Pastor Walt's Messages

Unearned! Unmerited! Undeserved? 2/17 To begin with these three words are not in the Bible or Webster’s dictionary, even though we do understand the meaning to be the opposite of their root words; earn, merit, and deserve. They are used often in Christian speak regarding our opportunity for salvation and reconciliation with Father God through the death and resurrection of His Son and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They can also be considered synonymous with one another, especially unearned and unmerited. Not so much with undeserved. I can understand the relationship between unearned and unmerited because both refer to being performance based in their root definition, or not, in their opposite. Our opportunity for salvation and reconciliation with God is strictly based on His grace, mercy, and love brought about by His son Jesus Christ when He came bringing the New Covenant of Grace and Truth. Hebrews 8:8-13 & John 1:16-17 We did not have to earn this opportunity in any w...

  Finding Freedom 4-1-26 It is difficult for me to write this message because it pains me to see so much of this world in chaos. Maybe I should just call this message my opinion. We all have those and the difference is what makes us all individually unique and one of a kind. This is the way God created us. What a dull and boring world this would be if we all thought, spoke, and acted in exactly the same way, although many of our opinions do have points that are similar and have shared interests. The one thing that really bothers me about opinions is that so many of us let someone else format our opinion for us. We don’t seam to want to exercise our own God-given ability to form our own ideas and perspective regarding situations or circumstances that affect us, our families, friends and community. Is it complacency, apathy, or fear? Why do so many people find it so difficult to research and seek the truth, oftentimes choosing to ignore indisputable evidence-based truth and fal...