sweet reality of knowing that because of the His finished work on our behalf at Calvary we are now and forever ‘accepted in the Beloved’ that we can actually start to understand and enjoy the reality that His yoke truly is easy and His burden really is light. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/3/2023 | The Blood of Christ: The Most Powerful Force in the World Core Truth: “The blood stands out in solitary majesty, the only rock of our salvation. This blood is not simply the only thing that can save, but must save alone. Put anything with the blood of Christ, and you are lost; trust to anything else with this and you perish. Morality will keep you out of jail, but only the blood of Jesus will keep you out of hell. Beloved, it is a thought which ought to make our hearts leap within us, that through Jesus’s blood there is not a spot left upon any believer, not a wrinkle nor any such thing.” Charles Spurgeon |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
8/27/2023 | A Place Called Heaven Core Truth: We, Christians, have often been accuse of being so ‘heavenly minded that we’re of no earthly good.’ However, I do believe it can be empirically proven that throughout history quite the opposite is true… that the people who have made the most significant impact in this world are those who have been the most preoccupied with the one that is to come… and who would have understood quite clearly what the late Missionary Jim Elliot meant when he said: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
8/20/2023 | Habakkuk – A Prophet for Our Times Core Truth: “Habakkuk provides us with one of the most remarkable sections in all of Scripture – an extended dialogue between God and one of His prophets. Habakkuk initiated this conversation because of his distress about God’s seeming inaction in the world. He wanted to see God do something more, particularly in the area of bringing justice to evildoers.” (The Swindoll Study Bible) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
8/13/2023 | The Sweet Treasure of Christian Community, Valuing Our Place in the Fellowship of the Saints Core Truth: “It Is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather visibly in this world to share God’s Word and sacrament. Not all Christians receive this blessing. The imprisoned, the sick, the scattered lonely, the proclaimers of the Gospel in heathen lands stand alone. They know that visible fellowship is a blessing.” (Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
8/6/2023 | How Far? How Hot? How Long? Questions Asked by Some of the Greatest of God’s Saints Core Truth: Trusting God is always easy when things are going well in our lives; but the true measure of our faith and confidence that our heavenly father really does know all about us and is closely watching over us comes when an unexpected test, trial, or a temptation appears – suddenly throwing us off our game, as the saying goes. We find ourselves being tempted to doubt in the darkness what we were so sure about in the light. It is especially at those times that He wants to bring us to a new level of faith and trust in Him – ‘The God Who does ALL things well!’ (Mark 7:37) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/30/2023 | The God Who Cares Core Truth:When we find ourselves in some of the hard places of life it is quite tempting to question whether God has forgotten about us or whether He really cares about what we may be experiencing. However, it is at such times we must come back to His unchanging Word and trust that in the end all will be well, and that as the Psalmist once said, we too “…will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” (Psalm 27:13) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/23/2023 | More Precious than Gold:The Profound Value God Places on Our Trials & Adversities Core Truth: Sooner or later we all must come to some sort of conclusion about the fact that pain, troubles, and adversities are part of human life. As one writer put it: “If life is to be meaningful, we need desperately to find a place for suffering in it and to discover how to cope with it,” and nowhere are we given a better means of doing that than with what we learn from the Apostle Peter in our Scripture text for today’s message. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/16/2023 | The Unpredictability of the Divine Adventure Core Truth: If there has been that moment in time where we genuinely gave our heart to Jesus Christ and are now seeking to walk with Him in our daily lives, then every single one of us is on an “unpredictably divine adventure” – a spiritual journey toward our only true “home” that will be every bit as “unpredictable” as the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the countless others who have found themselves walking the same path, and it is a journey that and only be made by walking “by faith and not by sight.”. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/9/2023 | The Safest Place in the World Core Truth: In a world that is facing increasingly difficult and troubled times, it is the wise person who takes the time to learn how to find and enter the secret place of a strong and resilient relationship with God that will enable them to not just endure but triumph victoriously over whatever the Adversary and his forces of darkness will surely seek to bring against them. And those who do so will find themselves actually living in “the safest place in the world,” regardless of circumstances they may face. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/2/2023 | On Hearing the Voice of God The Core Truth is: As important as hearing God speak to us in a way that first brought us to faith and salvation, equally important is our need to hear His voice on a day-by-day and moment-by-moment basis. Only this will enable us to live our lives in ways that maximize our personal peace, help us define our purpose, and determine our kingdom productivity, while bringing the most possible honor and glory to our Lord and the greatest blessing and encouragement to others. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
