Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s. 25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. (KJV) First one need acknowledge that all things are and were created by God, therefore in one sense … More The things that are God’s
Eric Liddell’s Olympic Victory Dan Graves, MSL “I need your help, Eric.” Evangelist D. P. Thompson was urgent. “Not many men come out to the meetings. I think they would come if they knew you were going to speak.” Eric did not like to speak in public. He was shy. But he did not say … More Today In Church History
by Jeremiah Johnson / Wednesday, July 10, 2019 In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on September 28, 2015. … More For What “Good” Is God Working All Things Together?
This verse comes towards the end of what most bibles headline something like ‘future persecutions’ (Matthew 10:16-25). Jesus is instructing the Apostles on what to expect as they go forth into the world. If they think that life will be easy they are wrong, If they think that just because they have been endowed with … More Matthew 10:24
by David Qaoud Our church is about to go through the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). One resource I will use for this series is Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit by Christopher J.H. Wright. I’ve read and enjoyed multiple Wright books in the past so I’m eager to jump into this one. In the introduction of … More John Stott’s Daily Prayer
Contrary to popular belief that is being flaunted across America today, we are NOT entitled to anything and everything to fulfill our desires. We MUST work for that to happen. Here is an example of one man who To support his wife and himself, the determined man worked, took action instead of whining. (2 Thess … More Today in Church History
Yesterday’s devotion focused on Ephesians 2:4-5 where Paul calls those without Christ, Children of disobedience and Children of Wrath. Today I want to look at what Paul calls God’s elect. Those who have Christ as Lord and Saviour, he uses three phrases to identify what true believers are to be know as: children of God, heirs … More Children of God
Question: “What does it mean to pray,?” The world we live in demands that, it is all about us, about what we want and desire supersedes all else. Unfortunately many ‘Christians’ fall into that trap of buying into this unbiblical mentality. I have and will continue … More “Thy will be done”
by: John Stonestreet & David Carlson Words matter. Definitions matter. Christians, of all people, should understand how much words and definitions, especially today, are being used to either affirm or deny reality, even shape our view of reality. George Orwell, of course, understood the power of words. In fact, he so masterfully captured the notion in his … More The (True) Pursuit of Happiness
Used as an invitation to individual unbelievers as a call to accept Jesus, this is another verse that is often misused in the church today. It is is a call to churches everywhere to not be like the church at Laodicea. Jesus says he is calling (knocking at the door) the problem is there are to … More A Warning to the Church
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