Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Psalm 88:13 “But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.” “Warm Glows of Prayers” ALMIGHTY FATHER, WHOSE COMMANDMENTS ARE OVER ALL, AND WHOSE LOVE NEVER FAILS, MAKE ME AWARE OF THY PRESENCE AND HELP ME TO BE OBEDIENT TO THEE. KEEP ME TRUE TO YOU, TO MY BEST SELF, GUARDING ME AGAINST STUMBLING IN PURPOSE AND DEED….Keep Reading

Revelation 2:5 “Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first.” “PREPARING TO RECEIVE CHRIST” I admit to being called Mr. Scrooge a few times in my life. That’s not all bad. I kind of like the way he ended up; and wouldn’t mind having a Christmas spirit like that at all. Charles Dickens was a master with words who first…Keep Reading

James 4:15 “…you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” “Interrupted with an Announcement from Heaven” I’m not sure we would want things to be like the first Advent. There were a lot of interruptions in people’s lives. Isn’t that what happens when Jesus comes into our world? Nothing is ever the same again. A wise pastor told me as…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Luke 5:28 “And he left all, rose up, and followed him” “FOLLOWING HIM” Remember summer? Remember gloriously pleasant days for almost unlimited outside activities, and how good the a dip in the water, pool or ocean felt on a July afternoon? During July, up north in the Pine Tree State of Maine, many of the ponds and lakes abounded with water lilies, really beautiful flowers…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware PSALM 22:4 “Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.” “HONOR AND TRUST” When trust is lost, order disintegrates. To err is not only human, but given to custom and tradition, it absolves itself of responsibility. Responsibility goes with accountability. But let us set the wrong course, lack of accountability of the choice is the end of confidence and trust. When…Keep Reading

Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” He is Here – God is with Us The sermon was a bit too heavy with drama. The preacher was sure that there was no room in Heaven for the innkeeper of Bethlehem. I guess I just read the story another…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware A CHRISTIAN’S “9-POINT ORDER” 1. BEGIN A DAY, EXPECTING TO WIN Romans 6:14-23 “For sin shall not have dominion over you…..” 2. MAKE A COVENANT WITH YOUR EYES Matthew 6:22 “The light of the body is the eye if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” 3. GIVE GOD’S SPIRIT POWER Psalm 119:11 “Thy word have I hid in…Keep Reading

Read Luke 1:24-25, 39-45 “UNITY IN SPIRIT” There were two women who were cousins, and vital characters of the Advent story. Elizabeth was described as being advanced in years and childless, and Mary was young and a virgin. God had wonderful plans for both of them that would also bring His greatest blessing upon all humankind. Elizabeth conceived in her old age and stayed hidden for five months. It seems…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware II Corinthians 8:10-12 “…Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it…” “TUGBOATS, BUMBOATS, RAFTS AND SAILBOATS – FINISHING THE WORK” What could be more visually appealing than Manhattan’s magnificent skyline from Governors Island’s western shore? New York’s famous tugboats pulling, pushing and otherwise moving mighty mountains of maritime commerce up Buttermilk Channel? Tugboats…Keep Reading

Read Matthew 1:18-25 “LIVING FAITH” Christ Born of Mary 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being [a]a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things,…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware “What Is a Chaplain” As many know Nate was a Career Navy Chaplain. He served the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Gaurd and Merchant Marines . . . Some might ask: What do Chaplains do? THE NAVY CHAPLAIN CORPS are religious ministries to meet the rights and needs of its personnel. From its inception, the naval service has recognized its responsibility to provide for the second…Keep Reading

Luke 1:34 “How can this be…?” “OPPORTUNITY TO SAY YES” The first recorded words of Mary were spoken to the angel Gabriel when he announced God’s plan for her life. She would give birth to the Christ, Jesus the Son of God. She was so young (a teenager in our language); how could she begin to understand all that God’s plan would mean to her and the world? Her first…Keep Reading