A New Life – What Happens When You Become a Christian? First of all, it is a choice. But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, Romans 6:17-18 When a person hears the good… [Read more]
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Looking for Peace?
Life is hard. Life is frustrating. Life is stressful. Life is confusing. Life is unfair. Life is cruel. Life hurts. We all know how difficult and painful life can be. Do you ever wonder if there is a way to escape it or at least a better way to cope? Is it possible to have inner peace… [Read more]
How do You Explain the Bible?
The Bible is hard to explain. How do you explain the unity of the Bible? The books of the Bible were written over a period of about two thousand years by about forty men. These men lived in different countries and worked in different occupations. Yet, how do you explain the unity of the Bible’s… [Read more]
Hope
Hope – You Can’t Live Or Die Without It A man will start across a desert if he knows there is water on the other side. A cancer patient will suffer through the pain and discomfort of radiation or chemotherapy if she thinks there is a cure to follow. A laborer will toil long hours… [Read more]
Are Your Ears On?
“He who has ears to hear,let him hear!”Matthew 11:15 (NKJV) Antennas perform a quiet, subtle but very valuable service. They pick up signals right out of thin air. Those signals are there whether we detect them or not. Antennas are designed in such a way to be in tune to cell phone, radio, or other types of signals flashing through… [Read more]
For What Are You Working?
When your life is over, what do you hope to have accomplished? Droves of people believe that by becoming wealthy that they accomplish much. Yet, have you considered what is at the end of the road for a wealthy person? Ecclesiastes 2:18 says, “Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under… [Read more]
Baptism – What is it?
The word “baptism” in the New Testament means to immerse. The Greeks used the term to speak of plunging cloth in a dye solution. When people became Christians in the New Testament, they were baptized. Here are three key features: Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom… [Read more]
A Hole In Your Soul Shaped Like God
There is hole inside of you. Money won’t fill it. A successful career won’t fill it. Pleasure will not even begin to fill it. Nothing else but God will fit in that hole. Though you may ignore it, there is something inside of you that longs for God. You have a natural curiosity for Him. … [Read more]
Why Go To Church?
by Joe Greer I have always been perplexed by those who do not see the benefit of attending every assembly of the church. It is a time of worship to God, a time for building faith and knowledge in His word, and a time to encourage and be encouraged by those of like mind. It… [Read more]
Teaching Priorities
by Joe Greer Learning to set priorities is an important life lesson. We understand that, and so we strive to teach our children the significance of learning how to effectively use their time. These lessons begin when they are very young … such as, when their (or our) favorite TV show is recorded on the… [Read more]