THERE are many significant places in our lives. The place where we were born and then the place or places where we grew up. The place where we went to school and graduated. The places where we worked and where we work now. There are also those places which carry significant meaning to us; places [...]
God’s Promises for Kids and Parents
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Free Of Wants
ONE of the seven I AM declarations of Jesus from the book of John is found in chapter 10, verse eleven and reads, “I AM the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” WHY does God refer to us as sheep? Aren’t we a whole lot smarter than sheep? Aren’t [...]
Johnny Lingo’s Love – Monthly Letter To The Church
MANY years ago, on a far away island, there lived a young man named Johnny Lingo. Johnny fell in love with a girl named Sarita, and he wanted to marry her. The people of the Island thought he was crazy because Sarita was, well how shall we say it, not very attractive. Surely he was [...]
True Wealth – Monthly Letter To The Church
THERE is a great deal of fear and apprehension concerning this upcoming new year. Most “New Years” come on the heels of gratefulness over the past year’s successes, vows that things will be different for past mistakes, and an overall excitement and anticipation that the next year will be better. But I don’t get that [...]
The Seven Braids Of Strength
SAMSON is one of the most interesting and puzzling men of the Bible. Listed in the Hall of Faith from Hebrews chapter 11, and yet he had as many problems and shortcomings as anyone you’d find in the Bible. IN last Sunday’s message I talked about Samson and his indomitable spirit in spite of the [...]
Talents – Monthly Letter To The Church
EVERY person ever born has been given gifts from our Father in heaven. These “Father” gifts have to do with our personalities, perspectives and natural abilities. To some, God gives the gifts of teaching, to others, administration, or a business sense, athletic prowess, musical talents, artistic abilities, public speaking skills, construction and design expertise, just [...]
Passing Through – Monthly Letter October
THE writer of Hebrews describes all the people listed in chapter 11, verse 13 this way… “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.” [...]
The Indomitable Spirit – Monthly Letter September
pic by secret pilgram HEBREWS chapter 11 has been quite a study for our church on The Ancient Paths Of Favor. All the people listed in this “Hall Of Faith” have shown us what it means to “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and [...]
Ladies Retreat – Winds Of Favor
Who: You and your friends Guest Speaker: Mari met her husband Cliff, at 61 years old at Camp Crestview in the northwest. They attended The Church on the Way (Pastor Jack Hayford) in the early 70′s. They moved to Beaverton, Oregon in 1975, to serve on Pastoral Staff. Through the years of pastoring, Mari has [...]