6/25/2023 | In Life or Death, What Contributes to Our Joy and Confidence? Seeking God as your refuge |
Rev. Tim Pewett | ||
6/11/2023 | What Is the Life That Pleases the Lord? Are you living the kind of life that pleases the Lord? |
Rev. Tim Pewett | ||
6/4/2023 | The Cup My Father Has Given Me Core Truth: “There was the cup; hell was in it; the Savior drank it – not a sip, and then a pause; not a draught, and then a ceasing; but He drained it till there is not a dreg left for any of His people! The great ten-thonged whip of the law was worn out upon His back; there is no lash left with which to smite one for whom Jesus died! The great bombardment of God’s justice has exhausted all its ammunition; there is nothing left to be hurled against a child of God!” (Spurgeon Sermon: “It Is Finished”) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/28/2023 | The Spirit Within and Upon, Celebrating Pentecost Sunday Core Truth: “The work of the Sprit is to impart life, to implant hope, to give liberty, to testify of Christ to guide us into all truth, to teach us all things, to comfort the believer, and to convict the world of sin.” (D.L. Moody) “Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind. We are useless.” (Spurgeon) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/21/2023 | The Family That Wouldn’t Drink the Wine Core Truth: As with Israel and Judah of old, God still puts a very high premium on the attention and obedience we give to His eternal Word – both as found in the sacred pages of the Bible and in His personal words of instruction or correction given to us by the voice of the Holy Spirit. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/14/2023 | Six Mothers’ Stories in the Bible Core Truth: “Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is true. Scarcely can the godly mother quit her home for a place of worship; but dream not that she is lost to the work of the church; far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty…You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, training them up in God’s fear, minding the house and making your household a church for God as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts.” (Charles Spurgeon) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/7/2023 | On Hearing the Word of the Lord Core Truth: The worst thing that can ever happen to an individual… a church… or a nation… is when God stops speaking! |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
4/30/2023 | The Tomb Is Empty & Christ Is Risen…Now What? Core Truth: Someone has wisely said that “It seems like too many people and ministries go right back to business as usual after Easter is over. They celebrated the empty tomb, but they celebrated the empty tomb from their personal vantage point. Most people give very little thought to what the empty tomb requires of us once we accept Him as Lord and Savior, but in a world increasingly filled with hopelessness and despair our witness as to what Christ’s resurrection really means is needed now more than ever.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
4/23/2023 | Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omnibenevolent King Jesus You are: |
Minister Davon Gray | ||
4/16/2023 | He is Worthy Trust in the Lord. See His character, His kindness, His goodness, His faithfulness and His unfailing love. Sing His praises. |
Rev. Tim Pewett | ||
4/9/2023 | lf Christ Be Not Risen… (The Implications Are Staggering) Core Truth: “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that He said; if He didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what He said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like His teaching but whether or not He rose from the dead.” Dr. Tim Keller. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
4/2/2023 | All Hail to the King! Core Truth: As with Israel at a most critical moment of their national life, so today both nations … churches … and even individuals are ever in danger of missing God’s blessings and grace by failing to recognize the time of His divine visitations. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/26/2023 | The Joy & Wonder of Being in Christ Core Truth: Becoming a Christian is not a matter of signing up for a series of do’s and don’ts that are based on our ability to perform. Rather, becoming a Christian is a matter of freely receiving the incredible gift of a brand new life in Christ – a life filled to overflowing with everything needed to please God, bless and encourage others, and live lives that will be eternal in their consequence. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/19/2023 | What to Do When Trouble Comes, The Ultimate Usefulness of Adversity Core Truth: “Present suffering is not enjoyable, but life would be worth little without it. The difference between iron and steel is fire, but steel is worth all it costs. Iron ore may think itself senselessly tortured in the furnace, but when the watch-spring looks back, it knows better. David enjoyed pain and trouble no more than we do, but the time came when he admitted that they had been good for him. Though the aspect of suffering is hard, the prospect is hopeful, and the retrospect will start a song, if we are ‘the called according to His purpose,’ in suffering.” (M.D. Babcock) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/12/2023 | Chosen by God… but for What? A Look at God’s Plan & Our Place in It, Part II Core Truth: While we may never in this life come to full understanding or agreement on such great doctrines as those of Predestination versus Free Will, the more important practical reality is that whether we ever grasp it or not, for His own gracious reasons our loving Heavenly Father was quite intentional in choosing us to be His own, and wisdom would seem to dictate that we focus more on the ‘why’ than on the ‘what’. