Colossians 2:17 - 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Hebrews 8:5 - 5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” Revelation 11:19 - 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, no

Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 1 Peter 2:24 - 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose [a]stripes you were healed. 1 John 1:7 - 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us

Galatians 4:4-5 - 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Genesis 1:28 - 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Genesis 1:1 - In the b

Isaiah 55: 8-9 | 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Romans 11:33 | 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! Luke 2:8-9 | 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their

Pastor Rex: We seek to be a Christian Resource Center. We do a lot of different things over time, activities that fill a need or a calling. Many ministries arise out of compassion or crisis and a need for our community. The world has such a need for peace in our turbulent times. Having peace in the storms is vital. Storms in life can turn us sideways and erode or banish our peace. Mark 4:35-41: That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the

Pastor Rex: When we seek and receive our salvation, there is a fundamental change in our spiritual natures. Although we are all spiritual creatures, we need to recognize that His spirit is truly the one that we should desire. We are born with a sinful nature, that which seeks the worldly path; His is the way of eternal life. Our journey to Heaven and to His eternal life begins with our request for forgiveness and acceptance of His gift of that salvation. It continues thr

Pastor Rex: Communing with God is a thoughtful and deliberate process. Our time with Him is not just us presenting our petitions, but also calls for our realization that there will be times, when in order to know Him and recognize His will, we will need to be quiet. We need to lend our ears, rebuke the voices of strife and confusion and simply listen. The Holy Spirit, sometimes called the ‘action arm’ of the Holy Trinity’ is always with us. It is the third plank of the tr

Pastor Rex: We all feel that pressure not to speak out against particular issues. The need to ‘fit in’ is part of human nature that we all experience. But there are times when we must recognize and stand for Christ’s point of view and recognize as well that it may be in direct opposition to the world’s view. There is no division in the body of believers, but persecution of Christ and His followers has its’ origin in His life on earth. We all want to support people, diversit