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A Sunday school teacher was showing her class a painting of Jesus. Trying to explain that we don’t really know what Jesus looked like and said: “It’s not really Jesus. It’s just an artist’s conception of Him.” One child looked long and hard at the picture and said; “Well…, it sure looks like him,”  (adapted from Readers Digest 2/71 p.… Read more →

A U.S. Navy submarine was on duty in the Mediterranean Sea. They were avoiding many ships that were passing overhead. The submarine had to make a large number of noisy maneuvers to avoid threatening collisions of underwater structures which also would give their position away. The captain was in his quarters, and because there was such a sudden and unusual… Read more →

A man was delivering a motivational lecture to a group of young Navy sailors. “He explained in detail about why he joined the military and how much it meant to him. As he finished his story, he called on a fine-looking sailor in the audience and asked him why he decided to join.” “Well, sir,” he said, “my dad was… Read more →

A young man came to his pastor and said, “I have a sinful thought life, and I want your help. I come to church on Sunday and can’t help thinking I’m the most handsome man in the congregation. I know I ought not think that, but I can’t help it. Can you help me?” The pastor replied, “Charlie, don’t worry,… Read more →

An organization in Montana once offered a bounty of one thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two young entrepreneurs named Sam and Jed decided to make some money and set out for Montana. They scoured the mountains and forests day and night for three days without any success. Finally after they setup camp, during the night, Sam suddenly woke… Read more →

Years ago Reader’s Digest published a short story about a cat that had been run over by a car. The cat belonged to 4-year-old Billy, and before he could find out about his cat’s death, his mother quickly disposed of the remains. After a few days though, Billy finally asked about the cat. She knelt down so she could look… Read more →

We welcome you to worship with us.  We are meeting in our building for our services. We request that if you have any symptoms of illness you protect yourself and others by staying home until you are symptom free for at least 24 hours. Our seating has been rearranged for social distancing and we ask that you remain 6 feet… Read more →

Each chapter of Revelation has its focus on Jesus Christ.  It must, for that’s what the book is about! As we study the book of Revelation, we see one of the primary purposes of satanic activity is to shift attention away from Jesus Christ and His Word. Satan’s agenda is to divert the message of a church or dissolve it.… Read more →

As a young man visiting Crescent Lake Bible Camp it was made clear to me that my eternal destiny was exclusively found in Jesus Christ. I had believed in Jesus Christ but there were also many other doctrines to keep. My initiation into this distortion started when I was baptized as an infant. Later I was taught to trust in… Read more →

The name Smyrna is associated with the word myrrh…and how appropriate that name was for the suffering Smyrna church. Myrrh is an incense or spice known for releasing its beautiful fragrance…after it is crushed! The believer’s in the city of Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey) were not having an easy time. They suffered persecution for their faith. This is a true… Read more →