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/5/2023 | Chosen by God: A Look at God’s Plan & Our Place in It Core Truth: “Unconditional election means that our election is decided by God according to His purpose, according to His sovereign will. It is not based upon some foreseen condition that some of us meet and others fail to meet. It is not based on our willing or our running, but upon the sovereign purpose of God.” (R.C. Sproul) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/26/2023 | Everything We Need…For Living a Life that Really Matters Core Truth: “With our initial salvation, God has equipped us – by the indwelling Spirit – with an introductory packet that includes everything we need. We have access to resources which, when utilized, will result in usefulness and fruitfulness both horizontally – in our relationships with others – and vertically – in our relationship with God. But having the right equipment is no guarantee that we’ll benefit from it. We must use that equipment properly.” (Chuck Swindoll). |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/19/2023 | Transitioning into the Mind of Christ: A Lifelong Assignment & Process Core Truth is: A wise person once said “The Devil doesn’t care how much theology you know… just as long as you don’t use any of it.” There is a great difference between appreciating Truth and appropriating it, and perhaps nowhere is this more true than when it comes to learning how to truly access what we have been given – the actual mind of Christ – the powerful resource with which to live godly and effective lives for Him while here on earth. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/12/2023 | We've Been Given the Mind of Christ – Now What? Core Truth: While at the very moment of our New Birth we are given the mind of Christ, it is only through the lifelong process of ‘renewing our minds’ that we can begin to understand what that means and how it alone is the key to living a truly God-pleasing and God-honoring life. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
2/5/2023 | Receiving the Mind of Christ, The Power of a Prioritized Life Core Truth: The things that are on our personal lists of priorities are probably not in the same order as God’s list for us. And while upon receiving Christ we are indeed given a new mind, even the very mind of Christ, it is only by the constant process of ‘renewing our minds’ that our priorities begin to come into line with what God really has planned for us, and the more we do that the more we will be amazed at the power of a prioritized life! |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/29/2023 | Church & Culture: A Mandate for Engagement Core Truth: A Biblically engaged church is a church that seeks to understand and live out the God-intended role in the culture in which it has been providentially placed, ever vigilant lest it be co-opted by that culture and thus rendered largely ineffective by the very environment it seeks to serve and redeem for the glory of God. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/22/2023 | Before I Formed You in the Womb Core Truth: A compromised church quickly becomes a voiceless church whose presence and witness in the culture is largely ignored and effectively neutralized, whereas, an engaged church empowered by courage and commitment to the Truth, has been known to even alter the course of human history. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/15/2023 | God at Work Core Truth: If we could ever actually grasp what God is really seeking to do in us as His children and what the amazing consequences of that are actually going to be, everything would be different – from how we see our problems and adversities, to how we spend our time and money, to how in general we live our daily lives. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/8/2023 | Rich Gifts for a New Year Core Truth: Every new year is filled with 365 days of the unknown, unexpected, and at times – if we only knew – the unwanted. However, we do well to remind ourselves that if we are truly followers of Christ we really do have nothing to fear since God has already promised to walk with us, work in and through us, and help us make each of those days useful and productive, both to our best interests and to His eternal glory, and to that end He has already given us rich gifts for facing a new year. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
