When God foretold of His coming church through the prophets (Isa. 2:2-4; Dan. 2:44; etc.), which denomination did He say it would be?  Read through the Old Testament —which denomination does He mention? When Jesus promised to build His church (Matt. 16:18), which denomination did He say it would be?  Read through the gospel accounts—which denomination does He mention? When the Holy…

Of all the things God could have had written in the Bible, He chose these things. Those without much affiliation with it consider the message of the “good book” to be little more than, “Do this” and “Don’t do this.” While there is some of that in it, there is so much more. God could have written a book that was just…

Sometimes you hear Christians say, “I do not know how to pray.” If by this they mean they could not pray the long, flowery prayers we sometimes hear, there is a sense in which this is a blessing. Remember what Jesus said about praying. “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they…

When you are looking for a church, what are some of the crucial doctrines and practices that are vital to find?  Is there anything more important than what a church teaches that a person lost in sin must do in order to be saved?  It is so critical to find a church that teaches what the Bible teaches about salvation!  So here’s…

If you have watched National Geographic, you know nature can be a cruel place. You’ve seen the lion chase down the young zebra, the crocodile eat the unsuspecting gazelle, and the killer whale almost beach itself nabbing a seal snack. What I find interesting are the unlikely pairings that Jesus uses to teach us about the mission that He has set out…

The Bible is filled with emphasis on the little things we can so easily overlook. In recent weeks, we have mentioned Gideon’s small army, the little oil the widow of Zarephath shared with Elijah, Moses’ rod, the widow’s mites and the little “pegs” God used for His purposes. God does not need the grandeur of mortals to show His glory. He can…

Suppose for a moment that you took a blank sheet of paper and wrote this question on it, “What must a sinner do to be saved?”  Then, suppose that you took that piece of paper to the ten closest “churches” to your home and asked for their response.  After recording their responses on that sheet of paper and reviewing them, would it…

“The customer is always right” is a business moto we have all heard. We, as consumers, have become more powerful with the popularity of social media. Back in the 1900’s, a business did not have to worry about a disgruntled customer. Who were they going to tell? Now, Fortune 500 companies have been forced to make big changes in their business models…