Is it possible there are multitudes of people living in this country who think they are Christians when, in reality, they are not? This is a frightening and serious question. It would take an overwhelming amount of delusion and false information for something like that to happen. But it certainly does. First we have to… Read More »
Specks and Logs; A Comparative Study
In Matthew chapter seven, Jesus teaches us things have relative importance in our lives. A speck of dust is not as large as a log. In his teaching, Jesus tells us we must remove both. But certainly we all agree the log will take the most work. Is it a big deal if you have… Read More »
Something Is True vs. Trust To Carry Me Through
“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”-Hebrews 11:6 What does it mean to be a believer? What is true faith that has the power to overcome sin? For me, I discovered life-saving faith… Read More »
Wow! That Is What Jesus Really Did?
Removing a dangling preposition is no miracle. It may make for clumsy sentence structure, but as Winston Churchill said about ending a sentence with a preposition, “This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put.” Please forgive the grammar-nerd humor. Don’t miss my new series entitled Vulcans and Klingons: Identifying The… Read More »
A Word About Miracles
God’s book begins with a miracle: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”-Genesis 1:3. The mighty works of God litter the pages of the Old and New Testaments: The plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7-12), the Red Sea (Exodus 14), Joseph (Genesis 41) and Daniel (Daniel 2) were given power to interpret… Read More »
Welcome To Our Christmas Eve, 10:AM Mass
For those of you who are members here at North Second Street, this may seem to be a misleading title for a bulletin article. If the majority of your life has been spent among churches of Christ, and you are visiting with us, you may be concerned as to whether you are at the right… Read More »
Celebrating The Truth About Jesus (During a season of myth)
When Christ came into the world, the world did not love him. Jesus was mocked by family members, beaten and abused by the religious leaders of his day, and crucified by a government given the charge to, “punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.”-I Peter 2:14. Jesus certainly was, “persecuted… Read More »
God From Three Verses
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”-Genesis 1:1-3 I was reading a… Read More »
Why Am I Forsaken?
“from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’”-Matthew 27:45-36 While studying for today’s morning sermon, I kept running across this… Read More »
Jesus, “Who Is He?”
“I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”-John 8:24 We know we must believe in Jesus, but what must we believe? It’s not quite as simple as you might imagine. The best answer comes from two Scriptures. In Matthew… Read More »