Pastor Warren Retzlaff

Psalm 105:17-19 “HE SENT A MAN BEFORE THEM, JOSEPH, WHO WAS SOLD AS A SLAVE. THEY HURT HIS FEET WITH FETTERS, HIS NECK WAS PUT IN AN IRON COLLAR. UNTIL THE TIME THAT HIS WORD CAME TO PASS, THE WORD OF THE LORD TESTED HIM.” There are over 13 years between the time when Joseph […]

Happy Monday Saints. 2Peter 1:12-13 “SO I WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF THESE THINGS, EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW THEM AND ARE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED IN THE TRUTH YOU NOW HAVE. I THINK IT IS RIGHT TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY AS LONG AS I LIVE.” You and I need REMINDING. Peter knew that it was necessary to […]

Happy Wednesday Saints. Matthew 11:28-29 “COME UNTO ME, ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN FROM ME, FOR I AM GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.” Christ offers us REST, but we have to be […]

Thank God it’s Monday Saints. I know that we don’t always feel like rejoicing over the thought of another work week, but if we don’t have the right heart, the things that we need to do will seem too overwhelming to carry out. 1Thessalonians 5:18 says, “GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; FOR THIS IS GOD’S […]

Thank God it’s Friday Saints. Proverbs 17:22 “A CHEERFUL HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE BUT A CRUSHED SPIRIT DRIES UP THE BONES.” Are you a cheerful person? It doesn’t matter what your personality type is; anyone can be cheerful. Cheerfulness is a choice. How cheerful you are doesn’t have to be determined by the tasks ahead […]

Happy Thursday Saints. Matthew 5:43-45 “YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID, ‘LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AND HATE YOUR ENEMY.’ BUT I TELL YOU, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU, THAT YOU MAY BE CHILDREN OF YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. HE CAUSES HIS SUN TO RISE ON THE EVIL AND THE GOOD, […]

Happy Tuesday Saints. Matthew 5:16 “LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE OTHERS, THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.” The Lord expects His children to be different from the rest of the world. He doesn’t want us to conform to the pattern of the world but to have our hearts […]

Happy Monday Saints. Luke 16:27-28 “BUT TO YOU WHO ARE LISTENING I SAY: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HATE YOU, BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE YOU, PRAY FOR THOSE WHO MISTREAT YOU.” This kind of love is impossible for us to accomplish on our own. It highlights our dependence on God to carry […]

Happy Friday Saints. Yesterday, we saw that God is able to strengthen you with power THROUGH HIS SPIRIT. It’s very easy when we are overwhelmed by various trials to forget the Holy Spirit. His presence in our lives can be overshadowed by the enormity of the challenges that press up against us. One of the […]

Happy Wednesday Saints. 1Corinthians 15:58 “THEREFORE, MY BELOVED BRETHREN, BE STEADFAST, IMMOVABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD…” There’s something very comforting and peaceful about having a steady heart. A steadfast heart isn’t easily discouraged. It isn’t easily moved by ever-changing circumstances. Instead of being on fire for God one day and then […]