Morado Faith Tabernacle

Today we worshiped at Morado Faith Tabernacle, 4^th Avenue & 46^th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, Donald W. Knapp, Pastor.

Scripture – ESV

John 10:1-4 –

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”

Galatians 5:19-21 –

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Bob’s thoughts:

We struggled for a while to grasp God’s leading to where to worship today. While driving aimlessly, we ended up at this church shortly before the start time. As we parked, we met some people outside who cautioned that they were a small church; we half dozen gathered to worship together.

I was surprised again with the choice of the hymn “It is Well With My Soul,” a song significant to us from the time of our son’s death.

The morning prayer was offered, including a time for personal confession. A perspective was expressed that Christ knows the name of every star and the hairs of our head are numbered; it is beyond our comprehension that God could care that much.

The pastor referred to an old movie, “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves” and when they came to their sanctuary space and called out “Open Sesame,” the secret doors opened much like the automatic doors on our stores now.

I was reminded of a visit to a store with my 5-year-old grandson. As we approached and the doors opened I teased him that he must be magic to open the doors. He said no, it was just God. I wish we could all learn to think like that.

Jan’s thoughts:

We were having a difficult time determining where to worship, so we got into our vehicle and drove and we ended up here. We have been past this building before, since two of our daughters attended college down the street, and I have always wondered about this cozy-looking little place with such an unusual name.

Before we even entered the building, we encountered the pastor’s wife and daughter exiting their vehicle at the same time. After telling us a little about the church, we accompanied them inside.

We sat in the back and all four of the others present introduced themselves and we had conversation. Each person present participated in the service somehow, most through prayer, while the pastor’s wife played the organ; the singing was reserved. There was prayer for others from the congregation.

The message contained reminders of some of Jesus’ I AM statements and that Jesus Christ is the only doorway to God the Father.

In speaking of the John 10 passage, he stated there are many types of thieves, including false teachers, habits, and desires, all of which are used by Satan to steal God’s best from us. I could not agree more.

Our prayer for this church:

Lord, we pray this church of Yours is open to Your purpose for them and that You are glorified through them. Amen.