Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38 I have heard this passage preached many times...
Read morethe question, “Where do we go from here?”. I have reflected on this question and I would like to share with you three important truths about the significance of the Solemn Assembly in the life of our church.
Read moreWe will be gathering as a church in Solemn Assembly on Sunday, April 10th 2022 All of the information about the Solemn Assembly and how to prepare for it, is on this page. Background on the Solemn Assembly Eight Day...
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By Janet Keefe “This will never work.” I told my friend. I don’t mean to be a cynic, but I know myself. As the Apostle Paul says in Romans 7:15, so many times I have tried to do things right, Read more…
By Adrienne Gagnon My husband and I struggled for a year with infertility. It was a year full of uncertainty, heartbreak, and discouragement. Before I share my story, I want to shine a light onto couples that have also traveled Read more…
By Sam McKeen Hope, a simple word and yet filled with meaning. Hope is powerful. It is an important aspect of every person’s life. Everyone places hope in something. What do you put your hope in? Relationships? Family? Your Career? Read more…
9/1/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Life can deal us body blows that sometimes just take the breath out of us. What is happening to us might seem crushing at the moment, but for someone else, they may wish to Read more…
8/25/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – If I remember correctly, it usually happened on a Saturday morning while I was watching Mighty Mouse or Roy Rogers. Suddenly the TV screen would change, and you would hear a man say… “This Read more…
8/18/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Who does not like choices?! Last Sunday after church Judy and I went on an overnight to celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary. When looking for a place to stay, have you ever given any Read more…
8/11/21 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Yesterday Judy and I celebrated our 48th year of marriage. Married for 48 years, and to think, I used to believe that you had to be an old person to be married for this Read more…
8/4/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – July 2021 marked 22 years that Judy and I have been serving as the pastor of Center Barnstead Christian Church. 22 years serving in a place we never wanted to live, doing something we Read more…
7/28/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – I can still remember like it happened yesterday. I was probably 7 or 8 years old, and I was sick and had to stay home from church. I remember my dad saying to me, Read more…
7/21/2021 – Pastor’s Brian’s Blog – I remember when Judy and I were engaged to be married, my walk with God wasn’t as strong as it should have been, so my thoughts were not always what they should have been. Read more…
7/14/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Many people my age and older have seen the comedy routine “Who’s on First?” made famous by Abbott and Costello. It became so famous and well liked that in 1956, a gold record of Read more…
07/07/21 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – This past Sunday was the 4th of July. Over the years our church has done different things to reflect on the 4th and the history of our country. We would pledge alliance to the Read more…
6/30/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – It was an unsettling moment when I made that turn and drove up to the business that my grandfather began in 1925. The business that my father took over from his father, and the Read more…
6/23/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – We all have made a promise to someone or have had a promise made to us. The real question is, has anyone ever broken a promise to you? Have you ever broken a personal Read more…
6/16/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – God has given Judy and me opportunities that if we had a whole lifetime, we could not have been able to dream up. We have met countless people, some well-known in Christian circles and Read more…
6/6/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Like most children growing up, I had a superhero. I can still remember sitting in front of my black and white TV waiting to hear… “Faster than a speeding bullet… More powerful than a Read more…
6/2/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Over the years our church has done numerous events for and with our town. I have received verbal and as well written words of thanks for our involvement. I remember an e-mail I received Read more…
5/26/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Have you ever attended a concert where everyone in the band is in their late 70s and 80s? Judy and I did, about 3 years ago, when we went to a concert for a Read more…
5/19/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – In my lifetime I believe I have tried every diet known to mankind. I am pretty confident that over the last 20 years, I have lost close to 1 ton on these diets. The Read more…
5/12/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Have you ever noticed that we spend a lot of our time and money trying to satisfy ourselves? Very often it ends up being a waste of time, because we find that what we Read more…
5/5/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – For me, as a child (although there were many to choose from), there was only one real Superhero: Superman. I am not talking about just one of many Supermen, I am talking about the Read more…
4/28/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – If you know me, you may know that I never considered school as my friend. I just disliked studying and doing homework. In elementary school my favorite class was recess and in high school Read more…