The Parable of the Two Builders 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and Read more…
Living In the Present In View of the Future 1 Peter 3:11-18 Mark Twain once said, “most people are bothered by those passages which they cannot understand; but as for me, I always notice that the passages in Scripture which trouble me most are those which I do understand”. The Read more…
Keep on Being Strong in the Grace – Part Two (2 Timothy 2:5-7) The Discipline of an Athlete Metaphors from athletics is another of Paul’s favorite means of illustrating the Christian life. He may have even witnessed the Olympic or Isthmian games in person. “Paul would not have been content Read more…
Keep on Being Strong in the Grace – Part One 2 Timothy 2:1-4 In his book, Holiness, Bishop J. C. Ryle wrote: “I will never shrink from declaring my belief that there are no spiritual gains without pains. I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who Read more…
Fathers Raise Your Children Ephesians 6:4 – And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonishing of the Lord. Nearly two thousand years ago Paul spoke of the need for godly fathers who would step up and fulfill their duties to Read more…
Children Honor Your Parents The second responsibility is for children to honor their parents. According to the Amplified New Testament this means to “esteem and value as precious.” Whereas to obey one’s parents is a recognition o their authority, to honor them recognizes their value in the parent/child relationship. Just Read more…
Children Obey Your Parents Mankind is at a stage where everyone is clamoring for their rights. Even children are demanding the right to sue their parents for divorce. The traditional family is seen as a violation of the rights of children. Certainly Paul’s views would be rejected as archaic. He Read more…
Can You Prove That You Are Alive? One day a man literally had a shocking experience. He was standing in the bathtub and reached up to turn on a light. He received a tremendous jolt of electricity and fell out of the tub. His wife called the doctor. He pronounced Read more…
On The Day You Were Born Again… On the day you were born what happened? On the day I was born on June 27, 1961 a couple of news worthy events occurred. Ghana imposed a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa. Arthur Michael Ramsey was Read more…
Mothers: The Source of Good Men & Women It takes a big man to be known openly as a “mama’s boy.” However, several of our presidents were openly and unashamedly “mama’s boys.” George Washington: All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to Read more…