How many of us know when we will be serving the congregation before we arrive for services? I would imagine there is a great variety of preparedness. The men of the congregation truly serve their fellow Christians when they guide our minds in worship. With that in mind, I wanted to provide some Scriptures for
I remember the first time I heard about a “house-church.” My initial impression was, “What is the big deal? Most congregations begin in the homes of Christians.” Then I was told, the modern house-church movement thinks homes are the only scriptural place for a church to assemble. My ears perked up at that point and
Escape velocity is the speed an object must achieve to leave the gravity and atmosphere of a planet. The gravitational pull of the third rock from the sun and our generous blanket of atmosphere dictates a breath-taking velocity of nearly 25-thousand miles per hour to reach into space. That is a speed of seven miles
Maybe, no certainly, the worst singing I have ever heard during a worship service was by a man named Elbert Jacks. Maybe, no certainly, the most uplifting singing I have ever heard during a worship service was by a man named Elbert Jacks. Brother Jacks was deaf or nearly deaf and it affected his ability
It is a real issue. Cloudy days, over-scheduling, travel, less than healthy food, inactivity, and a dash of grief or personal troubles can give Christians momentary moments of sadness or spiraling depression. I am in the habit of taking a “tip list” from a secular mental-health professional and juicing up their human prescriptions with a
Marriage is God’s institution? No. God created marriage? Not quite. God is reflected in marriage? I mean; true but not we’re after. God is a covenant keeping God (Yes!) and marriage is his covenant between a man, a woman, and the Lord. Wait, I fell asleep just reading the title.
[Editor’s note: This was published prior to 2021. It is republished here so it can be accessed.-JS] I believe a person can be a Calvinist and still be a Christian…I just don’t know how. Calvinism (named after John Calvin 1509-1564) teaches a person must be chosen by God for salvation and has no free will
[Editor’s note: This was published prior to 2021. It is republished here so it can be accessed.-JS] Have you ever been frustrated by your friends or relatives when discussing Bible issues because they hold so strongly to their “faith only” position on salvation? Have you ever wondered how someone can insist their deceased friend is
As a student of the Bible, I have found it is better for me to study the word of God within a narrative framework. In my twenties, I was very serious about learning the truth of Scripture and would study constantly. Over time, I found it difficult to remember all the “proof texts” I felt
This Lord’s day, the planned sermons deal with crucifixion in the morning and resurrection in the evening. It seemed more than appropriate to look at the middle of that doctrinal sandwich. Between death and the second coming, some form of our being remains conscious and alive. Jesus points to the words of God to Moses