Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Matthew 6:34 “Don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself,” “Hurry Up and Wait” As we commute, travel, grocery shop or have appointments, sometimes the theme is: “Hurry Up and Wait.” And that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Think about it. Staying in one place or getting ready to sit for awhile, might be just what the doctor ordered when…Keep Reading

Genesis 32:26 “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” “May Jesus Christ Be Praised” The night is dark, but we will soon hear the crack of dawn. There are those who love the morning while others grasp the dark in a wrestler’s hold as it says, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” (Genesis 32:26) Shakespeare wrote, “The morning steals upon the night melting the darkness.” The song…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware What Ever Happened To SOMEONE ELSE? “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for men” “Colossians 3:23” “I call ’em as I see ’em,” one baseball umpire remarked to two others during a discussion of their profession. “I call ’em as they are, another added. But the third one ended the debate…Keep Reading

Luke 17:32 “Remember Lot’s Wife.” Those words of Jesus are to remind us that there is nothing behind us that can save us now. Salvation is always a present thing. Neither is there anything to go back to. Christ is alive and goes before us, and if we are going to walk with Him it will not be yesterday. As the song says, “Yesterday is gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Galatians 5:14 “For the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” “A STRANGER YET TO MEET” He’d leave early each workday morning for classes, One afternoon he found this note on the seat of his car as he prepared to leave for home: “This is the third time this week I have turned off your headlights….Keep Reading

Joshua 14:12 “Today I am eighty-five years old, and I am just as strong now as I was at age forty (when the land was promised), therefore give me this mountain!” “THE OLD AND YOUNG CLIMB MOUNTAINS TOGETHER” Once again Father Time has turned over his duties to the New Year baby. When I see that image, I think about the baby Jesus in the arms of Simeon as the…Keep Reading

1 Chronicles 16:23 “Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.” Link to YouTube Video – “LOOKING FOR A NEW DAY” From Pastor Will Shewey: “Behold, I will make all things new.” Revelation 21:5 We had an inspiring worship service this morning at Shades of Grace. There was a large crowd and at least a couple first time guests. Music…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware A NEW YEAR’S PRAYER AND MESSAGE “ONE DAY AT A TIME” FLIP WILSON, THE COMEDIAN, USED TO HOLLAR “THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT,” WHEN HE’D GET CAUGHT AT ONE THING OR ANOTHER. DID THE DEVIL MAKE HIM DO IT? MAYBE, AND MAYBE NOT. BUT IT HAPPENED, AND THINGS WHICH “JUST HAPPEN” OFTEN HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH HOW THINGS TURN OUT. THAT’S THE…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware 30 BIBLE VERSES ABOUT LEARNING TO LISTEN “LEARNING TO LISTEN” Until a person has learned to listen, teaching or preaching cannot be successful. Until they realize that every person has something of truth and wisdom to offer, he does not begin to learn. It is only when a person sees how each person has some qualities which can surpass theirs . . . that a…Keep Reading

Exodus 15:23-25 “What Are We to Drink?” When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. So, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ‘What are we to drink?’ Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.” Exodus 15:23-25 As we approach a New…Keep Reading

2 Corinthians 5:21 “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” “JESUS SUFFERED TO SAVE US” The Australian evangelists,Sir Allen Walker, once told of an incident in the Australian hills. There were sheep grazing when suddenly they were spooked and ran for safety. Flying above was a large and dangerous eagle. What was…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Confidence That the Lord Will Lead 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall [a]direct your paths. “Proverbs 3:5-6” We can be confident that the Lord will give His servants inner strength and guard us, but also know that He will lead us to live righteously. We can believe…Keep Reading