Tomorrow is the day we will all gather together to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This has always been an awesome day. We would get the kids dressed in the new Easter clothes, every step we made towards our church was filled with excitement and anticipation. Now the kids are grown, each has their own families to make their memories as I share in my heart. We will rise tomorrow, dress for church and enter before His presence. What is different this year? Truly the children are grown and they are not here to share this day with us. We must admittedly say we are in  a place where no family resides, yet as I make my way to the theater tomorrow, I am reminded that is not the presence of my family that made Easter what it was. It was the remembrance of the victory of that day and the expectation of what my God may do this day.

Tomorrow, join me as we come before our risen Savior and Almighty God. Come with me as we bow before His majesty and victory. Stand next to me as we lift our voices, our hands and our faces to the one who purchased us from the slavery of sin and transplanted us into the realm of his Marvelous Light. Praise be to the Risen King of Kings!!!!!

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"These were his dying requests" I am sure that you have heard this statement made on some old movie or in book. It is believed that the final words of a person are some of the most important things that person wants us to know.

This Easter is a perfect time to look at the last words that Jesus spoke prior to his crucifixion. The final moments of his life, the trial, the persecution, and the crucifixion is the climactic point of his purpose coming to earth. When Jesus was brought to trial with the trumped up charges, his being delivered into the hands of the religious leaders there were some important things Jesus spoke that will change us all. For the next couple of week (maybe more) we are going to be examining some of these statements and see how much God was saying to us in these last words.  Make this Easter something special with Red Letter Words beginning Palm Sunday. Bring your family and friends and celebrate with us.

"Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33) You know I have read this passage (or sang it) for years. And for years I have to admit that I never, not once, really discovered how this applied to me now. The Kingdom of God, after all, was something that was coming sometime in the future, when Jesus returns to set it up. 

Over the past few years I have been coming more and more to realize that this is not so. The Kingdom was something that Jesus talked about all the time. He told those following him statements like..."The Kingdom of God is like unto..." or "such is the Kingdom of God". He was saying, "Peeps the Kingdom is something you can experience here and now if you desire it.

I would encourage each of you to join us on Sundays this month as we are looking at living Naturally Supernatural. The key is learning to live in the Kingdom daily. You wont want to miss this each Sunday at 10:30a

"What the world needs now, is love, sweet love" I remember hearing this song on the radio as a young person. As we as midway in the month of February it is good that most people have their minds on this topic. But we all must understand that the greatest example of love is what God demonstrated to us through the death of His Son.

This Valentine's Day, make this a goal to ask yourself, "What can I do to demonstrate God's love- that deep, unconditional love, to my wife, family, girlfriend/boyfriend, etc?" I believe if we strive to be that kind of example and conduit of His love to those around us, we will see His power being released into our homes, cities, nation and lives.

Be Blessed

Pastor Curt

Heppy New Year to everyone! Well, '09 is gone! For some of us that is a hallelujah moment! Yet for others there may have been some things last year that we will miss. However, what is past is past and before is revealed the providing hand of God.

This year we are being called to step up to the plate before us- to allow God to bring each of us through a transformation. This year I believe is going to be a year of exciting change and power in our community. It is not able what we have already done or not done, it is about what we believe God has do through us this year.

As I was thinking of this I was reminded of Elisha, as his camp was surrounded with the enemy, his servant became frightened, of course. They were doomed. How many of us feel that way some times. We look around us and all we see are the things that are out to get us.  People are consumed with the status of our nation and rightfully so. But what about God? Where doe s he come into all of this? Are we not, after all, citizens of a far greater society- the Kingdom of God?

This year it is about what God can do and, I believe, is going to do. It is about a great harvest. This year is about the promise of God to see a nation come to experience His power, His grace, His provision.

So I leave you with this, Happy New Year and Look to the Skies  for the King is still reigning! This is the year to see His Kingdom real, and tangible in our lives and in our church. Will you join us as we step after Him with vision and hope? Come join the movement- come be a part of the Kingdom Move!

I remember the years raising my children. I do not care what month we were in, someone was always singing a Christmas song. It wasn't because they were being obnoxious, it was simply that in our home we loved the festivities and the message of the holiday.

Now that I am older, my kids gone and I am enjoying grandchildren, I continue to hum those familiar songs throughout the year. No it is not "All I want for Christmas" or "Randolph the Bow Legged Cowboy"... in my heart I hear the phrase "O come all ye faithful...O come let us adore Him!" .."Joy to the World the Lord has come!"

This season, I would like to encourage each of us to let you heart join in the singing. Remember the words of God "Where your treasure is that is where your heart will be" Perhaps, this holiday times we need a little heart training. 

So with all this I would like to finish by saying,  May the joy of the Lord fill your hearts this season, and the realization of the greatest gift of all would be always seen in your heart and in your lives.

My apologies for the delay in updating the web. A lot of stuff happening this past month. We are exciting about the coming holidays as it offers us so many opportunities to reach people by demonstrating God's love through practical ways.  For those who are in our area don't forget two things. First of all is our Thanksgiving Dinner to be held this coming Saturday at Sugarloaf Baptist Church Family Life Center. Secondly, we begin Christmas wrapping on December 11-12 and then again on the 18th. We will be at Wal-Mart right in the front. This year we are expecting a better turn-out simply due to the location.  People are already purchasing wrapping supplies and turning them in to the church.  Let us know if you have any supplies we can use. Also, get scheduled for your time with us in ministering to our community this Christmas Season.

Lastly, we are beginning a new teaching series this week entitled aka God. As we approach the season, I ask what's so important about a name? In today's society, names are important. Parents study for month just to choose what they will name their newborn. So it is when we consider the God we serve. We know Him as God, but did you know the He is known by quite a few other names in the scriptures - each one telling us something new about His character. You don't want to miss this series each Sunday morning. See you there.

Well, there isn't a day that goes by without something happening to spur on the heart about the coming of our Lord Jesus. Do any of us really KNOW when His coming is going to happen? Well, the answer is found in the word as the disciples asked Jesus that same question. His response was, "No one know the day and the hour. Only the Father knows." However, we can keep our eyes open the things around us, according the the descriptions found in Matthew 24 and other passages. I would encourage everyone to keep your spiritual eyes open to the happens around the world and in our nation. There are things taking place that bring the question, "Could this be the time?" Once again, don't forget to join us this coming Sunday as we discuss some of these things. See you at the Gem Theater at 10:30.

I hope that all of you have been enjoying our teaching series "Signs". We have been learning a lot about way we can walk and live closer to our Lord. This next week, we will be bringing this series to a close as we look at the Signs of the Times. Many throughout our world today are eager to know what the Bible says about the return of our Lord and King. There is also a wide variety of opinions as to what these signs are and how we can interpret them.  This Sunday we are going to be looking at some biblical references about what to look for and openly discuss the possibilities of the soon coming Lord and King. This is going to be really exciting! The time is short and we have so many people we know that do not have a relationship with Jesus.  Every day lets take every opportunity to demonstrate God's love to them.  PS- don't forget this Sunday is also TXT Sunday, so bring your questions and be ready to Text them to me at the end of the service and I will try to answer them as best as I can.