How You Know Who Is Saved
In Matthew 13, Jesus preached the parable of the sower. As he sowed seed, some fell on the hardened wayside, some fell upon stony...
By Divine Providence
Recently, we preached from Psalm 18 and the book of Acts about how the Lord delivers us through divine intervention. At times in the...
A Door of Utterance
One of the Apostle Paul’s primary desires in life was to preach the gospel. In fact, he wrote to the Colossians, while in a Roman prison,...
September 11
September 11, 2001. Those who lived that infamous day will never forget the horrible, shocking, sickening, grief-striking sights. The...
A New Man Living a New Life
When the Lord saves you, He creates in you a new man, a new nature, one that loves righteousness and holiness, and one that lives out...
Not Ashamed
As Paul began writing to the church at Rome, he told them how much he wanted to come to them and preach the gospel. Then he said in...
And They Continued Steadfastly....
We know that the early church had a great world-wide influence. On the Day of Pentecost 3,000 souls were saved and then added to the...
By God's Grace
God’s grace is His unmerited favor. We do not deserve the eternal life we are given—which includes forgiveness, adoption, fellowship,...
Amazing Grace
John Newton (1725-1807) penned one of the most famous hymns of Western Civilization, “Amazing Grace.” As a young man in England,...
The Burden of Christian
John Bunyan (1628-1688) wrote one of the most famous books ever to be printed. Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegory of the main character...
Body, Soul, and Spirit, pt. 5
The final aspect of our series on the tri-partite nature of man that we will cover is the heart. This immaterial possession of man is...
Body, Soul, and Spirit, pt. 4
God made man as a tri-partite being: body, soul, and spirit. The body is the physical, material part of man. The soul is immaterial,...
Body, Soul, and Spirit, pt. 3
The body forms the material part of man, and the soul forms one aspect of the immaterial part. The Bible tells us that when God breathed...
Body, Soul, and Spirit, pt. 2
The Bible teaches that man is a tri-partite being, made with body, soul, and spirit. The body of man is the physical house of his person....
Body, Soul, and Spirit
The Bible teaches that man is a tri-partite being, made with body, soul, and spirit. Paul distinguishes the three parts of man in I...
The Thee's and the Thou's
Many people get up in arms about the thee’s and thou’s in the King James Bible (KJV). They make comments such as this: “I can’t...
Be Ready
Yesterday evening as I was leaving the hospital after making a visit, a lady walked toward me and said, “You and I are carrying the same...
How Are You Doing?
Typically, when we great each other, we ask “How are you?” The answers are fairly common (though sincere): “I am doing well” or “Pretty...
A Word on Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is a time in which we can reflect on the influence and sacrifice of our mothers. Mothers have a tremendous privilege and a...
Give out of Love
The Apostle Paul commended the church at Philippi for the support they gave him on his missionary journeys. Paul went to Philippi on his...