How To Respond To A Verbal Attack.............

People are going to talk, that is a given. I present this to you my friends so that when the attack comes, you will know how to respond.......

^{Psalms 56}

¹ O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.

² I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,
and many are boldly attacking me.

Ever had those days/weeks/months where it seems that everyone is coming against you? David was going through the same thing. The sad fact is that people are going to attack you and hound you. There are people out there who it would seem, have nothing better to do than to spread lies about you and slander you. Even more sadly (and hurtful) is that many times these people claim to be Christians and/or Christian Leaders..... So What to do? Keep reading...............

³ But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.

⁴ I praise God for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

There you have it. When you are upset or afraid, you turn to The Lord and His promises. If you trust in God, he will protect you, and when the Creator Of All Things is protecting you, a human being can do nothing. They will still try, of that we can be assured, but they will not get anywhere, and will end up making themselves look like fools.

⁵ They are always twisting what I say;
they spend their days plotting to harm me.

⁶ They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.

Twisting what you say to suit their purposes is that standard procedure of these type of people. And it does not matter what you say, they will twist it, or sometimes outright lie about it to suit their purposes. 

⁷ Don’t let them get away with their wickedness;
in your anger, O God, bring them down.

⁸ You keep track of all my sorrows.
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.

⁹ My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side!

Here we get to the heart of the matter. God knows all of the sorrows (or stress or anxiety or whatever) that these people who talk about us have caused. He keeps track of them all. So we know that He will take care of it for us. The only thing we have to do is to make sure that we call on Him and not try and take care of it ourselves. This is crucial. That is why David wrote IN YOUR ANGER O GOD, not in our anger. If we respond with anger and malice, even if we have every right to be angry,  not only do we lower ourselves to the level of these people, but we give them further fuel for the fire. We give them a target painted squarely on our backs, and believe me they will take every chance they get to further twist what you say and accuse you of even more things. This is not to say that there is not a time to act, because there is, but we must act according to the will of The Lord. 

¹⁰ I praise God for what he has promised;
yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised.

¹¹ I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

¹² I will fulfill my vows to you, O God,
and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.

¹³ For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in your life-giving light

So to recap what David is saying here, Praise The Lord and give thanks for what He has promised to do. Go on and fulfill the vow (calling) that God (not any man) has placed on you, and walk in His light, no matter what people say about you......... Just as all the darkness in the world can not stop the smallest candle from giving off light, neither can anything that any man says against us stop us from giving off The Light Of God.

God Bless!!

Pastor Brian

”Online Christian Ordination- become a Wedding Officiant and so much more”

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Christian Gossip?

^{James 1:26 (NLT)
26} If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.


Recently I came across a post where an internet radio show was looking for a "Christian" gossip host. This struck me as very odd and very wrong considering gossip goes against many teachings. From Moses to Jesus to Paul and James, all have warned us against gossip.

To further understand this, we should look at the definition of gossip..........

Websters defines gossip as:

"Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true."




Doesn't sound very Christian now does it? That's because it is not............

Words have incredible power. With a word you can lift someone up or tear them down. Words can be the difference between life and death both physically and Spiritually. Jesus himself tells us about the power of words in Matthews Gospel:

Matthew 12:36-37 (KJV)

³⁶ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.




The fact is my friends that words are our most precious gift, and we should be using this gift to lift people up, and bring them to Christ not to tell idle tales that get more and more twisted every time that they are retold.

Gossip is a tool of the devil to drives wedges and discord among the Body Of Christ.  It has no purpose except to destroy.

My advice and the instruction of The Bible is to leave it alone. Spend the time that you were going to gossip in Prayer. James was very passionate about this whole subject. Read James 3 and test what you are going to say against what he said in his letter to the tribes. Here is a taste:

James 3:6 (NLT)
⁶ And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself


God Bless you all and have a great week!!

Pastor Brian

”Online Christian Ordination- become a Wedding Officiant and so much more”

Start your own Church or Ministry. We can help you. 

We are a REAL CHURCH that hold’s regular services at a physical location as well as online.

Don’t be mislead, if you are looking for Ordination as a Non-Denominational Christian Minister, but do not want to be Ordained by a Church that only exists in cyber space,  click on the link below.

http://pacificlifechurch.webs.com/wanttobecomeordained.htm

Memorial Day...............

