Mount of Olives Church

Last year, when a college student was away at school, he called his parents to wish them a happy New Year. His dad answered the phone. "Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?" he asked him. "To make your mother as happy as I can all year," he answered proudly. Then mom got on, and the student asked, "What’s your resolution, Mom?" "To see that your dad keeps his New Year’s resolution." SOURCE: http://irsweb.com/ . Citation: Jeanette Case, Erie, PA, Readers Digest. As funny, and maybe as true as this story is, what is even more important than a New Year’s resolution is our desire to want to know what God would have us do. Too many New Year’s resolutions come from a personal and subjective point of view. We don’t even know if what we have resolved to do is what we should be doing. In Lamentations 3:40 we read these words: Lamentations 3:40 ESV Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! Wouldn’t it be better to desire what God ...

It is believed the Prophet Jeremiah wrote the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. It was written during a time of great suffering. Nebuchadnezzar had captured the city of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Jeremiah was filled with grief, and also hope. In the midst of our challenges, we also need this word of hope. Lamentations 3:22-24 NRSV The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Pray with me: Heavenly Father, knowing Your love never ceases gives us hope. Just as the Prophet Jeremiah says “they are new every morning,” help us to begin this new day with the assurance of Your great faithfulness. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Yours because of Him, Pastor John R. Steward Senior Pastor Mount of Olives Church

Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed a theory that changed everything in the scientific community. It was the “theory of relativity” and is considered today one of the two pillars or modern-day physics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He published over 300 scientific research papers. Today, just the name Einstein is “synonymous with genius”. Einstein once said,   “ It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” This is an important lesson for us to remember. He was a man who was absolutely brilliant, and said the secret of his success was not so much in his high intelligence, but in his ability to wait. Right now, waiting is one of our greatest challenges. It would be easier if there was a set date when this would all end, but there really isn’t one. So, we have to wait. However, there is a benefit in learning to wait. Look at this verse from Lamentations. Lamentations 3:25 The  Lord  is good to those who...