Greetings from Sunny Baltimore!

Hey - how's your New Year going so far??? I hope the answer is "Excellent!" I know that for some folks the beginning of this new year is not going so well - sickness, finances etc. are a real concern. Tomorrow we will be focusing on the most important activity we can all be engaged in - PRAYER!!!! Someone has said "the church moves forward on it's knees" - now that's powerful. Tomorrow, we will not only speak about PRAYER, but we will actually be involved in PRAYER! Tomorrow evening at 6PM we invite you to a special time of PRAYER - prayer for our church, our children's ministries, youth ministries, adult ministries, physical healing, relationships and missions. Please - make every effort to come pray with us! For more info - email me at jccaris53@gmail.com .

Blessings,
Pastor Jim

Greetings!

Wow - its hard to believe that 2008 is almost in the history books!! How was your 2008? Did you meet and exceed your New Years resolutions? I know that many of us have fallen short in the area of keeping resolutions - so for this New Year I'm going to try some more realistic ones - like reading the bible more, praying more and spending more time with God. Why not start this coming Sunday by coming out to church! We are going to spend some corporate time in prayer for the new year - so come on out Sunday at 11AM!!

Oh - and don' forget that we aren't having service tonight (Wednesday, Dec 31st)
Have and safe and happy New Year!
Pastor Jim

Greetings!

Wow - it's hard to believe that this coming Thursday is CHRISTMAS!!!

Tomorrow we will be having our regular Sunday morning service at 11AM, but at 6PM we will be having our "Christmas Pageant." Please come join us - it's going to be a great time. We will also have light refreshments following the evening service.

Also, just take some time to remember the real reason for Christmas this year! So often we get caught up in the decorations, the gifts, the food, etc. The most important thing about Christmas is "Christ's Birth!" John 3:16 states "For God so Loved the world that he gave his only begotten son - that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Christmas - God giving his only son to the world so that they can be saved!!!!

God Bless you!
Pastor Jim

Good Morning!

How are you this morning? Well if you live in the Baltimore area - probably a little chilly - its 29 degrees here in Sparrows Point right now! Even though it is a little cold outside, we are looking forward to a wonderful service this morning. As we get closer and closer to the forgotten holiday - Thanksgiving - I ask each of us to give great consideration to all the blessings that we have. Can you walk? Thank God for your legs! Can you hear? Thank God for your ears! Do you have a mortgage payment? Thank God that you have a home! Do you need to see the dentist? Be thankful that you still have teeth!!!!!!! You see - so many of us are so blessed, but too few of us show proper gratitude for the things that we already have. Let's take time this week to really celebrate the forgotten holiday - Thanksgiving - and show and express thanks for all God has done for you! See you in church!!

Thanksgiving Blessings,
Pastor Jim

Greetings!

I'm so glad you dropped by today! I have a few things to talk to you about today! First, everyone knows by now that the citizens of the United States elected a new President on Tuesday, November 4th! What do we do now? We need to pray for our new President and his cabinet every day!!! 1 Timothy 2:1-4 tells us to pray for those who are in authority over us so that we may live quiet and peaceable lives!!! Let's also pray that God can reach into our new President's life. Second, Sunday, November 9th is the day that the church spends time in prayer for the "PERSECUTED CHURCH" around the world. We may have freedom to exercise our religious beliefs, but for many, it is a crime - sometimes punishable by DEATH!!! Come out tomorrow as we spend some time praying for our brothers and sisters around the world! Third, my beautiful wife and I want to thank our wonderful church family for the love and appreciation they make known to us all through the year, but especially last week on "Pastor Appreciation Day! Thank you so much! We love you and will do our best to serve the Lord and you all through the year.

In His Service,
Pastor Jim & Lorraine

Greetings!

What a great time we had this evening at our "Family Fall Festival!" I guess about 40 people came by to play some games, eat some hot dogs and enjoy a great time of fellowship. Oh - I forgot to mention that we also had a Chili Cook-off too. All the moneys raised this evening were donated to Speed The Light and we raised $106.62!!! Thanks to Mr. John Boblitz who allowed his head to be shaved and then painted like a pumpkin!!! I sure hope everyone will come out to church tomorrow!

Blessings,
Pastor Jim

Greetings from Tennessee!

I sure hope that you are doing okay this beautiful morning! My lovely wife and I have been visiting our son, daughter in law and two beautiful grandsons this week and have had a wonderful time. This morning Mr. Ira Stiles will be ministering the word at our church - I know you will enjoy it tremendously. Also today, our condolences go out to Mr. Jim Warfield and his son Ray at the loss of Jim's daughter Linda yesterday. Please hold them up in your prayers.

God Bless you!
Pastor Jim