Never did the church so much prosper and so truly thrive as when she was baptized in the blood. The ship of the church never sails so gloriously along as when the bloody spray of her martyrs falls on her deck. We must suffer and we must die, if we are ever to conquer this … More Friday Feature Quote – “Persecuted” – 04/04/2025
Hosea 10:12 Hosea 10 COMMENT and CONTEX I had a completely different devotion planned for today (likely tomorrow) until I read this one this morning. This seems like a straightforward command from God for the nation of Israel to once again get its act together. I have never counted (I am sure someone has) the … More Devotional Thought – “Aperio = to Open” – 04/01/2025
Ecclesiastes 7 Ecclesiastes 7:1 DEVOTION Spurgeon Gems on Death and Dying (You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.) Ecclesiastes 7:1-2, “The day of death, is better than the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny … More Sunday Sermon Series -“Day of Death” 01/19/2024
The idea for this post came about after reading a post on LinkedIn. The subject matter was Free Will and this statement caught my eye: God gave us free will so that we can either love Him or reject Him, but the decision is on us. That statement and many responses affirmed that the writers’ … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Free Will”? – 01/12/2025
INTRODUCTION Defining Christianity CHRISTIANITY The beliefs, practices, and socio-cultural expressions of the Jesus community and the wider Christian religion and culture. The key phenomenon of Christianity emerged from the early beginnings of the Jesus movement to the subsequent formation of Eastern and Western Christendom and its broader impacts on society and culture. This article discusses … More Sunday Sermon Series – “LORDSHIP OF CHRIST” – 12/22/2024
After I read the devotional below this morning I thought it would be a good reminder to all of both the sacrifice Christ made to become a human and the promise that God initiated with that covenant birth. What I found while doing research for the quote above and other references was that some profess … More Devotional Thought – “COVENANT” – 12/21/2024
Here is another verse that appears at first glance to be a contradiction and many antichrists (anyone opposed to Christ) will certainly point it out. Or comments like if Jesus was God why could he only work in the day? What about the millions who work the night shift are they condemned? As a believer … More Sunday Sermon Series “Work” – 12/15/2024
TEXT Romans 11 Romans 11:36 CONTEXT/STUDY CHAPTER 11 CONTENTS This chapter consists of two parts, vs. 1–10, and 11–36. In the former the apostle teaches that the rejection of the Jews was not total. There was a remnant, and perhaps a much larger remnant than many might suppose, excepted, although the mass of the nation, … More Sunday Sermon Series – “LAUS DEO” – 11/24/2024
HEBREWS 4 HEBREWS 4:12 CONTEXT CHAPTER 4 THIS chapter is of the same nature and carrieth on the same design with that foregoing. That contained an exhortation unto faith, obedience, and perseverance, enforced by an instance in the pernicious event or punishment which befell them who were guilty of sin contrary unto those duties. And … More SUNDAY SERMON SERIES – ” A SWORD” – 11/03/2024
PSALM 112 PSLAM 112:7 CONTEXT The following are taken from this online source at the Spurgeon Archive. TITLE AND SUBJECT. There is no title to this psalm, but it is evidently a companion to the hundred and eleventh, and, like it, it is an alphabetical psalm. Even in the number of verses, and clauses of each … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Evil Tidings” – 10/20/2024
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