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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

Life is Like Putting a Lid on a Jar

| March 16, 2022

 

Acts 28: 30-31 – Evangelistic Hospitality

| March 13, 2022

Evangelistic Hospitality The last thing inspiration teaches us is that, even in prison, Paul taught the gospel by practicing hospitality.   “Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without […]

Does the Lord’s Supper Include Jesus’s Resurrection?

| December 29, 2021

Why do we share the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week? Many answer, “That’s when we have an example” and cite Acts 20:7. May I suggest that the wrong question is “Why shouldn’t we follow the example of the church in the first century as to when to take the Lord’s supper?” […]

The Kinds of Christians Satan Loves

| December 8, 2021

Satan doesn’t care if you are a Christian. In fact, he probably prefers that you are a Christian. That doesn’t sound right, does it? If you aren’t a believer, Satan loses the ability to tempt others to call you a hypocrite and discredit Christ’s Way. He misses the opportunity to have others ridicule all Believers […]

Can A Church Be Scriptural without Elders?

| May 11, 2021

  Can a church scripturally exist and operate without elders? If your congregation does not have elders, this is a question that comes up. Let’s look at Acts 1 for the answer. Judas is dead, abandoning his post. That post is called an episkopē (Acts 1:20) from which we get “overseer”. As the apostles were […]

Acts 2:21 and Acts 2:38

| November 19, 2020

Ever notice how many parallels there are between Acts 2:21 and Acts 2:38? Is this a coincidence? Will anyone deny we do not need to “call on the name of the Lord” to be “saved”? Will anyone deny “calling on the name of the Lord” precedes “will be saved”? And yet, many deny we must […]

3 New Beginnings and 3 Same Old Ends

| January 28, 2020

Three new beginnings. Three husbands and and wives collude and sin. Three times there is death. Three times something is hidden. In the first, people are hidden. In the second, dedicated goods are hidden. In the third, a price is hidden. In the deaths, the first is spiritual and slow lasting a lifetime by taking […]

Don’t Be One

| January 27, 2020

Husbands and wives shouldn’t always be “one”. Let me tell you a story, a true story, of a husband and wife. The tragedy happens in the beginning Satan tempts There is a lie Those who were one in God become one in disobedience The story is about evil knowledge The story is about death If […]

Acts 5 – Why Did Ananias and Sapphira Die?

| October 7, 2019

Like with many questions, there is more than one right answer as to why Ananiasand Sapphira were put to death by God. May we learn why in many levels.1. SIN – The husband and wife conspired together to lie about how much they donated to help the needy saints (Acts 5:1-10).2. FEAR – The people […]

Genesis 3:15 and the Gospel

| June 3, 2019

Genesis 3:15: “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15)Notice 3 Gospel Predictions:1. Hatred – “hostility, animosity, or ill will. It is used to signify acrimony, as between the woman and the serpent (Gen […]