God is your support when you’re slipping
Scripture Notes on Psalm 145 The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. (Psalm 145:14) Nobody stands up straight all the time. Life in a broken world assures us that in every life there will come times when we find ourselves slipping in one way or another. Then what? That’s when God […]
God is greater than your deepest darkness
Scripture Notes on Psalm 139 Even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. (Psalm 139:12) Nothing you have ever done is too dark for God to love you. No sin is so wicked that He can’t forgive you. Nothing ever done to […]
Jesus is your conduit of mercy
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 8 “For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12) Guilt is a powerful motivator. It can change habits and open handbags, clean up words and free up wallets. Yet, in the life of a Christian, guilt is not of God. Conviction is the […]
Jesus cleared your debt completely
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Colossians 2 JESUS CLEARED YOUR DEBT COMPLETELY And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This He set […]
Only God can truly save
Scripture Notes on Psalm 108 Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! With God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our foes. (Psalm 108:12-13) Pride says in every situation, “I can do this. I can fix this. I alone can save the day.” Yet, […]
Jesus came to set you free from sin
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Galatians 1 JESUS CAME TO SET YOU FREE FROM SIN [The Lord Jesus Christ] gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Galatians 1:4-5) Sin is slavery, […]
RADIO – 03 If They Only Knew [My Name Is…]
Almost all of us have something in our past (or present) that we’re not proud of. Whatever it is, we wonder and worry about how the people around us would react if they only knew. If you know what that feels like (or even if you don’t) join Pastor Phillip Gonzales for a word of encouragement […]
Why Should I Confess My Sins to Other People?
As a pastor, I often get questions of a more theological nature. Thursdays are the day I like to post some on the blog. Enjoy! —Pastor Phillip The other day I got a text message from a friend: “I’m reading James 5:16, which says, ‘Confess your sins to each other so that you may be […]
Jesus Doesn’t Live in Your Past
Do you ever feel like you need to “pay God back?” “‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.’ Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.” -Hebrews 10:17-18 “Jesus paid it all” is the title and refrain of an old hymn, and Hebrews 10 makes […]
Progress in the Kingdom Looks a Lot Like Retreat
Do you ever feel like your walk with Christ is “three steps forward, two steps back?” Relax, it’s normal. The journey of discipleship is not a linear progression like the building of a tower. It is a cyclical journey like the growth of a tree. (Read more about towers and trees here.) The process progresses […]
