Sometimes men make a mistake when they come to the Bible and expect God to expressly prohibit actions which displease Him. The Mormons, who used water in the Lord’s Supper, say, “Where does the Bible say you cannot use water?” This approach to the Bible totally ignores the truth that when God expressly commands actions it disallows all other actions. Consider the…

How exciting it must have been for Paul, Silas and Timothy when in a vision Paul heard the Macedonians say, “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). They immediately left Troas and landed in Europe and began their work. The reception was not what most would have expected for there was great opposition in all the cities of Macedonia where…

When Jesus arrived in Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples two questions. The first was, “Who do men say that I am?” The second one was, “Who do you say that I am?” Their answers to the first question attest to the amazing life Jesus had lived before the Jewish nation. They saw Him as being equal to Jeremiah, Elijah, other prophets…

I first considered waiting until next week to write about this, but most receive the bulletin via email on the Friday before the Sunday it is available in the Foyer.  This would be mean that most would get a one day’s reminder of the work day and others would only receive it after the event.  As you make your plans for next…

The Bible uses the word “leaven” twenty-four times. It is used in the Old Testament eleven times. Five of these times it gives instruction about the observance of the Passover (Ex. 12:15, 19; 13:7; 34:25; Deut. 16:4). Four times it is used to forbid the use of leaven with a grain offering (Lev. 2:11; 6:17; 10:12). Amos mentions it being offered with…

As the Jews entered the promised land, the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh were given permission to settle on the east side of the Jordan provided their men helped conquer all the land west of the Jordan. After many months, these soldiers returned to their families bringing great riches from the conquest. Joshua chapter twenty-two tells how…

The words of Moses about the attributes of God are filled with so many treasures. As the Jews were about to enter into the Promised Land, he assembled Israel and described the nature of the God that they served. “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with…

It was decades ago that I entered the computer world.  It was long before Windows and DOS were known. In fact, the first computer I had operated on a system known as CPM. Some might remember the complicated commands of the word processor, WordStar. I mention this to put a “time stamp” on how long the acronym GIGO has been around. Whenever…