1/1/2023 | All Things New Core Truth: In a world that is rapidly becoming darker and more ominous – even to the point that as our Lord predicted “men’s hearts are failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth” (Lk. 21:26), God’s message of hope for a hopeless world is that in the midst of it all, He offers a glorious new and eternal future for all who put their trust in Him, and He has secured that promise through the life, death and resurrection of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/25/2022 | Why Celebrate Christmas? Core Truth: In a world increasingly wracked by wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes and natural disasters; plagues and pandemics now costing millions of lives, and the raw face of evil becoming rapidly more open and unrestrained, I would argue that the need to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas is greater than it has ever been! |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/24/2022 | The Government Shall be Upon His Shoulder Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/18/2022 | The High Cost of Christmas Core Truth: As wonderful as the sights and sounds of Christmas are that bring us such joy and elation at this time of the year, we forget or perhaps have never even really thought about the fact that the wonder and joy of Christmas was born in a matrix of danger and death, suffering and adversity, anguish and loss at depths of levels that can hardly be imagined. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/11/2022 | What’s In a Name? Core Truth: In last Sunday’s sermon we talked about What Shall We Name the Baby? as we emphasized the fact that names really do mean something. Today, we will consider just a few of the over 200 names or titles given to Christ in Scripture and how those names have relevance for us as Christians. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
12/4/2022 | What Shall We Name the Baby? Core Truth: Throughout human history names have always carried their own meanings and significance… sometimes easily understood, and at other times rather puzzling and even humorous. However, as we once again celebrate the wonderful season of Christmas, we need to remind ourselves that “it’s ALL about HIM! And that long after every other name has faded into history – there is one Name that will stand forever and before which every knee shall bow… in heaven… and on earth… and under the earth… and every tongue will confess that He is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
11/27/2022 | The Hope of a Coming King The Hope of a Coming King |
Rev. Tim Pewett | ||
11/20/2022 | The Glorious Future of the Church Core Truth: If we could ever begin to really understand God’s eternal purposes for every one of us who has been born again by the Holy Spirit and been made part of His Bride, the Church, it would radically affect every aspect of how we are living our lives right now… from how we spend our time, our money, and our energy, to how we use our gifts and talents in our day-to-day living here on earth as we come to understand ever more fully the apostle Paul’s declaration in Romans 8:18, ‘whatever the sufferings of this present life may be, they are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us!’ |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
11/13/2022 | Can He Get a Witness? Are you willing to be a witness for Jesus? |
Rev. Tim Pewett | ||
11/6/2022 | Why Should We Defend the Persecuted? We should defend the persecuted because: |
Dr. Randel Everett | ||
10/30/2022 | Entering God’s Rest Core Truth: God simply wants us to trust Him and believe that whether it comes to our salvation, our sanctification, or our service for Him, He is quite ready and willing to do for us, in us, and through us what we cannot possibly do for ourselves. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
10/23/2022 | The Rapture of the Church: What Is It and Should It Excite or Scare Us? Core Truth: The scriptural truth about the Rapture or “catching away” of all believers in Christ is not meant to create fear or apprehension. Rather, it is intended to motivate us to do the work He has for us to do while there is still time, and to live our personal lives in a constant state of readiness and expectation as we seek to persuade others to also be ready for the Lord’s return. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
10/16/2022 | Part 4 – The Ultimate Destiny and Glory of the Nation of Israel (Continued) Core Truth: A common understanding of these prophetic words is that just when Israel has finally been able to negotiate a peace with her neighbors – a peace that many scholars believe will be brokered between the Antichrist and his forces – this “Man of Sin” (2 Thess. 2:3) and his armies will invade Israel in an attempt to establish his own seat of world government in Jerusalem, even proclaiming that he himself is God (2 Thess. 2:4), which will trigger Christ’s Second Coming with His Church and the armies of heaven to destroy him “with the breath of His mouth, and with the brightness of His coming.” (2 Thess. 2:8). |
The Return of Christ and the Future of Israel | Pastor Don Kroah | |
10/9/2022 | Part 3 – The Ultimate Destiny and Glory of the Nation of Israel Core Truth: God’s plans and purposes for mankind – made before the foundation of the world – are well underway and are not meant to be secretive or cryptic. However, to understand those plans and how we as His church fit into them, we need to understand the unique role He has given to the nation of Israel, an understanding that, unfortunately, many Christians today don’t have. |
The Return of Christ and the Future of Israel | Pastor Don Kroah | |
10/2/2022 | Part 2 - God’s Answer to the World’s Arrogance & Rebellion Core Truth: Our Scripture today is “a celebration of the unquestionable supremacy of God and His Messiah over all the rebellious forces of humanity, making the dramatic point that to attempt rebellion against God is absurd, because God has already decided the matter and has invested His power and authority into a human king, His Messiah. There is no question as to who would win in a confrontation between God and His Messiah on the one hand and rebellious humanity on the other: God wins. It cannot be any other way. Moreover, God wins through His Messiah. As far as humanity is concerned, there ends up being no substantial distinction between God and His Messiah. You serve God by serving His Messiah. If you rebel against the Messiah, you rebel against God Himself. To trust in the Messiah is to trust in God. (BiteSizeExegisis.com) |
