Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor As I sat in class in the winter of 1991 taking Western Thought and Culture, Dr. Kathryn R. Ludwigson warned of the impending danger of “Postmodernism.” The ideas seemed so abstract and bizarre it was hard for me to comprehend that any thinking person would ever believe such nonsense. I am not sure I completely […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 ESV It is very easy in this polarized world that we live in that other people are our enemy. […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor “And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 ESV When I was a young pastor, I became friends with an associate pastor of […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor In our age of outrage, we know people are scouring Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and old interviews to find the slightest moral offense or cultural insensitivity. Hollywood actors, politicians, athletes, comedians, talk show hosts, and musicians are having to offer public apologies and mea culpas to the world for things that were said or done or […]
David Monreal, Lead Pastor In last week’s newsletter I addressed the issue of evangelism. In just a few weeks the church will be hosting a “Share Your Faith” event on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM with registration starting at 8:30 AM. If you haven’t signed up yet I encourage you to do so soon so […]
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor I received an email from a young pastor friend who has a couple in his church who are 18 and 19, very spiritually and emotionally immature, but want to get married this summer. Both sets of parents are very much against them marrying now because they know the couple is not ready for the challenges […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” Acts […]
Pastor Dave Monreal, Lead Pastor “Confess your sins to one another” (James 5:16). Please forgive the length of this but a friend reminded me the other day of some profound quotes that were written over 80 years ago by Deitrick Bonhoeffer in his book, Life Together. In this book, he challenges the status quo of church life and calls people to a […]
