Pastor Tim Lewis

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!” The words flow seamlessly from our mouths each Sunday after we receive the tithes and offerings. We sing the words every Sunday, many times without even giving much thought to the meaning of the words behind the hymn. So, exactly what is a good definition of a Doxology?  …

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I want to thank both our Dorton and Homestead churches for the wonderful revival we experienced in the month of October. While the actual revival services were held at the Dorton Church building, we had all agreed that it would be a joint effort. In my opinion, a joint effort it was! I continue to …

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Ah, the joys of Fall, or Autumn to some of you. I love spring. I think you know that. The early morning briskness in the air brings an awakening to the soul that is hard to beat in this old world in which we live. But Fall…I really believe it is my favorite time of …

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By the time you are reading this, we’re past the Labor Day holiday. Summeris winding down, and we’re looking forward to our Homestead and DortonJoint Fall Picnic. Cumberland Mountain State Park is a quiet gem locatedright here beside us. And it is a wonderful place for our two churches to gettogether for a time of …

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“Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” (I Chronicles 29:13 NKJV) Our summer has been strange this year, hasn’t it? We’ve gone from rain, rain, and more rain, to weeks and weeks of hot and dry, and now back to rain, rain, and more rain. Still we want to take …

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Finally arrived in the month of June. Yay! It’s been a rough ride through spring 2024, hasn’t it? But, as we always say, God is good, all the time! To the best of my knowledge, none of us has suffered any damage or loss in the repeated storms that have besieged our area this spring. …

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I continue to feel blessed of God! How about you? Even in the trials and tribulations of life itself, we can always to look to the ways that we are blessed of God. When things go wrong, there is still much to praise God for. And we need to constantly keep ourselves aware of those …

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“March winds bring April showers!” Pretty common saying, isn’t it? One of those “old sayings” I’ve heard all my life. How about you? But when you think about it, many of those “old sayings” have a lot of truth and even common sense to them. What brought this “old saying” to my thoughts today anyway? …

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Normally our March newsletter will address something about spring. But before talking about spring for this March 2024 article, I’d like to address a subject that is near and dear to my heart. March is Pastor’s Wife Appreciation Month. Many churches honor their pastor and his wife in October but I feel it will help …

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“And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.” Luke 4:1-2 Lent begins this year on February 14th and commemorates the …

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