Author: Pastor Bailey

“Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” (Philippians 2:12-13, NIV) It’s not enough to want to change. It’s not even enough to say, “I have a dream of changing.” Dreams are worthless…

“Since we are His children, we will possess the blessings He keeps for His people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for Him; for if we share Christ’s suffering, we will also share His glory. I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all…

“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it (Psalm 96:11). Read all of Psalm 96. In four stanzas, the psalmist encapsulates a life of immensity, from recognizing God’s power among the nations and giving voice to it through song to all creation erupting with…

“You are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you.” (Romans 8:9, NLT) Some people today insist that we should just give in to any desire that comes our way. If it feels good, do it! If it serves you, go…

“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God, my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long.” (Psalm 25:5) This verse from Psalm 25 wonderfully points out that in our daily walk with God, we have the blessing of looking to the past, present and future. The past: “Guide…

April Fool’s Day! The day after Easter this year. Guess who got fooled? Yup, Satan. Jesus is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah! Proverbs has a lot to say about wisdom, and it also has a lot to say about foolishness. See if anything on this list surprises you: Many people celebrate this as April…

“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.” (Mark 16:6) After the 7 words of Jesus on the cross finishing the work of salvation, we hear the 8th word … “HE HAS RISEN”! Sometimes we might wonder if the Easter story…

Holy Saturday Thoughts from Max Lucado Jesus is silent on Saturday. The women have anointed his body and placed it in Joseph’s tomb. The cadaver of Christ is as mute as the stone which guards it. He spoke much on Friday. He will liberate the slaves of death on Sunday. But on Saturday, Jesus is…

“I have a few things against you … Repent therefore!” (Revelation 2:14-16) Many of the Christians in Pergamum remained true to Jesus. That would not have been easy. An altar to Zeus stood near the tip of the city’s mountaintop, in the shadow of a temple built by the emperor Trajan. Below stood a “healing…