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Pastor Mike Allen

Apr 4, 20225 min read

Book Recommendation: Read This First

I write these recommendations to encourage others to read. I do not intend to provide a critical review, but to provide insights to what...

Matthew 11: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Oct 26, 20214 min read

Matthew 11: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

"An Easy Yoke" Matthew 11:28-30 are easily some of my favorite verses in the gospels. The invitation to cast off burdens and find true...

Pastor Mike Allen

Oct 4, 20213 min read

Book Recommendation: Made for More

I write these recommendations to encourage others to read. I do not intend to provide a critical review, but to provide insights to what...

Book Recommendation: Parenting with Words of Grace

Pastor Mike Allen

Sep 27, 20213 min read

Book Recommendation: Parenting with Words of Grace

I write these recommendations to encourage others to read. I do not intend to provide a critical review, but to provide insights to what...

Matthew 8: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Sep 20, 20213 min read

Matthew 8: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Great Faith and Little Faith. In full disclosure, I am writing about faith, but not because of my own faith. I write about faith because...

Matthew 7: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Sep 13, 20213 min read

Matthew 7: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Obedience. Jesus wraps up His famous Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7 and it is the conclusion that catches me by surprise more than...

Matthew 6: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Aug 27, 20215 min read

Matthew 6: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Dependence. This morning I read an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s book, A Quest for More. The excerpt indicated that Satan tempted Adam...

Matthew 5: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Jul 27, 20214 min read

Matthew 5: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Blessing: A common theme for all mankind is the endless pursuit of joy and satisfaction. We might succinctly state it as a search for...

Matthew 4: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Jul 15, 20214 min read

Matthew 4: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Temptation. The temptation of Jesus recorded in Matthew 4 provides one of the clearest indicators of His humanity. He took on flesh at...

Matthew 3: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Jul 14, 20213 min read

Matthew 3: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Preparation. One of my favorite Christmas passages is found in Galatians 4:4. The Amplified Bible says, “But when (in God’s plan) the...

Matthew 2: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Jul 8, 20214 min read

Matthew 2: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Refugee: A refugee is one who has been forced to flee their country of origin or place of birth due to persecution or threat. In Matthew...

Matthew 1: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Pastor Mike Allen

Jul 7, 20213 min read

Matthew 1: Walking with Jesus in the Gospels

Unexpected: Jesus’ coming was anticipated and prophesied, but at the same time how and when He would come was unexpected. Most were...

Day 50: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 50: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

The Bigger View. Anger is about the immediate gratification of our own desires. Anger says, "I am the biggest thing that matters at this...

Day 49: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 49: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Be Aware. As we discover the reality, the depth, and the breadth of the anger of our hearts, we must be cautious. Knowledge is not power...

Day 48: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 48: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Signs of Growth. We can rejoice that God is at work in us and that He will continue His work in His children until it is complete at the...

Day 47: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 47: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Neighbors. Growing up, our neighbors were our friends. We fished, hunted, played baseball and football, argued, fought, and did a few...

Day 46: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 46: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

What are we Aiming for? In Romans 1:21-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21; Colossians 3:5-9; and Titus 3:3 Paul lists numerous...

Day 45: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 45: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Blame Sharing. We are all aware of blame-shifting. We have done it by blaming our spouses, bosses, co-workers, etc. We have all had it...

Day 44: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 44: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

God is the Judge. We will be treated unjustly. Our anger is usually a response to an actual wrong, but what is more important is how we...

Day 43: Mediations in Anger, Patience, Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 43: Mediations in Anger, Patience, Peace

Why can't everyone be like me? Underlying our anger is pride. It is pride that our way of doing things, our expectations, our responses,...

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