“Loving Christ, Expressing Christ, Serving in the Power of Christ”

By Pastor Rob Parlante The Galatian error of the 1st century is still alive and well today. I have 1st hand knowledge. I have been in church leadership (Deacon, Elder, Pastor) for almost 30 years and I can tell you that adhering to this teaching has neutralized God’s power in believers’ lives, and has neutralized…

The Circle of Hope

by Aaron Louie Romans 5:1-5 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also…

The Harvest

by Ron Wilson “Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 Usually when I think of the Harvest I think of the gathering of food- corn, beans, flowers already ripened and ready…

Abiding Joy

By Rob Parlante John 15:11 Experiencing real joy as a Christian sometimes feels like trying to hold a squirming jelly fish.  You might be able to hold it for a second or two, but it eventually slips out of your hand.  Real continuous joy seems fleeting.  What is the root cause of this phenomenon?  Before…

Fuhgeddaboudit

By Rob Parlante Heb 8:12-13 I live in NJ and commute to Long Island NY several times a week for my job in sales.  For those of you not familiar with making this trip, it involves going over two bridges, and traveling through several NY boroughs.  One of those boroughs is Brooklyn.  As of late,…

Your Ministry of Restoration

By Rob Parlante Gal 6:1 It seems today in our society the media is fixated on people’s failures in life.  Failures are headline news and revenue sources.  Our culture is obsessed in seeing how far someone has fallen from success and loves to gossip about it.  Often I get asked the question in my business,…

Spiritual Identity Theft

2 Cor 5:17 By Rob Parlante A few weeks ago I got a call from an electronics retail store in California (I live in New Jersey) asking if I authorized a purchase of $5000 worth of computer equipment. My immediate response was no, I don’t know anything about this particular purchase on my credit card.…

Soulical Healing

by Rob Parlante 1st Peter 1:9 When mankind places their trust in Christ’s death, burial and resurrection for the forgiveness of their sins, one is instantaneously indwelt with the Holy Spirit. In an instant one is delivered from being spiritually dead to becoming spiritually alive. One crosses from spiritual death to spiritual life. In this…

The Will of God – Your Sanctification

by Rob Parlante 1st Thes 4:3a Mature Christians often used theological terms to describe various aspects of one’s salvation.  As a newer believer, I had no clue what any of these terms meant.  Terms such as regeneration, justification, sanctification or glorification just to name a few.  The only thing I knew was that I prayed…

The Living And True God

by Rob Parlante 1 Thes 1:8-10 In the 1st Chapter of 1st Thessalonians, Paul starts by writing that He is thankful for the believers there and that He is making mention of them in his prayers. He is thankful that they have received the Gospel of Grace, that they have been made spiritually alive by…