Jake Jacobson

Add Your Heading Text Here Throughout the month of November, I will be reflecting on the book of Colossians, and I invite you to spend time reading and reflecting on these words from the apostle Paul and Timothy to the church in Colossae. This week, we will spend a few moments reflecting on the fourth … Read more

Put On The Glory of Christ Throughout the month of November, I will be reflecting on the book of Colossians, and I invite you to spend time reading and reflecting on these words from the apostle Paul and Timothy to the church in Colossae. This week, we will spend a few moments reflecting on the … Read more

The Mystery of God’s Plan Throughout the month of November, I will be reflecting on the book of Colossians, and I invite you to spend time reading and reflecting on these words from the apostle Paul and Timothy to the church in Colossae. This week, we will spend a few moments reflecting on the second … Read more

Saints in the Light Throughout the month of November, I will be reflecting on the book of Colossians, and I invite you to spend time reading and reflecting on these words from the apostle Paul and Timothy to the church in Colossae. This week, we will spend a few moments reflecting on the first chapter … Read more

Donivert and Josephine Khata The Skillman congregation has maintained a long-standing relationship with the Khatas in Alaska, Zimbabwe.  They are part of a great many activities that involve their community as well as their work with the church.  For example—Donivert is a member of the Alaska Covid 19 Taskforce Team.  As of July 2021, the … Read more

Mission: Evangelize America As we continue our weekly updates on mission efforts during Missions Month, we in the Missions Committee wish to share with the congregation an opportunity at home to support an ambitious mission of evangelism here at home. Many in our congregation are quite familiar with Herald of Truth, a Church of Christ … Read more

Barry and Ephraim Phiri’s Work Throughout Zambia and Surrounding Areas Arguably, Skillman’s busiest international mission fields is in Zambia with our support of Barry and Ephraim Phiri.  Barry is now 71 years old and continues to transfer more and more of his legacy efforts to Ephraim.  However, during the past couple of years, due to … Read more

Mission Month October marks Mission Month at the Skillman Church of Christ. Over the next 4 weeks, we will be hearing from members of our mission committee with updates about our various long-term relationships with missionaries in Ukraine, Liberia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and various local efforts too. Additionally, we will have opportunities in Bible classes as … Read more

The Cross of Jesus At the very core of the Gospel message is the events that took place leading up to and after the cross. It is the primary event of the New Testament. The 4 Gospel writers devote significant portions of their stories to the entire passion week: Matthew devotes roughly 25% of his … Read more

A Struggle in the Night In the book of Genesis, during the midst of the stories of Israel’s forefathers (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), we encounter a story where Jacob wrestles with God. Which is a little bit of an odd thing to have happen. Imagine doing this yourself–wrestling with God. Doesn’t seem like a smart … Read more