“First of All, I Want to Thank God”
By Stephen Leonard “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 These were the first words of those athletes picked at the pinnacle, in the top ten, of the NFL draft. When interviewed following »
Socialism is Satan’s Trick
By Stephen Leonard “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 University students in America are going bonkers »
Paul Anderson Golf Classic 2023
We are so excited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Paul Anderson Golf Classic at The River Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C., on Monday, May 1. To date, the Paul Anderson Golf Classic tournament has been one of the Home's largest annual fundraisers in helping to raise an astonishing $7 million benefiting »
Beach Party
By Stephen Leonard “Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared ask Him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord.” John 21:12 Nothing better than a cookout on the beach! And to think that a resurrected Jesus was the »
New Bodies
By Stephen Leonard “And He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I »
Christ, The Victor
By Stephen Leonard “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 Many movies and television dramas have a common storyline. They drive up your fierce passion and your painful angst through the perpetration of extreme injustices, physical and mental travail, and torture upon innocent »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, April 2023
Here Am I! Send Me! By Dr. Jeff Padgett Many of us have heard messages preached or taught concerning this scripture passage in church. It comes from Isaiah 6, when God asks the question, “Who will go for Us?” Isaiah responds with, “Here am I! Send me. When God »
Contradictions or Sovereign Plan?
By Stephen Leonard So much of Jesus’ life presented in the Gospels appear to be contradictory events and facts, but when studied in light of Old Testament prophesy, these are all exactly in line with God’s plan. Holy Week begins with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into »
The Murder That Wasn’t
By Stephen Leonard “When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of Him but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because, »
The Weeping Of Jesus
By Stephen Leonard “Jesus wept.” John 11:35 The Scriptures tell us that Jesus wept and, consequently, tears rolled down his face and fell to the ground. Why? Why was Jesus moved to the point of tears over this great sorrow? Was he weeping for Lazarus, who had »
An Unobstructed Perspective
By Stephen Leonard “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 With an easy »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, March 2023
Easter By Stephen Leonard Jesus Christ was resurrected in his sealed tomb in the early third of the First Century. He visibly died from crucifixion two days prior in front of numerous eyewitnesses, some friendly and some not. There is no doubt he died, but what proof is there »
