Articles about the “called out” people of God, who make up the congregation of Christ, who are called His body.
God is not the Author of Confusion In 1 Corinthians 14, verse 33, we read these words; “For God is not the God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints.” The word “confusion” in that verse, is synonymous with “disorder” and “instability”. What does disorder and instability lead to? It leads to confusion. Instability and disorder and confusion, doesn’t come from…
When Did Miracles Occur ? In last week’s lesson on miracles, I pointed out that miracles have never been an every day occurrence. And as a matter of fact, there have only been specific periods of time, when any miracles did occur. And last week I talked about the very beginning of time, when the first miracles occurred, during the creation. And I also mentioned that after…
When Have Miracles Occurred? A couple of weeks ago, I began a series of lessons on miracles. Our first lesson was concerning the very definition of a miracle. What exactly IS a miracle in the bible? To view that lesson, please click on “Do Miracles Occur Today? – Part 1; What is a Miracle ?” However, the question that I’d like to deal with this week,…
The Scriptures Speak of Mothers Let me begin by sharing a few bible verse with you, that are appropriate for today.. “Strength and honor are her clothing; And she shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of…
Three Things That we Should Pray For.. Hopefully, you are in the habit of praying every day. Hopefully, you’re in the habit of praying several times every day. But what I want to talk about today, isn’t how often we pray, but rather, what we pray FOR. I’d like to suggest that three of the things we need to pray for, are our eyes, and our ears,…
Are You ever Tempted to Question God’s Word ? According to 1 John 2, verse 16, temptations come in 3 “flavors”, you might say. The first “flavor” that we’re tempted by, is “the lust of the flesh”. And that’s a very popular “flavor”. Wasn’t it back in the seventies or eighties, that the phrase, “if it feels good, do it” was popular? Most everyone wants to feel…
Do You ever Wonder about Things ? What does it mean, to “wonder”? The word “wonder” itself, has more than just one definition. Here’s one of those definitions.. Wonder; “A feeling of surprise, mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, or unexpected, or unfamiliar, or inexplicable.” Such as in this statement.. “The sight of the Grand Canyon is such a wonder”. We could say that about any…
One Day, You’re Gonna Need God Here’s a verse of scripture that’s a favorite of several of us here.. “And we know, that God causes all things to work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8, verse 28) That’s quite a promise isn’t it? That’s what’s called, the providence of God. The assurance, that whatever does happen, God…
Does God Have a Proper Name ? Genesis 1, verse 1 says; “In the beginning, GOD created the heavens and the earth.” The word “God” is translated from the Hebrew word El-o-heem’, which means “divine” or “divine being”. El-o-heem’ is the plural form of the word El-o-ah. And of course most people believe that the use of the plural form of that word, is indicative…
Commended to the Word of God The apostle Paul said to the Ephesians, upon his departure from them; “And now I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” (Acts 20, verse 32) The word translated “commend” in that verse, is translated as “commit”…
I am the Vine In John chapter 15, Jesus compares Himself to a vine, like a grape vine. And He compares Christians to the branches of the vine. Some people call it a parable, but it’s really just a metaphor that Jesus uses, to teaches us a valuable lesson. Let me read to you, John 15, verses 1 thru 6; “I am the true vine, and my…
Random Passages of Scripture I randomly opened my bible the other day, and the part it opened to, was 1 Peter chapter 2. Sometimes, just randomly opening your bibles, and reading whatever it is that you find on that particular page, can be quite fun and interesting. Let me read a little bit from that section of scripture that I opened to. It contains some pretty…
Edification – Part 2 Here’s a pretty good definition of the word edification.. “the instruction or improvement of a person, morally or intellectually.” And here’s a more “bible focused” definition.. “a building up, especially in a moral, or spiritual sense; Moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement, THRIUGH, encouragement and instruction.” Now that’s biblical! “Moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement, THROUGH, encouragement and instruction.” And I might add.. “Through SCRIPTURAL…
No Divisions Among You I’d like to begin by reading 1 Corinthians 1, verses 10 thru 13.. Go ahead and follow along in your bibles if you would.. “Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (in other words, by the authority of Jesus) that you all agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete,…
What is the “Work” of the Church ? Sometimes we hear people speak of “the work of the church”. This is the “work of the church”, or that is “the work of the church”. In teaching people about the church, in other words, in teaching people about the Kingdom of Christ, the body of saved souls, we often tell them that the work of the church is three-fold. …
Metaphors of the Bible Do you find it interesting when the bible uses figures of speech, instead of literal wording? The bible does that a lot doesn’t it? And one of the common figures of speech that the bible uses, is metaphors. A metaphor is a figure of speech where one word or phrase, is used as an analogy or comparison, for something else. Here’s a couple…
From Head to Heart When you learn some new information, or when you receive some new “news”, that information “or news” gets stored in your head. Everything you know, is up there somewhere, in your head. And when we think about it, we all know lots of stuff. I think I might have told you this, but one of the guys I work with always says.. “I…
The Prayer of Jab’ez In 1 Chronicles chapter 4, there is a couple of verses that I’d like to talk about today. Open your bibles to that chapter if you would, 1 Chronicles chapter 4, and I’m going to read verses 9 & 10; Here’s what it says.. “Jab’ez was more honorable than his brothers; His mother called his name Jab’ez, saying; “Because I bore him in…
The Trumpet of the Lord I want to read to you a verse from the song, “When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder”.. “When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more.. …
Jesus, the Glory of God This morning I’d like to read to you from the first chapter of the book of John. So if you want to open your bibles and follow along, that would be great. Now the text that I want to read will begin with verse 14. But just to set the stage, so to speak, I’ll read verse 1 first; “In the…