LEARNING FROM OTHERS The purpose of the study of history is not to fill the mind with knowledge on a particular subject that we might better engage in conversation on the matter. On the other hand the greatest benefit that we derive from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHOâS RUNNING THINGS? Who is controlling the affairs of this world? Most say the devil. Many concede that God reigns supremely in heaven, but has very little control on earth. Men have taken the material world (inanimate creation) and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Practical Out-Working Of PREDESTINATION âAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
PROVING AND HOLDING âProve all things; hold fast that which is goodâ says the apostle to the Thessalonians in I Thessalonians 5:21. How may a thing be proven? It is proven only by that single authority that we the people of God have in hand,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
TEACH US TO PRAY âAnd it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciplesâ (Luke 11:1). It was Richard Baxter who said,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
TROUBLED ABOUT TOO MANY THINGS! âMartha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things.â Luke 10:41 The fault of Martha should be a warning to all Christians. If we desire to grow in grace, and to enjoy soul prosperity, we must...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
STRANGERS âStrangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lordâs houseâ Jeremiah 51:51 We find a sobering warning to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Epistle of Jude verses 3 and 4 that parallels the text in Jeremiah 51. âBeloved, when...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A WORD OF OPTIMISM I have said and believe as it appears from general conversation, and what I hear preached that most people are waiting upon either the âraptureâ or the âruptureâ. Meanwhile there are a few of us who are expecting some great...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
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 The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ANGELS GET THEIR SCHOOLING IN THE CHURCH When I use the word âCHURCHâ I do not mean a âchurch buildingâ. There is not anything in a material building that can afford men or angels an education. When I use the word CHURCH I have in mind an...[ abbreviated | read entire ]