Pastor's Monthly Letter

Pastor's January 2026 Letter

In verse six the end result of the Lord being our Shepherd is “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives.” “Goodness” refers to blessings. “Mercy” refers to forgiveness. Finally “we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
This last verse is the only one that refers to heaven – our eternal home.

Dear Beloved of Faith Family Fellowship,

Greetings in the Name of the Lord. This month I want to share my heart with you as we prepare to enter the new year.

Because we are living in the last days it is imperative we keep before us our commission as the Body of Christ. Jesus came to the earth with a commission from the Father to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). So Jesus came and redeemed the world (John 3:16). In Mark 16:15-20 and Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus gave the Church the commission to reach the lost and establish new believers (disciples). By the power of the Holy Spirit and God’s Word in us we are the light and salt of the world or in other words we are the witness of God’s saving grace in Jesus and the influence of what God is like through our lives (Matthew 5:13-14, Acts 1:8).

Second Corinthians 5:18-20 tells us we are His representatives with the ministry and Word (Gospel) of reconciliation. We are taking Jesus’ place manifesting His life, love, and power to people around us in our world. Mark 16:19-20, tells us after Jesus ascended to the right hand of God they went forth fulfilling the commission by preaching everywhere or witnessing by word and life. Then verse 20 says, “the Lord working with them….” The Lord didn’t do this separate from them. He is the Head in heaven. We are the body on the earth (Ephesians 1:22-23). First Corinthians 3:9 tells us we are laborers together with God. Second Corinthians 6:1 tells us we are workers together with Him. He empowers us to fulfill this commission by His ability in us and with our cooperation together with Him.

Jesus said in Matthew 9:37-38 that the harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few. We’re to pray for laborers in the harvest which includes us. John 4:35 says, “…lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”

THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF LABOURERS:

1St. GO-LABOURERS –
Those called to leave home and take the message of salvation throughout
the world.

2nd. CO-LABOURERS –

Those called to stay behind and support those who have gone with their

3rd. NO-LABOURERS –
Those who have not captured the vision of the fields white for harvest and the countless who are perishing without Christ.

Let’s be the co-laborers who answer God’s Great Commission to go forth and preach the Gospel to everyone in our world. This is our time. We are here for such a time as this.

We love you,

Pastor Ron and Betsy

1. A refreshing and renewing of His Spirit and Word.

Through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ He has become our Shepherd—Lord on a personal level. Everything we could ever need or desire has already been provided for us in Him. He is everything we need Him to be to us. Our redemption in Him has made sure of that. That is why it is important that we as His sheep not just try to know the Psalm. We must come to know the Shepherd in the Psalm. For it is in knowing intimately the Shepherd in Psalm 23 that we begin to understand the fullness of our redemption and all that God has made available to us in Christ. As you meditate on Psalm 23 allow the Holy Spirit to bring it alive to you in your heart. Let Him reveal to you all that the Shepherd is to you and all that you are to the Shepherd as His sheep. It will transform your thinking and change your life.