Resourcing local pastors and churches in the Beacon District to help make disciples of all nations for the transformation of the world.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his sermon, “O That I Knew Where I Might Find Him!“: “Long centuries ago the great Psalmist exclaimed, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Here, surely is the place to start looking for God. And so the true seeker who… Continue Reading→
Greetings friends! We had a wonderful ZOOM meeting earlier this month, and after consulting with youth leaders from across the district, we have decided that in lieu of a weekend beach retreat in February, we are going to have a beach day on May 7th, in beautiful downtown Manteo! What we envision is a day of… Continue Reading→
The words of Sunday’s lesson from Psalm 147 seem fitting for the colder temperatures appearing on our weather forecasts this week: God spreads snow like it was wool;God scatters frost like it was ashes;God throws his hail down like crumbs—who can endure God’s freezing cold?Then God issues his word and melts it all away!God makes… Continue Reading→
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy… Continue Reading→
This year’s Christmas offering will go toward supporting the work of Project AGAPE in Armenia. Project AGAPE is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina Conference and Western North Carolina Conference and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
This is my prayer: that your love might become even more and more rich with knowledge and all kinds of insight. I pray this so that you will be able to decide what really matters and so you will be sincere and blameless on the day of Christ. Philippians 1:9-10 Date night in downtown, reflections… Continue Reading→
31 Therefore, don’t worry and say, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ 32 Gentiles long for all these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 Instead, desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these… Continue Reading→
Praise the Lord!You who serve the Lord – praise!Praise the Lord’s name!Let the Lord’s name be blessfrom now until forever from now!From sunrise to sunset,let the Lord’s name be praised.The Lord is high over all the nations; God’s glory is higher than the skies! – Psalm 113:1-4 CEB I take them for granted. I pass… Continue Reading→
It’s appropriate for us to have this kind of high priest: holy, innocent, incorrupt, separate from sinners, and raised high above the heavens. He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day like the other high priests, first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for… Continue Reading→