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When Your World Falls Apart

As I write this, the world is reeling from the shock of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. My wife and I were 2,500 miles from home when COVID-19 hit. In a month’s time it had evolved from being one country’s problem to becoming a deadly threat to the entire world....

Finding Hope in the Storm

Peter watched as the waves crashed around him and then suddenly he was immersed in the turbulent water himself. He sank quickly and cried out in despair. As he slipped into the waves Jesus reached out his hand and caught him and pulled him out of the water. This story...

Is Jesus Coming Again?

Let’s look at the signs Jesus predicted to happen before His coming again. Each one may have been happening and is going to happen.

WWW.Com for the Christian

Our Bible speaks of three “w” words…. All three of these “w” words are presented in I Thessalonians: WORK, WATCH, and WAIT. The Lord is coming…

A Right Way to Die

If we want to die the death of the righteous, we need to live the life of the righteous. In order to live the life of the righteous, we need to allow God to make us righteous. This is where Baalam failed the test.

A Church with Parkinson’s

People with Parkinson’s face much frustration as the disease progresses. The body no longer obeys the head. Did you know churches can have Parkinson’s symptoms as well? This becomes evident when members stop obeying the commands of their head, Jesus Christ.

No Water, No Oil, No Kiss

…our eternal destiny depends on who we love. We cannot be devoted to Christ while giving place to the devil. What does real devotion to Christ look like?

True and Living Praise

Our devotion and love for God and for His Son Jesus Christ should draw us to the expression of a living praise. Praise issues forth from a satisfied and contented heart. Ponder a few things with me from this text that are truly thrilling for the child of God and that cause us to praise Him.

Wounded in the House of Friends

Many times, when adversity comes to us as Christians, we feel like we have been let down by God. We possibly struggle to accept what has happened to us and we may even lash out at God.

Do I Value the Church?

Jesus died to purchase the Church. His blood redeemed the soul of every believing, faithful person. This was God’s plan and design, created for His glory. Christ values the Church highly. Do you?

Money in Strange Places

Jesus constantly expressed concern about the lack of faith He saw in those He worked among… Our lack of faith always hinders Christ’s work through us.

Real Christians forgive like Jesus

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots. (Luke 23:34) Most people find forgiveness to be a hard thing. Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive his brother. He wondered if 7 times would be...

Real Christians love their enemies

“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44) This verse is part of the Sermon on the Mount, and you can read it in context here Anyone can...

Real Christians obey Jesus’ teachings

A few centuries after Jesus returned to heaven to be with his Father, a great travesty happened. A Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion and from then on, the church began to receive people into the church who professed Christianity but did not obey...

Scriptural and Early Christian Perspectives on Divorce and Remarriage

In this article we will look first at what the Scriptures say about divorce and remarriage; then we will look at early Christian writings to see if what they believed matches what we read in the Scriptures.

Finding Scriptural Church Fellowship

Many Christians in America and other Western countries are dissatisfied and disillusioned with a watered-down version of Christianity. They are looking for fellowship with Christians who stand by historic Christian doctrines and take Jesus’ commands seriously. One of...

There Is Evidence for God

People often ask, “Can you prove to me that there is a God?” One man angrily demanded, “If there is a God and He wants me to believe in Him; then why doesn’t he come down here and show himself so that I can believe?” Yet, one wonders, even if God had suddenly appeared...

Where Do I Come From?

It is a popular concept in the Western world that people evolved from ape-like ancestors. So where do we come from? Are we more than products of chance? Read these verses from the Bible that were inspired by God, the Creator of all things: Genesis 1:26-27 — And God...

Should We Trust The Bible?

Is our New Testament text reliable? Some critics doubt that we even have the original New Testament. This issue can only be settled by using bibliographical tests for reliability, similar to what would be used to judge the Iliad or Caesar’s writings. The NT was...

Why Is God Not Obvious?

Why is it that God does not seem to approach in a much more obvious way? One answer has been that God’s existence is not a matter of reality and facts. Isn’t it more of a faith position, anyway? Isn’t it more about a leap in the dark than an embrace of evidence? I...

What is after death?

How can one know what happens after death? Have you ever spoken with someone who died and came back to tell you? Doesn’t a person just die and that’s it? Job of old asked the question, “If a man die, shall he live again?” Stephen looked into Heaven. Apostle John...

When the World’s On Fire

FRIENDS, let us face the facts! This world is heading for a terrible day. God has forewarned us and provided a way of escape. If we make the mistake of not being ready, it will be our own fault. "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the...

What Are You Living For?

Joe Andrews, now middle-aged, was stopped short one day by the thought, Suppose I got everything I wanted—a better job, a new house, and more leisure time—would I be really satisfied? His honest answer was "No." For many at middle age, bright hopes and dreams of youth...

Good News! Freedom!

Jim Wolf (not his real name) spent more than seven years behind bars. But he spent more years than that in the bondage of sin. As a youth, Jim spent much of his time on the street selling drugs, breaking into people’s houses, stealing, lying, cheating. Those years...

Arrive Alive!

Foresight or “Farsight?” Tragedy strikes once every ten minutes on American highways. Five motorists die each hour amid twisted steel and shattered glass. Automobile accidents snuff out more than 800 lives every week and approximately 42,000 annually. “Dry...

What is Truth?

Since the beginning of time, people have pondered the question of what the truth really is about a number of subjects. Do convincing answers exist for questions about where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going when we die? If there are such answers,...

What Jesus Did for Me

When we begin to understand and accept what Jesus Christ has done for us, we will be moved to love Him, to obey Him, to honor Him, to please Him, and to praise Him. Let's consider a few of the things He has done for us. 1. Jesus became poor . . . Ye know the grace of...

