Though we may not think so, correction is our friend. It is help from another to get us back on the right track. Correction is never enjoyable, but it is good for us. (Hebrews 12:11) “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of […]
Every one of us faces trials. The trial may be poor health. It may be marital tension. It may be persecution from unbelievers. It may be a struggling child. It may be an unstable job. It may be the emotional and physical changes during the teen years. It may be a parent that seems unreasonable. […]
According to web statistics, about 107 people die worldwide every minute. That is about 150,000 people per day. Obviously, that number would include some genuine Christians. Many Christians are ignorant as to what happens to a Christian when he dies. Christians in the 1st Century were ignorant of the same thing. Paul had taught the […]
Three Days and Three Nights 27 March 2016 PM – Matthew 12:40 – Resurrection – Scott Childs Introduction: Read Matthew 12:40. This verse tells us clearly that Jesus was going to be in the ground three days and three nights. This fact does not line up with the common teaching that Jesus died on Friday. […]
Easter or Resurrection Sunday is a day set aside to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. That supernatural event is recorded in the Bible books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 1 Corinthians 15:6 tells us that at one event more than 500 believers saw Jesus alive. While many people today know […]
The unbelievers around us are watching the way we live. If Christians are unloving, have wrong priorities, meddle in everyone else’s business, and do not work as they should, unbelievers will blaspheme the name of Christ. Transition In this section, Paul gave the Thessalonian believers a Challenge and then described for them the Benefits if […]
The title of our message tonight is “Our Paraclete”. No, I did not say, “our parakeet”. We are not going to be talking about a bird. I said, “Our Paraclete”. We are talking about a Person. He is a very special person that you all know, but perhaps not by this name. Our Paraclete is […]
Bible Survey Thru the Bible Book by Book The Book of 1 Samuel 16 March 2016 Author · * Unknown · Samuel likely wrote at least part of the book. · In the original Hebrew, 1-2 Samuel were just one book. They were divided into two books about 250 […]
An enemy is an opposing force. Who is your enemy? Nearly everyone has one! It may be someone who is against you. It may be someone who has said bad things about you. It may be someone who has hurt you physically or emotionally. It may be someone who has cheated you. It is someone […]
If you take a pure white cloth and wipe of a greasy oil spill in your carport, it will be nearly impossible to get that cloth as pure white and clean as it originally was. It will forever bear the stain. Our lives are like that pure white cloth. Keeping our lives pure and white […]