Posts by Pastor Kevin (Page 4)

Dear SCC & Friends, If we confess… ~1 John 1:9 Reflection #230                  The primary way to uncover our sin is confession. Every day my conscience makes confession, relying on the hope of God’s mercy as to be more trusted than my own innocence. ~St. Augustine~ The first to plead his case seems just, until another comes and examines him.~Prov. 18:17 If you have children, you understand the “blame game”… He did it first! She started it!… On and on…

Dear SCC & Friends, Give us this day… ~Matthew 6:11 Reflection #229                  Draw near to God and He will draw near to you… ~Jam. 4:8 The Lord calls us to walk one day at a time. So often past hurts and future concerns rob us of the present tense joy and blessings of life… Give us this day our daily bread speaks of God’s blessing and provision in the here and now. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today…

Dear SCC & Friends, …a watch in the night. ~Psalm 90:4 Reflection #228                  Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. ~1 Cor. 16:13 The Jews like Greeks and Romans, divided the night into military watches instead of hours. There were three watches… sunset to 10:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. to sunrise. Nearly every former military person knows what it is to pull guard duty which at times can…

Dear SCC & Friends, …need of endurance… ~Hebrews 12:1 Reflection #227 Endurance is a state of lastingness, and trials are the crucibles by which endurance is forged. ~Anon.~ …let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith… ~Heb. 12:1-2Modern culture shapes ideas and behavior, but it is the Word of…

Dear SCC & Friends, By faith we understand… ~Hebrews 11:3 Reflection #226 Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~Heb. 11:1 Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits. ~Blaise Pascal~ Our five senses – taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell are designed by God to help us navigate and understand the time-space world we live in… Faith doesn’t deny the five senses…

Dear SCC & Friends, …gives life to the world. ~John 6:33 Reflection #225                  For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. ~Jn. 3:16 Our world is full of sinners who by their very nature sin. The Greek word hamartia means “missing the mark.” Statistics reveal that one out of one have missed the mark since creation. That’s you and me …for all…

Dear SCC & Friends, …proven character… ~Romans 5:4 Reflection #224                  Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others say you are. ~John Wooden~ My grandfather never finished high school and worked for the U.S. Postal Service from age 18 to 65 until he retired as an assistant local postmaster. Today he might be called an underachiever…Why?… Because he didn’t make much money and…

Dear SCC & Friends, Honor your father… ~Ephesians 6:2 Reflection #223 All of us have a story, and this is part of mine. We just celebrated the 80th anniversary of D-Day… June 6th, 1944. I couldn’t help but reflect on my father who arrived in France on December 10, 1944. Six days later, the bloodiest European battle of WWII began and ended with an estimated 90,000 casualties. Winston Churchill stated that the Battle of the Bulge was undoubtedly the greatest…

Dear SCC & Friends, The fool has said… ~Psalm 53:1 Reflection #222                  It’s been said that no one is a fool always, but everyone is a fool sometimes. ~Anon.~ Fool or foolish occurs well over 300 times in Scripture and speaks of someone who refuses to listen to wisdom or learn from discipline… A fool is a person devoid of wisdom, lacking in sound judgment, discretion and common sense. Wise people will meet the demands of life, while foolish…

Dear SCC & Friends, Do you not know? ~Isaiah 40:28 Reflection #221                  I knew some things but really didn’t know until I knew. It took someone else to tell me, to show me and secure me in my faith! And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard?… ~Rom. 10:14 Everyone who calls, “Help God!” gets help. But how can people call for help if they don’t know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust, if…

Dear SCC & Friends, Remember the former days… ~Isaiah 46:9 Reflection #220                  Without memory there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. ~Elie Wiesel~ Our call to honor and remember is evident throughout Scripture. We are to render honor to whom honor is due. Two years ago, my brother was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. It was about a quarter of mile walk from the chapel to the…

Dear SCC & Friends, …What is your occupation?… ~Jonah 1:8 Reflection #219                  It’s not uncommon when you meet someone to hear them ask, “What do you do or what kind of work are you in?” People tend to assess and define one another based on their occupation. It seems that throughout life we are either preparing for a job (training and school), in a job (gainfully employed) or looking to find work (unemployed). The call to work was established…