“A New Testament Lesson in Praise” 1 Timothy 1:12-17        When I was young, it was common in churches to have a service built around someone’s testimony of conversion. This person was usually someone saved … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Spiritual Encouragement 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Did you know that even the Apostle Paul knew what it was to get down? We tend to think that Christians should never get discouraged. Somehow despairing is always … Continue reading... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
After You Have Suffered Awhile 1 Peter 5:10   Life hurt for the believers that received Peter’s letter. We may not readily identify with these brothers and sisters in Christ because we live in an age in which suffering is foreign … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Why Pray? Jeremiah 33:1-3 Christians talk a lot about prayer. Slogans like “Prayer changes things” and “Nothing of eternal value is ever accomplished apart from prayer” fill plaques on our walls and are etched in the data bases of …... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Why Jesus Came — Hebrews 2:5-9 “I love to tell the story of unseen things above, / Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love; / I love to tell the story because I know tis true,/ … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Meats Offered to Idols, 1 Corinthians 8:4-6         Paul is dealing with an issue that would fall in a category that we might call the “gray area.” “Gray area” things are issues that the Bible does … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Knowledge and Love” 1 Corinthians 8:1-3  One of the questions that have constantly plagued the church through the ages has been the question of what do we do about the grey areas? Grey areas are those practices not specifically forbidden …... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Got Jesus?”  1 John 5:9-13 It all began with the “Got Milk?” ads. Do you remember them? A celebrity appears in a full-page picture sporting a “milk mustache” and the caption asks, “Got Milk?” The advertising people designed the idea to get... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Don’t Drift” Hebrews 2:1-4            You will remember that so far in our study in the book of Hebrews we have been sitting in a class on Christology 101. The writer to the Hebrews has taught us who Jesus is. Thus … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Joy Comes in the Morning” John 16:16-24 Psalm 30:5 provides great comfort in difficult corners of our lives “His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the … Continue reading... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
