ANXIOUS??

How many times have we heard well-meaning counsel which often goes like this:  “No worries...God is in control...He will see you through it?” While there is truth to that statement...and we try to “mantra” it in during our anxious moments...the fact is that the counsel is merely words that only pile on feelings of guilt and self-doubt. Our “anxious moments” put us in panic mode driving us deeper into “the tyranny of the anxious.” What is needed when we are facing “anxi...

Wealth - Security - Happiness

Most of us have become familiar with one of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) mantras:  “You will own nothing and be happy.”  This deceptive lie was formulated by one of the most evil, political/philosophic antichrist leaders today... Yuval Noah Harari.  The lie is a deceptive attempt to take away our wealth, possessions, independence and make us subservient to government.  Government is promised to supply all our needs and bring us happiness.  After reading Romans 1:18-32

Truth Matters

Truth Matters from Pastor Dean...

When God calls you into a service or ministry for Him don’t expect a bunch of “at-a-boys” from folks.  Sometimes you will wonder if your service or ministry has any impact or consequence at all.  None of us wants our service to God to be categorized as “Ichabod” (1 Samuel 4:21).  But if we stay resolute and faithful to the calling God has given us, there is no guarantee that any accolades will come...no guarantee that success will give us

The enemy's strategy!

This Sunday (4/23) we will be addressing Satan’s MO (modus operandi) taken from Genesis 3:1-6.  There we will expose Satan’s age old strategy of how he attacks and gains control of us.  One of the points to make will be that he will attack us when our guard is down...where we least expect it...where he knows we are vulnerable...where we think we have it under control.  Typically this happens in areas where we think we have fought to gain control over some “big” temptation

Chambers -- Our reaction to evil

Chambers 3-31-23

The divisions in our country and across the world are becoming more sharply defined, unforgiving, and dangerous.  As Christians we see a growing animosity and hatred toward biblical truth and our Lord Jesus.  Our knee-jerk reaction is often the same toward those who reject the Bible and God...that is, we feel justified to hate those who hate us.  We get spun-up and seek repudiation at best and eradication at worst.  When we entertain thoughts of retaliatio

Chambers

Chambers 3-24-23

We are embarking upon a new and needed ministry for the greater Greenbrier Valley...the Greenbrier Pregnancy Center.  Here we will be ministering to desperate women and men trying to decide whether to kill (abort) their baby or bring that baby into the world as their own child, or give that precious gift to a family praying for an adoptive child.  But this ministry is far more than just a humanitarian effort.  We believe God has brought many of these folks

There's nothing to compare!

     Why is it that the “love of God” is the bedrock of our lives as Christians?  First, let us be reminded of what kind of “love” this is.  There are several words in the koine Greek that are translated “love.”  Each has their own connotation.  But the word used for God’s “love” comes from the Greek word agape.  Agape is defined this way:

      “The essence of agape love is goodwill, benevolence, and willful delight in the object of love.  Agape love involves faithfulness

For the love of truth

     Familiar verses, but do we understand their implications to the purpose for which God gives us breath?

16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His [a]only begotten Son....17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.  (John 3:16-17)

      You might say, “those are great evangelistic verses,” and they are, but they are more than that to those who are born again.  These familiar verses tell us about

IN THE BEGINNING --- GOD!

     Satan has infiltrated our academic institutions by attacking the very thing that should compel men to revere God...namely, creation.  The Apostle Paul put it this way:

 20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse a

Who is our mission field?

February 3, 2023

It is true that we are living in a divided country...left-right...Democrat-Republican...prolife-pro death...liberal-conservative...socialist-capitalist...expansive government-individual liberty.  We are confronted with these divisions every time we turn on a news channel.  Here’s a warning to all Christians:  do not make your mission field your enemy.  By that I mean, there is a tendency in all of us to allow opposition to our biblical standards as a reaso

Materialism or Blessings?

It’s undeniably true that American Christians have been blessed by God in material ways not known by most Christians around the world.  To our shame, we often squander these blessings without recognizing these blessings are given us by God so that we are able to help others in need.  The Apostle Paul gave this counsel to those who have received material blessings:

 17 As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant....18 Instruct them 

Christmas - Good News!

Seems like the world has always struggled with “Christmas”…that is, the birth of the prophesied God-man who was born to deliver mankind from hell.  The date, the name, the trappings, the traditions, the songs, the movies of the season have always obscured and misdirected the reason why the Son of God was born.  But while Christmas was primarily misdirected when I was a kid growing up, now it’s different.  There’s still misdirection, but there is a new spirit regarding Chr

How Good are Good Works?

We all know various philanthropists (e.g. Bill Gates, Rockefeller, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Warren Buffett, etc.) and those who are involved in social organizations meeting various needs.  Take Danny Thomas for another example and his good work establishing St. Jude’s children’s hospital.  Because of their good works, many assume these folks are drawn closer to God because of their efforts.  But the truth is, “good works” often keeps folks from knowing God and being

Keeping Up With The Joneses

According to Webster, the expression “Keeping up with the Joneses” means “showing that one is as good as other people by getting what they have and doing what they do.”  Of course the expression usually refers to “things” or “possessions.”  It actually is a form of covetousness.  But the expression also seeps into the lives of Christians who try to appear as committed to Christ as some other person(s).  The Apostle Paul warns us:

 For we do not presume to rank or compare o

Thoughts Matter!

Sometimes we feel captive to our old sin nature…especially when it comes to what we think about.  The Word of God continually tells us that what we think about is where the battle will take place.  For example:

 I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  (Matthew 5:28)…. out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and sland