Keith's Messages

Keeping Watch, Keeping the Faith Habakkuk 2: I will stand my watch, And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. 2 Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision, And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.  4: “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.” (NKJV)... 14: For the earth will be filled, With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.... 20: “But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.” The book of Habakkuk differs other prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet did not receive a message directed to Israel, but it is more the very personal dialogue of a troubled man of God with His Creator. In...

When I was preparing to meet the elders last year they asked, naturally, about vision. As I am in a listening phase right now, I thought today may be a good time to share with you some of what I put in the document I shared with them. It'll give you insight into how I see the local church.   Unintentional and Deliberate Change What changes would Barbie and I bring to All Nations? Change is here to stay! But it should be noted that the biggest change to come to the church in nearly four decades will be the change of Senior Pastor. Pastor Billy is the only Senior Leader many people in the church would know and associate with the church. Just by our arrival on the scene can seem as radical change by some, even if that is unintentional change. Deliberate change is where the eldership, along with consultation with the wider leadership, begin to bring adjustments to the church and its life. It may be that the core ministries do not change but that they are tweaked. From what I know about...

  Habakkuk 1: 1-5: The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. Habakkuk’s complaint: 2 How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. 4 Therefore the law is paralysed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. The Lord’s Answer: 5 “Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Have you ever wondered why God is taking His time with you? Why does He take so long to answer? We are going to learn something from a prophet called Habakkuk.  Now, even in his name there is a lesson. His name means “embrace” or “hug”. When you need comfort God sends a hug for us. He also reminds us to embrace what ...