This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, September 2020
CAUSE AND EFFECT “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 On this day, 81 years ago, German soldiers stormed across the Polish border and officially began the largest and bloodiest »
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 There are famous quotes from classic novels that are remembered perhaps more than the story or novel itself. »
The Beginning of It All
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” – Genesis 1:27 Your own eyes see and experience the world and universe in which »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, August 2020
FINISH THE RACE Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that »
Chosen Few
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” – Matthew 22:14 These are Jesus’ own words! They came from his own mouth, heart, and mind. What did the Lord mean by them? What truly constitutes many? What really constitutes few? The Bible declares “Whosoever will, may come.” “Whosoever” is truly »
Contagious
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 The whole world is experiencing upheaval in the pandemic created by COVID-19. This is no regional sickness, it is not relegated to a few »
Your Strength
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” -Philippians 4:13 This is Paul Anderson’s life verse, and it supports his well-known profession of faith, “If I, the strongest man in the world, cannot get through one day without Jesus Christ, how can you?” Just what are these “all »
Elusive Satisfaction
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’” -Matthew 11:16-17 If you believe the dictionary definition of »
Silent Faith
[The Lord declares] “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, you shall give them warning from Me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, July 2020
Freedom and Responsibility This weekend we celebrated the 224th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In all, 56 men from the 13 original colonies affixed their signatures to a document that, if the war were lost, would likely have served as “exhibit A” in their inevitable trials for »
Is the “City on a Hill” Nearing Its End?
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” -Matthew 5:14 God’s providence which mightily blessed the American Republic will not be forgotten when the history of mankind is revealed at the final Judgment. Those marks have been etched in the fabric of »