This is Memorial Day weekend here in the US, and the traditional start of the summer travel season. As I type this blog, millions across our country are counting the hours until they can take off from work and hit the road, millions more have taken the day off and are packing the car, SUV or RV, and heading to campgrounds, amusement parks, coastal cities, mountain cities and just about anyplace else you can imagine just to "get away" from it all for a few days. When I go out to run errands later this morning, I am sure that (like every year) I will see the armada of RV's on the freeway, and (also like every year) I will wistfully wish that I could gas up my own RV (which is still sitting in it's winter storage facility),  and follow them to wherever.... After all, life is a journey, and the fun part is the road you take because we will all end up at the grave sooner or later (sorry if that's a downer :) ).

But of course I can not do that, because it is Memorial Day Weekend, and for me, as a Minister,  that means presiding over memorial services, visiting veterans, and thanking those who gave up a portion of their lives, and sometimes a part of their body (and those are the lucky ones), to defend my right to write this blog without fear of arrest or censorship, or fear that a police officer will be kicking down my door to confiscate the Bibles that are on my desk and stacked in boxes behind it.

Chances are that at some point during this weekend, you will see a person, usually a Veteran disabled in some way due to their service, selling red poppies. This tradition evolved from a poem written by Moina Michael in 1915;

We cherish too, the Poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led,

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies.

 Largely gone now are the large, citywide parades in honor of those who gave all to our Country. What started as a day to honor our fallen Soldiers, has turned into a 3 or 4 day party or vacation. And while there is nothing wrong with getting away and spending time with family and friends (it is in fact a very healthy thing to do), we should pause during our festivities and remember for a moment those men & women who would love to be doing the same thing that we are over this long weekend, but can not because they chose to lay down their lives so that we could have the freedom to do what makes us happy.

So please, no matter if you are traveling, hanging around the house or even if you have to work,take some time to reflect and remember those who, following the example of Jesus, gave their lives so that we could live in freedom. Buy a poppy, they wont cost you much. Thank a soldier or a vet, a smile and a handshake are free.

Be safe, have fun and please, if you choose to partake of adult beverages, hand the keys to someone who isn't or call a cab.

God Bless

Pastor Brian




I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free

Doctor Of Divinity

After much prayer and contemplation, the Christian training and education center at Pacific Life Church will as of 05/22/2012, begin offering Doctor Of Divinity degrees to those who would like them.

Our degrees are a little different than other online D.D. Degrees, and yes, there are easier ways to obtain one online, but we feel that even though we may not be (nor do we claim to be) an accredited learning institution, there should be something more to obtaining a degree than just buying a piece of paper.

So, we ask that you submit a paper/thesis/whatever you want to call it of no less than 1500 words (about 2 pages) on one of the following topics:

A) The life and Ministry of Jesus Christ

B) The Life and Ministry of any or all of The Apostles (The 12 or The Apostle Paul)

C) The Purpose of "" The Pastoral" Epistles 

Your paper will not be "graded", but will be read and kept in our permanent records. Should anyone wish to verify your degree, we will happily do so for them and (with your permission) will send then a copy of your paper as well as our thoughts on it. 

There are no wrong answers when it comes to these papers, because no matter what denomination you come from or follow, the core message of these 3 subjects will be the same, so please do not let this intimidate you. We offer Ordination and have opened the training center for the sole purpose of better equipping you to serve those you are called to serve. 

We are not out to sell degrees nor are we out to make money from you. There is a small charge ($15.00) for the whole process, and this includes the printing, postage and handling of your paper degree.

We DO NOT require you to be Ordained through us to receive a degree, but we do require that you be Ordained. If you are not Ordained through us we ask that you submit a copy of your credential along with your paper. Also, we do not charge you anything until your paper has been read and your degree approved. 

This is just the first training course that we will be offering. In the near future we will be offering certificate courses in Church Planting and Wedding's as well as Doctor Of Theology Degree's.

For information on training or Ordination, please visit our website

God Bless you all

Pastor Brian

”Online Christian Ordination- become a Wedding Officiant and so much more”

Start your own Church or Ministry. We can help you. 

We are a REAL CHURCH that hold’s regular services at a physical location as well as online.

Don’t be mislead, if you are looking for Ordination as a Non-Denominational Christian Minister, but do not want to be Ordained by a Church that only exists in cyber space,  click on the link below.

Online Christian Ordiantion 

Love & Freedom.........

Galatians 5:13-15

King James Version (KJV)

¹³ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
¹⁴ For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
¹⁵ But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.




As Christians, we have been given liberty or freedom IN CHRIST. But what does that mean?

