Last Friday we looked at another “M” word – Migration. In that study we examined the phenomenon of the “Migrating Christian“, the brother or sister that seems to rotate amongst congregations in the same area, often for the wrong reasons and rarely investing themselves in the local work. This week, let us consider the “Visiting Member“.
The new gospel preacher had arrived in town about 4 months ago. During that time he had used his time wisely, preaching faithful sermons, visiting the membership, tackling projects from the elders, partnering with the deacons, and reaching out to the …
Filed under: Authors, Gregg Alexander on November 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
The wise man Solomon wrote “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” in Proverbs 17:17. How true these words do ring. When we are trying to be a friend to someone, we should seek to be there for him or her through the good times and the bad. We should definitely not be “fair weather friends,” so to speak.
Throughout the Bible, many wonderful examples exist as to how friendship should be. The first that usually comes to mind is that of David and Jonathan. Jonathan …
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John Allen Chalk once wrote, “Man is a questioning creature. He probes, observes, inquires and reacts to everything around him. He is by nature the most inquisitive of all God’s creatures. If the Bible has anything to say to us, it is that man’s vital quests have never changed. That’s just part of the reason why the Bible continues to speak to those who ‘ask…seek…and knock,’ to use Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:7, 8’”
Men have admired for centuries the attitude of the apostle Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus when he submissively inquired, “Lord, what would you …
Filed under: Charles Cash, Devotional on November 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
(Check out the puzzle for Job chapters 22-27 at the end of chart. Puzzles on earlier chapter can be found at the end of previous articles concerning Job).
He saw it as a sleep.
He saw it as a place of rest and freedom from trouble.
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Job 3:17-18; Job 3:13
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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Hebrews 4:9-11
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Revelation 14:13
He saw it as …
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Do you find that your level of zeal is low? Do you need more enthusiasm in your service to the Lord? The majority of us would probably have to answer with a definite “Yes!” to these questions. The simple fact is that many times in our lives, our spiritual fervor is not quite what it ought to be.
Although we understand Jesus’ distaste for those who are lukewarm (Revelation 3:15-16), sometimes we must admit (if we are honest with ourselves) that we ourselves fall into that very category. Sometimes in our lives, we get …
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