Pastor’s weekly newsletter | 10-15-2021

We continue to pray that you are safe and well on this October Friday morning.

This Sunday I will be preaching on the 7 worst words you often hear in churches, organizations and companies. “We’ve always done it that way before!” There is a fascinating passage in the Gospel of Mark where the Pharisees are complaining to Jesus about the disciples not washing their hands before eating their dinner. Jesus basically calls the Pharisees a bunch of hypocrites who only worship God because it makes them look good.

This is not about hygiene as we know it’s very important to wash our hands before eating. This is about traditions and being bound to those traditions where a person can’t be open to the Messiah coming to save them from their sins. We also need to be open to the leading of the power of the Holy Spirit in our churches and in our lives because we can like Captain Kirk said, “boldly go where no one has gone before!”

Please keep in your prayers this morning, Barry Gibson, Beth Childress, Marika Smith and others who may be facing unknown challenges. May God bless them and strengthen them this day.