Keys to the Kingdom - Newness

Good morning brothers and sister in Christ! April showers really do bring May flowers. I have noticed flowers blooming in the most unlikely places this spring, like on the roadside, in the ditches and along the sidewalks of hospitals and hospice houses. Flowers are God’s nature messages reminding us there is hope and lots of reasons to be happy no matter the circumstances. God can say anything He wants to say and it is true and sometimes he says it with flowers. 

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Keys to the Kingdom - Mercy

Greetings church family! This time of year is especially encouraging because we see dead things coming to life, hear more melodious sounds and feel a little warmer too. When God sends the spring season, He puts a little spring in our steps too. Trees and grass that seemed dead prove to be only dormant. Shrubs that were bare and hardly noticed, suddenly catch our eye with showy, colorful blooms. The purple martins have arrived once again and their songs as they soar seem

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Keys To The Kingdom - Learner

What a blessing a church family is! There is nothing this side of Heaven better than being together at God’s table of grace with like minded people who love Jesus and each other. The prayers and fellowship kindle the felt presence of the Holy Spirit so that we surely know that by God’s grace we are made for and made to “sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Not only does iron sharpen iron, but iron also makes a louder noise by contact with iron. Iron on wood wo...
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Keys To the Kingdom - Knowledge

Greetings along with good tidings of much grace from God to all of you this day. 2023 is moving right along and I hope you are as well. It’s not really all that important that we “keep up with the Joneses” as it is that we follow Jesus! Following Jesus keeps us going in the right direction. If you and I are trying to live selflessly and responsibly, even in deal- ing with our problems, we are into the new year in the right step. Putting your best foot forward means walking

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Keys to the Kingdom - Justification

Now that Christmas time is past, we can prepare for the new year with hope and courage. Celebrating Christmas brings new grace by having had a fresh look at the manger in Bethlehem. The babe in the manger would be our breath of life and the honor of His righteous life and the sweet savor of His sacrifice on the cross is certain to give us a taste for God. Christmas treats and table settings, often filled with sweets, cannot sustain us through 2023; but God can! It’s time t

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DECEMBER NEWSLETTER NOTES

Merry Christmas! What a wonderful time of the year Christmas is! What makes it so great is Jesus. Happy holidays sounds too generic to greet the season which shows us what God is like. Merry is an awesome adjective which means cheerful and lively and it is characterized by festivity and rejoicing. The birth of the Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest event in human history. Our appreciation for this gift of grace and love fro God should show from our head to our toes.

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NOVEMBER NEWLETTER NOTES

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM - INCREASE

Thank you church and friends for making October such a spiritual  fest!  Our Homecoming service was wonderful and once again the giving  was a “wow.”  Elder Sam Bennett was blessed to preach to us during our  fall meeting from the Psalms about revival, God our refuge, and he reminded us that our God reigns.  The hospitality and hope our fall meeting provided helped us prepare our hearts for the Thanksgiving celebration of November.  The Fall F

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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM - GRACE

Hello church! I hope everyone is well and at peace with God, others, and self. I realize that’s quite an opening statement mouthful especially in our world today, but remember there is a peace which passeth our understanding. And one of the gifts Jesus left us before He ascended to His Father was peace!

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afr...
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AUGUST NEWLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM - FAITH

A Gracious greeting to you today! I hope you are well and counting your blessings. Counting our blessings will keep us from complaining. God doesn’t like to hear our complaints and neither do others. It’s impossible to be grateful and grumpy at the same time. The hymn “Count Your Blessings” was written by Johnson Oatman, Jr. and is a reflection of optimistic faith! The song is also a good prompter to keep us from taking our blessings for granted

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JULY NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM -ETERNAL LIFE

I hope you are well today, feeling good and fighting the good fight of faith. Summer is a season of activity both in nature and in our lives. Can you believe it’s already July? Time really goes by in a flash so in this season of hurry and heat, let’s remember to take a break and sit a spell under the shade of our Saviour,  the Lord Jesus Christ.

Another great way to find shade from the summer heat is to visit one another. Whether that’s don

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JUNE NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM - DEVOTION

Good morning! I hope things are well with all of you and that you are following Jesus real close these days. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to encourage and enhance your walk with Jesus. I must confess that COVID-19 has manifested some side effects of laziness regarding my visitation among the flock. Your request of such will be a sure prompter to getting me on the right path as well as clearing a guilty conscience.

You all c

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MAY NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM - calling

Hello fellow believers, Christian comrades and friends of faith. I hope things are well with you and that you are enjoying God every day. We can and ought to do that you know because He loves us so and He is much greater and wiser than any challenge, hurt, or failure we have to deal with. Ironically, the more problems we have, our Lord just gets better and bigger. I think it’s because we depend on and trust Him more. Sometimes, when success

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APRIL NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM - BOLDNESS

Good morning everyone! I hope you are well today and able to sense the presence of God and His many blessings in your daily lives. It’s surely hard to miss God this time of the year given the greening up and blooming all around us. The miracle of the resurrection is the power God provides us with so that we can do His will, and cultivate an eternal and intimate relationship with Him.

I think we all have been encouraged and strengthened as we’v

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MARCH NEWSLETTER NOTES

KEYS FOR THE KINGDOM - ALONE

Greetings to each of you! I hope you all are having and will have a wonderful March. You all mean a lot to me and you mean even more to lots of others. Knowing that God loves us most though ought to perk our spiritual ears to follow the cadence of our Saviour in the march of life on earth. No matter how high the wind blows, nor from which direction it comes, we can rest with peace and joy when we’re harnessed with Jesus, learning more about Him

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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER NOTES

MAKE YOUR BED WITH WHAT JESUS SAID

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Psalm 63:6

      The older I get the more I appreciate a good night’s sleep. Sleep is one of God’s greatest gifts and we should thank Him for it before we go to bed and when we rise out of bed in the morning. There are lots of advertisements promoting products promising pain relief, vibrant health and a good night’s sleep. While Relief Factor, Balance of Nature,

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