Are your beliefs about the origin of all things fact or faith? Unbelievers mock Christians today for their faith in the Bible record of Creation, yet evolution requires more faith than Creation. If the devil can get you to lose faith in God as Creator, you will also lose faith in God’s promises. You may […]
When Jesus ascended back into heaven, the angels gave this promise to the disciples. (Acts 1:11) “…Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Chart) When Christ […]
Someone once wrote, “There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle.” What a great thought. When life’s troubles cover you like thick darkness, keep your spiritual candle burning. Transition Here God gives us three challenges, each beginning with “Let us”, which ought to encourage us […]
My father on the farm became a fairly good welder. He taught me a little, but I never caught on. One thing I did learn is to protect my eyes around welding. The bright light can blind a person. The Psalmist also determined to protect his eyes, but in another way. Read Psalm 101:3a. Protecting […]
Show a picture of my parents. This is not my parents; it is a picture of them. It is a type of them. The same is true of the OT tabernacle. (Draw a picture of the tabernacle.) It is only a type of the real tabernacle in heaven. When Christ died on the cross and […]
When Melody and I were first married, we had an old washing machine that had a wringer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed to remove the water from the clothes. Each piece of clothing was manually fed through the wringer. Today, we have a front-load automatic washing machine that washes […]
Sometimes we may wish we could go back and live in what we call “the good ole days”. Before we make that wish, we must consider the benefits of our day. One that stands out vividly for me is that I now type my sermons on a computer instead of a manual typewriter. Some of […]
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me.” How many of you would agree that that is not true? Every one of us have been hurt by someone’s words. Often the pain caused by another’s words cuts deeper and hurts longer than physical pain. We cannot always prevent a verbal […]
When a religious person says, “I hope I will go to heaven someday,” he or she is stating a wish. Those who make such a hopeful wish are usually following a religious path that does not lead to heaven. The hope described in the Bible is a firm confidence in God’s promises. God promises every […]
Have you ever started a project and not yet completed it? No doubt, we all have. Those uncompleted projects are useless. As the apostle begins Hebrews 6, he urges his readers to go on unto perfection or spiritual completion. Knowing about salvation and even agreeing that you need it is of no value until you […]