Category: The Church

Devotional thought for Today – 12/15/2022

December 15, 2022

My wife and I are in Amarillo Texas visiting Christian Heritage Church and Mission M25 Ministries. We came here for the possibility of reviving/starting a new ministry to the motorcycle community of Amarillo. We are both 65, with some disabilities but not ready for the front porch rocking chair yet. We need to serve the … More Devotional thought for Today – 12/15/2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 12/12/2022

December 12, 2022

1 CORINTHIANS 12 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He considers their original, that they are from God; their variety and use, that they were all intended for one and the same general end, the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/12/2022

Songs of Salvation

December 12, 2022

Yesterday at church it was pointed out that Joy to the World, the famous “Christmas” hymn, that everyone belts out, was not written for Christmas at all, but for the second coming of Christ. The primary reason for corporate singing (There are over 400 references to singing and 50 specific commands to sing in the … More Songs of Salvation

Not All Christmas Songs Are Created Equal

December 11, 2022

Reclaiming Christmas Carols for Our Worship There’s a difference between songs that focus on the arrival of a season and ones that focus on the arrival of the Savior. It’s a tragedy when we Christians fail to notice that difference and without even realizing it, find ourselves unaffected by the truths we’re singing. How can … More Not All Christmas Songs Are Created Equal

Devotional Thought for Today – 12/02/2022

December 2, 2022

Hebrews 1 Chapter CONTEXT from Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete): In this chapter we have a twofold comparison stated: I. Between the evangelical and legal dispensation; and the excellency of the gospel above that of the law is asserted and proved (v. 1-3). II. Between the glory of Christ and that of the highest creatures, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/02/2022

Preaching With Purpose

December 1, 2022

In 1850, aged sixteen, Spurgeon was tricked into preaching his first sermon. At that time, a small preaching group based at St. Andrew’s Street Chapel in Cambridge was used to supplying preachers for the surrounding villages. Impressed by the recently converted teenager, the leader of the group asked Spurgeon to go to the little village … More Preaching With Purpose