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Trinity Sunday
Christ said to the Apostles “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth.”
Is Christ saying that the Spirit of truth is our helper? I am not comfortable thinking of the Spirit of God as my helper. That sounds like God is subservient to me and that makes me start to listen for thunder and to watch for lightning. Is God my helper, or am I His servant? […]
Unity or Uniformity, God’s Diversity
Do you believe that the devil is real?
We recently talked about the three sources of temptation; the world, the flesh and the devil. Having talked to a great many people about their experience with sin, I can say that people generally can see and comprehend how the world and the flesh have an effect on human sin. It seems that what they […]
Does the bible tell us what heaven will be like?
Many people would say that the bible does tell us what heaven is like. In the book of Revelation there is a description of heaven including its walls and gates and streets and other aspects of its appearance. Those who take every portion of the bible as literal and infallible will be happy to describe […]
Father Keith’s Sermon 04/26/26
Is there a formula on how we should tithe? What happens if you cannot?
Here’s the fuller picture; Biblically, a tithe is the first tenth of one’s increase, set apart for God. For us in the modern world, that’s 10% before taxes. In the Old Testament, Israel gave tithes to support the Levites, the temple, and the poor. That’s 30% on top of what the civil government required. In the New […]
Heart on Fire for Jesus
I heard someone once said to beware of that which is acceptable to the world. What are some of the practices God is asking us to separate from?
From the beginning of the Scriptures, God commanded His people to separate themselves from the other people of the world. They were to look different, act different, hold different opinions and to behave differently. They were to treat people differently, they were to have a different diet, they were to not intermarry with the others […]
