Articles about the “called out” people of God, who make up the congregation of Christ, who are called His body.
What Must I Do To Be Saved ? (Scripture reading.. (Acts 16, verses 20 thru 30) That scripture reading leaves us with the question.. “What must I do to be saved?” And I’d like to try to answer that question today. And as I do that, I want to talk a little bit about … Read more
What Does the Bible Mean When it Speaks of Worship? Throughout the bible, we find the word “worship” being used. But do we really know what it means to worship? (How would some of you describe what worship is?) Let’s begin by taking a look at a couple of definitions … Read more
Did God Create Satan ? I’d like us to examine the scriptures today in an effort to answer the question.. Did God create satan? I think I can safely say that the majority of people believe that indeed God did create satan. However, instead of being created as “satan”, most people would say that … Read more
Jesus, a Samaritan Woman, and Jacob’s Well In John chapter 4, a story is told about Jesus and a Samaritan woman, who met and had a conversation, at Jacob’s well. It’s interesting that this is the only place in the bible that Jacob’s well is mentioned. It’s not mentioned in the old testament, … Read more
What Should We Pray For? Have you ever asked yourself that question? What does God want me to pray for? Well, God does indeed tell us some of the things that He would have us pray for. For example, Jesus gave us a sample prayer, in Mathew 6:9 thru 13. It’s … Read more
Naaman the Leper; And the Washing of Water Today we’re going to take a look at the story, of a man named Naaman, who was afflicted with the disease of leprosy. The story is found in 2 Kings, chapter 5, verses 1 thru 14. And after we read the story, we’ll make … Read more
The Origin of the Lord’s Supper I’d like to talk to you today about the Lord’s supper, and about the Passover meal. As most everyone knows, the Passover meal “gave birth” you might say, to the Lord’s supper. There’s several passages in the new testament telling us about the Lord’s supper, giving … Read more
The Greatest Message Ever Told Let me begin by reading to you the words of Ephesians 5, verses 25, 26, and 27; “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church, and gave Himself up for her, that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with … Read more
“Walking on Water” How many of you know who Randy Travis is? He was a pretty popular country singer in his day. He doesn’t perform any more, because quite a number of years ago, he had a stroke that left him pretty disabled. But anyhow, one of the songs he recorded back in 1989 … Read more
Patience and Perseverance Galatians 6, verse 9 encourages us with these words; “And let us not grow weary well doing (that means in doing what is good, right?); So, “Let us not grow weary of doing those things that are good. For in due season, we shall reap, if we do not … Read more
Your Mind is a Garden Did you ever hear this little rhyme? “You mind is a garden, and your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.” I’m pretty sure that most of you have heard this verse from the bible; It’s Philippians 4, verse 8; “Finally, brethren, whatsoever … Read more
Revive Us Again Psalm 85, verse 6 says; “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” Have you ever felt like you needed a revival? It’s possible that at times, we might look at others, and think THEY need a revival; But what … Read more
The Supper of the Lamb Revelation 19, verse 9 says; “Blessed are those having been invited to the supper, of the marriage of the Lamb.’” And he says to me, “These are the true words of God.” Revelation 22:17 says; “And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And the one hearing, let him say, … Read more
How We “Walk with God” In Genesis chapter 5, we’re given a genealogy of man, from Adam to Noah. And in the sixth generation of offspring after Adam, a man was born, and he was named Enoch. And I’m sure we’ve all heard of Enoch. Enoch was the father of Methuselah, … Read more
Phrases and Sayings.. How many of you have heard the phrase.. “Break a leg”? How many know what it means? It means.. “good luck”. But how does “break a leg” translate into “good luck”? How did that come about? You’d think that breaking your leg would be bad luck, not good luck. So, does … Read more
Pick a Verse, Any Verse Have you ever simply opened your bible to somewhere, just anywhere, and read a page, or maybe even just a section of a page, and started studying the bible from there? It’s kind of like when the Ethiopian treasurer was riding in his chariot, going home from … Read more
Summary of the Book of John The book of John is a Gospel that contains Narrative History, Sermons, Parables, and a few Prophetic Oracles. It was written by the Disciple/Apostle John around 85-95 A.D. The key personalities of this book are Jesus Christ, His Twelve Disciples, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Lazarus, his sisters … Read more
Let’s Celebrate Our Independence ! (This article was written on July 3rd, 2022) Tomorrow, as you all know, is the 4th of July, the day that we celebrate as “Independence Day”. It’s typically a day for picnics, and barbecues, and cookouts. And for a lot of people, (maybe most people) it’s … Read more
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:15) “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live sensibly, righteously and godly, in the present age.” (Titus 2:11-12) What does it … Read more
Principalities and Powers in the Heavenly Realm Last week I spoke about the meaning of Ephesians 3, verse 10. And that verse specifically has to with the fact, that it is a part of God’s eternal plan, that, as that verse phrases it.. “the manifold wisdom of God, should be … Read more