A young man visited with us recently who told me he found us on a webpage, data base which lists non-institutional churches of Christ. According to his research there were two “sound” congregations in Clarksville and he assembled with us because North Second Street was one of those two. I was encouraged to hear a… Read More »
Mid-Year Report 2023
Praise God for his blessings! We are the fruit of his increase at North Second Street. May the light of God’s love for us shine wherever we go. Year Attendance Giving (budget) Jan-June 2019 56 $2524 (2268) Jan-June 2020 46 $2397 (2450) Jan-June 2021 47 $2891 (2450) Jan-June 2022 65 $2831 (2625) Jan-June… Read More »
Ask Not What The Church Can Do For You
In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy delivered these famous words in 1961, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” It is one of the most famous quotes in American history and is a call to patriotic service. Kennedy… Read More »
The Bounds Of Christian Fellowship
One year ago this week, the North Second Street Church of Christ ordained David Brown and David Muiznieks as elders in this congregation. Soon after, Scott Ford and Jim Lahue were named deacons of the church. Having been set in order according to the plan of God, we have been on a path of numeric… Read More »
Evangelism In The Morning; Doctrine At Night
This is the first Lord’s day of February. Welcome to a double-header of preaching series. For several years, I felt compelled, at the beginning of the year, to focus a lesson series on the specific needs of the body of Christ at North Second Street. Over the past two years our focus has been on… Read More »
What If Two Cords Stay Home?
“Two are better than one…And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”-Ecclesiastes 4:9, 12 We talk quite a bit about our congregation at North Second Street in the corporate sense. God continues to bless us. We are growing. What are we going… Read More »
Year In Review 2022
God blesses his people when they trust and obey. After nearly a quarter-century of existence, the Church of Christ at North Second Street is overseen my elders and served by deacons. On March the sixth we ordained David Brown and David Muiznieks as shepherds for the flock. Shortly after Scott Ford and Jim Lahue were… Read More »
Home For The Holidays
There is an undeniable, God-given instinct to sit by a fire on the brief days of winter and snuggle loved ones during those seemingly interminable nights. For thousands of years, human society followed the seasons in an effort to stay alive and feed their families. When a family had planted, tended, harvested, and stored the… Read More »
The Importance Of The Church
“and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.”-Acts 20:30 What is more important: Doing things that glorify me or things that glorify Jesus? Working to build up my personal reputation or a church that endures? Making disciples who follow me or the church? Hopefully… Read More »
Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears A Crown
President Harry Truman had a plaque on his desk which read, “The buck stops here.” Truman was reacting to the reputation of typical politicians who would, “pass the buck” when it came to making actual decisions, standing on principle, or clearly stating an honest opinion. Truman understood how heavy those decisions could be. He was… Read More »