John, Chapter 9 Link to YouTube Video – “The Blind Man” From Pastor Will Shewey: Our congregation is growing steadily at Shades of Grace since worship was moved to Saturday mornings. COVID took a toll over the past three years. Many of our people simply disappeared; death, incarceration, relocation..all this and more. Upon reentry of weekly worship, only about 20 percent of our original crowd returned. I recently took a…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Belonging In and To Christ “IN WHOM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE, being predestined according the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” “Ephesians 1:11” The Apostle Paul’s phrase, “in Christ,” appears 35 times in the Book of Ephesians (1) “Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are in…Keep Reading

Habakkuk 3:17 “Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, still I will praise Him.” “DOES IT FIT INTO GOD’S PLAN” By His own example, Jesus gave us the context for prayer when he prayed,…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware FEEDING ON GOD’S WORD And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Deuteronomy 8:3 A large T-Rex could put 520…Keep Reading

Keep on, Child of God “But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” 2 Chronicles 15:7 I believe that God wants us to keep on when keeping on seems pointless; to play a new song when we would rather hang our harps in the weeping willows of “What’s the use.” Jesus taught us that glory is found on the other…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware JUDGES CYCLE BIBLE STUDY “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6

Ephesians 6:24 “Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.” THE CROSS BROUGHT GRACE A dear friend went to her heavenly home this week. We already miss her. Even though we know that she is in the presence and joy of the Lord, we were not done needing her with us. We talked across the miles by phone just a few days ago. I…Keep Reading

God Gives a New Song I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. “Psalm 144:9” “You ask me why my heart keeps singing Why I can sing when things go wrong. But since I’ve found the source of music I just can’t help it. God gave the song.” I cannot remember when I…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Preparing Our Hearts for Easter I Corinthians 1:23 “My Pastor Preaches relevant sermons!” What’s “relevant?’ It is what’s appropriate to the occasion. Preaching against sin, and preaching for the Blood of Jesus Christ, is very relevant, particularly at this time of preparation toward Holy Week and Easter Sunday! I Corinthians 1:23 – “We preach Christ crucified.” We preach relevant religion! Religion is a person trying…Keep Reading

Rebuilding and Restoring “They said to me, “…The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah 1:3-4 When things are impossible for us, we have a choice to either give up, or go to the one with whom all things…Keep Reading

John, Chapter 4 Link to YouTube Video – “Woman at the Well” From Pastor Will Shewey: Sunday Story: We knew him at Shades of Grace. A few years ago he arrived at our doors. The story was hard to believe. He had been sentenced to life in prison while a very young man. He was a self proclaimed professional bank robber. When we met, he was in his seventies and…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware The Amazing Grace of God “A shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ,” Colossians 2:17, and Hebrews 10:1 For we who know Jesus Christ, the Jewish Passover contains rich prophetic symbolisms that point to Christ Jesus Himself. The New Testament explicitly teaches that the Jewish Feasts are “a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ,” Colossians 2:17,…Keep Reading