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Another Year

The old has passed and the new has come. “Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come” goes the first line of that popular ancient hymn many congregations appropriately sing in reflection of the new year that lies ahead. The New Year marks a new chapter in our lives.  As another year dawns, some may be reflecting on things they have done or perhaps on things they could have done better. Some may be thinking of resolutions for the new year. Others may be saying how does the time go by so quickly. While others […]

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The Resurrection

At this time of the year, many christians celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We understand that Jesus died on “Good Friday” and His resurrection took place on Easter Sunday. The Scriptures tell us that Christ “was delivered [on account of] our offenses and raised [on account of] our justification” (Romans 4:25). Justification means “being made right” with God). Jesus declared of Himself: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John […]

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“The Beloved”

The words “The Beloved” are written in the Holy Scriptures. Who are they referring to? And what do they mean? “The Beloved” is referring to none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s “Beloved Son.” There are many different names or titles given to Jesus Christ as recorded in the scriptures and all have great significance and meaning. But somehow “The Beloved” seem to excel in transcendent splendor because of the fact that Christians are “accepted in the Beloved.”  In context, the apostle Paul, at the very beginning of his letter to the Ephesian church, writes concerning the believer’s exalted […]

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Habakkuk

The prophet Habakkuk was a man of a great spiritual character with commendable zeal to live and serve God. The theme of his book is that God is the ruler of the universe and uses whom He chooses for His will and purposes. Though zealous for his God, Habakkuk was somewhat perplexed over God’s apparent permission of evil in Judah. Here is what chapter two and verses one through four tells us. “The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you […]

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Why bother going to church?

Church attendance can be a very controversial subject because people attend or don’t attend church for a variety of reasons—personally and otherwise. Some are persuaded that by watching a live or recorded radio or TV broadcast of a Church service is sufficient to meet their spiritual needs. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, people who are homebound or otherwise incapacitated, God knows and understands each situation.  We can worship anywhere or any time we choose. However, there is such an awe, a beauty, a wonderful and inspiring experience of going to Church which nothing can replace. In doing […]

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Prayer’s significance

How many of us, as believers in Jesus Christ, recognize the significance of prayer in both our individual lives and in the Christian Church? It is a strong opinion by many that our failure to consistently spend quality time at God’s “throne of grace” has resulted in “spiritual bankruptcy” we see today. Essentially, prayer is the vital like between Almighty God and His children. The activity of prayer must be a way of life for the believer and the Christian Church as a whole. Remember, individual saints make up the Church. Do we not feel nauseated by the quagmire and […]