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Newsletter – October 2026 Pastor Wes Devotional Don’t Forget the Filter On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people… (Nehemiah 13:1a) As we wrap up our Old Testament portion of reading, we close the book of Nehemiah. It’s an exciting book. The city of Jerusalem was a shell of its former image. The defenses so necessary for the city were heaps of stones, no fortifications at all. Nehemiah had accomplished the impossible.…

Newsletter – September 2026   In God’s Name You Shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. (Exodus 20:7 NIV)   As we have been reading through the Bible, we find ourselves learning from the book of Ezekiel. What a book! It’s full of fantastic visions and apocalyptic language. This type of writing should be read through the lens that was intended by the people who…

Friends in Low Places  For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57: 15) Isaiah introduces us to a God who takes us by surprise. We expect God to be high and exalted and…

1 Kings 17:8, 9 Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” Do you feel inadequate? Do you wonder what you can possibly do to make a difference for the kingdom of God? Are there times when an opportunity to serve will arise or a person asks you for spiritual guidance and you feel that you are the…