From The Pastor’s Desk

From the Pastor’s Desk

There is a portion of scripture that has resonated within me for many years. This portion concerns the denial of Peter as Jesus was standing trial by the High Priest and Sanhedrin. Peter denied knowing Jesus three times that night. The third time Peter’s “speech” betrayed him and “he began to curse and swear saying, ‘I do not know the man!'” This man Peter had walked with Jesus for three years – He had accurately identified Jesus as the “Son of the Living God”. Yet, when he wanted others to know that he did not follow after the very Christ that he professed, he resorted back to his old ways and even his “old speech”. What was it that caused Peter to
deny the Christ? – It was fear. The Bible teaches that “from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. I find it quite common that when we fear people knowing that we are followers of Christ, even we tend to return to our old speech – Letting people know that we would rather “fit in” than to stand for Christ. Our speech, just like Peter’s speech, betrays us. Today, Pastor Don will dig deeper into the roots of those things that flow so easily from the heart to the mouth. Do not be surprised if you find yourself in this study –
The Seeds of the Mouth.

Pastor Wayne