It can be easy to think tolerance to sin in our faith journey will go unnoticed or unchecked.

Jesus has a strong word for the church in Thyatira and their tolerance of the immoral prophetess Jezebel. "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Revelation 2:29

One of the greatest temptations as Christians is to hold up Jesus and culture on the same level.

Raising anything, whether it be good or bad, to the same level as Jesus is compromise. For fear of not belonging, we compromise the power & truth of the gospel.

But standing out doesn't mean you stand alone!

Pain is lonely. In times of suffering and grief it can feel like no one understands what you are going through.

Jesus address tribulation & suffering in the church of Smyrna and tells us that he knows our pain intimately.

He encourages us to wait for the crown of life and promises that if we can stay faithful to the end, it will always be worth it.

Sometimes our passions change and our relationship with Jesus drifts away.

Jesus has a word for us in the book of Revelation to return to him, our first love.

Sometimes, we feel so burden and tired that we seem to be stumbling through life. We struggle as we live in the flesh & focus on the hopelessness of this world.

As God's people, we are called to so much more! He invites us to be renewed by his spirit, to run with his strength, to place our hope in his plans.

If you want to experience blessings in 2021, find a way to exchange the chains of overworking for a regular day at rest.

In doing so you'll discover that your worth is not found in what you create but found in the one who created you!

A special Christmas reading from Pastor Doyle and his family.

Because of Jesus we have a peaceful home!

Why does God allow us to go through trials and times of pain while we await our future home?

God is working on us in the waiting & through it our faith is proved genuine.

No matter what home we come from, we can have hope this Christmas season. The family of God is a place for belonging, healing & love.

Because of Jesus we have a new home!

Christmas, the story of Immanuel, was an invitation to a people in exile to come together as a family again. God became flesh to dwell among us in order for us to be at home with Jesus.

In this season, our invitation from God is to come back home.