Do Christians Today Have the Gift of Miraculous Healing? Definition of Miracles Did miracles take place in every time period of the Bible? One might think that miracles were a constant phenomenon throughout Bible history. In fact, there are periods or “Ages of Miracles.” Miraculous events seem to be grouped Read more…
Achin’ Because of Achan Joshua 7 and 8 After the Israelites marched around Jericho a total of thirteen times, the walls came tumbling down with complete victory and no loss of life. But jubilation quickly turned to disaster. The next stop on the road to conquering the Promised Land was Read more…
God Told Me Would you believe me if I claimed God told me to write this bulletin article for today. That He also told me to be here this morning and sing these songs and take the Lord’s Supper and even preach a lesson. Well, in a way He did Read more…
Jeremiah: God’s Prophet to a Dying Nation Jeremiah 1:1-10 As the Babylonian armies marched through Palestine, the fortified cities built upon hills would communicate with each other through fire signals. One by one the cities’ fires would go out demonstrating the city had fallen to the advancing menace from the Read more…
Warnings to Personal Workers Matthew 10:16-23 A variety of slogans have been used to encourage enlistment in the US Army. Shortly after the US entered WW I, Uncle Sam posters were seen everywhere. When the draft was announced at the start of WW II, these posters and slogans became less Read more…
Principles for Sharing the Good News Matthew 10:5-15 As Jesus’ ministry increased His humanity began to show more and more. He was at this point a “one-man-show.” The territory to cover was too great for the Son of God who was subject to the limitations of being human. He could Read more…
God, What is a Woman? Whoever thought that the most difficult question of our day would be: “What is a woman?” In a recent Senate confirmation hearing for a nominee for the Supreme Court a senator asked the judge, “Can you provide a definition of the word ‘woman’?” The response Read more…
What Does It Mean To Preach Christ? It is not unusual for Gospel preachers to be given advice on how they should preach, such as, ▸ Preach the Man, Not the Plan ▸ Preach the Truth and Leave others alone ▸ Preach Christ, not the Church. ▸ Preach Christianity, not Read more…
YOLO: You Only Live Once In 2011 a song called “The Motto” by Drake he proclaimed, “YOLO, you only live once. The battle cry of a generation.” It reminds us of a poem by Robert Herrick poem: “To the Virgins, to Make Much of time” Gather ye rose-buds while ye Read more…
Two Reactions to Baby Jesus Matthew 2:1-18 The Gospel of Matthew is filled with evidence of fulfilled prophecies surrounding the life of Jesus. The early years of Jesus are no exception. Several of them are fulfilled in the visit by the Wisemen and Jesus being taken to Egypt. In addition, Read more…