Freedom House Church

10/13/2026

OCTOBER 13th
Everyone you meet is on a different place in their journey. It isn’t a matter of being “ahead” or “behind” on the journey with Jesus. It is a path ordered differently for each of us. Some parts are similar between some people and other parts differ between those same people. When our Heavenly Father planned our days before we were born, He did it according to His perfect plan, taking into account our free will and choices (good and bad) as well as who He was creating us to be. Since we are all different, we learn differently, are shaped differently, react and respond differently, etc. So our trajectory is different even from our siblings. As a result, our attitude toward other believers should be one of compassion, not criticism. Oh to be sure, we must judge for ourselves whether someone is behaving in a godly manner or not so that we do not walk in their footsteps of sin, but that judgement should be with fear and trembling so that we do not fall ourselves, not so that we condemn them. We must remember that they may not yet have learned the same lessons that we have, and we may not yet have learned what they have.
My mom used to say, “God allows you to see others’ faults only so that you know how to pray for them.” I would add to that “and so that you are careful not to do the same.” There is no room in our lives and should be no room in our hearts for condemnation of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Really it comes down to the whole “throw the first stone thing.”
John 8:3-5 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?”
John 8:7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
When you are perfect, feel free to point out others’ faults, but until then, have mercy.
Jude 1:22 Be merciful to those who doubt;
Show mercy to those who doubt, they have not lived in your shoes and have not seen God do the things you have seen or learned the things yet that you have learned. Pray for them!
Be the first to show mercy instead of the first to be critical. Be known for that. Be known for speaking Truth and freedom into peoples’ lives. Be known for encouraging fellow believers. EVERYONE has things they are struggling with that you know nothing about, seize the opportunity to be encouraging and full of grace.
Let’s pour out mercy today!
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Heard this the other day: Don’t drink the cup of forgiveness from your Heavenly Father and then only give others a teaspoon of it!
Lord, thank you for your mercy! Thank you for not treating me how my sins deserve. Help me to show that same mercy to others. Help me to be a vessel of mercy today. Show me how to come alongside others and support them through trials that I have already seen and help me to recognize where I can learn from them in areas that I am lacking. Thank you for giving me your mercy over and over again. Help me to be grateful every day.

10/12/2026

SCAM ALERT!!!!!

Hey everyone there is a scam going around via email (possible txt msg), posing as Pastor Bill asking for Gift Cards or something. It is not Pastor Bill, please know that he will NEVER ask for money or contributions by email or text. Please DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING without talking to him personally. He would only ask in person or via a phone call. Please spread the word.

10/12/2026

OCTOBER 12th
One thing about difficult circumstances is that sometimes they get our attention when they are not even the real problem. We have talked about our real enemy before but let’s take another perspective today. First to review:
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
So our battle is not against physical enemies. Our battle is against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We don’t fight our battles the way the world does, we use our spiritual weapons to fight. Scripture, prayer, praise, worship, intercession.
Let’s take another look, say that someone falsely accuses you of something and they spread that all over to others, maybe they even threaten to take you to court. In your physical mind you want to sue them for slander or whatever you can to make them pay for their evil accusations. How do we look at this “battle” in light of these scriptures?
Well we realize that our enemy is not the physical person, they are just a lost soul trapped in darkness. We realize that satan is our real enemy and we pull out our spiritual weapons to deal with him. We take captive our hateful thoughts about it all and we give them to Jesus asking Him to help us have His forgiveness for them, etc.
But let’s look further…
We think the earthly harassment is the battle. But what if the battle is really over that part of our heart that reserves the right for vengeance? What if the whole point of the hardship is to wage war over our heart? Will we surrender that part of our heart that wants to prove them wrong, us right and make them pay for their actions?
What if these battles we face are just to prepare our hearts for Heaven? What if they happen so that every last bit of selfishness is weeded out and surrendered? I can think of two instances in the Word where this was the case…
Peter -before he denied Jesus 3 times in one night, Jesus told him that satan asked to sift him like wheat but Jesus prayed for him that his faith would not fail.
Luke 22:31-32 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.
And Job -satan told God that Job’s faith really was not strong, but God said it was. So satan harassed Job, and he lost everything, family, riches, his health, but his faith never failed and then in the end God blessed Job with more than he had ever had.
Job 42:10,12a After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. Verse 12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part.
What are we facing in our lives today that is really a battle for our heart? Let’s ask the Lord to show us.
Lord thank you for your perfect plan, for your love and for your grace for me. Help me to be mindful of the reality of the situations in my life. Help me to let go of my desire for vengeance against those who have wronged me. Help me to trust you with vengeance instead. Thank you that I don’t have to worry about that. Help me to look to you for the answer when I want to try to seek my own justice. Forgive me for keeping that part of my heart from you, help me to surrender my whole heart to you. Thank you for your forgiveness.

10/11/2026

So Thankful for a Grateful Congragation!

10/11/2026

https://youtu.be/7rBGRgtT_zs

A day of worship at Freedom House Church.

