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Problems Are No Problem
Text: Ephesians 5:22-33 When two people get married, they WILL have problems – but that doesn’t mean they have “A PROBLEM” Introduction: Before I begin, I need to take a survey, to learn who I’m addressing: FIRST GROUP: how many … Continue reading
Filled with Compassion Mark 1:40-45
Years ago at a railroad station in NJ, a little girl stepped up to a shackled criminal and looked tenderly into his face and said, “Oh man, I am so sorry for you.” It made the man angry and he … Continue reading
HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE Lesson 6 – Manuscript Variants (Part 2)
One common type of variant encounter in comparing ancient Bible manuscripts is word order. An example would be the difference between a text reading: “Jesus Christ,” or “Christ Jesus.” Again, as we noted in the previous lesson, this difference alone … Continue reading
“HOW TO BOOST CHURCH ATTENDANCE!”
We have been searching for ways to cause attendance to increase…well, I found the following article and it was titled so that it had to catch my attention. Upon reading it, I was not convinced that it is the answer … Continue reading
‘He Preached Right At Me’ + 1
I have heard this statement made many times by individuals who have just heard a sermon presented which exposed some wrong in their lives. Did you ever wonder why anyone would feel that the preacher had “preached right at” him? … Continue reading
A Great Evangelistic Tool
I think it works better than radio, better than auto-dialers, better than showings of Jule Miller filmstrips, better than mailing out a bulletin, better than Dial-a-Bible-Reading, better than debates, better than cable TV. What is it? It’s brethren not being … Continue reading
HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE: The Apocryphal Books
(Much of this material comes from the Christian Courier website, an article entitled: Is the Apocrypha Inspired by God? Written by Wayne Jackson.) WHAT ARE THE APOCRYPHAL BOOKS? The word “apocrypha” means hidden. Books that were not considered to be … Continue reading
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Many truths can be seen in the response Jesus gave to the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. In verse 23 Jesus said, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the … Continue reading
The “Box” Acts 17:26–28; Jeremiah 9:24
The country music singer Randy Travis hit his peak stardom during my childhood. Some of the earliest musical recordings I owned were Randy Travis cassettes. In early 1995, Travis released a semi-autobiographical song entitled The Box. The song tells the … Continue reading
The Prayer Life of Jesus – John 17 “Pray for Your Spouses’ Protection”
In the game of football, the offensive line has one major job – protect the quarterback. They need to allow him the time and freedom to do what he is trained to do: hand the ball off to the running … Continue reading