We have a member who does not believe in Sponsoring Congregations? Do you and what is the scriptural authority for them? Sponsoring churches are scriptural. In Philippians 4:15, Paul wrote to the church at Philippi, “Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated […]

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 […]

This is given early in the book of Isaiah (1:18), and is especially striking in that Jehovah here invites man to, as it were, sit down and think seriously with Him on matters of grave importance. The latter part of the verse focuses on the sinfulness of man, and the fact that man’s scarlet, red […]

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, […]

Listen SUBJECT: Alcohol TITLE: The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will look at the Christian and Alcoholic beverages. To understand this relationship we must first understand 1) What the word “wine” means in the Bible. 2) That the Bible forbids the recreational consumption of alcohol. 3) That the recreational consumption of […]

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” […]

“For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20). The above saying of Jesus introduces within its context the fact that the Scribes and Pharisees had devised their own system of salvation based not upon […]

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 […]

When my wife and I got married close to thirteen years ago and my parents asked us why we wanted to get married, we replied, “because we love each other.” I will never forget the words that my dad told me that day. He said that we had a love, but that we really did […]

I understand that Israel is no longer to be a nation according to God & the scriptures today. Would you please furnish me the scriptures that prove this beyond a doubt. I would deeply appreciate an answer. I believe that the scripture that you are looking for is found in Deuteronomy 28:15-68. 15 But it […]

My question is what about preachers referring to the preacher?s house as the parsonage?

Why is it that I feel that God has left me, that I feel unwanted. My life is an empty shell; have I done something wrong for him to do this to me. I pray everyday and night for forgiveness, but I never have been given an answer. Thanks for writing. First, you need to […]

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 […]