Recently I read of a woman thought the wrinkled old baseball card she owned might be worth ten dollars. After posting it on E-Bay, she began to wonder if it might be more valuable, so she consulted a professional evaluator. It was an 1869 card showing the Cincinatti Red Stockings, baseball’s first fully professional baseball team, possibly the first baseball card ever produced. It sold for $75,000. The story teaches us that the true value of an object is not always evident from the outward appearance. The famous and rich and the beautiful are not counted the most valuable in God’s sight. Even the most despised, the poorest, the lowliest are precious and valuable to Him We read, “God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes on Him should not perish but have everlasting life”. All, regardless of appearance, education, or social status, are special in the sight of our Lord. That’s because though” man looks on the outward appearance, God looks on the heart.”

Pastor Alex Rockwell

There are more than 100 communication satellites that are orbiting the Earth. The satellites receive signals from transmitter dishes and send the signals to other stations on Earth. This is how information is sent between countries around the world. Some portable telephones are linked to satellites so that the person using the phone can make a call from anywhere in the world. But these devices are, nothing compared to the wonderful line that you and I have to another world. We never get a busy signal, , are never told that there is trouble on the line and we’ll have to wait to get through. I refer to the wonderful communication called prayer. Jeremiah referred to this line when he was inspired to write, “Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” When we call with a sincere and humble heart, we always receive a welcome from the One who loves us best. Jesus offers forgiveness,, cleansing and a home in heaven .

Pastor Alex Rockwell

Now that we’re in the 21st century, there are flying cars, jet packs, waterproof living rooms and a pool on every rooftop. Those are some of the fanciful predictions for how we’d be living today. But many of the utopian predictions about daily life in the 21st century did not come true. While dreamers and inventors are to be encouraged, and many did see their dreams and inventions did come to pass, it is prudent to remember that not everything new is necessarily good, nor is everything old necessarily bad. For example the Bible is old, but it is still with us, still true. The famous 119th Psalm says, Forever O Lord, your Word is settled in heaven. The Bible, God’s inspired Word has been, and always will be unchanging and completely dependable. It’s message is as relevant today as when it was written. King david prayed, “Lead me in your truth and teach me for you are the God of my salvation. That is an excellent prayer for all of us. d

Pastor Alex Rockwell

This world and everything in it is all the result of a gigantic accident. The universe runs smoothly with no intelligent designer. It all evolved. At least that’s what many believe. But not all intelligent educated people believe that. Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, who holds a PH.D from Cambridge University is a scholar in the philosophy of science and the author of Signature in the Cell: The Evidence for Intelligent Design. In it he wrote, “The DNA in every cell of every creature shows unmistakable evidence of having been deliberately designed by an intelligent being.” But we don’t have to be scholars to learn that the Intelligent Designer is the God of the Bible. The book of Genesis states, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” And another brilliant man, Daniel Webster, when asked what was the greatest thought He’d ever had, quickly replied, “My personal accountability to God.” Amos of old gave sage advice when he wrote, Prepare to meet your God.

Pastor Alex Rockwell

Did you know that a worker bee has eyes with about 7,000 lenses, hair that has an electrostatic charge that attracts pollen, and when the bee locates food, it alerts other bees of the location by a series of dance moves? Bees have wing hooks which can attach each set of wings together during flight for maximum efficiency? Did you know that bees are equipped with every detail necessary for survival? And they’re necessary to humans, for without pollination, our food supply would be seriously affected. And yet, in spite of this amazing creature, some apparently intelligent people say that bees got that way by accident. But Genesis chapter one says “So God created every living thing that moves…” but He also said, “the fool has said in his heart, there is no God.” Yes, there is an intelligent, designing God, and we’ll all give account to Him one day.

