“Where did I come from?” “Why am I here?” and “Where am I going?” These are the three greatest questions one can ask and answer. The evolutionist says that we came from non-life. That is as unscientific as one can get! If you can believe that man, who has a conscience, came from matter which […]
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A Visit to a Teen’s Religious World
I love the World War II generation and the enormous impact they have had on our nation! Perhaps no generation has had a greater challenge since then than the one presently coming to maturity. Last night, at Teens In The Word, we asked the teens to describe the religious philosophy of their peers as they […]
A child was run over by a car in a church parking lot and the preacher
had to speak the next Sunday. This is what he chose to say: “A Lamentation For Alex” Text: Lamentations 3:22-24 Aim: To help the children of the congregation process their grief over the death of Alex *****. Thesis: It is all right to feel sorrow now, but we won’t be sorry forever, because we can […]
IF YOU ARE A TRENCH-WORKER CHRISTIAN
Their names are withheld from the listing of the faithful in Hebrews 11. However, their faith was not overlooked. The world rejected them, imprisoned them, tormented them, derided them, scoffed at them, belittled them, ignored them, and killed them. God, on the other hand, protected them, encouraged them, loved them, supplied them, promised them, and delivered […]
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT SPEAKING IN TONGUES?
This is one of the most frequently asked Bible questions. Let’s give brief attention to the two main sections of the New Testament that mention such tongues. ACTS 2, 10, 19 The first mention of speaking in tongues is found immediately following the Spirit coming upon the apostles. Luke records in Acts 2:4: “And they […]
Bible-Based Parenting Encourage Where You Can
First, the Bible: “Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his days, but I will bring the evil upon his house in his son’s days.” (1 […]
A Warm and Welcoming Church
Once, I received a call from a woman who watched our TV program. She shared her religious background with me, including the fact that she was raised in a church of Christ. While she was baptized many years before, she committed fornication, became pregnant, and had a child out of wedlock. She said that she […]
Church Growth
What do we mean when we say, “Church Growth?” This involves several areas about which church leaders should be concerned. Congregations should be concerned about growth in: (1) Evangelism, growing in number, (2) Maturity – helping each member become more mature as a Christian, (3) Giving – we may not like the topic, but it […]
“Vanishing Act”
Noah Karberg had just finished a day of fishing on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. He made a stop at a grocery store before heading home to pick up a few things. While loading the bags of groceries into his car, he placed his wallet on the tray of the shopping cart, as his fishing shorts had […]
Be Careful With Your Words
Solomon wrote, “Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven and you on earth; therefore let your words be few” (Eccl 5:2). Many need to work harder at applying this instruction. There are really two warnings here. One caution concerns words […]