Because it happens every week, it is easy for the partaking of the Lord’s Supper to become somewhat of a religious ritual and we fail to understand the part it plays in our spiritual growth. The abuse of this feast in Corinth brought dire consequences. “For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep” (1 Cor. 11:30). If…

I am not sure where the idea originated, but it has been around for decades. If there was something really important you needed to remember, you were told to put a string (or ribbon) on your finger to remind you. I am sure other cultures may have similar figures of speech and times have changed in our world. More recently we talk…

Last week we looked outward to those whom God regards as fools. It is a serious matter for anyone to call another a fool (Matt. 5:24), yet our omniscient God often describes some people as fools. This week we look inward to see that our God may use these very words to describe our actions. Before hastily deciding that we are not…

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows that calling another man a fool endangers our eternal destiny. “But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matt. 5:22). However, God, who knows the heats of all men, often looks at certain men and their actions and calls them fools. It is life changing to see those whom God…

Far too many Christians carry far too much guilt about their past lives and choices they made which now impact the struggles in their daily lives. They look at the godly lives of other Christians and become discouraged almost to the point of just giving up. If this describes you now or in the past, consider the life of Lot, the nephew…

Bob had just walked outside the front door to begin weeding the flowerbed when his neighbor saw him. The neighbor began the conversation with a comment about how sad he was to see Bob selling his home for they had become good friends. The neighbor was surprised when Bob said we are not selling our home, we never plan to do that.…

The early history of the church that began on Pentecost at times looked so bleak. With all the apostles present it was so easy for the infant church to “…continue steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching” (Acts 2:42). However, it was not long until two of the leading apostles were arrested and brought before the Jewish officials who ordered them to stop preaching…

The words of Paul so vividly describe heaven’s view of how we should respond after we have given our lives to God. He talks about the fact that Christ “…gave Himself for us, that he might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous of good works” (Tit. 2:14). We are special to Him, and…