Thank You God!

A few weeks back (April 1st), our church construction project experienced quite a scare. Dennis Hight, our on site project manager for FFC, fell over 22 feet off the roof.His injuries included: shattered heel, broken tibia and fibia that protruded out of his skin and dug into the dirt, pelvis separated into places, broken lumbar and bruised internal organs.

God's hand was there protecting Dennis - sparing his life. The doctors have performed 3 surgeries on his leg, and one for his pelvis. As of today, Dennis is doing exceptionally well, and may be coming home this week!

During all this, our church and people all over the world (reports from Oregon, California and Hawaii), have been praying for Dennis' healing and quick recovery. The Body of Christ, the Church, is a powerful and amazing force.

The day after this accident happened, I shared with Dennis' wife Pam a verse that the pastoral staff had just gone over - Proverbs 18:14 "A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?"

The battle for our healing was taken care of by Jesus Christ on the cross, our battle for our healing is in our heart - our spirit of faith! I thank God for the timeliness of His Word, and the stirring of the Holy Spirit to ignite the fire of faith in our hearts.

THANK YOU GOD FOR THE HEALING IN DENNIS' BODY! Continue to lift his heart as he anticipates finishing this great work that he has led this church in. Amen!

Celebrating 14 Years!

Look at this picture, thank God for change! It was taken April 15th, 1995... 14 years ago my wife Angie and I got married. With each year that passes, it has gotten better and better... I'm incredibly blessed!


Proverbs 18:22 - He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.


Like any marriage, there are challenges that we go through, but we are committed to growing healthy and better TOGETHER. Everyday it takes work, encouragement and lots of grace. Some people have asked us what has been key for us in our marriage, so over the next few days Angie and I will share what have found valuable for us in marriage.


1. True Faith - Each spouse must be fully committed and growing in their relationship with Jesus. He's the one who changes hearts, no spouse or person has that ability. God is love, and is the endless supply of love and grace... be connected to the source.


2. Selflessly Serve - The Bible tells us to submit one to another (Ephesians 5:21-32) and to serve one another. This is considering the other before self. Wanting to meet the other's needs, finding fulfillment in making each other happy, praying for your spouse's victory in life and when difficult decisions/times are happening. Serving seeks ways to meet the needs of others.


3. Continue to Date - Marriage takes lots of hard work, and sometimes the joy and fun of being together gets lost. Don't "find time" to have fun... make time for it! Especially when you have kids, you need to invest that time with each other. Go on a date once a week, and go on some sort of week/weekend get-away from the kids, this is investing in your marriage and it's one of the best things you can model and give to your children!

Marriage is like eating an elephant, you do one bite at a time. Maybe there's something here you can apply to your marriage. There is never one thing to a healthy marriage, but a commitment to many little things.

Easter - Like Every Other Day

Luke 24:5-8 NIV - “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered His words.

We had a wonderful weekend, as we celebrated Easter, the day Jesus raised from the dead. The we had record attendance at our Egg hunt in spite of the weather; we had 741 registered and of those 346 do not attend church! That's why we are building... we're making room for them!

On Easter Sunday, our message encourage everyone with three simple things: 1.Don’t live everyday waiting for Someday, 2. Don’t miss the opportunity of this One Day, 3. Don’t deny the power of living Everyday. We had 24 people make the decision that today and everyday Jesus would be Savior and Lord of their life!

This was a great Easter... but the truth is I want to live everyday of my life in that same overcoming power!