Category Archives: Pastor’s Desk

Articles written by Pastor Roland

Walk In a Worthy Manner

Ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge … Continue reading

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We Need Revival!

Pastor’s Note: This is an excerpt from one of my favorite “classical” preachers and authors, R. A. Torrey. I’ve been reading several of his short books on different subjects and I just finished one on prayer. At the very end, … Continue reading

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A Story of David

Please read 1 Samuel Chapters 16 – 17 for some of David’s wonderful story. In approximately 1025 B.C. the Lord tells Samuel to go to Bethlehem, a town six miles south of Jerusalem, to anoint a new king.1 This was … Continue reading

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How Often Should I Forgive? – 4

*Pastor’s Note: This is the conclusion of an article adapted from Cecil E. Sherman’s Formation Commentary on Matthew. There are a couple of things that I have not kept in the post, things that will NOT change the flow of … Continue reading

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How Often Should I Forgive? – 3

*Pastor’s Note: This is a continuation of an article adapted from Cecil E. Sherman’s Formation Commentary on Matthew. There are a couple of things that I have not kept in the post, things that will NOT change the flow of … Continue reading

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How Often Should I Forgive? – 2

*Pastor’s Note: This is a continuation of an article adapted from Cecil E. Sherman’s Formation Commentary on Matthew. There are a couple of things that I have not kept in the post, things that will NOT change the flow of … Continue reading

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How Often Should I Forgive? – 1

*Pastor’s Note: So many people have such a hard time with forgiveness today and especially as we see such blatant evil starting to come out of the darkness. Yet, as a chosen people, as followers of Jesus Christ, forgiveness is … Continue reading

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The Wind of The Spirit

“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:8. And suddenly there came … Continue reading

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God’s Word Is Life-Giving

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, … Continue reading

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We, Being Many, Are One

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you … Continue reading

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Sensational!

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the … Continue reading

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Unity of The Spirit – Bond of Peace

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the … Continue reading

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Moral Attributes of God – 4

*Pastor’s Note: Remember because of the need to explain at times in detail, the lessons have been divided up into parts. Part Four In the last lesson, if you remember, we covered God’s Justice and Righteousness as moral attributes that … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day 2022

This year for Mother’s Day I thought I would delve into just a little bit of history before going all the way back into ancient history with some Biblical thoughts. Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed … Continue reading

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Stop It!

*Pastor’s Note: I am sorry for the length but I did not want to split this up and I couldn’t see any way to make it shorter and stress the importance of this message. Also, images I am using are … Continue reading

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No “Off the Grid” In God’s Kingdom

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment. – Proverbs 18:1. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one … Continue reading

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Moral Attributes of God – 3

*Pastor’s Note: Remember because of the need to explain at times in detail, the lessons will have to be divided up into parts. Part Three In the last lesson we left off with the Moral Attribute of God’s Love. Remember, … Continue reading

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Let Your Light Shine!

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.” – Luke 8:16 (Also Mark 4:21-22). As … Continue reading

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Resurrection Day Remembered – 2022

The angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord … Continue reading

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One Church, One Body, One Bride

*Pastor’s Note: What I am about to give you is Scripture “heavy” but you will see why as you get into it. Every so often I feel strongly led to remind God’s saints that no matter the titles, no matter … Continue reading

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