Author: Pastor Dan Nickerson

June 10th, 2020

(Matthew 16:24-26)…..Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

So much can be said about these verses. As a matter of fact, we could probably get many sermons and …

  June 9th, 2020

(John 20:1-9)…..Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter …

June 8th, 2020

I am confident that most of you, if asked, believe that the Bible is God’s infallible word. But when you read your Bible do you stop and meditate on the things you read and then put them into action, or do you just read words?

• Let me give you some statistics about the Bible – these come from the Barna Research Group
• 92% of the households in America have a Bible – among those having bibles the average household has three
• In 2002, 42% of those questioned read their bibles in the past seven days
• 88% of

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June 7th, 2020

I have always been amazed at those with a dynamic prayer life. You know, those the Lord wakes up in the middle of the night to pray for someone on the other side of the world. The ones that pray through a crisis or trial with fervent desire for an answer from God. I am truly grateful for such prayer warriors, as they challenge me to pray more, and to pray as if I really wanted an answer from God according to what I am asking from Him. But like many, we tend to lose heart, or …

                 June 6th, 2020

Think about how many ways people are trying to get to heaven these days. Many are relying on their own goodness (which is an impossibility according to what we are told in (Romans 3:10-18). Others are relying on their good works, which are not really good when they are compared to the Holy God, and His standards. There are some who are even relying on a false religion (sometimes the false religion is one that is made up in their own mind). So there are many who following the road that leads to destruction.

(Matthew 7:13-14)…..Enter …

June 5th, 2020

When we look at modern Christian literature in book stores or on line it is easy to be discouraged by what we see. There have been so many books and magazine articles written from a supposedly Christian perspective that tell us how to gain self-esteem, whether that be for others or ourselves. We have been taught by the supposed “experts” on human behavior that low self-esteem is at the root of all our emotional and relational problems. But there is not a single verse in the entire Bible that tells us that we need to build our …

June 4th, 2020

Faith can work in the life of anyone who dares to listen to God’s Word and surrender to His will. But is that who we are? Are we people who will believe God for His promises – even when life and all its difficulties seem to be against us? For God to count us as men or women of faith means we come to a place where we trust Him

There are ordinary people with Extra-Ordinary Faith, such as the people listed in the Scripture’s like…..

• Gideon – (Judges 6:11-17)(Judges 7:1-25) 
• Barak – (Judges 4:6-24)
• Samson – 

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June 3rd, 2020

(Psalm 119:89)…..Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.

Heaven is not running around trying to figure out the will of God. His Word is settled in Heaven. Now that He has given His Word, He will keep it and see that it comes to pass.

(Mark 13:31)…..”Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”

(Isaiah 40:8)…..”The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”

(1 Peter 1:23)…..having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives …

June 1st, 2020

(Matthew 22:37-38)…..Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment.

What is the most important that anybody can do in their life here on earth? What is the most important command given by God for us to honor and obey? The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless …