WHAT PEOPLE SEE 1 Samuel 16:7 “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Have you ever tried to hide from change by changing your outward circumstances, but not your heart? As I think back…Keep Reading

Luke 8:26-38 Link to YouTube Video – “Testimony – Stories to Tell” From Pastor Will Shewey: Please share this on the pages of your TriCities friends. You are invited to worship at the only United Methodist congregation in our area that meets exclusively on Saturday mornings. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. at 313 E Sullivan Street in Kingsport. Shades of Grace is a storefront house of worship where ALL…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware I Corinthians 12:12 “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, many, are one body: so also is Christ” I AM FOR THE CHURCH Because of “No Snow”, we will not be entertaining these visitors today; but before they melt . . . They should know what the Church is: I AM FOR THE CHURCH…Keep Reading

My Saturday Prayer “Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name” Jeremiah 31:35 Thou who causes the bright and morning star to rise each day, shine on us I pray. I do not ask…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware God Is Good – Part 4 – Pastor Nate “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” Romans 5:8 Why Is God Good to Us? There is one act we should always remember because this is an eternal reminder of God’s goodness and how God thinks of us. Let me give you this Scripture…Keep Reading

Drifting on Life’s Seas “And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” Isaiah 32:2 Off the coast of Newfoundland an owl as white as snow sat alone on a drifting piece of Iceberg. It had been days since the desolate chunk…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware God Is Good – Part 3 “…For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior” Isaiah 43:1-3 Is It True That God Is Good All the Time? One of the challenges of understanding what it means that God is good is the simple reality of this life. We look at the hard stories in the Bible or the hard times…Keep Reading

Look for the Beautiful But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20 It is that time of the year again when skunks are on the prowl. I wonder, does Mr. Skunk say to his wife, “Sweetheart, you smell nice?” Does Mr. Porcupine say to his children, “Come…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware GOD IS GOOD – PART 2 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” 1 Chronicles 16:34 God is Good, Part 2 – Pastor Nate Bible Verses That Show Us God Is Good. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” 1 Chronicles 16:34 “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all…Keep Reading

Meekness and Politeness is Powerful “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 So many things have changed in our world. Basic politeness and good manners risk getting lost in the box where unused and outdated things are stored. Blushing is becoming rare in a culture where sexuality has lost its sacredness, and words that once were called filthy have become common language on too many…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware God Is Good, Part 1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” 1 Chronicles 16:34 “God is a good God… yes He is. I said God is a good God… yes He is.” These words have been sung by many for generations declaring the goodness of God. In the African American church, it is common to use this as…Keep Reading

STRIVING AND PREVAILING WITH GOD “Genesis 32:22-32” The rising of the sun was bringing a day of judgment upon Jacob. His life had been like a tossed salad of success and failure with God. Now, the day had come to face the harvest of his decisions, to reap what he had sowed (It always does). The one that he had wronged the most was approaching with a great army behind…Keep Reading