Few things will leave you with a better understanding of the nature and grace of God, than a study of covenants in the Bible. One of the benefits of the pre-marital counseling I am blessed to participate in, is the constant reminder of the covenant nature of God’s relationship with people. We use a book… Read More »
God’s Gifts: Creation, Wisdom, and Skill
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”-James 1:17 Our brother David Muiznieks is recovering from gall bladder surgery. Doctors removed three stones from his body. They were the size of hen’s eggs. They relieved… Read More »
Fair Warning: I Make No Promise This Will Be Uplifting
In the same year I crossed the half-century mark of my sojourn on earth, it occurred to me I had lived more of my life without my mother than I had with her. I was 25-years-old and in my second year of college when Nancy Jane Sage took her last breath. She fought breast cancer… Read More »
The Church Is The Star
“Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I… Read More »
All Crimes Are Hate Crimes
“The LORD said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.’”-Genesis 4:6-7 There is a special class… Read More »
Welcome To Our Weekly Easter Service
Welcome to the worship service of the Christians who assemble at North Second Street. If you are a visitor, you may be surprised to know we do not observe Easter as a religious holiday. If you came to see a passion play acted out by our members, you may be disappointed. If it seems like… Read More »
COVID-19 And Afghanistan
Parades are important. We have all seen pictures and old news-reel footage of the end of World War II. Victory in Europe and Japan sent Americans into a frenzy of appreciation and celebration. After a long period of sacrifice, hope, and fear; Americans were free to kiss nurses and let the confetti fly. The certainty… Read More »
The Lord’s Supper: Command, Example, & Inference
Eating the Lord’s supper on a weekly basis has been a distinctive feature of congregations dedicated to restoring New Testament practices to the church. While Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches have consistently observed weekly communion, the Lord’s Supper was relegated to a quarterly or even bi-annual observance in America’s Protestant denominations. In fact, the… Read More »
In Defense Of The Five Steps; Part II
In 1874, a preacher and medical doctor named T.W. Brents wrote a 500-page book entitled The Gospel Plan of Salvation. It would be difficult to overestimate its influence. It is an exhaustive and decisive rebuttal of Calvinism. It was not new doctrine, but it codified The Five Steps (hereafter TFS) as the best way to… Read More »
In Defense Of The Five Steps; Part I
One of my favorite sermons is entitled The Five Steps Is Not The Gospel. I am fond of it because I believe it is important to focus on God’s grace extended to me through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God. “The Five Steps” (hereafter TFS) are often referred to… Read More »
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