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

“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:5) Happy New Year!  May God use 2025 to start some new and rewarding things in your life.  New projects, new relationships, and new avenues of ministry. I always encourage you to use this fresh start to begin a Bible reading plan for the full year, so that you read the entire Bible over the course of 2025.  There are many great reading plans, apps and Bible editions that help you do this.  Also there are so many Bibles that provide helpful commentary to give context to those areas of the Bible that are less familiar.  So it’s not too late to get that started. Reading through the entire Bible in a year involves reading just 3-4 chapters per day.  I promise you will feel deeply rewarded if you get to know every part of the Bible this year. Secondly, I encourage you to think about your personal area of ministry that God has called you to.  For some of you, that may be something you are very aware of and already active in.  For others this may be something you need to pray about—that God would make it clear to you and that you can get started in an area of serving God that fits your gifting and your passion.  There may be some who are serving God in some ways, but you sense that God is calling you to something more, and you need to discern what that is and move closer to the center of God’s will for your life.  I’ve always believed that the church should be a group of people where each member is using their God-given gifts joyfully and actively in some fruitful area of service. So my personal prayer for WHCC in the New Year is that each member is growing in the knowledge of the Lord and growing in their confidence and activity in serving God. We’ve had a wonderful Christmas season and have enjoyed messages based on Handel’s Messiah.  That series on the Messiah will continue 3 weeks into January, and then on January 26th we will begin what will be come a 7-week series, based on the sermons contained in the book of Acts (two by Peter, one by Stephen and four by Paul).  This series will be called “You Will Receive Power.”  God promised that whenever his disciples were called upon to speak on his behalf, that the Holy Spirit would give them the words to say.  So we will see how that Spirit-inspired preaching played out at key moments in the early church. Join us for worship each Sunday at 10am, and don’t forget to come an hour early for Bible Study at 9am.  Make it a complete experience each Sunday morning! I look forward to an exciting God-centered year with all of you! In Christ’s love, Kevin