(Links for the crossword puzzles on Job 7-12 are at the end of this article; puzzles for Job 1-6 can be found by following this link).
“Satan” means “adversary,” and that characteristic is displayed in its fullest sense in the first two chapters of the Book of Job. After Job’s pure and pious character is introduced in the first few verses of chapter one, the scene shifts to heaven where the angels appear before the throne of God.…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf.” (Hebrews 6: 19-20)
Hope! What a word! Life, in order to have real meaning, must be tied to something beyond mere physical existence. Hope is our anchor which is secured in heaven itself, where Jesus has gone “before us.” Martin Luther called “not hope” the two most dreadful words in any language. What breath is to the physical body, hope is to the human…
Filed under: Charles Cash, Devotional on October 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Four thousand men plus their wives and children followed Jesus up a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. They just couldn’t get enough of the events that took place with our Lord healing and teaching. In Matthew 15:29-39 we learn that the multitude spent three days with Jesus; so long that he was getting concerned for their well being since they had little food. Having given thanks for seven loaves and a few fishes, Jesus had the disciples pass out the food and later, collect the seven baskets of leftovers. Did you catch that? He was concerned about his followers…
Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Each Lord’s Day, when Christians come together to break bread (Acts 20:7), they engage in an act of worship that looks backward, inward, and forward. Paul mentions these three time frames of the Lord’s Supper as he corrects the Christians in Corinth for their misuse of the communion (1 Cor. 11:17-34). [Below: a panaramic view of ancient Corinth].
He begins with a straightforward statement of plaguing problems. This congregation was coming together for…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly time passes. I look at my children and see how they have grown as it seems almost overnight. My and Ruth’s youngest son will be two years old in January, and yet, it feels as if he were just born. Time does indeed fly by.
In James 4:14, we are reminded how short our lives truly are. James says that one’s life is as “a vapour, that…
Filed under: Devotional, Michael Carter, Uncategorized on October 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
