Pastor Frank
Hitting the Bottom and a Humbled Heart
The Key Verse in this week’s message is as follows:
Jonah 2:2 (NIV)
2 He said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.
Hearts in Conflict
The Key Verses in this week’s message is as follows:
Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV)
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
The Importance of the Heart
The Key Verses in this week’s message are as follows:
Matt 15:17-20 (NIV)
17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV)
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
How Much Do You Love Jesus?
The Verses Used in this week’s message are as follows: John 21:15-19
The Key Verse in this week’s message is as follows: John 21:17
John 21:17 (NIV)
The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.
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The Light of the World
The verses used in this week’s message are as follows:
John 1:1-5, 3:19-21, 8:12-20, Ephesians 5:8-12, 1Thessalonians 5:4-8
The key verse in this week’s message is as follows:
John 8:12
When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Civil Servant Sunday
Dear Woodbridge Family,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Welcome to Passion Week where we honor and remember the final week of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the greatest Servant of all!
Last Sunday we had an amazing service as we set out to honor and appreciate our civil servants in the medical, fire, and law enforcement community! These are indeed special people called to the ministry of mercy and justice in our land. Our retired police chief Dave Maggard gave an awesome message of his own spiritual journey and the importance Jesus has played in his life. (You can download the message in the link below). We estimate over a hundred honorees and their families and guests came. It was only possible because each one of you did your part, from praying for the event to inviting guests and helping out in the countless other details that needed attention. A big thank you to all that worked so hard to make last Sunday happen! “Well done, good and faithful servants!” Matthew 25:23.
There are so many stories from last Sunday which makes it is hard to highlight just one, but I was so touched by an FBI agent who shared with me after the appreciation luncheon that this service was a breath of fresh air to his soul! I could tell in his eyes that he was so moved by our service! Many other people have also shared this with me!
We are looking forward to another great service this next Sunday as we celebrate the greatest Servant of all, Jesus Christ. Please take the time to pray and ask the Lord who He would like you to invite this week…. it’s going to be another service to remember as we help people meet, know, and follow Jesus!
Blessings and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing!
Together in the journey,
Pastor Frank
P.S. In case you missed getting the Passion Week devotional guide last Sunday, you can download a copy by selecting the Download Devotional button below.
Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Key Verses in this week’s message are as follows:
Galatians 1:6-8 (NIV)
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!
The Story of Our Scars
The Key Verses in this week’s message are as follows:
Isaiah 53 1-5 (ESV)
1 Who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.
The Gospel and Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Key Verses in this week’s message are as follows:
Galatians 1:6-8 (NIV)
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!
Galatians 1:11-12 (NIV)
11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
Galatians 2:5-7 (NIV)
5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
Galatians 2:15-16 (NIV)
15 “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 3:1-2 (NIV)
3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?
Galatians 3:5 (NIV)
5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
Galatians 3:11 (NIV)
11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
Galatians 3:26-28 (NIV)
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 5:6-7 (NIV)
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
Galatians 6:14-16 (NIV)
14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God.