My heart overflows as I think about this past Sunday and the manifestation of this church’s great compassion for the salvation of a lost world. I am almost at a loss for words to express my joy. Perhaps the words of Paul say it best, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,…

In response to the first temptation that the devil threw at Him, Jesus taught the premier truth that must ring in the ears of every Bible student.  “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). The instruction in this verse is both fundamental and comprehensive.  It does not get any…

Mission Sunday is this Sunday and it provides a remarkable way for us to prove to God how much we love Him and to show ourselves how much we share in heaven’s goal to get the gospel to every creature. Before this world began it was part of God’s plan to save the lost through preaching. Paul said, “It pleased God through…

The death penalty was enforced in the Old Testament for what we would consider “heinous crimes,” such as murder (Lev. 24:17); kidnapping (Ex. 21:16); killing unborn children (Ex. 21:22-23); bestiality (Ex. 22:19; Lev. 20:15-16); adultery (Lev. 20:10); homosexuality (Lev. 20:13); rape (Deut. 22:25); and witchcraft (Lev. 20:27). God also condemned to death some acts in the Old Testament that we might consider…

The reports from Haiti are so moving and touch the hearts of those who have compassion. It is impossible for us to fully understand the depths of despair the Haitians are enduring. We eat until we are full and sleep soundly in our houses, while there are those still buried in the rubble of that land who are crying out for help.…

In our Sunday morning Bible class series on “What God Wants,” we had an insightful study this past Sunday on “God Wants Your Worship.” (I encourage you to go to our website, listen to the class and download the PowerPoint slides.)  While we always have good discussions, I thought the comments made by folks in the class this last Sunday were particularly…

The faith of the Roman centurion was so great that Jesus said it exceeded the faith of any Jew He had ever met. This commander of 100 Roman soldiers understood the matter of authority. He told Jesus that He did not have to go to his home to cure his slave, all He had to do was to give the command. He…

When one reads the accounts provided of the life of Jesus in the New Testament, the knowledge and respect that He had for the Old Testament Scriptures ought to impress upon us the same urgent need to increase our own knowledge and respect for God’s Word. Jesus believed the words of the Bible. When He taught about the resurrection of the dead,…