Author: Pastor Reno

10 Nov

Posted at 14:55h in Church by

We are in a battle in Fundamentalism.  We are fighting against those who attack the Scriptures.  We are fighting against those who attack our Savior.  We are fighting against those who attack the Saints.  With all of the spiritual battles we face from without, it is a terrible thing to have to fight these battles within.  The Bible states in Jude 4, "For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ." I am afraid that our Baptist churches are being assaulted by the individuals listed in Jude 4.  As pastors, we need...

08 Nov

Posted at 22:24h in Church by

James 4:13-17, “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.  For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.  For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.  But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.  Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it sin.” It is the presumptuous sin of the Christian to boast about tomorrow.  James...

31 Oct

Posted at 15:37h in Church by

"He observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger" (II Chronicles 33:6). Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual? In North America, the yearly observance of Halloween amounts to a multi-billion-dollar industry, second only to Christmas...

27 Oct

Posted at 10:35h in Church by

The longer I live and the longer God allows me to be in a position of leadership, I am ever more convinced that Trust is the main thing in relationships.  It doesn't matter if it is a marital one, a workplace one, or a pastoral one, if people can't trust you, your relationship and influence will be damaged if not completely destroyed.  I am even of the opinion that trust is more important in these relationships than love is.  So be trustworthy...

21 Oct

Posted at 00:08h in Church by

My pastor is in town for our missions conference so we have spent most of the afternoon "tweaking" our sound system.  It seems like the devil wants to get in it all of the time, so we are trying to figure out ways to keep him at bay.  I am thankful for Pastor Wagenschutz's expertise in this area and it will be nice having everything "dialed in" for  a bit.  Many times, in our churches, has the message or invitation been affected in a negative way because of faulty equipment or user error.  If you are gonna have a sound system or use video equipment, make sure the people in your church or you for that matter, don't have better...

18 Oct

Posted at 20:26h in Uncategorized by

I am looking forward to our annual missions conference that begins this Wednesday at Berean Baptist Church.  We are having my pastor, Mark Wagenschutz from Twin Ports Baptist Church in Superior, Wisconsin as our main speaker.  He will be preaching each evening of the meeting and I am excited to have my pastor here.  Also joining us this year will be two church planting missionaries to Washington State, Dennis Fountain Jr. to Moses Lake, WA and Andy Arrants to Burien, WA.  We will also be having Lance Hohenstreet, with Rock of Ages Prison Ministry during the conference. I pray that we can be a blessing to our guests and that we can increase our faith promise commitments for this upcoming year....

18 Oct

Posted at 00:15h in Church by

The Bible states in Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.  Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even...

15 Oct

Posted at 23:23h in Church by

It was my privilege to spend the last few days is Albuquerque, NM at the New Mexico Christian School Association's 5th Annual Educator's Conference.  I was invited to be the keynote speaker for this event and had a wonderful time.  From Wednesday to Friday afternoon I spoke a total of 11 times and I am at the airport getting ready to head back to Seattle and I am surprisingly not that tired.  It is always fun to travel and meet new pastors and churches and I am grateful to be able to support the Christian school movement in our country.  The altar responses during all of the preaching services were tremendous and the workshop times were well received.  Many thanks...

29 Sep

Posted at 23:47h in Uncategorized by

The Bible states in Ephesians 4:16, "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase o the body unto the edifying of itself in love. As our church was recently going through a Prayer Revival Meeting with Dr. Benny Beckum, something dawned on me.  Each night (as most pastors do) I looked around the auditorium and took inventory of who was not in attendance.  I pray that everyone in our church would come to the services when the church doors are opened and I would be lying to you if I said I wasn't disappointed when I know people aren't there....

10 Sep

Posted at 16:02h in Church by

As I was getting ready to take the kids to school this morning and was watching our President’s press conference, I was quickly reminded how much I despise politics.  I know that it is a necessary evil, but feel it is more evil than necessary lately.   I am tired of the lies, lies, and more lies.  I hope that conservative Christians will get out and vote their values this November.  My only solace is that God is in control and that all authority comes from Him.  I don’t know what God’s purpose in all of this is, but I do know that it is working patience within me…...