Kevin Cushing

Kevin was a pastor’s kid, and quickly came to understand that loving God was the most important choice he could make in his life. As he got older he came to appreciate that a relationship with Jesus Christ was not only spiritually fulfilling, but intellectually and emotionally satisfying as well. Professionally, Kevin started off acting on stage and in media, and he wrote and directed some Christian films and documentaries when he was a young man.  He spent many years in motion picture and television development, and then as a marketing executive at a successful dotcom. Throughout his career, Kevin has maintained a close relationship and love for the local church and has been a sought-after speaker as well as writer of devotions and dramatic material used in worship.

A MESSAGE FROM KEVIN

“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money; come, buy and eat!  Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” (Isaiah 55:1) Are you thirsty today?  Are you hungry for something that you feel is lacking?  God promises an abundance of exactly what you need to feel filled up--to have your thirst satisfied and your hunger eliminated.  And what is described in the verse above is that this is not a mere handout.  This is a dignified transaction.  He says you will be able to buy these things, even though you do not have the money to pay for it. Because what we really need has been paid for on our behalf by our Savior Christ Jesus.  We had no currency that was any good.  We are like children who had to have coins put into our hand by our heavenly Father. So if we want a drink, he has given us the money to go buy it.  If we need a snack or a meal, he has given us the coins to purchase it.  There is not a need you have that will not be supplied by your heavenly Father, if you are trusting in the finished work of his son Jesus. Many people approach their Christianity today as if it is mere wish fulfillment, a sort of mental trick of positivity that they have to conjure up.  But no, our access to the things we need from God is a tangible transaction of real things.  A value-for-value exchange we receive when we trust in Jesus Christ.  When we place our faith in him, that’s when we find his body is “real food,” and his blood is “real drink,” as Jesus said. Your needs--your physical, financial, emotional, and relational needs are all met—without costing you anything, by simply coming to Christ and trusting his completed work on the cross.  “He who did not withhold his own Son, but graciously gave him up for us all, how will he not also…graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) So if you’re thirsty, come and drink.  If you’re hungry, come and eat.  Make the purchase that does not require money.  Find your needs met today, right now, by saying, “Father I have trusted in Jesus Christ, I know this need I have has been met.”  And then see his provision unfold. We meet every Sunday at 10am and Bible Study is at 9am.  If you are interested in becoming a member of WHCC, we have a new member class at 11:15am on Sunday March 2nd and again on April 6th.  This month, we will complete our series from Acts, called “You Will Receive Power,” and on March 16th we begin a new series that will lead us toward Easter, called “They Tried to Kill Him.” Come join us for the feast each week. May every blessing be yours in Christ Jesus. Kevin