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Chesser Chat Do Baptists celebrate Lent? This is a question I have been asked in the past, and one that I have asked myself as well. And as with anything relating to Baptists, the answer is complicated, and there is also virtually no agreement on the subject. I have been part of Baptist churches who… Read more

Chesser Chat How many of you are in the habit of making New Year’s Resolutions? Now let me ask you an even tougher question: how many of you are in the habit of keeping your resolutions? Let me guess, the portion of people who raised their hands for the first question is significantly higher than… Read more

Chesser Chat “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again… Read more

Chesser Chat November 2021             I want you to take a trip with me today. Where will we be going? The better question is “when” will we be going. We are travelling to the future. We don’t need to go far- let’s say we travel to the year 2031. Ten years from now, in the… Read more

Chesser Chat As we look ahead to the changing of the seasons from summer to fall, my mind begins to think about how closely the turning of our seasons mimics the experiences that repeated like a cycle throughout the Bible. While the Bible is one continuous story, it is also a series of cyclical events… Read more

Chesser Chat As you will have no doubt seen in our Discipleship corner, starting in September I will be leading a Wednesday night Bible Study. I wanted to give you a little information about exactly what you can expect from that study. This Bible Study, whose subject will be the Epistle of James, is going… Read more

What comes next? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself recently. I want you to think about Christmastime ( I know a strange request in the middle of June!). We build up to Christmas for quite some time. In the church, the whole month od December and usually some of November is dedicated to Advent,… Read more

Chesser Chat             As a pastor, I have always strongly believed that I was called by God to do the work that I am doing, and that I was called by God to be where I am now. I share this feeling with all of those who work in ministry, whether they serve as local… Read more

Chesser Chat “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 14 months. That is about how long it has been since the last time we were able to worship together in the sanctuary. 14 months. I don’t know about you, but… Read more

Chesser Chat When you think about Easter, what kind of memories do you have? Do you think about getting to go to church as a family? Do you think about little boys wearing new Easter suits and little girls wearing new Easter dresses? Do you think of the front of the church adorned with Easter… Read more