Pastor Chris Lister

April is a special month in the life of believers as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior on Easter. He has defeated death, paid our sin debt, and brought us into eternal life with Him!  The work of salvation was completed on the cross. There is nothing for us to add to it.  Our […]

What should you do in 2025?  You could make resolutions?, or review the past year?, or just resign from doing anything?  What should you do next year?  Forget the past!  First, we should remember that The Bible tells us that God’s mercies are new every morning.  Paul tells us in Philippians 3:13, “forgetting those things

When I started to write this article for the December Connection newsletter, I had just wished my close friend Sharef a happy birthday….thanking God that Sharef was still alive amidst all the carnage in Gaza.  Kind of hard to have a “happy” birthday when one is in a war zone. There is no peace there

So we have made it to October, and now we are in the heat of the pumpkin spice coffee season!  Are you one of the people that can’t get enough of pumpkin spice coffee?  I don’t drink it too much because of the calories, but I admit I will buy a bottle of “International Delight”,

 This week fall has been in the air.  I know the summer is not gone yet and it is sure to have some hot days before it’s last gasp and fall really takes over.  It has been much cooler lately, but…  It’s interesting that in the springtime we think of new beginnings as the trees

   Well, summer is upon us! For most students and teachers another school year is over.  In the last couple of weeks, we have experienced some heat and humidity that is common for us in Western Mass.  Is it going to be a hotter than normal summer?  Many places in the country are experiencing record

As we head into the vacation months, we need to remember to stay close to Jesus.  When it comes to this time of the year, people start to take well needed vacations.  A vacation is crucial to your emotional and physical health, but if you don’t stay close to Jesus, your spiritual health will decline. 

Luke 19:10 tells us:  “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”  What a powerful statement. Jesus was solidly focused on his purpose. In Jesus’ day, the religious leaders in the culture were the Pharisees…the so called “respectable” people.  When the Pharisee’s began to talk about Jesus, well let’s call

When I think of April, I think of Showers.  This morning, I thought of April showers, and the contemporary worship song, “Let It Rain” came to my mind.  “Let it rain,  Let it rain… Open the floodgates of Heaven”. I think it is time for God to open the floodgates here at Church In The

This year Easter comes earlier than usual on March 31.  It’s not always easy to keep track of the Easter date. After all, unlike Christmas, the date changes every year. Of course, this also means that the beginning of Lent and Ash Wednesday change dates too.  The varied dates from year to year can leave