CONCORD

Grace is the most wonderful and mysterious act of God. Grace comes from the very nature of God. 1 John says that God is love. Grace flows from His love for His creation. We are created in the image of God. Romans 5:8 says that God demonstrates His love for us while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Jesus’ death on the cross was God’s love in action. How is it that a Holy God is able to forgive our sins? This forgiveness has nothing to do with our worthiness

I encourage you today to walk around our church building and look at all the changes that are taking place. Floors are being replaced and walls are being painted. In the past two weeks a lot of work has been done to our facilities. The progress you see is not without difficulty. Our facilities have been a construction zone for two weeks. This has caused headaches and difficulties. All of this is to be expected when change is taking place. There have been times that the

The world we live in is rapidly changing. In my lifetime there have been massive changes. Cellphones have become normal. Many people no longer have a landline at home. The internet has come into existence and changed the way we think and live. We have the ability to order an item and have it within the next two days. Google and Wikipedia have replaced encyclopedias. Email, text messages, self-driving cars and the list goes on. Change is all around us. In the midst of al

One dark night when a storm was raging, Jesus was in the boat with His disciples. Jesus was asleep and the disciples were fighting for their lives. The storm was so large that the boat was beginning to be filled with water from the waves that had crashed over the sides. Jesus was sound asleep. The disciples woke Him up and accused Him of not caring for them. (Mark 4:35-41) Why is it when life becomes difficult, we believe that Jesus does not care or that He has forgotten