The Good Life

In the midst of the falling dow, rising inflation, and swine flu threat, life goes on.  Jesus said “The thief has come but to steal, kill, and destroy, but I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” The end-result of knowing God in the free pardon of [...]

Beware of Hell

Hell is a biblical reality.  It was created for the devil and his angels, but those who do not come to Christ will forever be in the company of those damned and doomed in hell. The clearest biblical picture we have of a person in hell is in Luke 16.  This man cried for the [...]

A Sure Way To Please God

Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him (God).”  That being the case, it is safe to say that “with faith it is altogether possible to please Him. God created us to be “faith people.”  We are created in His image, and we are to imitate Him.  Was it not faith when [...]

The Great Stress Reliever

There was a line in the song, “Old Time Religion,” that said, “it makes me want to love everybody.”  It is true that God’s love in the heart of an individual translates to loving others. Determining to love others, and being able to do so by the help of the Holy Spirit, not only is [...]

When to Build And What to Build

I have heard that most churches build too soon and too small.  I’ve known of churches, however, that built a huge worship space that looked like it was still empty, when their normal crowd was present.  The problem with this is that it has a bad pyschological effect on the membership, and it makes a [...]