It’s one of those perplexing eternal questions which will be answered only in glory.  Why does God allow a preacher to get laryngitis?  Such was my case this past weekend.  I don’t know sign language and most people of CHCC can’t read sign language so therefore it would have been an exercise in futility for me to even step into the pulpit to preach on Sunday.  What was I to do? Enter my friend, Rich Jaquish.  On the spur of the moment and as a testament and example  to being able to “give a reason of the hope that lies within” Rich agreed to preach for me with less than 24 hours notice.  He did a great job preaching from 1 Peter, only one of my most favored passages.  I have received very good feedback from those present and I would encourage everyone reading this blog to check out his message on our ‘Sermon’ page.  It fit right in to our recent series on true worship. My personal thanks to Rich and to Pastor Rocky Hammond, who had to give up one of his teachers at First Baptist Church of New Bethlehem for the morning.  It’s great being a part of the unified body of Christ and able to rely on each other to further the Gospel call in the Jefferson and Clarion County area.

This Sunday’s morning message was taken from Isaiah chapter 6.  The vision that the prophet had of the very temple and throne of God is an amazing study.  I am gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation of our preiminent God in all of His attributes.  The comments from our people have been very encouraging as to the impact that this series has had on their view of God and making much of Him.  I would encourage everyone to listen to our sermons or better yet to visit us this coming week for the next sermon in this series. It’s a privilege to preach at CHCC and the liberty that this people have given me to expound God’s word is very much appreciated.  Feel free to visit us, we would love to see you. Soli Deo Gloria!

What a great day to be in the house of the Lord. Our sermon, at CHCC, was part 3 of our series on Worship, taken from Isaiah 1. We saw today that God invites us to clean up our worship before bringing it to Him as He detests hollow worship. It isn’t an issue of outward tweaking or polishing of our worship but an inward cleaning of our hands and the ‘putting off of the evil of our deeds’ not simply putting off the evil deeds. You can listen to the entire sermon by going to ‘Our Sermons’ page and clicking on the slider bar. You’ll also notice a new look there, as we have made it a little easier to use and the scripture passage is listed there for you also. You can even listen to the passage being read if you like. What a great time of praises being shared and communion around the Lord’s Table today.

What a great time we all had at the Mother Daughter Dinner. Everyone had great comments about it as the ladies enjoyed dinner, a devotional by Tammy, Chantelle and Sharon, music by Val and fellowship with each other. Thanks to all the men who helped with the decorating, meal and clean up. A special thanks to Jim Titler for his interior design expertise and decorating. It was a pleasure to serve the ladies. Check out the ‘Our People’ page in the next couple of days for pictures of the night. Looking forward to another great day in the Lord’s house this weekend as we continue our message series on Worship from the book of Isaiah and communion.