From your Pastors

"And the people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshipped." Exodus 4:31 "The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us" Exodus 5:21 "If only the Lord had sh...

This post is based on Brian Chesemore's sermon, From Bad to Worse given on October 28, 2018. Sometimes our faithful obedience brings hardship into our life. When this happens, it can leave us wondering if our obedience really matters or if God truly cares. Last Sunday, Pastor Brian walked us through Exodus 5 to help us think and respond biblically during difficult trial...

God calls his people to remember what He has done in history. Deuteronomy 15:5 reads, "You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm." And later Deuteronomy 7:18 God commands "you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the LORD your God did to ...

"The promise of the exodus was starting to come true. The children of Israel were beginning to worship the God of their salvation."Phillip Ryken "The exodus was God's way of giving Pharaoh an education in theology, especially in the doctrine of GodBy his own admission, Pharaoh was an unbeliever." Phillip Ryken "[God's] ultimate plan was to lead Israel out of Egypt altoge...

A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to sit under the preaching of Jared Mellinger, Senior Pastor of Covenant Fellowship Church in Pennsylvania. During his study of Isaiah 1, Jared felt the theme of biblical justice weighing on his soul and desired to write a response. What follows is a brief poem which Jared shared in his sermon, His Mercy Is More: God of Majesty! Y...

This post is based on CJ Mahaney's sermon, A Strange and Eventful Journey, given on October 21, 2018. Have you ever been afraid of something that other people around you weren't afraid of? Maybe it's jumping off a diving board, or sleeping in the dark, or walking into your basement. Do you ever feel silly for being afraid of something when others don't seem to be and yo...

"From beginning to end, the entire exodus was the result of God's sovereign decree. The deliverance of Israel from Egypt is entirely God's doing and under his complete control. The impending Exodus is a play in which God is the author, producer, director, and principal actor. Even when Pharaoh took his turn on the stage, God received all the applause. Like everything else ...

Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of sending several of our pastors, members, and PC students to the Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference in Florida. From the faithful sermons (speakers including our very own CJ, Jeff, and Bob), to the passionate worship, the Pastors Conference is always a highlight of our year! The theme of the 2018 Pastors Conference was "Servan...

This post is based on CJ Mahaney's sermon, Here I am, Send Someone Else,given on October 14, 2018. Have you ever been asked to do something that you really didn't want to do? Well, that is exactly what we saw in the life of Moses this past Sunday as Pastor CJ opened up God's Word to us from Exodus 4. God shared with Moses His plan to redeem the Hebrew people, who were ens...

Our 6th Anniversary Church Picnic was definitely one for the books!While there was some controversy over the water balloon toss champions, the Barker Community Group was the true winner of the relay race! The Pastors had a "surprise" whipped cream attack, and everyone enjoyed Julie Kauflin and Reuben Foster's BBQ (a gift from God)!Thank you to everyone who served so wonder...