THE LORDâS DAY âAnd on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them.â (Acts 20:7). âUpon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him.â (I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS I have long since come to the conclusion that there was a drastic miscalculation in the days of the âMoral Majorityâ. I think what we are witnessing today in poll after poll that continues to encourage an arrogant immoral...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE MODERN RELIGIOUS GAME Sports, Music, Comedy, and Pizza: a caption of an advertisement put out by a Baptist Church in our area; expecting a thousand teenagers to pack a hillside to enjoy a concert? It continues with, âThis is your chance to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE NATURE OF A CHILD âThe wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking liesâ (Psalm 58:3) Children learn to speak lies before they can walk or talk; those stomach aches stop quickly when picked up and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHOâS GOING TO HEAVEN? Great multitudes of people have high hopes of going to that place called heaven. But who is going? Are there qualifications for that place? What does the Bible say about those qualifications? These are questions that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE LORDâS SUPPER As I gave thought to this most sacred celebration I wondered how many go through the ritual and it remains precisely that âa ritual.â There is something in the Lordâs Supper that meets with much more than the external senses....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
PATROTISM âMemorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LOVE TO JESUS âYou whom my soul lovesâ, Song of Solomon 1:7 Augustine said, âHe cannot have God for His Father who refuses to have the Church for his Mother.â Someone said, âI believe in loyalty to the local church. I donât believe in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
FREEâWILL GOSPEL A FALSE DOCTRINE The free-will heresy attacks the sovereignty of God, and mars the glory of His authority. The scripture emphasis is on the free-will of God in salvation, not on man. âSo then it is not of him that willeth,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LORD TEACH US TO PRAY âAnd Behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word.â...[ abbreviated | read entire ]