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Lord: Save, Help, & Remember Me!

By Matthew Recker | June 1, 2016

Prayer does not have to be long, and it surely need not be complicated.   John R. Rice said that prayer is asking God for something, and the answer to prayer is receiving.   Prayer could be as simple and personal as Peter praying while sinking in the waves, “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:30)  …

4 Cents and 8 K

By Matthew Recker | May 26, 2016

I have come to know a Christian couple over Facebook, and they are excited to share in giving toward our Project Rehoboth.  They have even encouraged many of their friends whom I have never met to give to our church building fund, and some have.  The man drives a truck and travels with his wife,…

Twenty Years of Ministry in NYC

By Matthew Recker | May 20, 2016

This coming Sunday, May 22, 2016, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of our church, and I will share the most unusual message I have ever given.   As I reflect this week on twenty years of ministry in Manhattan through Heritage Baptist Church a multitude of memories have flooded my mind.   So many precious…

Power in Prayer!

By Matthew Recker | May 13, 2016

There is great power in prayer!  I am presently reading a challenging and convicting book entitled, “Prayer: Asking and Receiving” by Dr. John R. Rice. It is encouraging me greatly to pray and to expect great and miraculous things from the hand of our God.   Dr. Rice writes,   “Until God’s people can have…

Gender is Not our Choice

By Matthew Recker | May 11, 2016

God Made us Either Male or Female By Matt Recker I woke up today and asked myself, what in the world is going on in North Carolina?  Why is the Obama Administration filing a federal lawsuit against the State of North Carolina?  What is all this fuss about bathrooms, anyway?  Is going to the bathroom…

My Mother’s Day Without My Mom

By Matthew Recker | May 8, 2016

“I am distressed for thee … very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.” 2 Samuel 1:26   As we celebrate Mother’s Day this year with our Mothers, our wives, and with church family, it is my first one without my Mom.  How lovely and…