This Changes Everything

Walking with The Cross

“When we follow our compassion into the crowds, we will find Jesus there, doing amazing things thru us” (Pastor Les) I spent a 5-days in Costa Rica last week with my friend and Panamanian missionary Jim Sim.  Each year, for years, we have set aside some days for prayer.  I flew to Costa Rica and Jim travelled via bus from Boquete, Panama. The last few years God has been healing me in the area of my emotions. By healing I…

Judas & Peter at The Cross

“Our struggle is never to get God to forgive us. It is always for us to receive His love” (Pastor Les) Why is it that Judas is known as Judas the Betrayer but Peter is not known as Peter the Denier?  Peter was a much or more trouble than all the disciples combined.  After betraying Jesus Judas returns the 30 pieces of silver, proclaims the innocence of Jesus and scriptures says he was deeply remorseful.  Judas repents and repays but…

The Cross & Easter

“The Mother of All Bombs was dropped on the weight of sin that held us captive at the cross of Jesus.  It obliterated my sins and they can no longer be found”  (Pastor Les) The main point of the Easter story is that JESUS WAS DEAD BUT IS NOW ALIVE.   The main point of the Easter story today, right now, it that I WAS DEAD BUT NOW I AM ALIVE! When we focus on The Cross without going to it…

The Cross & Palm Sunday

“When was the last time you went from praising Jesus to wanting him dead in your life? It probably wasn’t too long ago” (Pastor Les) It is so easy to give a cursory reading of Palm Sunday scripture and place ourselves in the camp of the people celebrating Jesus instead of the camp of the religious who were planning to kill Jesus. The angry religious people and the crowds crying Hosanna have a lot more in common than you might…