The sixth chapter of John records that day when the tide of popularity turned against our Lord. That first year of the public preaching of Jesus was characterized by multitudes following Him. John shows just how popular He had become, and early in this chapter we read that they were about to take Him by force and make Him their king. Think…

Sometimes when we are looking for help, we look in the wrong places to find it. Then, when we get to the right place, we look in the wrong “cupboard” to find it. Think about how often this applies when we are seeking help to improve our marriages. The tendency is to go talk to a friend without considering if that friend…

A new religion for the Jewish nation was revealed at Mt. Sinai. It was so different from the way men had worshiped and served God for thousands of years. There had been no written law for men, but now commandments and statutes were revealed through Moses. There had been no national priesthood, no temple, no annual feasts, no place worthy of the…

When the Jewish leaders asked Jesus which of the commandments of God was the greatest one, it was of real concern to them (Matt. 22:34-40). The Jews had carefully gone through the Old Testament and identified 613 distinct commands God had given to them. They had divided them into positive and negative lists. There were 365 times when God had given a…

David makes some truly amazing statements in Psalms which allows us to look into his heart and learn why he was so special to God. How do we become what he was since God has such high regard for him even from his youth? His words express the kind of heart he had. If we spend time making his words our words…

Someway an amazing attitude has developed about the two Sunday morning services in most churches. Churches usually assemble first for “Sunday School” for about an hour, and this is followed by “Morning Worship Service.” We would be wise to think about a widespread misconception that the first hour is for children, and the second hour is for adults. What is the purpose…

There can be no thousand-year reign of Jesus on the earth when He returns if there is no earth. Does the Bible teach that when He comes again that this earth will cease to be? If it is destroyed, then that theory of the millennial reign of Jesus is false. Recently, we looked at 2 Peter 3:9-10, which clearly states that the…

Jim Rogers, a member at Palm Beach Lakes, and I recently had a study which he set up with individuals knocking doors near his home. One of the reasons for the study was that this man who Jim was talking to (let’s call him “Stephen”) volunteered they spend six months studying with potential members before they baptize them. “Stephen” agreed to study…