Posts from May 2021

Two Accounts for a New Believer; And Your Witness “In my former book, Theophilus . . .” (Acts 1:1)“You shall be my witnesses.” (Acts 1:8)  How would you seek to persuade someone from a non-religious background about the truth and reality of Jesus Christ? Especially, close to his resurrection, what would you emphasize in presenting the truths of the gospel?…

Summer School Starts Tonight “We proclaim Christ, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect [or mature] in Christ.” (Col. 1:28) . . . “the faith handed down once-for-all to all the saints.” (Jude 3)  A trying school year is almost complete. Parents, teachers, and students alike may be ready to throw more than…

Is Doubt a Blessing? “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” My Lord and my God.” John 20:25, 27-28  The question in this title could only fit in a lost…

Saved from Our Choices “And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them (I Samuel 8:7).” If I could summarize the entire book of I Samuel, it would be simply this: life is so much better when we wait on the Lord and not demand what we want. To…

A Resurrection Meal Prepares us for the Lord’s Supper “Jesus said, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord.” John 21:12  We continue to be blessed to share the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper the second Sunday evening of each month. Many churches have gone a long time without this nourishing…