For many people, this is the worst time of year to go to church. Not because it’s so cold on Sunday mornings, or for outside factors. It is because this is the time of year that we deal with sin so seriously. We call this season of the church year […]
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Christ Shines in Our Hearts by Faith
Throughout the Bible, the Lord uses contrasts to teach us truth about ourselves and about Him. Love verses hate. Good verses evil. Light verses darkness. What do we learn about ourselves and about the Lord in the contrast of “light verses darkness”? Darkness is the absence of light, but Scripture […]
Read MoreTHE GUIDING STAR TO THE WORLD’S SAVIOR
Stars. They sparkle above us on clear nights. Some people look to the stars as gods, believing they hold the answers to life. Sailors once depended on stars to steer their ships home. It is God who created the stars. God once created a special star for a glorious purpose. […]
Read MoreI Don’t Understand It, But I’m Glad It’s For Me!(and You!)
Imagine sitting an ant down in an advanced math class and trying to teach the ant a complex formula that was written on the whiteboard. Of course, it would not be possible for the ant to understand the formula. It would be beyond its comprehension. Like that ant, there are […]
Read MoreBelieve the Eternal Word for Eternal Life
We have all said it. “In the old days things were built to last.” We have said it in regard to home construction, automobiles, appliances and many other things. Those of us over thirty years of age have begun to notice that our bodies aren’t what were in the “old […]
Read MoreThe Compassion and Understanding of Christ
For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. Hebrews 2:18 Compassion is a word that is slightly misunderstood in our day. Compassion is a sense of shared suffering, most often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce such suffering. […]
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