“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32-33). Among the several ways in the New Testament by which proper response to God, and […]

SUBJECT: Christian Living TITLE: In No Position to Ask PROPOSITION: To show three examples in the Bible where some have asked amiss of their own lusts. OBJECTIVES: The listener should be able to understand, explain, and illustrate what asking amiss means in James 4:3. The listener should then be able to explain the one thing […]

SUBJECT: Ethics: Praxiology TITLE: Great Moral Questions Facing Our Day PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will call attention to the crisis in morality today, and study what the Bible says about 1) Abortion, 2) Homosexuality, 3) Fornication/Adultery, 4) Divorce OBJECTIVE: The hearer should be able to find at least one passage of scripture for each […]

In a study of 1 Corinthians 14, and Paul’s instructions on the use of spiritual gifts in the services, we are impressed that the intent all should have is that edification be done. To “edify” is, in its basic meaning, “to build or construct,” and then from that, to build or construct a case wherein […]

A study of 1 Kings will lead one to examine the wickedness of Ahab, and also to see the real power behind him, that wicked and idolatrous Jezebel. These two had a real, powerful and spiritual adversary in God’s servant, Elijah. There were other men of the prophets whom God used in bringing Ahab to […]

We do indeed see this, virtually daily, on the newscasts, and we have seen it most recently as anti-abortionists block entrances to clinics, take up parking spaces and walking space with their bodies, and otherwise interfering with public access to public facilities. Spokesmen for such tactics admit breaking a law, which is a lesser one, […]

Problems of a thousand kinds, in a thousand areas of life, have the researchers poring over plans, systems, procedures, behavior, etc. – all looking for the basic flaw causing the malfunction. Current space probes scheduled, and then repeatedly cancelled, show us that the search goes on for the “flaw.” Science was not my “big thing” […]

Is mercy and grace sufficient for you? Or is your love based on things I can do? If you had no voice, with which to sing Would you still find a way to give praise to my name? If you had no ear, with which to hear Would you still know my words and hold […]

I long to see your glory Lord, It comes to mind each day. To see you coming in the clouds, To hear the trumpet voice proclaimed. The time is here, He has returned Confirming truths that He revealed, When He walked as man on earth, Now every knee will bow to Him! We know that […]

We worship thee today, oh Lord, before Thy throne we come. We seek what pleases thee, dear Lord, and not to serve our own. We worship as Thou wilt, oh Lord, not through our own devices. With faith within Thy word, oh Lord, we bring our lives devoted. We bow, we sing, we give, we […]

The Christian is to live a well-ordered life. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33). As time goes on, we are all the more convinced that balance is the key to successful living for the Lord. Balance is the key for elders, as they take care that material and financial […]