I have been a pastor for the past 50 years! It has been an honor, privilege and challenge to serve God and his people as a pastor! What is the calling of a pastor and what is the role of Senior Pastor? The primary terms that describe the role of the pastor are “elder,” “bishop,” …
PASTOR, A BIG CALLING THAT COMES WITH BLESSING, CHALLENGE AND RESPONSIBILITY! Read More »
The Bible presents death as separation: physical death is the separation of the soul from the body, and spiritual death is the separation of the soul from God. Death is the result of sin. “For the wages of sin is death,” Romans 6:23a. The whole world is subject to death, because all have sinned. “By …
We would like to invite you to be a part of our exciting and supportive RUSS HOBBS MINISTRIES DISCUSSIONS/FELLOWSHIP! We meet in-person and online at our RHM FACEBOOK group. WE generally get together every other Sunday at 2PM. OUR next discussion/fellowship is scheduled for November 29th. WE also meet online for some impromptu chats about …
Good morning folks! I hope your day is off to a good start. So, my question today is;“Is there ever an offense that someone can commit that is so heinous or atrocious that God would NOT forgive that sin or pardon the offender? The book of Nahum ends with a rhetorical question regarding the reason …
Some folks are forever saying that Christians should “Judge NOT” because that’s what the Bible teaches and people who judge others are just a bunch of hypocrites! But is that what the WORD really teaches? Let’s look a little deeper into that today. The Scripture that is used the most to support the idea that …
Any timeline of Jesus’ life is speculative to some degree. None of the gospels present the life of Christ in chronological order. Rather, most of the material in the gospels is arranged in topical order according to those things that each individual author wanted to emphasize. Additionally, the writers include details that are important to …
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Pride goes before a fall!” Actually Proverbs 16:18 says “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Throughout Scripture we are told about the consequences of pride. Better to be a humble spirit than to share chaos and destruction with the proud.” Satan was cast out of …
WHY ARE YOU HOLDING A GRUDGE? Let me ask you a simple question today that may be very difficult to answer. What is the purpose of holding a grudge against someone for weeks, months or years? Does anyone emerge from bitterness as a winner? In the end does it really matter who said what and …
WHY DON’T YOU TAKE OFF YOUR MASK AND JUST BE REAL? We are living in times when it has become common place for many people to wear masks! In the fields of psychology and counseling we use to talk about “masks” that people wear in terms of having something to hide or just plain not …
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY YOU STRUGGLE WITH THE SAME HANGUPS EVERY DAY? Did you ever wonder why you keep struggling with the same hang-ups day after day, week after week and year after year? Habitual sin is what we call the problem in “Christian circles.” The Bible describes the natural man as “dead in …
