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Jesus Christ said this: Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30...

"Love your enemies"

Jesus Christ said this: 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, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:44-45) Jesus said this during the...

"Truth will set you free!"

Jesus Christ said this: Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32 (NKJV) Are you free? It depends a little on how you define freedom....

10 out of 10 die. Are YOU prepared?

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV) “And as is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment;” Every person on the face of the earth is daily moving closer to death. Yet most of us are so preoccupied with living, we give little thought to dying. But why should we...

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.

A Commitment of Faith

Read: Psalm 116. "For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling." Psalm 116:8 Are you praising God today?

A Proper Sense of Values

We make value decisions every day, and these should be based on what God esteems. He values honesty, simplicity, holiness, kindness, goodness, mercy, obedience, and humility. Do our choices reflect these qualities? We must not fear the cost of doing God's will.

A Rebel Soul Faces the Judge

A soul in rebellion against Christ stands before the Christ he has denied. He has died in rebellion and has already bowed prostrate before Christ, and now in disbelief hears himself acknowledge this same Christ as Lord.

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 Serious Mistake

Why would a way seem right when it is not right? Are there things about this way that show us it is wrong? Is it possible we are deluded? Let's think about some things that would help us avoid a way that only seems right.

A Time to Keep Silent

The strength of the Gospel is its valid claim to change a man or woman from a loud and boisterous sinner into a quiet, confident saint. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life." As the Way, He shows us how to walk, and where to walk. As the Truth, He give us a...

After you die, you will meet God

After you die, you will meet God audio sermon by Adin Troyer. https://4thwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/After-You-Die-You-Will-Meet-God.mp3 More options. Download or Open in new window

After you die, you will meet God.

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV) “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” No person can expect to live on this earth forever. We don’t have the promise of another day, regardless how young we are. Death is the common enemy of all mankind. But what can...

Angels - Ministers of God

It is a wondrous thought that angels attend and minister to our needs as Christians. I like to think that there is one who has my needs at heart, and who protects me from evil and harm.

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 statistics,” you...

Beyond Reasonable Doubt Jesus is Alive!

Are you assured that Jesus is Alive? “Beyond reasonable doubt” is a legal term. A jury cannot consider a defendant guilty until there is no “reasonable doubt” in the mind of a “reasonable person” that he is guilty. Similarly, God does not expect people...

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...

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...

Can Good Morals Save Us?

We can be the best moral man in the world, and still be lost. If our thoughts are not pure, or our motives are not pure, we are still sinners. You may never commit adultery, but if your mind is there, you are an adulterer just the same. You may never commit murder, but if...

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 arose....

Changes Coming

... change is inevitable. We may be enjoying good times or facing hard times. Whichever it is, things will change, as Christ warned His disciples. This too will pass, for better or for worse.

Christians and Politics. What does Jesus say?

Video: How Can We Make a Difference Without Voting? Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” John 18:36 Christians? ...

Comfortable or Good?

... making a man comfortable does not make him good. The opposite is true. God knows that with the sinful nature of man, given to choose the flesh over the more noble spirit, we will persistently follow selfish inclinations and destroy ourselves.

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,...

Cooperating with the Inevitable

There are many things in our life that we cannot change. We cannot change where we were born, nor the family we were born into, nor the color of our skin. We do not choose which disease we get, nor even the time of our death. There is much in life that is inevitable. We...

Despising the Spirit

When we despise the Holy Spirit, we despise the grace of God. We despise the very outstretched hand of God. We despise the very Spirit of God that He has sent to draw us to Himself. To speak against the Son, Jesus Christ, can be forgiven, but to blaspheme the Holy Spirit,...

Dirk Willems Story

Love My Enemies? Dirk Willems ran for his life! The year was 1569. The place was Asperen, Holland. Dirk had been accosted by a guard who meant to arrest him. As Dirk sped across the frosty ground trying to make his escape, he came to a body of water covered by thin ice....

Discover why Jesus created you

What are you? Are you a tiny, meaningless cog within a huge perpetual motion machine that we call the universe? Maybe you are a miniscule blob of flesh that resulted from the largest explosion of all time—the one that people call The BIG Bang? Or, maybe you are a cluster...

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?

Do Not Lose Your Childlikeness

When He wants us to be men of God, Christ calls us to be children. God calculates greatness on a different scale than we do. We cannot continue with earthly notions about greatness. Instead, we need to be converted and become as little children.

Does life have purpose?

Is there any meaning to this life? Aren’t we just globs of tissue which came about by mindless chance? If so, how can life possibly have purpose? (more…)

Drenched in Joy

We are drenched with joy as our guilt is removed. We are drenched with joy in the fellowship of Christians who have faced the same things we have. We get soaked in the blessings of worship and praise....

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...

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...

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 the...

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...

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 11....

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 brought...

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. But...

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...

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.

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...

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 roads...

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 life....

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 can...

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.

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 eternity...

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...

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...

Jesus, your only way to God

Jesus, your only way to God audio sermon by Adin Troyer. https://4thwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Jesus-Your-Only-Way-to-God.mp3 More options. Download or Open in new window

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