When a storm is ahead, a good pilot will do what it takes to save his passengers. After repeated warnings through flight attendants, the pilot’s commanding voice comes through loud and clear: “My job is to get you safely home.Your job is to do what I say. Now buckle up!” Was the pilot insensitive? Angry?
The body of Christ, the church, is made up of many parts: some are strong older and well-taught, and others are young untaught new members called weak parts (Romans 14:1 -15:9). The well taught mature Christian is to receive and be gentle with newcomers from different cultural, ethical and religious backgrounds. Some things are neither
You may never know who the preacher was. You can preach these 3 points! 1 “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of FAITH, having our bddies washed with pure water.” God is all around us, but we must “tune in” to the right frequency to know His presence
Jesus said: “I pray … that they all may be one.” (John 17:20-23) He knew that a kingdom or a house divided against Itself cannot stand (Mk 3:24-25). If division ruptures kingdoms and families, how does It effect the house of God, the church, God’s kingdom? We all know that It Is divided. What can
Churches of Christ throughout the world are pleading for the restoration of the original Christianity of the New Testament. The word restore means “to bring back to or put back into a former or original state” (Webster). We aim to put back into its original state the church of Jesus Christ. Through the years there
Jesus asked; “Who do people say I am?” Pater answered: “You are the Christ, the son of the living God.” Jesus blessed him for his correct answer and added: “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt 16:15-19) If
Paul warned early Christians that after his departure a great apostasy would come, a falling away from the truth of the gospel. He told them this departure from the truth would start within the church leadership when men would “speak perverse things, to draw away disciples after them” (Acts 20:29-31). He called them “grievous wolves”
Believers in the Bible must decide: (1) Does God permit everything which He has not specifically condemned, or (2) is all that He has not specifically authorized forbidden? Silence limited in the Old Testament: (1) Moses was commanded to kill a red heifer; silence excluded ant or horse (Num. 19:2). (2) Noah was commanded to
Heroism is measured by sacrifice. Some may remember Arland Williams who lost his life while saving a woman from an icy Potomac River crash, Jan. 13, 1982. Or Eric Pienaar who rescued a woman from the Hudson River on Feb. 11, 2009. And now, the rescue of Capt. Phillips from pirates. The greatest story ever
“EASTER” is not a Bible term, and its observance as a special religious day did not come until hundreds of years later. The early disciples had the communion, Lords Supper, on the first day of every week (resurrection day) in memory of Christ’s blood and body given on the cross (Acts 20:7: I Cor 11:23-29).