“It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.”-Proverbs 20:14 (KJV) Who did you know? It depends on when you met him. Like the shrewd haggler in the proverb, you may have seen one face before a conflict and witnessed a completely different set of… Read More »
Mid-Year Report 2021
COVID finally got to my brain! I am over a month late on the mid-year report article for 2021. To quote Charlie Brown, “Aaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhh!” To make things worse, we have been missing out on some remarkably encouraging numbers. Take a look and remember, we didn’t start meeting full-time until March 28th. Year … 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 »
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 »
Well, Now What?
Last Sunday was a roller coaster. The high point came when we announced the congregation meeting at North Second Street had nominated two men to be appointed as overseers for the church. David Muiznieks and Rick Patterson received overwhelming support from our flock (87 and 79-percent respectively). What a relief! After 20-years as a congregation… Read More »
May God’s Will Be Done
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”-Job 42:2 Did you marry the person you thought you would when you were 13-years old? How many of us are working the same job we had in high school? Did my favorite football team1 or basketball team win… Read More »
Year In Review 2020
Unprecedented. For reasons good and bad, no one will forget this year. If you ever doubted the power of the gospel or the influence of lives full of the fruit of the Spirit, just look around. God’s power and grace are visible. Not only has this church survived, she has grown and glorified Christ along… Read More »
May God Put Us In Order
If the Lord wills, the North Second Street Church of Christ will ordain elders in our congregation by March of 2021. This article is designed to explain and remind us of the process laid out and agreed to by the men of the congregation in November of 2019. We pray that everything, “should be done… Read More »
