Hempfield UMC

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) Pastor John’ Notes: What an amazing promise! God is ready to forgive us of all our sin! God also wants to cleanse us of all unrighteousness! All that is needed is for us to confess, and he will do it. True confession is more than merely admitting what we have done. It involves the hope…

If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 John 1:8) Pastor John’ Notes: As human beings, we are easily deceived. Deception is a form of a lie where some measure truth is mingled with falsehood. Adam and Eve were deceived when they ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowing Good and Evil. The serpent didn’t tempt them by saying, “Eat the fruit and die!” but hid the…

This week, we will read about God’s love expressed in forgiveness.  This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood…

The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while. (1 Peter 5:10) Pastor John’s Notes: All of us will face times of testing and difficulty. Those in leadership will likewise face times of great challenge as the gospel of Jesus Christ extends into the world. The fear we often feel is that our times of suffering will never end and…