Posts from January 2025

What Every Christian Needs

“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” -1 Corinthians 13:13 In our confused, broken, and chaotic world, there are some fundamental things every person needs! Yes, they need each of these things. These things are not to be taken lightly or dismissed as trivial. They are basics of life. We need faith. Without faith we cannot please God (Hebrews 11:6). Without faith we cannot be saved (John 3:18; 8:24). Without trust in…

The Salutation of Our Life

In 2 Corinthians 3:2-3, Paul tells the church of God at Corinth, “You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.” When we read through the New Testament Epistles – the letters that men inspired by God’s Holy…

Go Forward: Be Strong and of Good Courage

Last Sunday our Elders challenged us with the Plan of Work for 2025! I want to urge you to be prayerful that God will use each of us effectively for His glory in the year ahead! May we all experience growth in our personal relationship with God, in our one another relationship with each member of our church family, and in the development of our talents in service to God. Someone once said, “Every journey begins with a single step.”…

To the Work, To the Work…

“To the work, to the work, we are servants of God. Let us follow the path that our Master has trod…” Today is an exciting day for our Graeber Road Family as our Elders will be introducing our Plan of Work for 2025! Know that our Elders and Deacons have put much thought and prayer into this! Also, know that it was your faith and financial commitment that has made it possible for this plan of work to unfold! The…

In the Year of our Lord 2025

In Isaiah 6, the prophet is shown the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with the train of His robe [His majesty] filling the temple. Isaiah is immediately overwhelmed by a sense of his sinfulness in the presence of the Lord’s holiness. As he fears for his life, a seraphim flew to him with a live coal, touched his mouth and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”…