Pastor’s Blog
FASTING IS SAYING WE NEED GOD’S HELP
Easter is around the corner – let’s fast! Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (March 28th, 29th, & 30th) Easter Sunday is an incredible opportunity for every church to help people who are far from God find life in Christ and a church home. We’ve taken a lot of practical steps to ensure that your friends [...]
Simulcast Prayers for Spring ’12
Here is how Torchers can partner in prayer as we aim at simulcasting this spring. We need: – Wisdom – Insanely good coaching; that we would learn how to do this well from our coaches – $60,000, generous hearts and random, huge gifts, favor – a ton more volunteers, we need to double [...]
How can I be involved in praying for my Church?
Often we have people that sense God’s encouragement to pray for their Church, but they don’t know where to begin. Here are a few simple next steps you can take to join with us in praying for Torch Church and our Community. Send an email to Pastor Stuart at stuart@torchchurch.tv and ask to be included [...]
Easter Devotional
Happy Resurrection Day!!!! This is the last of the Lenten Devotional Series. Here are today’s Scripture Readings: Psalms: morning - Ps. 148, Ps. 149, Ps. 150 evening - Ps. 113, Ps. 114 Old Testament: morning - Exodus 12:1-14 evening: Isaiah 51:9-11 Gospel: morning – John 1:1-18 evening - John 20:19-23 Thought for the Day: From the rising [...]
Lenten Devotional Study – Day 47 (Easter Vigil – EARLY Sunday Morning)
Happy Day-Before-Easter!! Here are the Scripture passages for the Easter Vigil, for those of you who would like to finish out Lent waiting for the sunrise. As always, know that you have the freedom to read as much or as little as you like – there’s a lot here, so if you’re planning on reading [...]
Lenten Devotional Study – Day 46 (Saturday)
Psalms: morning – Ps. 88 evening – Ps. 27 Old Testament: Job 19:21-27a Epistle: morning – Hebrews 4:1-16 evening – Romans 8:1-11 Gospel: none Thought for the Day: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” – Psalm 27:14 The lectionary that we’re following doesn’t list a gospel passage [...]
Lenten Devotional Study – Day 45 (Friday)
Psalms: morning - Ps. 95, Ps. 22 evening - Ps. 40, Ps. 54 Old Testament: Genesis 22:1-14 Epistle: 1 Peter 1:10-20 Gospel: John 13:36-38 Thought for the Day: “….Today, if only you would hear His voice, ‘Do not harden your hearts….’” – Psalm 95:7b-8a “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold [...]
Lenten Devotional Study – Day 44 (Thursday)
Psalms: morning - Ps. 102 evening - Ps. 142, Ps. 143 Old Testament: Jeremiah 20:7-11 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:14-17, 1 Corinthians 11: 27-32 Gospel: John 17 Thought for the Day: “I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all Your works and consider what Your hands have done.” – Psalm 143:5 “Let the morning bring me word [...]
The Easter Vigil
This week has been known for centuries in many churches as “Holy Week” – the week between Palm Sunday and Easter. It’s the last week of Lent, a time of even deeper reflection and repentance as we look closely at the events between Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem and His resurrection on Easter. On Thursday, some [...]
Lenten Devotional Study – Day 43 (Wednesday)
Psalms: morning - Ps. 55 evening - Ps. 74 Old Testament: Jeremiah 17:5-10, 14-17 Epistle: Philippians 4:1-13 Gospel: John 12:27-36 Thought for the Day: “Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are the One I praise.” – Jeremiah 17:14 I love the confidence with which Jeremiah says [...]
