ON June 4th, we will begin a 10-week survey of the Psalms. We will be looking at some of the many reasons why God is worthy of our praise. Our prayer is that you grow in your love for and delight in God as you learn more about who He is. It has been said that [...]
Senior Pastor Mark Stafford The writers of the Bible and Jesus Himself considered money to be both extremely valuable and extremely dangerous. Money can bring with it God’s blessing and incredible joy when it is used in the way that God instructs us to use it. But… it [...]
Words mattered to James a lot! He mentioned the tongue in every chapter of his letter because there is a relationship between a person’s faith and their speech. Most people speak between 13,000-20,000 words per day and the sheer volume of a person’s words provides a window into the spiritual condition of a person’s [...]
There is a huge difference between outward religion and what James calls “pure religion.” When the book of James was written, the Greeks had come up with an elaborate system of religious rituals that supposedly appeased their false, man-made gods. (Gods like Zeus, Hermes, Apollo and Artemis) The word James uses here for “religion” [...]
Verde Valley churches step up to help foster families in need Follow this link to check out Pastor's Mark's letter to our community: http://www.verdenews.com/news/2017/feb/14/letters-verde-valley-churches-step-help-foster-fam/
When Jesus was on the earth, government leaders often stood in opposition to him. In Luke 13:31, it says, “At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” The leader of that local government, Herod, was a wicked and selfish man who was known [...]
Monday night, November 7th (6pm), a group will be gathering at Pastor Mark's office for a special time of intercessory prayer for our country. You are invited to join us! The Bible says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and [...]
