Share Tradition By Martin Schmaltz / 11 months ago Tradition In a previous article, we presented the idea that the proof of being apostolic was not in our doctrine or structure, but it was obediently going and doing what we have been sent to do. The challenge we face is that in many (if not most) believers lives and churches we are not going. […]
Share Stones By Monique Bryant / 11 months ago Stones We carry the stones of rejection, Worn from the cares of this life. Rocks in a bag; they’re so heavy they drag: They breed in our anger and strife. There are boulders of shame and of envy, Embarrassing times that we’ve had. And often enough; the burdens too tough: We think that we’ve got […]
Share The Second Call of Grace By Phyllis Corbin / 11 months ago THE SECOND CALL OF GRACE (Jonah 1:2-3:2) I Introduction A. The prophet received two calls from the Lord to go to Nineveh. 1. The first call ended in disobedience, the second call he obeyed. 2. Between the two calls, he had the gruesome experience of being swallowed by the great fish. B. A […]
Share What does a place of solitude have to do with “MY” spirituality By Phyllis Corbin / 11 months ago What does a place of solitude have to do with “MY” spirituality? Solitude can be miserable and lonely or it can be rewarding and refreshing … depending on the situation and the motives and resolve of the person(s) involved. And, it is my position that far too many professing Christians just don¢t get it. They […]
Share For That Is Why I Came By Satrena Green / 11 months ago For that is why I came I have only been here a few weeks. I was the visitor you shook hands with; The first three times I came. But, I am no longer called a visitor. And, since becoming a new member I am not treated quite the same. After service, you break into groups. […]
Share One Lost Sheep By James Thornton / 11 months ago One Lost Sheep Introduction: Luke 15:1 “Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.” This chapter (Luke 15) has been called God’s Lost and Found Department. In these 32 verses, Jesus uses no […]
Share Our Responsibility By Lynne Conley / 11 months ago Our Responsibility Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judaea; he ruled over forty provinces in the land of Judaea. Pilate was under the leadership of the royal leader Tiberius. The Sanhedrin was a group of Jewish judges that commanded the Jewish laws. At the Last Supper, Jesus shared his last meal with his friends the […]
Share First Things of Jesus By James Thornton / 11 months ago FIRST THINGS OF JESUS Certain sayings of our Lord are marked out as of special importance by the term “first.” They tell us some of the things that He set above all others. The word ‘first’ was used many times by our Lord. We will discuss some of those ‘firsts’ in this study. We will […]
Share Understanding The Present Time By James Thornton / 11 months ago UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENT TIME Romans 13:11. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. INTRODUCTION- Do you know what time it is? Many people are living in their own little fairy tale world and they don’t […]
Share “Crazy” Pentecostal By Virginia Fields / 11 months ago “Crazy” Pentecostal I was at work the other day talking with one of my employees about her trip to the zoo with her boyfriend and his mom. She says, “We walked by a group of women with skirts and long hair and Matt said, ‘Those must be those crazy Pentecostal people!’” I had to laugh. I […]