“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:16-17) “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am…” (John 17:24) There is nothing like HOME. Yet, the Christian is said to… Read More
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” (Hosea 4:6). There’s a ring in that phrase of Scripture that ought to frighten every parent, pastor and Sunday school teacher. According to The Southern Baptist Council on Family life, as of 2002 statistics show that 88 percent of children raised in evangelical homes leave church at… Read More
“You worship what you do not know” John 4:22 Is there something essential that is absent in Christian church services today? What should be of greatest importance? Scripture clearly declares that only God is to be worshipped; but, is it possible for a church service to revolve around someone or something else? “True worship” is… Read More
“… we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it” (Hebrews 2:1). Plato said, “The life which is unexamined is not worth living.” Although Plato certainly was not a believer, was his statement about an unexamined life correct? Evidently he was correct for Paul… Read More
Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your faith… I Peter 5:8-9 True followers of Christ are in a continuous battle against the pull of evil and sin which seeks to confuse, distract and destroy us. Every moment Christ’s people must interact with… Read More
I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2) One would be hard pressed to find any past period in American history where the majority of its people were more ignorant of Biblical theology as today. We are hearing a great deal from churches and pastors about… Read More
“My Word…will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 “Here I sit, — fresh from father’s workshop. He’s put so much work into me and I can’t wait to see little Timmy’s face when I’m brought into my family’s… Read More
Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) In the beginning God’s creation was an unspoiled environment of perfection; free of all affliction, pain, trouble and suffering. All of creation was a revelation and reflection of the Creator, from the heavens, (sun, moon, stars, etc.)… Read More
(Charles Haddon Spurgeon) “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me” John 12:32 Come, ye workers, be encouraged. You fear that you cannot draw a congregation. Try the preaching of a crucified, risen, and ascended Saviour; for this is the greatest “draw” that was ever yet… Read More
He will guide us forever (Psalm 48:14) A few years ago, my wife and I took a trip to Santee, South Carolina. During that time we went on a boat tour through an area of Lake Marion, named in honor of Revolutionary War hero, Francis Marion. The majority of our sightseeing excursion was in the… Read More