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Our Pastor's Corner blog is a place where our Senior Pastor and staff share devotionals and thoughts to encourage and challenge your walk with the Lord. New devotionals posted every Tuesday and Thursday!
Life After Christmas
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/26/2024
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Matthew 2:13 (NIV) When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
I many times wonder what Joseph and Mary were feeling after the birth of Jesus. After all the stress of trying to find a place for Mary to give birth and then actually experiencing the birth of the Messiah along with the unexpecte
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The Joy of Waiting for Jesus
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/24/2024
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Luke 2:4-6 (NIV) So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born...
I have wondered many times what it must have been like for Joseph and Mary just before she went into labor to give birth to the Son of God. We
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When Separation Anxiety is Good
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/19/2024
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Psalm 38:21 (NLT) Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God.
Our middle grandson, Elijah who is a year and a half old, is going through a phase of separation anxiety at night with his father. When his father puts him down in his bed, he begins to cry and to get anxious when his dad begins to leave the room. Many times, dad has had to stay with him until he falls asleep. He doesn’t stay every time because then Elijah would never grow out of that phase. We
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Just Because
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/17/2024
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2 Samuel 9:13 (NIV) And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
Most people have motives for what they do. It’s not unusual for someone to help someone that they feel could in turn help them with something down the road. The old saying is, “I’ll wash your back if you wash my back.” In other words, I’ll do something for you if you do something for me. Even though people may not be outwardly thinking that, it’s usu
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Something That You'll Never Regret
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/12/2024
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1 Peter 2:6 (NIV) For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
As we all take a look back on our lives, there are many things that we have done and many decisions that we have made that we have lived to regret. If there were a way that we could go back and do it differently, I’m sure that mostly everyone would. But as we all know, we cannot change what has been. All of th
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When Facts Have to Face God
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/10/2024
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2 Samuel 17:14 (NIV) Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
We live in a day and age where no one trusts what they are being told in the news media and all other media that spreads information. People say that there is a lot of misinformation, disinformation and fake news. People are beginning to
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Staying Alive
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/05/2024
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Proverbs 12:28 (NIV) In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
Everyone seems to be health conscious these days. From all kinds of health diets to gym memberships and keeping your body moving to stay fit, the goal is not only to be healthier but also to stay alive longer. Everyone wants to stay alive. The problem is that most people’s focus is on the physical body, and no matter what we do or how hard we try to lengthen our days, it has an e
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Constant Use of the Word
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
12/03/2024
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Hebrews 5:13-14 (NIV) Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
When we start our journey with the Lord Jesus after receiving Him into our heart as Lord and Savior, what should happen is that we begin to learn and grow closer and closer in our relationship with God. At first, everything is so brand new a
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Giving Thanks in Everything
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/28/2024
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1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
The Word of God constantly commands us to do things that don’t come naturally to us. One of those things comes into focus on this special day when we celebrate Thanksgiving. While it is within our grasp to be able to give thanks to God for all of the good things that He has done for us, it becomes a lot more difficult to give Him thanks in all circumstances. The reas
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The Beautiful Exchange
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/26/2024
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John 15:5b (NIV) If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
One of the biggest mistakes that Christians make in trying to live upright lives is trying to follow Jesus by their own effort and strength. As well intentioned as that may be, that is an impossible thing to do. When you look at the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus preached in Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7, you can quickly determine that you wont be able to do the thin
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A Powerful Decision
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/21/2024
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Psalm 146:2 (NIV) I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
As human beings we are lifted in our spirits when things are going well, and we get down when things in our lives get difficult or turn sour. For a lot of Christians, this affects their relationship with God. When things are looking up, they have no problem praising the Lord and singing to Him, but when trouble comes, their song is usually gone and they lose their desire or
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Daily Encouragement
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/19/2024
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Hebrews 3:13 (NIV) But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. In this life, there are plenty of things that can get you discouraged. Just listening to the news every day can get you discouraged as most of it is negative. Add to that you own personal trials and troubles and you can have yourself one big pity party. Life is not easy. Jesus told us that it wouldn’t be. But that doesn’t mean tha
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A False Word
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/14/2024
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1 Samuel 23:7 (NIV) Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
King Saul had become obsessed with trying to kill David because he was jealous of him. This forced David to run for his life, often hiding in caves and in the wilderness. One day, Saul heard that David was in the town of Keilah, which was a city enclosed by walls. David had gone there to
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A Fruitless Visit to Church
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/12/2024
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1 Samuel 21:7 (NIV) Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.
When David was running from King Saul who was trying to kill him, he wound up going to Ahimelech the priest in the city of Nob. Nob was a priestly city where a lot of Aaron’s descendants lived. David was tired, afraid and hungry. He didn’t tell Ahimelech that he was running away from Saul, but instead made up a story about being on a s
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A Multitude of Counselors
by: Pastor Joey Vazquez
11/07/2024
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Psalm 119:24 (NIV) Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
Life can get very difficult at times and because of that, many people make use of the services of counselors and therapists to help them deal with their troubles and issues. The problem is that the counsel they receive will only be as good as the wisdom of the person giving it to them. Also, if the counselor or therapist is not a follower of Christ, then what you will get is worldly wisdom, which most
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