Messages from the Pastor's Heart (2025-26)

Acts 6 gives the church a pattern for selecting qualified deacons to meet real needs without distracting from the ministry of the Word and prayer. The message prepares the congregation to examine, nominate, and affirm men for deacon service

DeaconsChurch ServiceWord and Prayer

1 Timothy 3:8-13 completes the study of deacon qualifications and applies them to the church's process of recognizing qualified servants. The message urges the congregation to pray, examine wisely, and look for men whose lives already

DeaconsChurch ExaminationServant Character

1 Timothy 3 continues to show that deacon ministry requires qualified, conspicuous servants whose lives can be examined by the church. The message emphasizes that the men God is raising up should already be visible in humble, faithful

DeaconsConspicuous ServiceServant CharacterChurch Examination

1 Timothy 3 and Acts 6 frame deacon ministry as service carried out by men whom God qualifies and the church affirms. The message begins preparing the congregation to recognize tested servants and establish deacon ministry in a biblical

DeaconsServant OfficeChurch AffirmationTested Men

Tithing and giving are presented as worship flowing from love for Christ rather than law or guilt. Faithful giving is connected to the church's shared priorities, ministry needs, and trust in God's work among His people.

GivingTithingChurch BudgetLove Not Law

Meaningful church membership is presented as a covenant commitment to an identifiable local body and its God-ordained purposes. The message calls members to renew their responsibilities so the church can remain faithful to the open door of

Meaningful MembershipChurch CovenantMember ResponsibilitiesOpen Door

Revelation 3 holds up the faithful church in Philadelphia as a model of keeping Christ's Word, not denying His name, and walking through the open door He gives. The message calls the church in Brookhaven to remain faithful in faithfulness

Faithful ChurchPhiladelphiaOpen DoorHolding Fast

Matthew 16:17-18 grounds the church's confidence in Christ as its permanent foundation, owner, and builder. The message calls believers to arrange their lives around His church with a mighty expectation of His faithful work.

Christ BuildsChurch FoundationMighty ExpectationChurch Commitment