What's it about?

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, (Luke 15:1-3 KJV)


These verses are a set up for the parables that follow. One of these is is the parable of the prodigal son. In that is shown how the grace of God is available to all men. There is also revelation of the Value that God places on His creation man and how he receives one back into the household of God.

There is no conditions for his son’s return and no restrictions on him as he is brought back into the father’s house. A full restoration of all… A robe given…reconciliation..a ring given..acceptance, and shoes for his feet. Welcome home son.

Jesus was showing by this parable that what He was doing with the Publicans and sinners is the very heart of God.

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. (Luke 15:22-24 KJV)

See Matthew 23:25-28 for what the Scribes and Pharisees were likened to. The elder brother is representative of the attitude of the Pharisees. Outwardly clean but inside they missed it.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; (Ephesians 1:3-7 KJV)

I Can Do All Things

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. (Psalms 139:14 NASB)

I have been dealing with several physical ailments in my body for quite some time now. I have type II diabetes, I had a quad by pass surgery for my heart, and I have been dealing with colo/rectal cancer, that has matastacized into my lungs, since 2008. The operation for the colo/rectal cancer left me with a bag on my side, no galbladder, or appendix and a somewhat deformed bellybutton. So one could possibly say that I have been through the perverbial mill in the last 5 years of my life. However in all of what has transpired I have found that the grace of God that was sufficient for the Apostle Paul is also sufficient for me.

I am a pastor and I have only missed six days preaching as a direct cause of all the surgeries and treatments that I have endured. Even when I feel so weak from the chemo treatments, when I step into the pulpit I can preach for as long as is necessary because God by His grace strengthens me, but when I am done preaching I have to go sit down. God does uphold us with His strong right hand.

The endurance that God causes us to have is amazing to me and I have found the body to be able to endure far more than I ever imagined possible before I entered in to the journey of life that I am now on. Though the path is sometimes hard to walk down I have found that I can do all things through Him that strengthens me.

Be encouraged today
Pastor Kitner

Zealous of GOOD works!

Does the following describe your walk with The Lord?

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should 
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking 
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God 
and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he 
might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a 
peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, 
and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise 
thee. (Titus 2:11-15 KJV)

Along with a genuine love for the brethren being zealous of 
good works is a mark of one who has been brought out of 
darkness and into His marvelous light..

Are you zealous of good works knowing that this was one 
of the reasons that Jesus went to the cross?

God bless you richly as you serve Him.
Pastor Kitner

Cancer can't stop God's goodness!

I have stage 4 cancer in my lungs from colorectal cancer metastasizing after 3 years. Some people see this as a negative and don't understand how much of a plus it is. I am still very blessed of The Lord. God is GOOD all the time no matter what goes on around us. I have had opportunities to talk to people about The Lord even in the cancer treatment center. I have lead several people to The Lord there. I also developed a friend there that I go to breakfast with every once in a while when we are both up to it. Our family has gotten closer in it all and I have gotten to spend more quality time with them which thrills my very soul. I love them very much. Our grandsons come over to visit and one of them is redoing our bathroom for us. He works in building and construction.

I have God's perfect peace and have no fear whatsoever in all because The Lord sent a Word to me through a godly person used of God in the prophetic, before I knew that I needed it. That Word was from Isaiah 54:17. NO weapon FORMED against you shall prosper, with the key emphasis being on the word FORMED.  This word was given several weeks before I had my colonoscopy done. It was at that time I found out that I had cancer of the rectum. I instantly had God's peace and have had it ever since.

I pastor a church and I have tried with God's help to be a living example for the people as to the grace of God being sufficient for us. In my weakness His strength has been shown in my life. Grace IS God's power accomplishing in and through you what you could not do. I am a walking testimony of that. I want nothing less than God to be glorified in my life.

I guess what I am trying to say here is for one going through trials and tribulations in this life to look at all things through the eyes of The Lord concerning your life. He has a plan and destiny for us all and as Christians He is in control of our entire life as we serve Him. Nothing takes Him by surprise, ever, and Jesus is in our boat...to go to the other side.. He speaks peace be still to life's storms.

Blessings and encouragement to you from
Pastor Kitner