Pamela J. Keegan

In the talk, Pam focuses on Peter in Matthew 14.  Peter had faith and stepped out of the boat. With his eyes on Jesus, he did the impossible! However, when he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at the wind, he became afraid and began to sink.  Faith and fear are like oil and water. They do not mix! Where fear reigns, your faith will sink.  We are often surrounded by threatening storms in our lives. They can devastate us. They can cause us to take our eyes off of Jesus. Choose to walk in faith. When faith reigns, fear has no power. The way to walk victoriously is to:   Keep your eyes on Jesus.   Obey his commands and step out in faith. Know God’s supernatural power will make a way. Be aware that fear will cause you to sink. Cry out to God for salvation. Grab a hold of God’s hand.  Have faith and believe.   Peter walking on the water was not dependent on him ignoring the wind, but dependent on his trust and obedience in Jesus Christ des...

Spring is here!  The smell of spring always takes me back to my childhood. On the side of our house grew a rose bush that filled the air with its sweet  aroma . We also had a few daffodils  in the yard  and a beautiful lilac bush that bloomed each year. The  smell of  lilac s would  dr ift  through my bedroom window— that is,  until our next-door neighbor cut  it  down! Still, I can almost smell  the fragrance like I can of  fresh-cut grass  or  s pring r ain.   There’ s  something about the aroma of spring that warms the heart. Of course, not every smell is pleasant. Growing up by the beach with a marsh in our backyard, I can still recall the  sharp  odor at low tide—enough to make you close your window. Smells have power .   From the comforting aroma of dinner cooking on the stove to the sharp stench of a cow pasture down the road, smells can stir emotions, memories, and even our moods....

  Matthew 9:27-29 ESV  And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” Never lose sight of Jesus… he is able. Jesus is fully God. He can heal at any time whether our belief in him is great or small. In these verses, Jesus is not asking us to believe in the ability to exercise faith. He is asking us to believe he is able.   Sometimes God heals physical illnesses while other times he chooses greater glory through the illness. God’s will is for us to know him and believe he is able. To be satisfied in him. To glorify him. To experience peace in him and enjoy him with spiritual eyes. During his evangelistic crusades in Britain, Charles Alexander, a popular nineteenth-century gosp...

Matthew 5:8 ESV “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Luke 7:36-50 ESV One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.” “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the d...

  Lamentations 3:24 ESV “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Jeremiah 29:10-14 NIV This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. 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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” Hope is the confident expectation of God’s promises. We can find hope in the Lord when we believe he will deliver what he has promised. Even in the weariness of today, God promises...

Preparation: Find a quiet place and settle into a comfortable chair. If you are like me, have a fire going and a warm cup in your hand. Take a deep breath and rest in the quiet for a few minutes.  Reflection:   Advent means "coming" or "arrival." It’s a time for reflection, prayer, and getting our hearts ready for the birth of Jesus at Christmas and for His promised return. Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It’s a deliberate pause to slow down and really think about our longings, practicing a yearning for Christ’s arrival.  Just like today, Jesus entered a dark world. A troubled, unjust time when people were held captive and oppressed. Advent is a moment to create space to remember why Jesus came and how His arrival changed everything! We also make room for the anticipation of Christ’s return.  Yet, we often find ourselves stuck in the in-between. Between what is and what could be. We get caught up in the waiting... Maybe you’re between jobs or dea...

I John 1:1-2 ESV That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us The incarnation of Jesus is part of God’s redemptive plan. Scripture from beginning to end shows God’s kindness, love, mercy, compassion, and everlasting grace given to mankind when we deserved nothing but condemnation. Praise God that instead of condemnation, he gave us the promise of redemption through his Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! He made a way for us to be saved. He sent Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, to live a perfect life and die an obedient death, so that Jesus became both the substitute punishment for our sins and the substitute performer of our righteousness. “The fact that the infinite, omnipotent, eternal Son of...

Luke 1:44-45 ESV “For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” The eternal Son of God did not originate at the incarnation of Jesus… The incarnation of Jesus, however, began at conception. Jesus was conceived without a human father by the marvelous work of the Holy Spirit. In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel tells Mary she is going to have a baby. Mary rushes to tell her relative Elizabeth the news. Elizabeth, who is also expecting a baby (John the Baptist), hears Mary’s greeting and before Mary could share the news, the child in Elizabeth’s womb leaped for joy. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and said “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” (Luke 1:42). Wow! Did you get that? Before Mary even said a word about being pregnant, Elizabeth proclaimed it and she knew the baby was going to be special!...

 "You are such a beautiful and inspiring person.  I so enjoyed listening and truly feel transformed and Beloved.  Thank you, Pam.  Thank you, God."  L. Sawyer "By far the best speaker I have ever heard!  Life changing!"  J. Teehan "Thank you for your warmth and sharing God's wisdom in front of all of us women!  Thank you for being raw and open and real.  You were and are such a blessing."  A. Smith "I know everybody else would agree that we could have session two next month!  Thank you for all that you shared with us!  I know we all came home very full.  J. Morrissette