by Pat Forbes | Mar 6, 2015 | Featured, News
It’s morning, and I have missed prayer. Again. No matter how hard I try, I don’t enjoy prayer. I know as a Christian it’s the right thing to do. I just need to try harder. Or do I?? Myth #1—Trying harder at prayer is not what God wants from and for us. What is...
by Pat Forbes | Nov 7, 2014 | Featured, News
I have struggled with fear and depression for as long as I can remember, but not anymore! The following is my testimony of how God delivered me from both of these demonic strongholds in my life. The fear of death had tormented me from childhood. During my pregnancy...
by Pat Forbes | Aug 30, 2014 | Featured, News
The term “Christian” is something we hear often these days. It has come to mean different things to different people, inside and outside the church. To one person, you are a Christian if you go to church every week, following a few rules, trying to just be a better...
by Pat Forbes | Aug 22, 2014 | Featured, News
One of Covenant Family Church’s valued relationships is with Pastor Glenn Middleton from Sturgis, Michigan. Glenn is an incredibly dynamic evangelist who wants to see people come to Jesus and be set free. On July 26th, Pat Forbes and Crystal Maertens got a chance to...
by Pat Forbes | Aug 14, 2014 | Featured, News
I don’t know if you’re like me, but I often associate particular sections of scripture with the memories and events that were surrounding my life when those scriptures first came alive. Seventeen summers ago I went with my oldest son, Philip, on my first short-term...
by Pat Forbes | Aug 8, 2014 | Featured, News
In the Book of Mark, Chapter 11:17, Jesus himself calls His church, “a house of prayer for all nations’”. The question must be asked. Is this what your church is called? Is this what you want your church to be known for? I hope the answer is “yes”. If not, then you...
