It feels like there are so many things clamoring for our attention. Things like demands from work, the family schedule, end of the year preparations and seasonal shopping. On top of all that the media outlets are cascading with headlines about the election, fraud, spies, Corona, masks, infringement of rights, political unrest, persecution in Nigeria. On and on and on. All of…

So, as you walk through the church building or when sitting in a pew you see a person who is a visitor. What do you say to them? It may be an awkward moment, but it is obvious that saying the right thing is so important. Below are seven ideas of what each of us can say to cause visitors to return…

There seems to be something almost magical about the end of one year and the beginning of a new year.  It is so magical that many folks often make “New Year’s Resolutions”—this is going to be the time that I start something new, or this is going to be the time that I stop that particular habit.  And so, we wait.  Something…

On the road to Damascus, Paul saw a light that was brighter than the noontime sun as Jesus spoke to him (Acts 22:6). It was that light that blinded him on the road (Acts 22:11). There are many passages that refer to Christ and the Father as light. From those passages there are lessons to be learned. John opens his gospel with…

It has been stated by some Bible students that since Jesus said, “There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him” (Mark 7:15), it is safe to conclude that alcohol does not defile a man, surmising that Jesus permits drinking alcohol in this text.  Is that what Jesus is teaching?  Every verse must always be kept in its…

When Paul told Timothy to “Do the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5), Timothy knew what that meant. Tragically, far too many preachers today have lost sight of what is involved in this. Timothy understood because he had seen it in the life of the apostle. Paul said to him, “You have carefully followed my doctrine…perseverance…what happened to me…” (2 Tim.…

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe (Prov. 18:10). This is a lesson that Solomon learned from his father, David. Many of the Psalms are prayers to the Lord. “Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart…

Jesus “went through the cities and villages” of Perea and was “teaching,” while He was “journeying toward Jerusalem” for the last time (Luke 13:22).  There were many things He needed to share with the people in these closing weeks of His life.  One message that resonated with “one” of His hearers was when Jesus spoke of “few” who would be “saved” (13:23). …