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Message from the Pulpit- Daylight Savings Time

In the USA, the daylight savings time is observed. In March, the clock is sprung forward an hour and in November, it is rolled back an hour. One of the few reasons this is done is for economic purpose. I'm sure there are many other reasons, but that is not the focus here.   The focus of the message from the pastor was centered around Joshua 10: 12-14. It was that time when the sun stood still. Joshua asked the Lord for the sun to stand still and the Lord commanded the sun to stand in its place and it did. Technically, it was the earth that stopped rotating on its axis, but I won't get into all that scientific stuff here. A little backdrop to the story would be beneficial don't? Ok, so Moses had died and the baton was passed to "Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' assistant" Joshua 1:1 NKJV to lead the Israelites out of the wilderness into the Promised Land. The Lord anointed Joshua for this all important mission. Joshua was fearful but as with all other things,...

One, Two Many Denominations!

Christianity is divided into over 200 denominations! That's quite a lot if we are all professing to be followers of Christ and his teachings. Ought it not to be, One God and One faith? This post is inspired by this book I read earlier this year called 'Why So Many Denominations?' by Mark Finley. Two of the reasons he attributes to this issue is that; 1) there is no devotion to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and 2) no love for one another. The Christian religion as we know it and how it should be is centered around the person of Christ (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). Men in the early church knew what this devotion to Christ and love for one another meant. The Christianity accepted by the Roman Catholic church later trickled down to Protestant churches as an adulterated version of what true Christianity is supposed to be. The Roman Catholic was prophesied in the book of Revelation to be the mother of harlots, "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLO...