Love And Unity Needed If a believer says they love God but hates their brothers and sisters in Christ, then they are liars and they are not disciples of Jesus (1 John 3:14-15). And if anyone says they’re a believer, but cause division within the church, then they aren’t serving God, but their own appetites […]
The Art of Ending Well Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” We often think of being disciplined or having self-control as an enemy, or an unwanted guest, when in reality it’s our friend, because it enables us to be the best we can possibly […]
The Sabbath We live in a 24/7 culture with cellphones and the Internet to help us stay connected and assessable. But even with all our new inventions we always seem to be in a hurry and running out of time. And so we push ourselves to the edge, squeezing every second out of our work, […]
The Duck Test The Duck Test: “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” Unfortunately it isn’t that easy when it comes to what is and isn’t Christian. They may look like a church, use Christian verbiage in their sermons, prominently display […]
It’s All About the Finish A good start isn’t always enough to see us across the finish line. Solomon started out great. When God asked Solomon what he wanted most, instead of asking for long life or great wealth, he asked for wisdom to lead God’s people. Because of this unselfish request God gave him […]
It’s Not About Feelings Far too often we live our Christian lives based upon what or how we feel. But God and His word, the Bible, never tell us to fulfill our Christian duty based upon what or how we may feel on a particular day. So we may not be in the mood. God […]
Where Will You Be Sunday? In our Western culture Sunday is no longer believed to be a day where we go to church; instead it is a day of rest and recreation. Church isn’t even a blip on people’s radar. Barbeques and football are what’s on most people’s mind, even those who call themselves Christians. […]
The Judgment of God Jesus said the Laodicean church was neither hot nor cold; instead, members were lukewarm, falsely believing they had everything. But Jesus quickly quashed this sort of thinking. In Revelation 3:17, Jesus said, “You say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are […]
Turn and Live “For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live” (Ezekiel 18:32) Repentance involves our mental acceptance of the fact that we have sinned and our sins have not only affected others but have hurt and wounded God. This should produce within us a deep […]
Hell Is No Laughing Matter Hell is A place of eternal separation In 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Paul said that all those who do not know God nor obey the gospel of Jesus Christ that they “shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.” This […]