First of all, “What Are Evidences?” We all understand what the word evidence means when it comes to the legal system. If Bob has stolen $5,000 from Tom and Tom wants to prove he has been robbed, he will have to produce evidence to prove his charge. Likewise, Bob will present proof he did not,
Most of us were raised in churches where the “Five Step Plan of Salvation” was preached nearly every Lord’s day. The five steps make for an easy way to teach why baptism is needed for salvation. The temptation, over time, is to argue the five steps against the “Five Points of Dordt” to the point
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”-Jeremiah 17:9 I was studying with someone this week and this verse came up in conversation. The question was this, “Can we trust feelings to tell us the truth of God. The answer is “no” and this verse tells us why. The
By the time the saints who meet at North Second Street had gathered for our mid-week Bible study a few days ago, the following events had taken place: A man on a subway car in Charlotte, North Carolina took a knife out of his pocket and stabbed an unsuspecting Ukrainian woman to death with no
In the 1970’s Time Magazine dubbed the young people of that era, “The Me Generation.” Recently the same publication ran an article entitled, “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” If you doubt that we are focused on ourselves, consider this; the iPhone literally flipped it’s screen so we could take pictures of “Me.” In fact
The church of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ and the twelve-step program known as Alcoholics Anonymous are not the same. They do share principles from time to time (Much of AA teaching comes from the book of James and the Sermon on the Mount). But there is one area where the Bible is
The sermon during tonight’s evening service is entitled, Resumes Of The Apostles. We will look at the personal background of some of the men Jesus chose to spread the gospel, “into all the world.”-Mark 16:16. Along with their personal stories, we will examine how Jesus granted them authority in the New Testament age and what
It is easy to take for granted the good things we have happen to us on a regular basis. Our outpost of the Lord’s army is growing, has young people that truly love God, and our giving continues to out-pace our budget year over year, even in times when you think it might wane, faithful