The word “offence” is used in the KJV of the Bible in one form or another some 73 different times. Out of those occurrences, 23 are found in the Old Testament and 50 in the New Testament. In the New Testament, the vast majority of these instances are from a word which means to cause […]

French writer, historian and philosopher, François-Marie Arouet, (pen name, Voltaire – see article) once stated, “Common sense is not so common” — and his assessment was exactly right! In a society that has grown increasingly lawsuit conscious, we are inundated with warnings on various products, mostly because many folks just lack simple common sense.

The inspired apostle Paul told the brethren at Rome that we are “more than conquerors” (Romans 8:37-NKJV), and that

A querist asks, “In Acts 8:26, it says that the area where Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch was desert. My question is, If the area was desert, how could there have been enough

The AP reported a man by the name of Joseph Stack from Austin, Texas, flew his small aircraft into the IRS building in

How are we, as Christians, to forgive others when they have sinned against us? Do we ask for their forgiveness differently if they are not a brother in Christ, someone who is not a member of the church? What does the Bible say on how to forgive others? A: Thanks for your question. It is […]

If a yard is left unattended for several weeks, isn’t it amazing how quickly weeds spring up and take over? Somehow, weeds don’t need tending “” they seem to love to sprout up

An explanation we often hear for unanswered prayers is that the person praying did not have enough faith. But Jesus said in Luke 17:6 that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can command a mulberry tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea and it will obey us. In […]

Joshua, a precocious 2-year-old, watched his mother baking cookies. “Please, may I have one?” he asked hopefully. “Not before supper,” his mother replied. Joshua ran tearfully to his room, then reappeared with this message: “Jesus just told me it’s okay to have a cookie now.” “Jesus didn’t tell me!” his mother retorted, to which Joshua […]

An elderly lady, dreadfully crippled with arthritis, used to hobble painfully to church services on two crutches. It was an agonizing ordeal for her. Someone in the congregation asked her how she managed to be at every service. Her answer was, “My heart gets there first and my legs just follow after.” Can it be […]

We have the most amazing view from our sunroom. I love the sunrise as we begin a new day; the glow of the city lights at night and the orange and purple sunsets. The moon is amazing and I do believe I can see a man up there smiling at me! Everything outdoors seems so very much alive. […]

A doctor once told a patient, “If you do not have a sense of humor, you’ll have to take medicine.” In front of him was a Bible that was opened to Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.“

Can you please give me either examples or word for word scriptures speaking about what the elder’s should do with or how they are to spend the Lord’s money? Ex: Where is the authority to have a kitchen, gymnasim, water fountain, bathroom etc…? Thank you in advance for your response! The New Testament directly teaches […]

A querist asks, In Acts 26:28, was Agrippa partially convinced or was he being sarcastic? The Greek in question is “en oligos.” Some translate this as “in a short time” while others translate this as “almost.”

SUBJECT: Passage

TITLE: FOLLOW ME, AND LEAVE THE DEAD TO BURY THEIR OWN DEAD

PROPOSITION: Jesus demands that we follow Him upon His terms, not ours.

OBJECTIVE: To help others understand this passage.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Matthew 8:18-22.

Have we ever thought how we honor God in our everyday living? In this short study, let’s list some biblical ways in which we may properly honor God:

The Word Was God — Bible Lesson by Tom Moore explaining that “the Word in John 1 is the Christ of eternity.

In the book of Isaiah, we read of the nation of Israel badly needing a reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) so they would know which direction they were going (cf. Isaiah 1:1-15). God wanted to be their

The following poem is a reminder for each of us to be aware of “what” words we use and “how” we use them. They just might come back to haunt us (Matthew 12:34-37; cf. Psalm 32:9; Psalm 39:1; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 21:23).

When we think of malpractice, we immediately think of a physician’s dereliction of duty with regard to the practice