Author: Pastor Bailey

“You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 Pleasure is in God’s plan for humankind. In fact, God is moving us toward a destiny of pleasure and joy. Jesus is preparing a home for all who belong to him through faith (John 14:2), and, according…

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 The book of Hebrews tells us how Jesus Christ makes possible a loving relationship between the holy God and his unholy people. Jesus has actually become our perfect priest, having made a sacrifice of himself in order that…

“And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Hebrews 10:10 There are many times in which we try, either intentionally or not, to pay for our sins. We try to follow all kinds of rules and regulations. We try to be “good”…

“For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.” Hebrews 9:15 When we think of an inheritance, we usually think about something a person receives from a relative or friend who has died. The inheritance is given as part of the deceased…

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6 He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Today we return our thoughts to the Easter story. For the past several days we have focused on the joy that Jesus’ resurrection brings into our lives. And now for the next several days…

“…we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ…

“In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” Hebrews 9:22 Today we hear about closing all community gathering businesses because of COVID-19 with certain exemptions for essential needs. Calvary was essential! Calvary was vital! Exactly how vital? As vital as life…

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 Second, Calvary was vicarious, which means “an act undertaken by someone in another’s place.” Seen through the lens of sentiment or superstition, the…

“When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals — one on his right, the other on his left.” Luke 23:33 Holy Week is the final lap to the finish line for Jesus. A holy destination and a Holy destiny. The word “Calvary” appears only once in the…