Author Archives: PastorDave

Do you claim to know Jesus Christ…or not?

Posted on May 26, 2025 by PastorDave

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 9 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading →

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HOUSE OF GOD, GATE OF HEAVEN | The dream is still running…

Posted on May 24, 2025 by PastorDave

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely The LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is … Continue reading →

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They All Forsook Him … and Fled!

Posted on May 21, 2025 by PastorDave

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 8 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading →

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BETRAYED! But, by a ‘FRIEND’?

Posted on May 12, 2025 by PastorDave

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 7 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading →

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“(un)Happy Mother’s Day”

Posted on May 8, 2025 by PastorDave

I first wrote and posted this on Facebook in 2015 during my former pastorate as a footnote to an announcement of our services that Lord’s Day. It was well received and widely shared and circulated at that time and proved … Continue reading →

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NOT TOO LITTLE | Story Retold by Deborah Parks / Illustrated by Grace Henderson

Posted on May 5, 2025 by PastorDave

I’m so proud to present this Gospel story of Zacchaeus in this beautifully-illustrated book form. As Debbie and Grace explain in “How the book came to be,” Debbie crafted the re-telling of the Luke 19:1-10 story of Zacchaeus’s salvation encounter … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Agony and Prayer in Gethsemane

Posted on May 1, 2025 by PastorDave

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 6 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading →

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Gatorade Guy

Posted on April 28, 2025 by PastorDave

“For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you” [Philemon, verse 7]. “…for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such … Continue reading →

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“He drew a circle and shut me out- We drew a circle that took him in”

Posted on April 26, 2025 by PastorDave

“He drew a circle and shut me out – Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout; Love and I had the wit to win – We drew a circle that took him in.” ~Edwin Markham I have remembered my long-time dear … Continue reading →

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Observing the Traditional Passover Celebration

Posted on April 24, 2025 by PastorDave

THE STORY OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST | Lesson 5 These messages/Bible study lessons are over 20 years old. There are 34 of these lessons in the series. I prepared and delivered them over 2005-2006 during my former pastorate. And, … Continue reading →

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