“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
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
“Jesus never comes next” – Vance Havner Most people’s attics are full; dusty boxes of old clothes and shoes, pictures, broken toys, unfinished projects, –“stuff”. One of Webster’s definitions of “stuff” is, “worthless objects; refuse; junk”. For the most part, this “stuff” will never be used but remains there collecting dust and space; and pity… Read More