It means that we no longer under the law because of the sacrifice of Jesus. Because of His sacrifice, His act of extreme love for us the law was broken, the veil was torn and the Grace poured out like a river that suddenly is able to break the dam holding it back.

Now, all we have to do is love one another and we have fulfilled the law.

Sounds easy right? Well...................

Look at verse 15. The is a strong warning that we have to watch what we say. If we are always bickering and fighting we can (maybe even without meaning to) destroy a person.

If we look at The New Living Translation of Verse 15, it tells us this.........

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another


Words can hurt and they can destroy. They can make a person question their Faith or sometimes even walk away. This is especially true of these words come from someone who claims to be a leader in the Faith. Over my years in the Ministry, I have seen a lot of people who have questioned why they follow The Lord, and even why they went into The Ministry because of hurtful, nasty things said by someone who claimed to be a Spiritual Leader.

Does this mean that there is no place for correction by a Pastor/Bishop/Etc? Not at all, but when correction must take place, it must be done prayerfully and with love, because my friends, as we are told above, love is  what it all comes down to. Love sent God to earth. Love caused Him to be beaten and to die a horrible death, but love also caused him to rise again........

Pastor Brian

Hebrews 6:10 (KJV)


 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

It seems lately that many of our Brother and Sisters in Christ are being attacked from all angles. I have read blogs, articles, and seen this in person. It is my opinion that The Lord is preparing His people for something big. I believe that He is separating those who are truly committed to Him and have turned their entire lives over to Him from those who claim the name of Christ for their own personal gain. Why? I do not know, but The Lord Does, and as long as He knows, I am OK with that…..

In Paul’s writing here we are promised that God will not forget what those Faithful Ministers have done and continue to do.  The Bible of course is inerrant, and Paul “hit the nail on the head” (to put it in modern terms), when he wrote that the work of The Ministry is a labor of love.

To truly be a Minister of The Gospel, you have to love what you do, but more than that, you have to be totally committed to The Lord and to the people the He places in your care. Taking on the title of Minister (or Pastor, Reverend,  Priest, Evangelist, whatever) means a lifetime of service to others. It means late (or early) hours, calls in the middle of the night, being there to comfort people when they are at their lowest point, and holding fast to a world view that is everyday becoming more and more unpopular. Sure there are times when you are helping people at happy times in their lives (Wedding’s being the one that comes to mind first), but for each happy time there is a sad time (most times more than one). Being with a family when their loved one has just passed away, comforting those who have just been told they have a terminal illness, and many other events like these make up the life of a Minister. If you view the Ministry as simply a job that you do, I can assure you that you are dead wrong. There are no time clocks. You do not punch in at 9 and out at 5. If you see yourself in this, you need to change occupations…….

For those of us though who do not see it this way, we can take the passage above as a promise from The Lord, that God WILL NOT forget the work that you do, God WILL NOT forget the sacrifices that you make, God WILL NOT forget the lives that you touch.

And when you go through that rough patch, as you inevitably will, those times when you feel alone and maybe even abandoned, turn once again to our source of hope, our life blood as Christians…….

Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

And when people come against you………

Hebrews 13:6
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.


God Bless You All


Pastor Brian









”Online Christian Ordination- become a Wedding Officiant and so much more”


Start your own Church or Ministry. We can help you. 


We are a REAL CHURCH that hold’s regular services at a physical location as well as online.


Don’t be mislead, if you are looking for Ordination as a Non-Denominational Christian Minister, but do not want to be Ordained by a Church that only exists in cyber space,  click on the link below.


http://pacificlifechurch.webs.com/wanttobecomeordained.htm

Stand Just Once More Time........

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore


Just a short one today........................

This verse, from The Apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesians (6:13-14) Church tells us that we have to do everything we can to stand, and then one more thing......

Once we have done it all, once we feel like we have no strength left, The Lord wants us to make that one last effort, even if it takes everything we have to STAND 1 last time.......... Then? He takes over.....

Have a blessed day everyone.

Pastor Brian









”Online Christian Ordination- become a Wedding Officiant and so much more”


Start your own Church or Ministry. We can help you. 


We are a REAL CHURCH that hold’s regular services at a physical location as well as online.


Don’t be mislead, if you are looking for Ordination as a Non-Denominational Christian Minister, but do not want to be Ordained by a Church that only exists in cyber space,  click on the link below.


http://pacificlifechurch.webs.com/wanttobecomeordained.htm