by Jim Hughes Ezek. 18:23 Do you think, asks the LORD, that I like to see wicked people die? Of course not! I only want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. We must understand this truth. The Lord does not like to see wicked people die. God knows that those… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 8/3/2020
Category: Devotional
The Point is … Did You Hear That Voice? 7/30/2020
by James Collins “Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?” Isaiah 42:23 I have been trying to learn to use my cell phone. However, there are many buttons and apps – I have no idea what most of them do. The other day, I… Continue reading The Point is … Did You Hear That Voice? 7/30/2020
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/27/2020
by Jim Hughes Ezek. 18:21-22 But if the wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my laws and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. All their past sins will be forgotten, and they will live because of the righteous things they… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/27/2020
The Point is … Come Hell or High Water 7/23/2020
by James Collins “There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.” Proverbs 19:21 Several years ago, a severe rainstorm turned a peaceful town into a flooded disaster area. The local newspaper editor set out in a rowboat to cover the story in detail. As she paddled down a… Continue reading The Point is … Come Hell or High Water 7/23/2020
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/20/2020
by Jim Hughes Ezek. 13:1-3 Then this message came to me from the LORD: “Son of man, speak against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. Tell them to listen to the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says. ‘Destruction is certain for the false… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/20/2020
The Point is … Reasons to Leave Your Church 7/16/2020
by James Collins “And upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18b “Why didn’t you wear a tie to church today, you pinheaded nitwit?” Lois asked me with a frown on her face. Lois Steam (not her real name) is a woman in… Continue reading The Point is … Reasons to Leave Your Church 7/16/2020
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/13/2020
by Jim Hughes Ezek. 3:20-21 “If good people turn bad and don’t listen to my warning, they will die. If you did not warn them of the consequences, then they will die in their sins. Their previous good deeds won’t help them, and I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs.… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/13/2020
The Point is … Masks 7/9/2020
by James Collins “Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what… Continue reading The Point is … Masks 7/9/2020
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/6/2020
by Jim Hughes Ezek. 3:18-19 “If I warn the wicked saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible, demanding your blood for theirs. If you warn them and they keep on sinning and refuse… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/6/2020
The Point is … Happy Father’s Week 7/2/2020
by James Collins “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 The brilliant philosopher, Rodney Dangerfield, once said, “I get no respect.” As a father, I appreciate that statement. There are times when I get no respect. For… Continue reading The Point is … Happy Father’s Week 7/2/2020