Why Did the Angel Appear to Cornelius?
In Acts 10:3-6, an angel appeared to a good man named Cornelius. Cornelius was a “devout man, and one that feared God with all his house” and he “gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always” (Acts 10:2). Most people would say that an angel appearing to them would save them. However, […]
Why You Should Be a Christian
Job said, “What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?” (Job 21:15). Do you really need to obey God? Is there any benefit to becoming one of God’s children? Moses made the decision to follow God although it looked to be a foolish choice to the world (Hebrews 11:24-26). There are three good reasons […]
Flee From the Wrath to Come
In Luke 3:7, John the Baptist was condemning the hypocrites of his day and he asked, “Who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” John expresses astonishment that sinners so hardened and hypocritical had been induced to flee from the coming wrath. They had been moved by the multitudes and had come […]
Portrait of a Prospect
Prospects are not strange creatures whom someone else finds and reports to the preacher. Prospects are real live people whom you meet every day. The grocery store clerk, the cosmetologist, the bank teller, the mail carrier, the school teacher, the close friend — all these may be people whom our congregation should reach with the […]
Buried With Christ
Romans 6:3-4 says, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so, we also should walk in […]
The Sower
“And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow” (Matthew 13:3). In this well-known parable spoken by the sea, the teacher is presented under the figure of a sower — one who sows or plants a precious seed. In the course of this parable, Jesus described the […]
Will You Give or Receive a Gift?
Christians who respect the authority of Christ know that God did not ask for the birth of Christ to be commemorated. However, it can be a special secular holiday with exchanging gifts and spending time with family. If you give a gift this season, what will it be? Will it be a gift of great […]
You Can Triumph in Christ
In 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, Paul discusses our triumph in Christ. What Paul probably had in mind was the “triumphal procession,” which was a time of great rejoicing. When a Roman general would take out his army for war and defeat the enemy, they would enter the city of Rome in what was called a “triumphal […]
The Wells of Salvation
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord, Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:2-3 Introduction. When we think of wells, we think of water. Water plays […]
A Fixer of Lost Souls
I am a fixer. I am not a fixer of stuck windows, broken chairs, or leaky toilets. I am a fixer of broken hearts, broken lives, and lost souls; at least that is what I try to do. In the world of psychoanalysis, I am classified as co-dependent. An example of this psychological disorder would […]