Uplook - February 28, 2026

Dear Saints,

What a beautiful Saturday in Seattle (which we never take for granted).  I've been preparing a presentation for the upcoming Ministers Training Sessions at our Portland Tabernacle Meetings next week.  I think some of the quotes I am using may be encouraging to you as well so I will share a few here today as I think they apply to more than just preachers.  They come from a book entitled "The Heart of the Yale Lectures" by Bastell Baxter and from a talk given by Bro. Nolan Roby on the same book 19 years ago.  

"Preaching is the communication of truth by man to men...through truth and personality."  pg 3
We all can communicate truth to others ...and it happens through our unique God given personalities.  

"The preacher is the sermon. He is the message. His life is the sermon that he preaches. NJR
We cannot separate our lives from the messages we share with people as parents, children, employees, employers, or ministers.  What you are speaks louder than what you say.  

"A Christlike personality ...cannot be resisted...it draws men across all barriers of race, creed, and condition..." pg 20
Living for Christ becomes an irresistible draw to those with no hope or purpose.  The barriers created by culture or perceived identities are broken down by Christ and what He did on Calvary.

"...the most important times of our lives as ministers are the times we spend alone with God. There is no substitute for that." NJR
This is true not only for ministers but for all of us...God wishes to walk with us in the cool of the day in the garden of His love and care if we will make time for Him.  

I don't want to share all or I'll have no presentation to make, but I thought these might be encouraging for you as we enter March.   Please note there will be no Bible Study this next week due to the Tabernacle meetings.  May I encourage you to watch them at: apostolicfaith.org.  

God bless you all and enjoy the sunshine.  
BB

Rev. William E. McKibben
Senior Pastor