May 17, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
Acts 1:8 says, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” NKJV In this familiar verse we are promised the power to be able to tell others about our Savior, Jesus Christ.
This verse also presents a plan to simply start in our local area and then to gradually go further and further away until we reach "the uttermost part of the earth." Jesus also made sure that His followers understood that they were to reach Samaria as well. The temptation could have been to avoid Samaria because the Jews did not get along with the Samaritans. We, too, are not to avoid any people group. Missions must go to all people!
Jesus not only gives His power and His plan for witnessing but He also gives us His presence for all of life including when He gives us opportunities to share our faith in Him with those who are lost.
We must joyfully be His witnesses and bring people to Him as we remember His following words of command, comfort and courage: " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen." Matthew 28:19,20 NKJV
May 10, 2026
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The people of the world are becoming ever increasingly preoccupied with their outward appearance. There is also more and more a display of me first self-focused love. God is interested in knowing if you and I love Him.
Additionally, God is interested in who we are on the inside, the real us. He wants to know if our hearts are loyal and true to Him. He wants to know if we are obedient to Him.
Jesus said, “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. "Mark 12:30 NKJV
Jesus also talked about obedience, which is the proof of our love for Him. In John 14:15 He said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” NKJV
So, what characteristics is God looking for in us? What really matters to God? Is it a woman’s beauty? Is it a man’s strength? No, God wants men and women that fear Him and that are completely sold out to Him. He wants Christ followers who will love and respect Him. He wants us to be men and women after God’s own heart!
The Psalmist wrote “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.” Psalm 112:1 NKJV
May 03, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
The church and the pastor must equip the saints for the work of the ministry. The church must emphasize that all is to be done to the glory of God and prepare Christians for ministry in various ministry positions in the church according to their gifts and abilities.
The church must also always attempt to be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission by building up the saints and going into all the world to preach the gospel.
Evidence of spiritual growth will be seen as we embrace the biblical worldview, godly principles and Christian values of the Bible. The goal of this spiritual growth is Christlikeness to the glory of God!
As we reach out to the world with the gospel and grow spiritually what is of utmost importance is the uncompromising necessity of each believer being filled, guided and controlled by the Holy Spirit and each believer being in right relationship one with the other.
Paul wrote, “Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.” Ephesians 5: 17-21 NKJV
April 26, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
Those who have asked Christ to forgive them of their sins belong to Christ and belong to His church. What is the nature and purpose of the church?
The church is made up of individual believers. The church is called the Body of Christ, and each believer is a part of that body.
The church is also the Bride of Christ. Furthermore, it is a holy spiritual house that God is building.
The Church functions as the recipient and responder to Christ's great love as Paul points out in Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,” NKJV
The purpose of the Church is to glorify God. Also, the Church functions as the instrument through which Christ accomplishes His work of evangelism on the earth.
Our desire as a congregation must be to seek to be used of the Lord so that many in New Holland will come to Christ as their Savior from sin for God’s glory!
One of the best ways to show Christ our love for Him is to obey His command in the great commission. Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:19,20 NKJV
April 19, 2026
Pastor's Note:
The Good Samaritan took time and was willing to spend his own resources for the man who had been beaten and lay wounded on the ground. We, also need to sacrificially serve others by pouring out our lives for them so that Christ ministers through us to help them. If you want to have a ministry just start loving people. You will find many opportunities to serve others to be a balm for their wounds, an arm for support and that smile of encouragement. John said, Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us." I John 4:11,12
April 12, 2026
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Galatians 5:22, 23 says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” NKJV These are characteristics that describe Jesus. As we believe by faith and reckon ourselves “to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom. 6:11b NKJV) the Spirit reveals the life of Jesus in us more and more until our lives (the Lord’s life in us) become characterized by the fruit of the Spirit for God’s glory!
April 05, 2026
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It was very important for the disciples to be totally convinced that Jesus had risen again from the dead if they were going to preach the gospel to all the world. It is essential that we too know His power living through us as we go out to tell a lost world about His saving power. The apostle Paul wrote “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings”
Philippians 3:10a NKJV
March 22, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
We, are to follow Jesus' perfect example by serving God and serving others for Jesus said, " A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 NKJV
March 15, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
As we serve God, we must remember others who are also serving the Lord. Paul understood the need of having people pray for him. He wrote “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you,”
2 Thessalonians 3:1 NKJVMarch 08, 2026
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Jesus said, in John 16:13a “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth” NKJV The Spirit actually lives in all Christians. He is our full-time resident teacher convicting us of sin, showing us the life that pleases God, revealing to us more and more the beauty of Jesus Christ and transforming us by the Word of God to become more and more like Jesus! How important it is then for us to be constantly in tune with the Spirit (“Walk in the Spirit”, Gal. 5:16b) and to be controlled by the Spirit (“be filled with the Spirit”, Eph. 5:18b) NKJV May it be so for the glory of God!
March 01, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
Presently, Jesus is interceding for believers and preparing a place for them in heaven. He is also standing as our advocate before the Father defending us from the accusations of the devil. He is calling us, His sheep, to follow Him and He is also bringing in more sheep. He is bearing fruit through those Christians who abide in Him. We gladly join the heavenly song, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” Revelation 5:12b NKJV
February 22, 2026
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Our King Jesus is always calling us to a deeper commitment to Himself and to His rule and reign. How many of us can say that we are always on the altar, not living for ourselves but unto Him who died for us and rose again? Let us by God’s grace always be willing to dedicate ourselves to God to deeper levels of obedience to Jesus. Jesus said, "whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33b NKJV
February 15, 2026
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May our love for God and one another be evident as we fellowship together around the person of Jesus Christ! As a result of praising God here together may we be a more effective witness to those who do not yet know our Lord Jesus Christ and may we always remember to acknowledge Jesus as Lord over every area of our lives! “He is Lord of lords and King of kings” Revelation 17:14b NKJV
February 08, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
While Jesus was administering the first Communion service, He took the bread and then thanked His Father. What an example we find in Christ. Here He is in the midst of a trial, thanking God. The observance of the Lord's Supper is a privilege only for those who have accepted Christ as their Savior and who are walking in fellowship with Him. Jesus said, " This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
1 Corinthians 12:24b NKJVFebruary 01, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
The Psalmist declares, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!” Psalm 84:11,12 NKJV Time and time again God has proven His goodness to us. In light of His blessing on us what is our proper response? The answer is found in Psalm 107:15. “Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! NKJV
January 18, 2026
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The Psalmist declares, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!” Psalm 84:11,12 NKJV Time and time again God has proven His goodness to us. In light of His blessing on us what is our proper response? The answer is found in Psalm 107:15. “Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! NKJV
January 11, 2026
Pastor’s Note:
God's Word teaches concerning the relationship that we have with one another. God saves us out from the world and brings us together as a group of people called the church. God gives each one of us strengths, giftedness and abilities to serve Him and one another for His glory and the building up of one another. Paul writes about the relationship that we have with one another in Romans 12:4,5 “For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” NKJV
