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October 7, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

Be Strong!

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love ” (1 Corinthians 16:13,14). Thus says the Word of God. Christians are being exhorted to “be watchful, stand firm in the faith . . . be strong.” Is has become increasingly difficult in our beloved America, land of the free, to stand in the faith and be strong for God. “Political correctness” is one of the main culprits. Politics, corruption, greed, lawlessness, and confusion appear to be at all levels of society. One only has to listen to the rhetoric and false promises […]

October 4, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

The Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper and baptism are two ordinances or sacraments instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ during His earthly ministry. The Lord’s Supper commemorates the suffering and substitutionary death of Jesus Christ on the Cross for the sins of mankind. Baptism on the other hand, is a demonstration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as it pertains to the believer. These ordinances are observed by Christian denotations, usually on Sunday (the Lord’s Day). Christians around the world rejoice in this wonderful and foundational truth “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, […]

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019Blogs

Change for the better

When a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as his or her Savior, that person becomes a “new creation.” The Bible states, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). A new creation means a new lifestyle that involves changes in our thought processes, speech, actions, behavior, and conduct. We are actually saying ‘good bye’ to the old lifestyle or the “old self.” As the Bible puts it, “seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being […]

September 23, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

Joy or Happiness. Which?

Is there a difference between joy and happiness? Joy and happiness are similar in meaning to some extent. However, there is a distinct difference between the two words. Joy is ‘a confident and certain innermost feeling that circumstances do not change.’ Webster dictionary describes joy as “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune, or the prospect of possessing what one desires.” Experience shows there is more about joy than this description. Joy definitely does not depend on circumstance, whereas happiness does. Happiness has to do with “external” factors such as people, places, things, status, wealth, possessions, etc. If things work out the […]

September 13, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

“Walk Before Me”

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him. “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly” (Genesis 17:1,2). First of all, we see that God reveals Himself to Abram as “I am God Almighty.” The Scripture also tells us in another place that “God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty” (Exodus 6:2,3). In Hebrew God Almighty means “El Shaddai,” which is one […]

September 9, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

This Jesus . . . will come . . .

“And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:10,11). Luke the “beloved physician” recorded this most significant event of the departure and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ and the promise of His return or “second advent.” R.A. Torrey, evangelist, pastor, and writer, wrote the following:”The second coming of Christ is said to be […]

September 6, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

Godliness

Godliness is mentioned a few times in the New Testament. And to think of it, we must conclude that the Holy Scriptures are about godliness. The Bible is a “God-book.” Godliness means being entirely devoted to God; living a disciplined God-centered, morally upright lifestyle in total obedience and conformity to His Word. Therefore, there can be no substitute for godliness and it is not an option. Otherwise, what’s the point of being saved? We have heard it said that so-and-so is a “godly person,” or a “real godly person.” That is a wonderful compliment for any Christian. It means that […]

September 2, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

Faith and Humility

Faith and humility go hand in hand. Both complement each other. Some of us may “excel” in faith but lack humility. On the other hand, some may have the humility but lack the faith. The Scriptures record the healing of a centurion’s servant by the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 8:5-10 and also in Luke 7:1-10. Both accounts are essential for Christian growth and maturity. Our text is taken from from Matthew Chapter 8. “When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly. And he said to […]

August 30, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

“Believing is Seeing!”

“Seeing is believing,” goes the old saying, which means you must see something before you believe it is true or exists. However, contrary to popular belief, “seeing is not always believing.” We believe many times without actually seen what we believe. While waiting on a bus of train, we believe both will actually arrive even though we do not actually see either of them coming. Why? Because in the past, we have depended on that mode of transportation and they have showed up. It is wholly based on faith. Let us now consider one of the most important statements about […]

August 26, 2019September 30, 2019Blogs

Missing the mark

Anything that falls short of God’s glory is sin. Sin is lawlessness. God declares, “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4). Lawlessness is defined as “a state of disorder due to a disregard of the law,” This results in evil, defiance, rebellion, unruly and unholy acts that are offensive to God. There is absolutely no doubt that we are living in a “sin defiled” world where sin seems to be the order of the day for some “who neither feared God nor respected man” (Luke 18:2). Sin means “to miss the mark.” And man sins because he is a sinner […]