From The Pastors Desk

Happy New Year and welcome to 2023! I’m so glad and excited to be serving you once again this year and hope to journey with each one of you as we let God work through us to grow His Kingdom. Do you know that one of the stunning realities of the Christian life is that, in a world where everything is in some state of decay, God’s mercies never grow old. Christian author Paul Tripp describes God’s mercies as never running out. They never are ill timed. They never dry up. They never grow weak. They never get weary. They never fail to meet the need. They never disappoint. They never fail because they really are new every morning. There’s no doubt that this year will throw at us challenges and trials, it will throw at us moments of joy and laughter. Whatever this year brings let’s remember that God’s mercy is unpredictable; it comes to us in surprising forms. At the same time, God’s mercy is predictable; it is the fountain that never stops flowing. 

My prayer for all of us is that as we experience His mercy, we would align our lives with God and ask for His leading this year, not only in our personal lives, but collectively as a church too. May our Church at Park Ridge be a beacon of light, a source of hope and a safe haven to our community. I pray that we all open our hearts to God’s leading to proclaim Jesus’ goodness and expand His Kingdom. I invite you all, in the name of Jesus Christ, to join the Seventh-day Adventist Church movement to make Jesus known to all the world. We all have our part to play. 

I hope that this year we would all let the Holy Spirit lead our lives, I hope that this year we would let Jesus reign in our hearts, and I hope that this year will be a year of blessing through service in the work of the Lord.