Let us Pray... Heavenly Father, I praise You for who You are and what You have done. Primarily for the giving of your Son Jesus Christ to die for my many sins. I ask Your forgiveness for my sins, my attitudes, my thoughts and my actions. They are direct assaults against Your holiness and Your love for...

Sacrifice... Luke 9:23 says, "Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." To be a true disciple, to be in close proximity and follow within speaking, hearing and seeing distance of Christ, it takes sacrifice...

Suppressing your need... I have never run my car out of gas. I have come very close but, as of yet, have never become stranded on the side of the road because I forgot to fuel-up. Years ago, people did not have the luxury of a low fuel indicator like we have today. A gauge was all they had. Now days...

Prayer Changes People... You've heard, as I have, the saying "Prayer Changes Things". Agreed. But I'll go one better than that: "PRAYER CHANGES PEOPLE!' and that's what brings true revival. Revival comes when we understand the singular thread that runs through its fabric...

We experienced another person accepting Christ for the first time at Hillview this past Sunday. PTL!!!!!!! God is good and has blessed us. We need to continue to invite people who do not know Christ to church so they can hear the word of God. With that said, I want to comment about people coming forward...

What is a friend? Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times..." Friends are there no matter what. They support you, care for you, help when needed and pray for you. They are honest. They tell you things that may be difficult to bear because they love you. Specifically, a friend wants what's...

In my daily Bible readings this past week, I read the last chapter in the book of Matthew where it says, "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and...

Doug Donovan spoke at our Men's Breakfast this morning and did a fantastic job. He talked a lot about prayer and it brought something to mind that I have to share. So often when someone brings a situation or problem to us, we say "I'll pray for you." I worry this is often used as a...

Well, we made it just fine. No problems at all and, for that, we thank God. The drive was a little longer than we expected but we arrived at the hotel Monday night about 8 p.m. The road is full of curves and it is up hill most of the way. Tuesday morning we had orientation and then left for ministry...

A leader by definition is a person who others are following. Seems very elementary but very true. People NEED to follow someone. Take peer pressure for instance. There is in each one of us a desire to look up to someone and mimic them or be mentored by them. Being a leader is a great responsibility....