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“Wind & Waves” Part 6

Posted on Feb 25, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

Wind & Waves – “Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.”

Psalm 19:12 – A Call to Discernment Part VI

The problem with many who were hearing the New Testament letter of Hebrews was that they were “dull of hearing” (5:14). What’s frightening about these people is that they had been listening for years but never really

“Wind & Waves” Part 5

Posted on Feb 11, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

Wind & Waves – “by practice you are trained to discern” – Hebrews 5:14

A Call to Discernment Part V

A banker isn’t trained to detect counterfeit money. Rather, he is trained to become so thoroughly familiar with real money that he can immediately detect the fake. Christians should be so thoroughly familiar with

“Wind & Waves” Part 4

Posted on Feb 4, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

Wind & Waves – “blessed be your discernment” – 1 Samuel 25:33

A Call to Discernment Part IV

Discernment is the God-given ability to distinguish Truth from “almost-truth,” and God has specially gifted some in the church with discernment for the protection of the flock (1Cor. 12:10). Today’s Church is filled with every kind of

“Wind & Waves” Part 3

Posted on Jan 28, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

“Wind & Waves” Psalm 119:66

“Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I know Your commandments.”

Corrie Ten Boom, arrested and sent to a concentration camp by the Nazis for hiding Jews in her home, said, “Discernment is God’s call to intercession, never to faultfinding.” Discernment is a spiritual gift that God gives to

“Wind & Waves” Part 2

Posted on Jan 21, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

“Wind & Waves” Philippians 1:9

“…by discernment, approving what is excellent…”

In his emotional, passionate farewell to the Brethren in Ephesus, Paul warned them “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He

“Wind & Waves” Part 1

Posted on Jan 15, 2017 in Discernment, Pastor Jeff Patton |

NOTE FROM PASTOR “Wind & Waves”

Here in southern California, we’re no strangers to wind and waves. This is Santa Ana wind season: extremely dry, down-sloped winds that originate inland and affect coastal California. The power of wind and waves is

“2017: A Year of Thankfulness”

Posted on Jan 1, 2017 in General, Pastor Jeff Patton |

2017: A Year of Thankfulness There is an old English tale of a poverty-stricken woman who was found by a minister on Christmas Day eating a piece of bread and a small fish. The minister spoke to her of how miserable and poor her little meal was. But the old woman’s

“Tickle Me NoMo” Part 3

Posted on Oct 23, 2016 in Pastor Jeff Patton, Tickled Ears |

A Note from Pastor Jeff –

“Tickle Me NoMo”

2 Timothy 4:3, “The time will come when many will not tolerate sound doctrine, but will want their ears tickled in accordance with their own desires.”

If riches were a reasonable goal for the godly, Jesus would’ve pursued it. But He did not, preferring rather to live in poverty in order to humbly identify with us (Matt. 8:20; 2 Cor. 8:9), and taught His disciples to live the same way. We should remember that

“Tickle Me NoMo” Part 2

Posted on Oct 16, 2016 in Pastor Jeff Patton, Tickled Ears |

A Note from Pastor Jeff – “Tickle Me NoMo” –

2 Timothy 4:3, “The time will come when many will not tolerate sound doctrine, but will want their ears tickled in accordance with their own desires.”

The Spiritual Formation Movement is very popular today, but in reality it is a move away from the Truth of the Bible toward a mystical form of Christianity. This movement has infiltrated almost every American denomination. This idea of spiritual formation is based on

“Tickle Me NoMo” Part 1

Posted on Oct 9, 2016 in Pastor Jeff Patton, Tickled Ears |

A Note from Pastor Jeff “Tickle Me NoMo” – 2 Timothy 4:3 “The time will come when many will not tolerate sound doctrine, but will want their ears tickled in accordance with their own desires.” The Contemplative Spirituality movement is in full swing today. But buyer beware: contemplative spirituality is an extremely dangerous practice for any person who desires to live a biblical, God-centered life. Contemplative Spirituality (CS) is a pseudo-Christian hybrid form of