Pastor Alex Rockwell

"If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.” But not always. Visitors to a zoo in China got a big surprise when a “lion” started barking. Turns out it was no lion, but just a Tibetan mastiff, a large, hairy breed of dog — which more closely resembles the king of the jungle than does perhaps any other domestic canine. Apparently, officials in a city zoo decided to make the switch and send the enclosure’s regular resident, an African lion, away to a breeding center When the Liu family went to to the zoo in People’s Park, their disappointed son said the lion was barking like a dog. The truth is that the only way to be a lion, or a dog or a duck, is to be born one. And similarly, since we are all born as sinners, we may talk and look like Christians, but the only way to become one is to be spiritually re-born. That’s what Jesus meant when He said, “…unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Pastor Alex Rockwell

The best way to quit smoking is to do it suddenly, or cold turkey because cutting down gradually may only prolong the agony of withdrawal symptoms. Researchers at the University of California at los Angeles compared the physiological and psychological symptoms of twenty people who quit cold turkey and twenty who cut back slowly. They found that withdrawal symptoms decreased more sharply for those who quit smoking suddenly. Withdrawal symptoms are the main reasons three of every four smokers do not succeed in their efforts to quit. There is an important lesson in this “cold turkey” method of stopping smoking a dangerous weed called tobacco. Many people plan one day to quit smoking but they just don’t get around to it and similarly, many plan one day to have a change of life and to be prepared for the next life. One person told me many years ago that he was working his way into it gradually, and that in a few years time, he would complete the cycle and become a Christian. To date that has not happened. God’s word the bible tells us that conversion is instantaneous. Rather than edging your way sideways into the Christian life, it would be far better to take the plunge quickly, acknowledging yourself a sinner and inviting the lord Jesus Christ into your life.

Pastor Alex Rockwell

The dictionary defines “discovery” as “to bring to light, to learn, to find or see for the first time.” The desire to discover seems to be an innate part of man’s nature. From the dawn of human history the challenge of discovering new worlds, new ideas and new frontiers, has captivated every generation. There have been so many thrilling discoveries that it seems almost impossible to label which is the greatest of all. For example, consider anesthesia – the artificially induced insensibility to pain. What a huge difference that discovery has made in the lives of millions who go through operations. Sir James Simpson discovered the use of chloroform as an anesthetic. The brilliant man was once asked, “what is your greatest discovery?” Without hesitation he replied, “that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is my Savior.” Are you more clever than sir James Simpson? Have you ever made that discovery that you too are a sinner in need of a savior?

Pastor Alex Rockwell

One summer day in Nova Scotia, a while back, an elderly woman walked down to the ocean drowned herself. This followed a series of unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide. Doctor Seymour Perlin, a US Psychiatrist says that the high rate of suicide among the elderly is a reflection of societies’ attitude toward the aging. The older suicide victim usually lives alone or is terminally ill and either cannot face going to the hospital or does not want to be a medical expense to the family. And according to Ricardo Galvis, director of a mental health center in the District of Columbia, the best method of treatment for these people is to show the individual that someone cares. Perhaps today I am speaking to someone at this very moment who feels that no one really cares for you. May I remind you that there is someone who does care. Jesus cares. Today, I invite you to reach out the hand of faith in prayer, and receive Christ into your life. When you do, you will find a new reason for living and a real purpose for your life.

Pastor Alex Rockwell

The future, it seems, is big business. People around the world are spending more than a billion dollars a year on clairvoyants, gypsies, faith healers seers and prophets. Many college students are obsessed by vibrations, spirits, seances. And many are turning to spiritualism for the answer. The world beyond fascinates us and beckons our imaginations. Where are we going? What does the future hold? May i suggest that before you turn to your stars today for the answer, check on the most authentic book of all times, the bible. There you will learn that Jesus Christ, the son of God is coming back to this earth to set up his kingdom. Though none of us knows the day nor the hour, he has promised to return, and history proves that he never once made a promise which he did not keep. For example, old testament prophets were inspired to prophesy the return of Israel to the land of Palestine. In 1948 that happened on schedule, when the nation of Israel was born. Are you prepared for the next great event in the history of the future when Christ returns? The only way to be ready is to turn to Christ now and receive his forgiveness.

Pastor Alex Rockwell