The Return of Christ and the Future of Israel | Pastor Don Kroah | |
9/25/2022 | Part 1 - What God Is About to Do in and Through His Chosen Nation Core Truth: There are a number of rapidly increasing signs that our Lord’s return to earth is very close at hand and that we, as His church and bride, are not to be taken by surprise, but rather are to be found wide awake and fully engaged in preparing for that incredible event. And among those signs are what is now unfolding in world events in general, and with the nation of Israel in particular. |
The Return of Christ and the Future of Israel | Pastor Don Kroah | |
9/18/2022 | The Story of the Unblessed Brother Core Truth: How long have we "lived in the Father's house and failed to understand His heart?" The more we recognize how much we ourselves have been given by sheer grace the more patient, generous and forgiving we will find ourselves able to be toward others. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/11/2022 | Walking With a Limp, Jacob’s Life-Changing Encounter With God Core Truth:While we are often prone to blame the weaknesses of our flesh as the reason for our failure to live better lives as Christians, the truth of the matter is really not that we are too weak, but that we are too strong…too strong in self-will and self-sufficiency as we struggle to live the Christian life our way and in our own strength, instead of learning to allow the all-sufficient Christ to simply live His own victorious life in and through us – something He is patiently longing to do. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
9/4/2022 | Don’t Hang Up Your Harp! Living With Grace in an Ungracious World Core Truth: If what we say about our faith is true – that like Abraham of old, we really do “look for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God,” then why should we stop singing the songs of Zion, hang up our harps in despair, and wistfully long for the more peaceful and predictable days now gone by? It is certainly not what Paul and Silas did while languishing in the inner dungeon of a Philippian jail! |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
8/28/2022 | A Theology of the Church, Understanding the Mind of Christ for His Church, Part 3 Core Truth: If we as Christ’s followers could ever begin to grasp the incredible future that has already been prepared and waiting for us upon Christ’s return to this earth, it would change everything in our lives … from how we spend our time, to how we raise our families, as to what we do with our money, to how we control our behavior and our speech, and even what we tolerate in our daily thought life. Literally everything about us would undergo radical transformation and reorientation, and truth be told, that is what true sanctification of the believer is really all about. |
A Theology of the Church | Pastor Don Kroah | |
8/21/2022 | A Theology of the Church, Part 2: Understanding the Mind of Christ for His Church Core Truth: Far from being the impotent, irrelevant, and inconsequential presence that much of the world assumes it to be, when Christ returns His Church will be the ONE thing He considers worth saving and the primary means by which He will one day rule the world, and all who accept His call to join Him in His great work must understand several important things. |
A Theology of the Church | Pastor Don Kroah | |
8/14/2022 | Theology of the Church, Part 1: Understanding the Mind of Christ for His Church Core Truth: Far from being the impotent, irrelevant, and inconsequential presence that much of the world assumes it to be, when Christ returns His Church will be the ONE thing He considers worth saving and the primary means by which He will one day rule the world, and all who accept His call to join Him in His great work must understand several important things. |
A Theology of the Church | Pastor Don Kroah | |
7/24/2022 | The Gift of Inadequacy, Learning to Live in the Sufficiency of Christ Core Truth: None of us likes to feel inadequate – whether it’s on our job, in our role as parents, or most any other situation we may have to deal with from day to day. However, the Bible shows us quite clearly that not only did some of God’s greatest servants experience great feelings of inadequacy, but they discovered that those very limitations were what qualified them to be used of God to do great and mighty things for Him and His kingdom here on earth. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/17/2022 | A Theology of Prayer, Praying Prayers That Get Results The Core Truth: "God promises us in His Word that He hears every word that we pray to Him. Like a good parent, He is waiting, ready, and willing to listen to our worries, concerns, and needs. Whether we are seeking forgiveness, strength, or healing, prayer provides the channel to communicate with God and receive supernatural strength and power!” crosswalk.com |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/10/2022 | Dwelling in the Secret Place: Insulation versus Isolation Core Truth: We live in a greatly troubled and increasingly dangerous world. However, for Christians – true followers of Christ – those are the very conditions in which He has called us to win the lost, to love one another devotedly, and to spread the good news of the Gospel in every way we can as we prepare ourselves for His imminent return. Such an assignment demands that we learn the secret of “dwelling in the secret place.” |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
