Author Archives: Pastor Mike Bradley

By addressing God as Father,  Jesus brought God near and made Him more accessible.  He has made it personal by putting it in the context of relatioship.  We have been given the privilege of coming to our Creator as His … Continue reading →

The Lenten season is the 40 days and 6 sabbaths before the Easter celebration. So, there are actually 46 days. The Sabbath days were not counted because the Sabbath days already belong to the Lord and should always be a … Continue reading →

By addressing God as Father we are revealing that we have an intimate relationship with the One who created us.  We are from god.  We are born of Him.  Jesus said in John 3 that we must be “born again” … Continue reading →

The way that we address someone in a conversation can often reveal something about the relationship.  The more familiar the address the closer the relationship.  Likewise, the more formal the language the more distant the relationship.  Those who are very … Continue reading →

When you want to know how to do something you ask an expert.  In other words, you find someone that knows how and you ask them to teach you.  That is exactly what was behind Jesus giving us this wonderful … Continue reading →

The Lenten season is a tradition practiced among the earliest Christians as they prepared their hearts for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.  The 40 days has many parallels in the Scripture but the most significant for this practice … Continue reading →

Why Do We Give? -From David Plunkett, Stewardship Committee Why do we give away our money? An amazing number of us do, you know.  Ninety-five percent of American households give money to charity.  In 2013, we gave away $335 billion … Continue reading →