“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”-Micah 6:8 Welcome to the kingdom of heaven, the body of Christ, the flock of God. Your baptism marks the moment you died to… Read More »
In-Class Activity September 2020
Faith And Worship Basics Quiz To print a copy of this quiz, click here:In Class Activity Sept 2020 What Scripture(s) would you use to teach someone they need to be immersed as a believer to be saved? What Scripture(s) would you use to teach someone that Christians should observe the Lord’s… Read More »
Was Jesus Born Before Anno Domini?
Perhaps no other group of Christians is as concerned with the date of Christ’s birth, resurrection, and ascension, as churches dedicated to restoring the faith, worship, and practice of the New Testament. An unknowable number of tracts, sermons, and Bible studies have focused on doing away with every tradition of man that has been added… Read More »
In, Before, Or Not There At All?
“the ark of the covenant…in which was a golden urn…and Aaron’s staff”-Hebrews 9:4 “There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone”-I Kings 8:9 “Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony,”-Numbers 17:10 “Take a jar…manna in it…Aaron placed it before the testimony”-Exodus 16:33-34 So which is it? Are Aaron’s staff… Read More »
Always To Pray, And Not To Faint
“ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts…must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;”-James 1:6-7 The word of God has quite a bit to say about prayer. The title to this article comes from an inspired description of Jesus’ parable concerning a tenacious widow who pesters a judge… Read More »
Death, Hades, Judgment, Heaven
Other than questions about salvation, the topic that seems to confuse people the most is, “What happens when we die?” Certainly there are things that remain unexplained: What kind of body will we have? How can God resurrect my body if it has returned to dust? Will I be aware of loved ones going to… Read More »
The Creation, Flood, and Red Sea
For some, the accounts of God’s miracles are a barrier to faith. In reality, they are bedrocks of true belief. The problem people run into is not a lack of faith but a lack of imagination. How could those stories be real?!?! To quote Jesus, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things… Read More »
Mid-Year Report 2020
How should we describe the first half of this year? Well, it is a little complicated! For the first time in our lives, congregations felt the need to avoid meeting in person to secure the physical health of their members and the surrounding community. North Second Street has returned to a limited schedule of face-to-face… Read More »
Periods Of Church History (Part III)
The Stone-Campbell Movement to restore the ancient faith, worship, and practice to the church grew to over 200,000 Christians within a half-century. The idea people could read the Bible for themselves and simply follow what the Spirit revealed, appealed to independent-minded Americans. Its common-sense approach to interpretation and rejection of denominational creeds and names let… Read More »
Periods Of Church History (Part II)
In the time between Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses and the Declaration of Independence, men like Francis Bacon (1561-1626) and John Locke (1632-1704) emerged during a period historians call The Enlightenment (1600-1800). Bacon’s scientific method and Locke’s common-sense approach to religion created an atmosphere in which the Bible could be read and interpreted using reason. The… Read More »
