Pastor Timothy Guess

“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” Ephesians 3:16 This verse is a sample of Paul’s profound and loving prayer for the Ephesian saints. It is encouraging and instructive for us. First, the fact that Paul is praying.

“I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou

I remember a sermon by Lasserre Bradley, Jr. As soon as he announced the title, a big impression was made on me. “What Do You Do When You Leave Church?” was the message. The question was not concerning whether you would take a nap on Sunday afternoon or what you might eat for lunch. Rather,

“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.” 2 Timothy 4:6 Paul wrote these words to Timothy in what is believed to be his last epistle. Paul knew his death was near. In this letter, one can detect an environment of spiritual conflict and opposition to

We know that one of the Bible’s common descriptions of followers of Jesus is that they are like sheep. It is well known that sheep are animals prone to fear. Not being under the care of a shepherd can quickly lead to confusion, panic and danger for a sheep. In applying the analogy back to

“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:12-13 Sin is deceitful. Sinful human beings have quite a track

Believer, you need to come to grips with the fact that you are a foreigner! One may protest, “Wait, I was born and raised in this country. It’s my home!” As one who has lived even in the same city my whole life, I can certainly understand that sentiment of feeling at home and familiar

Whites and blacks. Black lives matter. Ethnic prejudice. Anger. Pain. Frustration. Protests. Do these things sound familiar? Issues of race and injustice are front and center of the national conversation at this time. Discrimination on the basis of skin color is loudly condemned. A Christian perspective echoes that condemnation. But, there is something essential that

These three offices are part of Christ’s role as Mediator between God and men (1 Tim. 2:5). There is an obvious need on the part of sinful humanity for these roles of Christ. We need truth because we are foolish and unwise (prophet); we need our sins put away and access to God because of