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Psalm 100:1-2
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

Songs:

How Good It Is - Chris Tomlin | Jess Cates | Jordan Mohilowski; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
2025 Capitol CMG Paragon

Holy Water - Andrew Bergthold | Ed Cash | Franni Cash | Martin Cash | Scott Cash; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
© 2019 Andrew Bergthold Designee

Speak The Name - Aaron W. Lindsey | Bernie Herms | Koryn Hawthorne; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
© Ardent Media

Believe For It - CeCe Winans | Dwan Hill | Kyle Lee | Mitch Wong; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
Little Pooky's Music (Admin. by Pure Psalms Music, Inc.)

Let Your Mercy Rain - Chris Tomlin; Ed Cash; Jesse Reeves; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
2006 Alletrop Music; worshiptogether.com songs; sixsteps Music; Vamos Publishing

Agnus Dei - Michael W. Smith; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
1990 Sony/ATV Milene Music

How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin | Ed Cash | Jesse Reeves; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
2004 Rising Springs Music

Great Are You Lord - David Leonard | Jason Ingram | Leslie Jordan; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
© 2012 Integrity's Alleluia! Music

Gratitude - Benjamin Hastings | Brandon Lake | Dante Bowe; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
© 2019 Bethel Worship Publishing

Oh Lord You're Beautiful – Keith Green; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
1980 Birdwing Music | / BMG Songs, Inc. |

Thank You Jesus For The Blood - Bryan McCleery | Charity Gayle | David Gentiles | Elisha Albright Hoffman | John Hart Stockton | Ryan Kennedy | Steven Musso; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
2021 ComissionMusic

Come Jesus Come - Bryan Fowler | Hank Bentley | Stephen McWhirter | Tara McWhirter; CCLI Streaming License A 20002319
Capitol CMG Paragon

Closing with a Pastor Appreciation message from Nancy Elloitt

A day of worship at Freedom House Church.A psalm. For giving grat...

10/11/2026

OCTOBER 11th
The challenge to you today is to say “Even If.”
In Daniel chapter 3 we read the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These 3 young, smart, Hebrew men refused to bow and worship Nebuchadnezzar’s idol despite being threatened with death in a fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But EVEN IF he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
Their response is rather profound when you consider the circumstances. Not only did they face death, it was death by fire, extremely painful. Not only did they face death by fire, they stood their ground on 100% faith. Maybe this doesn’t seem profound to you but remember, this was before Jesus came, it was before the indwelling Holy Spirit. This was still in the days that only the high priest could present sacrifices. It was in the days of the prophets (Jeremiah) relaying messages from God.
I would bet that this would be challenging for us and WE have the Holy Spirit IN us. We have His resurrection power within us. We have the Words and example of Jesus. This gives us the advantage of personally experiencing Jesus. These 3 men had not met Jesus, they had not read of His love and sacrifice for them because it had not happened yet. But they still believed. They did have the history told to them of God’s interaction with mankind, and they had the history told to them of God’s rescue of Israel from the slavery of Egypt. But they had not experienced it personally and here they were enslaved/conquered by Babylon and they still believed.
They made a firm and confident statement about the ability of Yahweh to rescue them. But they were willing to stand EVEN IF He chose not to rescue them this particular time. It paid off! They ended up being some of the few people of the Old Testament who met Jesus in person before they died!
Daniel 3:24-25 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” …He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Jesus showed up in the fire with them!
Are you facing a “fiery furnace” today? Maybe you have prayed that God remove a particular hard thing from your life. Ask Him to help you with the Even If part of it. Even if he doesn’t remove it, will you praise Him? Even if He doesn’t remove it, will you have faith? Even if you don’t understand it, will you stand firm trusting His love for you will keep you safe in Him? Maybe you need to pray that His will be done instead.
It is hard for us to surrender ourselves to His will when it means hard things, but that could mean that we miss out on “meeting Jesus in the fire” or other miracles. Which would you rather have? An easy, trouble-free life, or Jesus in the fire with you?
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who i have been called according to his purpose.
Lord Jesus, thank you for always using all things for my good, even the hard things. Help me to be willing to surrender to your will even when I don’t understand. Help me be willing to stand in faith EVEN IF you don’t remove me from the difficult circumstances. Help me to recognize your hand working in those situations and help me to learn what you have for me in the midst of it. Thank you for your Word and for your Holy Spirit!

10/10/2026

OCTOBER 10th
Do you know your Heavenly Father? Have you considered Him? He does not wish to be far from you. It is HIS love that brought about your rescue. It is His plan that you walk in and it is His provision that you benefit from everyday. It is He who holds you in His strong hand. It is He who has good plans for you. It is He who spoke the Word through Jesus and now speaks through the Holy Spirit. It is He who prunes us so that we are more fruitful. It is He who gave us the Holy Spirit. He is the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.
Matthew 11:27 All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
John 14:6-7 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
John 10:28-30 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will sn**ch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can sn**ch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.
John 12:49-50 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.
John 15:1-2 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes a so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 16:23, 26-27 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. v26-27 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Luke 11:11-13 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Lean in to the Father today, He wants you close. He wants to hear from you today.
Father God, thank you for loving me so much. Help me to understand your love better. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to save me and for sending your Holy Spirit to help me. Thank you for being my compassionate Father and thank you for making good plans for me. You alone are worthy of all glory and honor and praise. There is none like you. I worship you today. Thank you for providing for me and keeping me safe from the evil one. Help me to honor you with my life today. I ask all of this in Jesus name, may your kingdom come and your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Amen!