7/3/2022 | The End of All Things Core Truth: If ever there was a time when the spiritual acuity of every Christian should be operating at an increasingly sharp level it is now … as events on every front – globally, nationally, regionally and locally – are shouting at us that things cannot go on as they are … that something decisive and dramatic is about to occur and that God expects His people to be “dressed for service and our lamps burning brightly.” (Luke 12:35) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
6/26/2022 | When Christ Returns: A Word of Hope for a Hopeless World Core Truth: As conditions in our nation and world become ever darker and more dangerous it is time to remind ourselves that God is fully aware of what is happening…that His mercy endures forever…but that His patience has limits…and that He has already prepared the ultimate answer in the Person of His son, who when He returns will “make all things new.” (Rev. 21:5) |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
6/19/2022 | A Father’s Legacy, Fatherhood – A Sacred Trust Core Truth: Every father leaves a legacy of some sort to his family and since fatherhood is one of the most powerful forces in our children’s lives, it is a sacred trust - a trust that our heavenly Father stands ready to help us fulfill despite our own inadequacies, failures and limitations. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
6/12/2022 | A Theology of Waiting! The Importance of Waiting Upon God (Part 2) Core Truth:“A spiritual kingdom lies all about us, enclosing us, embracing us, altogether within reach of our inner selves, waiting for us to recognize it. God Himself is here awaiting our response to His presence. This eternal world will come alive to us the moment we begin to reckon upon its reality.” A.W. Tozer |
A Theology of Waiting! | Pastor Don Kroah | |
6/5/2022 | A Theology of Waiting! The Importance of Waiting for God (Part 1) Core Truth: “Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given.” G. Campbell Morgan |
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5/29/2022 | Why Does Life Have to Be So Hard? Finding God’s purposes in our troubles, trials, and tribulations Core Truth: While no rational person likes or welcomes suffering and difficulty; Scripture is quite clear as to what has caused it…when it will ultimately end…and how in the meantime if we are willing, it can transform the lives of those who put their trust in God. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/22/2022 | Can We Run with the Horses? Core Truth: While it is natural for us as people of God to question why God allows evil men to prosper and never seems to judge them or call them to account, the reality is that as ‘scattered exiles’ we are being called to live for Him across the grain of a world headed for judgment on a monumental scale and He wants us to know that in the end, ALL WILL BE WELL for those who put their trust in Hm. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/15/2022 | No More Delays! Core Truth: As with the nations of Israel and Judah of old, the danger remains today that the people of God – the very people who should know better – may have become so compromised by the ‘spirit of the age’ – the values and judgements of the culture – that we, too, are in great danger of failing to realize how very near God’s final judgment of the world and the return of Christ may actually be. In light of these imminent realities, what time is it? |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
5/8/2022 | Scattered Exiles … Part 2 Core Truth: Because as God’s “Scattered Elect” we have been providentially sown into the cultural soil of an alien and hostile world, it is an absolute certainty that we will be “temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations.” In light of that we are called to do certain things which will help to make us strong in our faith, conform us more fully to the likeness of Christ, and prepare us to stand unashamed before the Lord whenever He may choose to call us home. |
Scattered Exiles | Pastor Don Kroah | |
5/1/2022 | Scattered Exiles... Core Truth: Over the course of biblical history, God has often used “scattering” as His method of choice for kingdom growth, and what may seem like a setback (going to Egypt, being exiled, persecution, or even a pandemic!) may be His catalysts for paradigm shifts and future kingdom growth that will have a lasting impact on the Church’s effectiveness, as well as the individual believer’s personal growth and ultimate triumph. |
Scattered Exiles | Pastor Don Kroah | |
4/24/2022 | One Thing Lacking Core Truths: |
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4/17/2022 | The Implications of Christ’s Resurrection Core Truth: The certainty of Christ’s resurrection from the dead is THE pivotal point in human history and implication of its not occurring are profound beyond all we can imagine. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
4/15/2022 | What Can Possibly be Good About Good Friday? Three reasons why this “darkest day in human history” deserves to be called Good Friday. |
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4/3/2022 | The Perfect Christ, God’s Perfect Gift to an Imperfect World Core Truth: While as the apostle Paul declared, by one man’s actions sin and all its destructive consequences were released into what had been a perfect world, God the Father chose to offer a way of escape and complete restoration of all who will believe in and receive His perfect Gift, the Perfect Christ. |
Pastor Don Kroah | ||
3/27/2022 | Who do you say that Jesus is? The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Jesus is the Son of God, fully God and fully man. He was born and lived a sinless life. He died, was buried, and He rose again from the dead. He will come again, in glory, one day to judge the living and the dead. Who do you say that Jesus is? |
Tim Pewett | ||
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