Prayer Meeting Tonight at 6:30

Yes I am still having weekly prayer time Wednesdays at 6:30 till about 7:30.

What happens?   You go before God and pray. Talk with Him and seek Him. Sometimes people ask for others to pray for them. The last several weeks I have just had silent time with God. There are no agendas or rules, just prayer.

Do I pray out loud? If you want to. There have been a couple of times when it got quite noisy.

How long does it last? That is up to you and God. You can come for 10 minutes or stay all night if you wish. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide.

How many people show up? You never know. Last week it was me and one other person.

One of my favorite times of the week.    Love, Pastor Kent

Thoughts of Heaven from my sister-in-law

Some of you know my sister-in-law Robin. She is a character for sure but she and I have had many, usually funny conversations on many topics. One of the topics was on heaven.

Here is what Robin had to say,"All I'm saying is, If Heaven is about Pearly Gates, Golden Streets and a bunch of Angels singing all the time, I don't think it's going to do it for me!"

It's a funny way to put it but it is true, I don't think that would do it for me either. To me that sounds more like a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.

So what is Heaven going to be like? The fact is, no one really knows for sure. The bible gives us a glimpse here and there but there is still a lot left to the imagination. Personally I think the best description of heaven is probably found in the life of Jesus both before and after His resurrection.  Jesus came to this earth as a perfect man. He came as the second Adam.

1 Corinthians 15:48-49

⁴⁸ As was the earthly man (Adam), so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man (Jesus), so also are those who are of heaven. ⁴⁹ And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.

"So we shall bear the image of the Heavenly man"  When will we bear the image of the heavenly man? I would imagine after we have died and are resurrected just as Jesus was into our perfect life.

Jesus came to this earth as a perfect man with amazing powers. Can you imagine what this fallen world would be like if God gave all of us the powers of Jesus here and now?  You think we have problems now?

Jesus was given all power because he was in perfect relationship with God the Father. The bible tells us that Jesus did nothing except what God directed Him to do.

John 5:19-30

¹⁹ Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. ²⁰ For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does.

Now imagine having all the power Jesus did but being in perfect relationship with God. Then and only then would having this kind of power be a constant source blessing. There would be no more want, no more illness, no more hunger, no more tears.  Kind of sounds like heaven to me.  What are your thoughts?

Love, Pastor Kent    It's going to be amazing!

Monday thoughts on Sundays Sermon

Every Sunday evening after the service I come home and think about my message. And it seems every Sunday evening, usually well into the night and sometimes early hours of the morning I think of all the things I should have added or said or clarified.

As I have said many times I believe the best way to discover God and all that He has for you is for you to go directly to Him by reading the scriptures and in prayer asking for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. All preachers give their interpretation of what they are teaching on.  Well,  some preachers give what they have been taught which is someone else's interpretation of the scriptures.

I do believe that some are called to teach and preach and God has given them wisdom through the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray that I am one of those. But even if this is the case, all preaching is done to stimulate you to get into a personal relationship with Jesus. Listening to a sermon, even a good one, is only one part of growing into Faith and building a close personal relationship with our Lord.

The scriptures I used last night are Matthew 28:16-17   Mark 16:9-11   Luke 24:13-43   John 21:1-14

• Jesus is who we were meant to be before the fall. A perfect man with unbroken fellowship with God. The second Adam.
• Nature brings us peace because it has not been corrupted. The sun, the moon, the ocean, the mountains, the flowers, the birds, the mountain streams have not deviated from their purpose. Only man has deviated and lost his original purpose.
• Inside each of us is a remnant of what God originally created. It is that faint, often undistinguishable spirit voice within that leaves us searching for meaning in life. That faint call is to bring us back to our original purpose.
• Our purpose is to worship God and remain in close fellowship with Him all our life just as Adam and Eve had before the fall and as Jesus had during His life here on this earth.

Seek God with all your heart, all your strength and all your mind. That is the call within each of us even if we don't recognize yet what that longing is.

Oh there is so much to learn!      Love, Pastor Kent

Tonights sermon, "But What's My Purpose?"

Trying to figure life out?  You are in good company. Come and join us tonight as we explore this question thru music and scripture and thoughts.

Praise Community Fellowship comes together as a people seeking the truth of the message of Jesus and the scriptures. What is it we need to understand in this life?  What is it God is trying to communicate to us through the bible?

Come kick these questions around with us.  Hope to see you tonight at 6:30.  Love Pastor Kent

But What's My Purpose?

Easter has come and gone and here we are still wondering, now what?  This Sunday we will look at what is probably mans most ongoing cry since his fall in the Garden of Eden, "What is My Purpose?"

Come join us as Eden Band plays the Gospel story through four original songs and we open our hearts to God's call on our lives as we enter the season of new birth.

We will look a this very interesting and ongoing question that so many have, "Why am I Here and What is My Purpose?"

You are here aren't you? Then there must be a purpose. God has a plan for your life!  Come and explore this question with your PCF family.

See you Sunday at 6:30.   Love, Pastor Kent

Bible Study Begins Tonight

We will begin our six week bible study tonight based on the book "not a fan" by kyle idleman. Bob and Judi Bertels will be leading this study. Each class will be approx. one hour. Classes begin at 6:30.


PCF will begin an interesting journey between now and Pentecost. When Jesus ascended into heaven the angels asked the disciples, "Why are you gazing at the sky, or heavens?"   That is an interesting question. We will begin tackling such questions in the coming weeks.

With the help of the Holy Spirit, the gift Jesus promised, we will be able to discover our Kingdom purpose here on this earth.

God has a a plan for your life. See you soon. Love, pastor Kent

This Week's Schedule at PCF

Prayer meeting tonight at 6:30 in the sanctuary.

Bible Study kicks off tomorrow night at 6:30 with Bob and Judi Bertels leading "not a fan" for six weeks.

After Jesus was crucified there was still much confusion amongst the disciples about what had taken place. Some of he disciples went back to work fishing. Even when Jesus had shown himself, there was lack of belief. 

This Sunday Eden Band will be providing music for worship and we will be looking at the resurrected Jesus and His interactions with the disciples and what that can mean to us today.

Hope you can join us.   Love, pastor Kent