10/09/2026

OCTOBER 9th
Do you see God as a giant judge watching with His fly-swatter handy so that He can smack you with it as soon as you mess up? We all need a healthy fear of God (respect, reverence, awe, worship, adoration, fear of being separated from Him) so that we avoid sin and don’t abuse grace. BUT, we need to realize that His GOAL and desire for us is salvation and grace. That is WHY He came. Sometimes we forget that. The world definitely doesn’t realize it.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
He came to save us. He came to give us full life!
Isaiah 30:18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
He LONGS to be gracious to us!
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
He delights to show us mercy.
When you woke up this morning, your Heavenly Father was already planning on showing you mercy, He was already actively arranging ways to show you mercy today. His GOAL for you is merciful rescue.
Ephesians 2:4-10 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
His plan for you today is to extend to you grace and mercy and plan good things for you to do for Him!
Luke 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
There is that phrase again…those who fear Him…let’s ask Him to give us that healthy fear all the while keeping His desire for mercy on our minds as well!
Matthew 9:13 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Lord, thank you for loving me so much! Thank you that your whole goal is to save and rescue me! Help me to have a healthy fear balanced with mercy and grace, wrapped up in your perfect love! Help me to be an example of that to others. Help me to remember that you delight to show me mercy. Help me to walk in your plan for me.

10/08/2026

OCTOBER 8th
Speaking of our relationship with the Lord, I ran across this verse today. I don’t think I have ever noticed it before.
Psalm 25:14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Let that sink in for a minute…have you thought about God confiding in you? Have you thought about God telling His secrets to you?
The Word says it, it is right there in black and white and there are other similar verses. But…who does He confide in? Those who fear Him. Do we fear Him? Are we so afraid to be separated from Him that we avoid the sin that so easily entangles us? Are we so reverent of Him that we worship Him with our lives instead of just tacking Him on to our own plans? Do we take Him seriously enough that we are compelled to cut out anything that interferes in our relationship with Him? Are we so awed by Him that we seek Him with our whole being, with all of our heart?
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Daniel 2:20-22 Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.
1 Corinthians 2:9-13 “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
He reveals His mysteries by His Spirit to those who fear Him. This casts a new light on the verses about the fear of the Lord being the beginning of wisdom.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Do you want to be someone that the Lord confides in? Did you even think that was possible? Did you know that is what He wants?
Lord, thank you for wanting more than just my belief. Thank you for wanting me to cling to you and follow you. Give me a healthy understanding of what it means to fear you. Help me to walk in that and spread that understanding to others. I do want you to confide in me. Help me to be ready to understand you better. Open my understanding to your Word and your love. Help me to know you more.

10/07/2026

OCTOBER 7th
I heard something the other day that totally shocked me: Research shows that the number one use of AI in 2026 was for therapy and companionship!!!
That is sad! It just goes to show you that the world is aching for Jesus!!
Instead of a fake computerized program to fill those needs, we have the Holy Spirit to do exactly that but so much better. Jesus knew we would need a counselor, a companion, a guide and a leader. He sent the Holy Spirit to be all of those things for us.
John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
John 16:13-14 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Psalm 25:4-5 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
The Lord gave us His Spirit to be there for us. He also gave us His Word and other believers. We don’t need AI to be there for us. We can show the people around us how to walk in health and in peace. Having said that, let this also be a warning for us. Are WE looking to other humans or AI to meet needs that we should be going to the Lord for FIRST?! When we lean on the Holy Spirit daily for our needs and companionship before we look to others, then we walk about with something to offer others, even when we have a human need ourselves. When we skip the relationship with the Holy Spirit, we walk around as needy as others.
It isn’t just about believing, it is about relationship. Have we developed/nurtured our relationship with the Holy Spirit to the point that He feels like our most intimate companion? This will be necessary in the days ahead. Each must have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. One can’t rely on a pastor, or spouse or parent or friend to lead and guide us in the future, they may not always be there. But the Holy Spirit is always there, and we must have that relationship established before hard times come. We must have a relationship to know His voice. We must look to the Word before we look to catchy phrases or what someone is saying online. We must also pray. We are in the lost world that Jesus came to save. We get to be the light, let’s get filled up with His light today and shine to those around us. Let’s pray that lost hearts will be softened and bent toward Jesus. Pray that those the Holy Spirit has been drawing will cross our paths today.
Holy Spirit thank you for being my helper and companion. Forgive me for ignoring you as much as I do. Help me to be aware of your presence at all times. Help me to make my relationship with you a priority. Help me to be light to those in my life that you are drawing to Jesus. Help me to know your voice and follow.