Paul Estro plays Taylor and Martin acoustic guitars. Fender Electric and resonator guitars. He uses Shure Microphones and plays through a variety of sound reinforcement gear. He is also available to host your event from coffee house to outdoor concert.

Paul Estro holds a Masters in Theology from CBI, plus degrees in Pastoral Counseling, History and Communications. He has also been a musician for over 25 years. To read some of his published articles click the link below.

 http://www.juniorscave.com/Paul-Jay-Estro.html

The 21^st century American church must reclaim the gospel of faith and have a prophetic vision. As children of the King we must take a stand and never forget that faith without works is more than just dead, it casts a shadow where we should be a shining light. Yes, we are saved only by grace, but our faith must be a guidepost and a light in the darkness. 

Too many of our churches have fallen victim to a false theology. These false theologies tend to be either built off of a platform of cultural liberalism in the name of growth, giving grace without personal accountability, or religious fundamentalism feeding off of fear. Personal faith should never be built off of false righteousness or by out casting others by exhorting personal perceived moral failures. This thinking is detrimental to the vision of Christ and will doom a church to die on the vine.

Secular progressives have been waging war against our faith. They have campaigned hard to remove any hint of Christianity from the public square as they try to portray Christians as outdated, ignorant and misguided. The Christian right has helped their cause by portraying any Christian that does not believe in their rightwing political platform as having a less than genuine faith and being less than a true Christian. This has left millions of Christians feeling very disenfranchised.

 While it is true that the sanctity of life and family values are important topics they should not be our only defining issues. Social justice, personal responsibility and human rights must be the foundation that our faith and our churches are built on. We need to let the world see that through our works, our personal accountability and our demeanor.

Jesus was not a Republican or a Democrat. He mandated that we give to the needy, the widows, orphans and destitute. He also demanded personal accountability from everybody. He lived out his faith through his works and he didn’t waiver or change his principles to meet the cultural norm of the time. Likewise, he did not isolate himself and his followers from the world or isolate himself from those who had different beliefs.

We must live out our faith through all we do, hold fast to Biblical truths and yet be tolerant of others. We must build bridges to those who in our society that have different beliefs but we must never lose sight of our moral compass or waiver on our principles. We may hate the sin but we are mandated to love the sinner. Be a light unto the world and let the Son shine.  

Paul Estro C. 2008

    In a time when many Christian artists are watering down their message, masking their lyrics, compressing their faith and trying to mimic the mainstream media, I am taking a stand for Biblical truth and the true word of God. Using humor, honesty and a variety of styles from folk to blues, to rockabilly, the music hits home to a post-modern world which seems to have lost its way. Sometimes it may hit too close to home. Caution: My music is politically incorrect, and contains lyrics based on the Word of God, not post modern church doctrine.

  Besides false doctrines, I believe that another major problem in the church today is a lack of leaders. That is to say, there are too few people who are mature and stable enough in their Christian walk to lead others to that point. I have encountered many people who are no better off today than they were five or six years ago, when they first got saved. We can not keep bringing people into the kingdom when we are not moving people forward to wholeness. Church leaders are overwhelmed now, what would most churches do if suddenly their size doubled with new believers?

   We need to teach the basics of the five fold ministry, wholeness, deliverance, justification, and sanctification. People need to understand and seek out their spiritual gifts and move forward in those gifts all the while dwelling on the word of God. To this end, worship is vital. We were made to worship the living God. In worship we can find peace of mind, fellowship and an inner understanding of our purpose on this earth.

    Pastors, I urge you to equip your flocks with the tools they need, and to let them go. Your success should not be based on the numbers in your pews, but the numbers you have truly reached through those you trained.

    My goal is to spread the gospel and to bring Christians to an understanding that we must run our race to the fullest. All the while growing in our gifts, living our lives to what God has called us for, and relishing in the joy that is found through the peace Christ gives us. That is not an easy task. It requires personal responsibility and effort, something a post modern world doesn’t teach.

C. 2009

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