Pastor's Pondering
Senior Pastor Duane Mabee's weekly Pastor's Pondering can be read here, as seen in the printed church bulletin weekly.
Where's the Pressure
by Duane Mabee on November 18, 2020“It doesn’t matter, really, how great the pressure is, it only matters where the pressure lies. See that it never comes between you and the Lord – then, the greater the pressure, the more it presses you to His breast.” Hudson Taylor
Hudson Taylor, the pioneer missionary to China, wrote those words during a particularly difficult period of...
Read MoreWrestling with Burnout
by Duane Mabee on November 11, 2020When church leaders examine men and women for ordination or consecration, we pepper them with lots of theology and ministry questions. We want to know what they believe and if they can support...
Read MoreThe Voting is Over - Now the Church Needs to Go to Work
by Duane Mabee on November 4, 2020The voting is over, but the presidential election may not be decided for some time. Voter turnout is predicted to be the highest in 120 years, yet the election results are not what many thought...
Read MoreWe Believe
by Duane Mabee on October 30, 2020Some time ago, the Newsboys put out the song We Believe. I think it says what we need to hear these days. We believe in God, Who conquered death and provided us with forgiveness and salvation. ...
Read MoreHoly Spirit Power?
by Duane Mabee on October 22, 2020So why does God give us the power of the Holy Spirit? What is His purpose in our lives? If you have a few minutes, write down some answers to those questions and then look them over. I have no...
Read MoreTurn the World Right Side Up
by Duane Mabee on October 14, 2020Why does God fill believers with the Holy Spirit? How would you answer that question?
J. Oswald Sanders, in his book Spiritual Discipleship, wrote:
It seems strange that although the...
Read MoreIf You Struggle with Worry
by Duane Mabee on October 8, 2020If you struggle with worry, these days are probably driving you crazy. Even if you don’t normally wrestle with it, you may be this year. But we do not need to give in to worry or fear. No...
Read MoreKnowing God vs. Knowing God's Will
by Duane Mabee on October 1, 2020The Apostle Paul wrote: “Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as...
Read MoreIt's Gonna be OK
by Duane Mabee on September 23, 2020I saw a face mask the other day that sums up how I feel. It said: “I’m 2020% over this year.” I’ve told a couple of people about that and they reacted the same way I did. “That is SO how I...
Read More...Exposed...
by Duane Mabee on September 15, 2020I received the poem …Exposed… by Sarah Bournes from a new acquaintance. He wrote that he and his wife have referred to it often, because it touches on some things we should all take time to...
Read MoreWhat Will You Take With You?
by Duane Mabee on September 12, 2020I have heard people say, “They are trying to kill the church through the pandemic restrictions”. I’m not going to address the veracity of that statement or debate the politics surrounding it. My...
Read MoreWhy Does God Go Silent?
by Duane Mabee on September 2, 2020I love to read about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, but have you ever thought of the story from Mary and Martha’s point of view? You can read the story in John 11.
I am sure that when...
Read MoreMy Father Told Me...
by Duane Mabee on August 24, 2020I mentioned the statement below during the sermon last Sunday. The Lord impressed this on me a while back and it continues to resonate in my heart and mind.
My Father told me not to...
Read MoreDon't Curse the Darkness
by Duane Mabee on August 18, 2020I picked up the following statement a long time ago, but it sure seems appropriate in our current context. I have modified the statement over the years, but the concept is still the same.
Don’t...
Read MoreGod Wants Us to be Interested in What Interests Him
by Duane Mabee on August 13, 2020I came across the following quote by Robertson McQuilkin in his book Life in the Spirit.
Most of us are quite self-centered in our prayers, using prayer to capture some of God’s power, if...
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