Mankind, as God’s creation, has no higher tribute than that God “visitest him” (Hebrews 2:6). Similarly, man is never more noble than when he responds by lifting up his hands and heart to worship God. There is an aspect of the spirit of man that can be fulfilled only by worshipping God. As the eye […]
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None of Those Men
“So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’ And the servant said, ‘Master, it […]
Defeating Discouragement Luke 23:44-46
What causes you to get discouraged? What steals your peace of mind? What unsettles your heart? What causes you to lose sleep? We can word the answers to these questions with four words: Family. Health. Jobs. Spirit. Family – problems with our spouse or children. Parents. Siblings. Health – health issues either with ourselves, our […]
Forgiveness and the Bible
Since we are to forgive others “just as God in Christ also hath forgiven you” (Eph. 4:32), it seems very appropriate to study how God forgives. We’ve learned that He 1) is willing to forgive, 2) is ‘aggressive’ in forgiving us, 3) places conditions on us in order to be forgiven, 4) forgives absolutely, 4) […]
Easter—So What?
Easter Sunday services usually bring about record attendances for the year in many churches. Ever wonder why? The soul stirring message, “HE IS RISEN” is boldly proclaimed throughout our community by many churches on “Easter” Sunday. But SO WHAT? What is the on-going result of such a message in the hearer’s life? The result should […]
On Giving
With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body […]
They Could Not Drive Them Out
The beginning of Joshua chapter 15 explains the territory Joshua is dividing for the tribe of Judah obtained through their conquest and God’s promise. At the end of the chapter, there is a subtle mention in the last verse that this was not completely accomplished. As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children […]
Religious Assumptions
The story is told of a lady who walked into a pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if he had a cure for the hiccups. The pharmacist said, “I sure do,” and immediately and unexpectedly yelled, “boo!” at the top of his lungs. Well, this nearly scared the lady half to death! She looked at the […]
The Need for Distinctive Preaching
The role of the teacher is to hold back nothing profitable, but to teach the whole purpose of God (Acts 20:20,27). That is the key to faithfully fulfilling the work of an elder or evangelist, i.e., that we hold back nothing that is profitable to the people. Preaching on the love of God is not […]
Avoid Backbiting
My beloved brethren, we need to beware of backbiting, and we need to completely avoid it. You see, to backbite is, “to maliciously talk about someone who is not present.” So, to be simply put, backbiting istalking about someone behind their back in a degrading way. You see, when one backbites they are engaging in […]