Maybe you’re afraid to share your faith because you don’t know what to say. Or maybe you’re sharing the Gospel but nothing is happening; people aren’t committing their lives to Christ. Are you doing something wrong?You can’t open someone’s heart to the truth of the Gospel—but God can, by His Spirit. The Apostle Paul wasn’t eloquent, but God used him because he depended on the Holy Spirit to guide ...  Read More

Pastor Chet’s Common CenseThe Text -   John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.The Thought -This is one of the most basic and important passages in Scripture. How can we know the way to God? Only through Jesus. Jesus is the way because he is both God and man. By uniting our lives with his, we are united with God. Trust Jesus to...  Read More

The Text -   Acts 9:66 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.The Thought -At the light and voice, and appearance of Christ, and especially at the words last spoken; he was now overwhelmed to the heart, and filled with a sense of sin,  loaded with guilt, and had d...  Read More

The Text -  Hebrews 11:6   But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.The Thought -Unlike In fact, it is impossible to please God without faith. This would have functioned as a warning to those Hebrew Christians whose faith was wavering. No one (not Abel, Enoch, or anyone else) can ...  Read More

Pastor Chet’s Common CenseThe Text - 1 Corinthians 12:4-64 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord;6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.The Thought -There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, different kinds of service in the church, and different ways God works in ...  Read More