“After He had said this, He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.” Acts 1:9 Dear Friends in Christ, Jesus promised the disciples that they would receive power to witness to others after they had received the Holy Spirit, which they would at Pentecost. It was important […]
Category: From the Pastor
Messages of Inspiration and thought from Pastor Dan.
April 2023
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem that does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” Luke 24:18 Dear Friends in Christ, Jesus was asked this question as He walked on the road to Emmaus with two disciples. Of course, Jesus knew what happened. He had been crucified, died, and was […]
March 2023
“Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” Joel 2:13 Dear Friends in Christ, The Church season of Lent started on Ash Wednesday and takes us through the next 40 days up until Easter Sunday. Easter is the major celebration of the Church. […]
February 2023
“This, the first of His miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thusrevealed His glory, and His Disciples put their faith in Him.” John 2:11 Dear Friends in Christ, The miraculous sign John is referring to is when Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana. John always refers to […]
January 2023
“The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you, He will never leave youor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:8 Dear Friends in Christ, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas in spite of the bitter cold temperatures. We wound up canceling Christmas Eve Service because of it, along with the problem of some frozen […]
December 2022
“Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth, good will toward man.” Luke 2:14 Dear Friends in Christ, It seems like baseball season just ended and now it’s time for Christmas already. The Phillies gave their fans an early Christmas present by getting to the World Series, just too bad they couldn’t win […]
November 2022
“Lord with all my heart I thank you. I will sing your praises before the angels.” Psalm 138:1 Dear Friends in Christ, It’s hard to believe it’s November already. And yes, like most of you I’m hoping the Phillies are still playing baseball. November is more suited to Thanksgiving than baseball, at least in this […]
October 2022
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer andpetition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 Dear Friends in Christ, Imagine never having to worry about anything ever again. We all have worries about work, home, and school. There are health issues, financial problems, marital strife, broken relationships, and family […]
September 2022
“Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put in your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get.” Luke 6:38 Dear Friends in Christ, God is so good. Even in trying times God always comes through. He is always faithful […]
August 2022
“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough, you may share abundantly in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 Dear Friends in Christ, As soon as I started as Pastor at St. John’s, I recognized a committed and generous congregation. At a recent Stewardship meeting a […]