Seeing Jesus Face to Face
The Scriptures are clear that one day, those who trust in Jesus will see him face to face, or as 1 John 3:2 reminds us, that when Jesus...
Welcome to my blog. I have served as a Methodist pastor for over 20 years, and over those years, I have had the privilege and opportunity to reflect and journal on God’s inspired Word in the Bible. While I am not much of a writer (please forgive my grammar), I am pleased to share some of these reflections on this site with you. These are not to replace your own devotional time with God in God’s Word, but to give you additional thoughts to help you on your journey. – Pastor Matt Stoll
Treasure in Heaven
Matthew 6:19-20 “19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and...
Who We Worship is Who We Become
I recently heard a pastor say, “Who or what we worship is who we become.” The truth is we will all worship something or someone, it is...
The Battle Belongs to the Lord
2 Chronicles 20:21-22 “After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor...
God is Love
“God is love”. This phrase written by John in 1 John 4:16, has powerfully echoed throughout the last 2,000 years. But what does it...
Cheap Grace?
Are we as Christians selling cheap grace? What I mean by that is we say, “all you need to do to be saved and have eternal life is believe...
God Rewards Humility
We are reminded over and over again in God’s Word that God rewards the humble and works against the proud (1 Peter 5:5). Unfortunately,...
Unmasked – Just as I Am
Psalm 139:2–4 (NIV) 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying...
“I Don’t Know What I Am Supposed to Do Next”
I was reading a news article today from the Wall Street Journal, “A Generation of Men Give Up on College, ‘I Just Feel Lost’”,...