Christian Liberty, What is it?

Liberty! Today many suggest Christian Liberty is social, political, economical and self promoting liberty. That is not what Jesus Christ taught about liberty. Jesus said the believer would be free.  Jesus also taught us to be a slave. The Apostle’s taught about a Christian freedom pushing the believer into slavery. The slavery I speak of [...]

Statements of Faith, How Important are They?

In scripture we are commanded to share the gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19 & Acts 1:8). 1 Peter 3:15 tells us to be ready to give an answer for the hope that is in us. In Acts Chapter 7 Stephen begins to give a sermon in which he tells word for word the the [...]

He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Green Pastures

The 23rd Psalm is probably the most read scripture at funerals. It is very fitting. I would like to turn your mind today from the grave to life. Great things are presented to the people of faith in this Psalm. Today we will examine the green pastures.
The green pastures mentioned are the provisions God provides for those [...]

We Really Are! He Really Is!

2 Corinthians chapter 3
Ephesians chapter 2
Romans chapter 3
Today we have a number of preachers and doctrines floating around. Many want to tell us how good we are. According to many preachers we can be anything and do anything we desire as long as we believe we can. Important truths are left out of this kind of [...]

Real Christians

Many people claim to be Christian. We know the real Jesus Christ challenges people. Real Christians accept the challenges. First the challenge to believe. Many fail in this challenge and never completely trust Christ in all matters pertaining to life and godliness. Second the challenge of continuing well. The preceding challenge will determine how we [...]

Taste and See That the Lord is Good! Psalm 34:8

My grandmother passed away five years ago. I remember the sad task of cleaning out her home. After all the big pieces had been removed we focused on the last thing, the refrigerator. In the freezer were two pies. These were not just any kind of pie, these were chess pies. Grandmothers chess pie has [...]

Sights for Worship. Proverbs 20:12

Proverbs 20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
God has created all of us with five senses. We are created with these senses for the purpose of worship and fellowship with God. I wonder if we consider the privilidge of seeing the beauty in worship? In an [...]

The Sound of Worship, Ezra chapter 3

We are commanded in scripture to worship God (1 Chronicles 16:29). When God’s people come together to worship there are some distinct sounds heard. Looking into the scriptures will give us a foundation for understanding how we use our sense of hearing in worship. To give you an example to introduce this topic I will [...]

Children are a heritage of the Lord

To dedicate a baby is to commit to raise the child according to God’s will. We do so knowing our children are a gift to us from God. We do so realizing God has put our children in our care that we might glorify God with that gift in how we raise them.
When God blesses [...]

Adam, Where art thou?

Genesis chapter 3
(with special attention to vs.9)
Did God really want to know where Adam was when He asked, “Adam, where art thou?”, (Genesis 3:9)? The answer is no. God already knew where Adam was, (Genesis 3:8). In the vast universe and enormous earth God asked this question in the place where the one man and [...]