Good Friday?!? The day of the week Jesus died on the cross was Friday. Over the years, the Christian Church has come to call this day of Jesus’ death, “Good Friday”. The question could be raised: “Why would we call the day Jesus was crucified on a cross, ‘Good’?” I think that’s a good question.… Read More »
Note From The Pastor – March 2017
As we are now into the Lenten season, the focus will be on Jesus and the cross. The Cross has been a symbol in the Christian church that has stood for years, and properly understood, reminds us of: God’s love, our sin, the wages of sin, amazing grace, victory in Jesus, the defeat of Satan,… Read More »
A Note From the Pastor – February 2017
As I read the newspaper or listen to the news, I often get so fed up with the disheartening and tragic events taking place that I sometimes lay down the paper unread. There are days when I’d rather not know all that’s going wrong. Yet, listen to what took place in California. According to the… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – December 2016
In 1868 Bret Harte wrote the short story, The Luck of Roaring Camp. Roaring camp was a gold prospecting camp in California and had the reputation of being the meanest, toughest mining town in all of the West. There were murders, thefts – a terrible place inhabited entirely by men, and one woman Chimokee Sal… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – November 2016
I Am Thankful For Sunday I am thankful every Sunday we gather in the morning to give thanks for the greatest event ever to hit planet earth – the coming of Jesus and His death and resurrection which brought salvation to the world. We sing praises about this, we thank God in prayer. We joyfully… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – October 2016
I grew up in a small town where during basketball games the fans of the home team would sit on one side of the gymnasium and the fans of the opposing team would sit on the other side. During a break in the action, the cheerleaders (anyone really) would often get the home team fans… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – September 2016
Rally Sunday On Sunday, September 11th, Ebenezer will be hosting our yearly, “Rally Sunday”. As you know, it’s a Sunday to kick-off the church year where many of the church programs such as Sunday School, Youth Group, Confirmation, Bible Study, and various other ministries begin. This year, we’re hoping to make Rally Sunday particularly attractive… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – August 2016
I’ve been working through the Proverbs this summer in my morning bible reading and have been struck at how a common sense of things jumps from the pages. When I read the Proverbs a sense fills me — I’m reading words showing me the way life is meant to be lived. There’s a gut feeling… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – July 2016
Consider the following statements as coming from a Christian and decide which statement is correct. Jesus (God) accepts me because I live a good life. Jesus (God) accepts me, therefore I will live a good life. Jesus (God) accepts me, therefore I can live my life my way. This last weekend we had a speaker… Read More »
A Note From The Pastor – June 2016
“Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry” (Ephesians 4:26) The summer months have typically been called the “marriage months” of the year. In honor of the many wedding anniversaries that will be celebrated these next months, I include the anecdote by Carl D. Windsor: “A grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding… Read More »