Victory Verses

The Victorious Life ... here and now 1. 2 TIMOTHY 4:18, And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13, There hath no temptation taken you but such as...

The Matchless Pearl

A HEAVY SPLASH was followed by many ripples, and then the water below the pier was still. An American crouched on the low Indian pier, his eyes riveted on the place where a stream of little bubbles rose to the surface from deep under the water. In a moment a black...

Jesus Christ is Coming

Jesus Christ is coming again. The Bible says so. But why is He coming? What will He do when He comes? Why should His coming be important to me or you? To help answer those questions, let's review why He came the first time. Why Did Jesus Come the First Time? Jesus...

Eternity

How long is eternity? No end in sight! No end! Forever and for-ever! What startling words! The life God breathed into man makes man an eternal being-one whose life will never end. Man can hardly comprehend a period of one million years. But let's try. A thousand years...

Where will you be five minutes after you die?

THIS IS ONE of the most serious questions you will ever have to face. Where will you be five minutes after you die? No one can deny the fact of death. It was Ponce de Leon who came to Florida in 1569 searching for a fountain of water which would bring perpetual youth...

The Simple Facts

The Simple Facts No one can be saved unless he is born again by the power of God’s Spirit. Christ says, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). The necessity is absolute—you must be born again. Performing religious rites will not take the place of the new birth. Baptism...

Peace and Pardon from the Bible

Peace and Pardon From the Bible Thousands of honest individuals are battling a guilt complex and also searching for satisfying answers to life. Perhaps these selected passages of Scripture can help you understand guilt and God’s provision for it. He offers release...

Loneliness is God’s Knock

Loneliness Is God’s Knock Yesterday, for one long moment, I had a preview of eternity without God’s love. In that moment, a feeling of intense loneliness came over me as though light had been taken from the world. I seemed to be wandering aimlessly and uncertainly in...

You may do as you please

YOU MAY DO AS YOU PLEASE with God now. It is permitted. God placed Himself in men’s hands when He sent Jesus Christ into the world as perfect God and perfect Man in one Being. He was then in man’s hands. They cursed Him. It was permitted. Men spit on Him. God allowed...

Have you heard The Good News?

The Good News! God loves you, and wants you to know and love Him. He offers you peace and joy and a fulfilled life. The Bible says... "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). "Peace I leave with you, my peace I...

Born Again

Born Again - What does it mean? To become a Christian It’s common to read or hear about people who claim to be “born again” Christians. But I wonder if most people understand what being born again involves. I’d like to explain. The Bible is really quite clear about...

Golden Hours with the Bible

If you are hungry at heart, read the Bread Chapter. If your feet are slipping, read the Rock Chapter. If you find yourself getting cross, read the Charity Chapter. Have you many defeats at the hands of Satan? Read the Victory Chapter. Do you lack faith? Read Hebrews...

It Doesn’t Matter… Or Does It?

"IT DOESN'T MATTER what you believe, as long as you are sincere." That's what a plumbing salesman told me one day—and so many people have said the same thing that it is almost a proverb. We put a premium on sincerity, because it's so rare in this age of sham. We all...

Headed the Wrong Way

Is the route you are traveling taking you away from God? If so, it's time to make a U-turn. God asks you to repent—to do an about-face. If you don't, the consequences will be disastrous. God calls us to repent. God says that unless you repent you will perish (Luke...

God’s Stop Signs

Life, like traffic on a city beltway, runs on and on. For a few hours each night, it slows. But most of the time it goes ahead full tilt. Some people get in the wrong lane and go where they don't want to go. Others are totally lost. Accidents are frequent. Hectic is...

Confession and Forgiveness

Do you ever wonder how you can be forgiven of your sins? Forgiven so completely that you are no longer guilty? God tells us how. 1. Confession is necessary if we wish God's forgiveness. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to...

Can God Help Me?

Certainly He Can Do you sometimes feel God doesn't care about you? Did you know that God really DOES care about your life, your health, your finances, your relationships, and your inner struggles? But even more, He loves you and cares about your soul. He wants to make...

Guilty or Forgiven?

GUILTY –or– FORGIVEN? “How do you plead?” the judge asked. I swallowed. I hadn’t realized how difficult this would be. “Guilty,” I answered. I would have liked to explain, to say that I am usually very law-abiding, to show how circumstances were different this time....

Is There A Right Way?

WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY RELIGIONS and so many churches all claiming to be right, how can a person know the right way to heaven? This is an old question, and millions are still asking it. Many preachers and religious leaders step forward boldly with their opinions. But...

I’m Not So Bad!

“I’ve never done anything so bad. I never harmed anyone. I’ve always lived a clean life. God won’t condemn me to everlasting punishment because of anything I’ve done.” So runs the common reply of many who are urged to come to Jesus Christ for salvation and eternal...

Heaven: how do you expect to get there?

Is this your answer? When I meet St. Peter at the gate, I hope I will be good enough. God says: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8, 9. Are you saying? All...

Can I Find Peace With God? Here’s How!

Two healthy, clean-cut young men, Dr. Westman and Jack Strong, met while flying westward across the nation and became fast friends when they found they were graduates of the same university. After an interesting conversation about their school, a serious discussion...

If you die tonight? Heaven or Hell

Jesus said… “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (John 3:36 NKJV) Will you go to heaven or hell when you die? We get a lot of calls from people, wondering if we...

Have YOU lost faith in God?

Have you lost your faith in God? Does life seem cruel and unfair? Do you wonder if God even exists? Read these accounts of others with similar struggles.

What Every Person Needs to Know!

Do you have questions about God? About Jesus? About the Bible? About Sin? Do you wonder how to be saved and be ready to meet God? This post is for you…

Alone? Discouraged? Afraid? Distressed?

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