http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com Did You Know? Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:36:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am very thankful for friends.  In my life, nearly 40 years, I have been blessed with many friends.  There are people I met in High school I am able to call my friends, even though we have not talked for several years.  There were people in college I  became ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=46 One fact I have come to realize it is not easy to praise the Lord while in the valley.  I know we are supposed to praise the Lord no matter where we are and no matter what the situation.  Being a pastor I have preached this truth several times.  Scripture ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=43 August 5-6 were the two toughest days of my life.  I was called to come home becuase my mom had taken a turn for the worse and her health was failing.  She had not been in good health for a couple of years, but this time it was steadily getting ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=38 It is truly an awesome book each and every person can read and should read.  There are fiction books, cookbooks, diet books, and the list can go on and on that we, as believers, have recommended others read.  We get all excited about those books, and we call them "a ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=30 The title may be a little misleading. The point I am wanting to make is simple this, "We have commercialized Easter, as we have done to Christmas. This is what I am talking about when I say that Easter is the Christmas of Spring. We are more concerned about getting ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=27 This is truly one of my favorite times of the year.  We get the awesome privilege of watching all of nature rub their eyes and begin to wake-up.  One of the great analogies of Spring Time is that it is time for a transformation to begin.  For the past several ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=23 It is truly a strange question to ask.  When you think about it, why would a person not want to love Jesus.  However, in our society today it seems that whether or not we love somebody is based on conditions.  I will love you if you do this or if ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=17 As we have dawned a new age with a new President of the United States at the helm, I am reminded of what God commands us to do.  The Word of God reminds us in 1 Timothy 2:1-3, that as a believer (christian) I am to pray for all those ... http://www.pastorhj.ffwbchurch.com/?p=1