Amazing events which came into existence in the past have had a revolutionary impact on the world. Here are some examples: The printing press,1450; Anesthesia, 1844; Vaccination:1796. The airplane-1903. The electric light- 1879. The automobile-1885. The telephone:1876; Radio:1895; Television:1927; the computer:1939; and the internet since the mid-nineties. But as great as the impact of these events, they pale in comparison to the life, death and resurrection of one Man- Jesus Christ.” The Bible describes His great mission which resulted in the forgiveness, and transformation of the lives of billions of people. “…when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem …” “… the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Last month, a friend went to the emergency department of a Maritime hospital with high blood pressure. As part of her assessment, she was given an electrocardiogram, a picture drawn of the movements of the heart. By reading this “drawing”, health professionals are able to be alerted to possible danger signals. The Heavenly Father has also made an ECG of the heart of all mankind.. He says, “I search the heart.” Then later he gives the result. “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” Our hearts are so badly damaged by unbelief and wrong-doing, there can be no by-passes or stents. We need a new heart, a spiritual transplant. Jesus explained, “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” How is your spiritual health today?

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Type 1 diabetes affects an estimated three million Americans, and thousands of Canadians. Now Harvard researchers have announced progress in an effective treatment. With human embryonic stem cells, they have been able to produce in quantity, human insulin producing beta cells, equivalent in most every way to the normal cells. If successful, this discovery will transform the lives of millions. In like manner, mankind suffers from a universal disease called sin. It results in murder, rape, greed, selfishness, wars, the breakup of homes, and every kind of evil.. Thankfully, there is a cure available. One Bible verse concisely tells it. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” That’s God’s medicine, and it transforms lives.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Atlantic Canada is noted for its picturesque lighthouses. But many are being declared surplus. With up to date navigational methods, many lighthouses have become obsolete. Support for their upkeep is being withdrawn. Admittedly, change is inevitable, but though methods change, the need for warnings of danger remains. This is especially true concerning eternal things. We still need to hear God’s Word telling us, “The wages of sin is death” and “whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” It is still important how we react to these warnings from the greatest and most trustworthy book ever written, the inspired Word of God. An old gospel song asks the critical question, “What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be. Some day your heart will be asking, “what will He do with me?”

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

A few weeks ago, Charlottetown Police Services received a complaint of a vehicle which had been involved in a collision, and left the scene of the accident. Police quickly located the vehicle and charged the 19 year old man with several offences. He had been seen and had nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Wrong-doers are not always seen, but God sees all. Psalm 139 reminds us, “O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up…where can I flee from Your presence? “One of the greatest truths in life is that there is no escape from God. We may run, but we cannot ultimately hide from our Maker. But we do not need to run from Him. His arms are open to all who come humbly to Him. He says, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. “

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Bruce Luscombe operates an appliance repair business on Prince Edward Island. At a customer’s home last month, he found a noisy dishwasher. Bruce, a trained experienced technician, quickly found that the problem was that pieces of food and other things had accumulated in the “chopper.” He removed them and the dishwasher now operates quietly and cleans dishes properly. We too have a problem. We are not operating properly. Paul wrote, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Isaiah warned, “ your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you.” He also explained how to come into a proper relationship with God, to “operate” properly. He said, “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near…He will abundantly pardon.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Joshua James of Florida threw a three and a half foot alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window. Then he took his drink and drove off. The alligator was captured and released in the wild. No one was hurt. Imagine the look on the faces of the other customers! It was “bizarre.” It just goes to show that you don’t know what to expect when you wake up in the morning. Although this event of the alligator is trivial, it does prove that life can throw many unexpected events in our path, such as accidents, sudden illness, severed relationships, loss of jobs and more. The Psalmist told us what to do when the unexpected comes. He wrote “When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.” Do you know who the Rock is? It’s the Lord Jesus, the Rock of Ages. In our distress, when unpleasant surprises come, we can turn to Him.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

A recent letter from a twenty-nine year old woman was received by an advice columnist. She had grown up in a poor family, and worked very hard during her childhood. She was told that she was a “bad girl.” When she was sixteen, her mother decided she was “too difficult a child” and happily sent her away from home to live with her twenty-one year old boyfriend. The letter was signed, “lost and lonely.” Whatever the reason for the rejection, it is always heart-breaking when children are rejected by their parents. The Psalmist wrote for all who have been rejected and forsaken by parents, “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.” But that same love is so broad that it is also available to all who feel rejected and broken. If you have recently been rejected and are broken-hearted, remember that the Lord will “take you up” and help fill that void in your life.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

Dr. Karl Menninger was an American psychiatrist who founded the famous Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. In his book entitled “Whatever Became of Sin?”, drawing from his experience with people, as a psychiatrist, he wrote, “I believe there is sin.” Menninger then added, “There IS immorality; there IS unethical behavior; there IS wrongdoing.” And he made the following insightful claim. “recognizing the fact of sin is, the only hopeful view, since it implies the possibility of repenting and correcting.” Whether he intended to or not, the good doctor was stating exactly what the Bible says, when it informs us, “all have sinned.” And his mention of “the hopeful view” is also supported by God’s Word, when it says, “If we confess our sins, He (Christ) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Yes, there is sin, but yes, there is also hope.

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files

A recent Family Circus cartoon shows Dolly and her little brother playing in the snow on a cold day. The caption says, “look Dolly, you can see my words.” While we cannot “see” words, we can certainly see the results they bring. Today let’s do a reality check. Have our words brought kindness, appreciation, encouragement? Or have we been indulging in gossip, derogatory remarks or hurtful sarcasm. The Bible says, “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornication, thefts, false witness, blasphemies…” A very wise person once said, “We are not what we think we are, but what we think– we are.” If our words could be frozen in time for all to see, what would they look like? When God looks into our hearts, what does He see?

Pastor Alex Rockwell
Listen to this message and others here:

Just a Minute MP3 Files