SUBSTITUTION The heart of the Gospel âFor He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.â II Corinthians 5:21 If I were asked to give a young preacher some good advice on his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WEIGHED IN THE BALANCES! Recall with me again these words in Daniel 5:24-28, âMENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSINâ? The interpretation was âMENE, God has numbered your (Belshazzarâs) kingdom, and finished it; TEKEL, you have been weighed in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
LET GOD BE TRUE! âLet God be true but every man a liar.â The meaning is âlet the Word of God stand, donât tamper with it or wrest it.â In Jonah 2:9, the old prophet makes a proclamation, âSalvation is of the LORD.â Jonah was in the belly of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE FAMILY In Genesis 1:28 we have a principle drawn from divine wisdom in the creation of man âBe fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earthâ, First the man, then his counterpart, afterward came the mandate, âMultiply and replenish the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
PROMISES Whatever the Lord has ordained for the comfort, security, and profit of His people is revealed in His written Word. Therefore how important it is that our souls be fortified in it. David made these statements in the Psalms and how...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR CONCERN? The world is in a desperately critical time.â We are nearing the end of 2020 with major concerns of COVID19, protest and violence, major political issues, war and economy and how to solve them. A far more critical...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ARE YOU A âPOOR AND NEEDYâ SINNER? How inexhaustible is Godâs Holy Word, a never-ending source of instruction and comfort. Isaiah fifty-five and verse one holds out an offer of the free grace of God. âHo! Everyone who thirsts, come to the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
GODâS PECULIAR PEOPLE Paul writing to Titus in the second chapter and verse fourteen said this, âWho gave Himself (Jesus Christ) for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a PECULIAR PEOPLE, zealous of good works.â
THOSE WHO FOLLOW CHIRST Are Not Spared Sorrows and Troubles in the World âAnd there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
YOU ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT Sometime back I had a call from a lady upset with a motto that we used at the conclusion of our weekly newspaper column, âOur Church is the Church where everybody is nobody and Christ is All.â It is not the purpose of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]