Going Down to the Brook
Going Down to the Brook By Kevin Cauley It seems that on every side we turn now a days, we find a nation that is increasingly hostile toward Christianity. From Rosie O’Donnel’s comments that...
View ArticleThe Little Ones
The Little Ones I heard a story this week about a little boy in Texas who is currently residing in a children’s home. When I inquired about why he was in the home, I was told that his Father placed him...
View ArticleHonest Questions and Bible Answers 4
Honest Questions and Bible Answers 4 Not long ago someone inquired as to what Paul meant in Philippians 2:13. Let us consider the context. In verse 12 Paul said, “…work out your own salvation with...
View ArticleMaking it Personal
Making it Personal One of the problems every Christian faces is to read the Bible and then feel a sense of personal obligation to take those words and make them part of life. It’s the same problem...
View ArticleGod is the Defender of Widows, Are You?
God is the Defender of Widows, Are You? One remarkable truth that is often forgotten is just how much God loves those who are widows. While society may overlook them and their needs, God does not for...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Problem?
What’s Your Problem? Several years ago, I saw this article in a church bulletin without the author’s name being given. Over the years, the principle set forth has helped me so many times in dealing...
View ArticleIncreased Knowledge Brings Increased Responsibilities
Increased Knowledge Brings Increased Responsibilities One of the important by-products to study is increased knowledge regarding our relationship to God and to our fellow man. We are suggesting that...
View ArticleToo Busy to Be a Priest
Too Busy to Be a Priest The worship and service of God’s priests revealed at Mt. Sinai set the stage for a marvelous revelation of the place of priests who serve Him in the New Testament. There are...
View ArticleSaved to Serve
Saved to Serve To introduce this lesson, let us consider that enjoying and fulfilling our Christian relationship with God involves accepting the responsibilities inherent in that relationship. 1. Every...
View ArticleAccountable and Unaccountable
Accountable and Unaccountable One of the problems of youth is the desire to grow up to adulthood fast. Perhaps when one is young the allure of adulthood is attractive. Yet, adulthood carries with it...
View ArticleThe Ministry of Deacons
The Ministry of Deacons In Philippians 1:1, among those Paul addressed were “ deacons .” Deacons comprise a unique office and function in the local church. God organized the church to have...
View ArticleTaking Responsibility
Taking Responsibility Taking Responsibility Do you sometimes get the impression that we live in a society in which people blame others for their mistakes? While this is certainly not always true, many...
View ArticleUnfair
Unfair What is that to You Sometimes I think children tend to believe that their parents are unfair to them (whether they are or not). A classic example might be when one child is told to go to bed...
View ArticleSeven Stages of Life
Seven Stages of Life Seven Stages of Life You live, you love, and you die. Perhaps that is oversimplification. Life can be smooth and easy one moment and a combined skydiving, bull ride the next....
View ArticleAct like Men
Act like Men It’s Time to Behave like Men At an alarming rate, our congregations are changing. They are becoming older, emptier, or filled with innovation. Where are the men to stand in the gap...
View ArticleTake Responsibility
Take Responsibility Man Up (Or Woman Up, If That’s the Case) What started with “the dog ate my homework” has morphed into some insane refusal for many to take responsibility. If a child receives a low...
View ArticleGraduates Need to Know…
Graduates Need to Know . . . Sometimes it is hard to believe that our young men and women will soon graduate from High School and into adult life. We ask: Are they ready? Will they be prepared? Can...
View ArticleDon’t Shirk Your Duties
Calling All Sinners! Perhaps you have seen the old police TV show, Adam 12. In this show as well as others the characters would be sitting “at large” in their vehicles and get a call on the radio:...
View ArticleThe Devil Made Me Do It!
The Devil Made Me Do It! How often do we make excuses for the bad decisions and sin in our lives? Satan told God that if only the hedge of protection, which had been placed around Job, were removed,...
View ArticleThe Duty of the Prophet
The Duty of the Prophet As we read from the prophet Ezekiel, we should be aware that while God is preparing Ezekiel to prophesy to the rebellious people of Israel, he is also given a profound and dire...
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