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Looking Back, Pressing On

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Jan 12, 2018

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. -Paul to the church at Philippi,Philippians 3:12 Friends, On a hike recently, I stopped and looked up the slope and thought...

Quite a Year

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Dec 15, 2017

 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good...

An Abundance of Goodness

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Dec 08, 2017

Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.  Be hospitable to one another without complaining.  Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.  I Peter...

This is a Good One

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Dec 01, 2017

Friends, My wife, Holly, and I watched an episode of an old show the other night, and as it was starting, she said, “Oh, this is a good one.” She had seen it before. In fact, I think she knew the actors' lines before they said them she was so familiar with the show. Yet, even though...

A Thanksgiving Gut Check

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Nov 24, 2017

And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?                                                              ...

Water, Bread, Blood and Dirt

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Nov 17, 2017

Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?"                    ...

Sutherland Springs, Resiliency and Security

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Nov 10, 2017

Friends,  Earlier this week you might have seen my response to the terrible events in Sutherland Springs. I was encouraged and in awe of the folks in Sutherland Springs to learn they are planning a worship service in a nearby community center this Sunday,  A week after...

A Message from Pastor Ben

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Nov 07, 2017

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according...

The Good, The Bad, and The Neighborly

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Nov 03, 2017

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.---Paul to the believers in Rome...

What if it's Not a Metaphor

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Oct 27, 2017

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. -Jesus, when asked what is most...