1. They hear from God every day through the Bible (2 Tim. 3:16-17)!2. They get to speak to God every day through prayer (1 Thess. 5:17)!3. They have Jesus living in them on a daily basis (Gal. 2:20)!4. They have the continual cleansing of sin (1 John 1:7)!5. They have a peace that passes all understanding (Phil. 4:6-7)!6. They have a church…

It’s interesting how everyone wants to blame God when bad things happen, instead of blaming the ones who cause the bad things–people! As a loving, benevolent God, He created every person with free will–the ability to choose for oneself how to live and what to do or not do. Of course, He wants us to use that free will to search for…

The Greek language has some cool words. Some are cool because they are the basis for some of our English words (like dunamis for dynamite). Some are cool because they are compound words that bring out some interesting literal meanings. In First Corinthians 5:11, Christians are instructed “not to keep company with” a brother who becomes impenitently enslaved to a life of…

A sermon is preached that addresses the topic of racial strife present in our society and the responsibility of Christians to rise above and follow the unprejudiced example of Jesus Himself. In reaction to the sermon, a few of “the black members” (cautiously using a colloquial expression) loved it and thought some of “the white members” really needed to listen and heed…

Children grow up. Those, who once were under the shadow of the wings of their parents, grow their own wings and step out from the protection of their parents. Employees start their own business. Those, who once were under the shadow of the wings of their bosses, grow their own wings and step out from the protection of their employers. These things…

Have you ever thought, “I just feel like there’s something missing in my life”? What could it be? There’s a lot of things it could be, but how about a series of questions to explore this together? Do you come to church more than just Sunday morning? Are you in Bible class on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights? Do you read a…

The special providence of God is one of the richest blessings that children of God enjoy. In the Old Testament, Joseph was thrown into a pit, sold into slavery and ended up in an Egyptian prison. Many would ask, “Where’s God? Why has God allowed all of this to happen?” About 40 years after his brothers started him down this path of…