It was Sunday morning, and Jesus eagerly made His way to the church assembly to worship with the saints.  He was so excited about praising God and enjoying time with His brethren.  His heart overflowed with joy as He thought about it.  For you see, Jesus assembles with the saints (Matt. 18:20), worships with the saints (Matt. 26:29; Heb. 2:12) and calls…

The book of Psalms expresses the deep emotions that servants of God have. There is something about poetry and singing which touch the souls of His people. Each of the psalms is different and has a special place in the various stages of our lives as we serve our Creator. Psalm 126 gives us great insight into the emotions each of us…

Those who look at the world through the eyes of faith see the world so differently from those who look at it through the eyes of unbelief. Believers look at the heavens and the firmament and see a universe which declares the existence and the glory of God in every language spoken on the earth (Psa. 19:1-3). Unbelievers look at this evidence…

A favorite passage of many faith-only advocates is found three times in the New Testament, but their go-to is in Romans 4:3, where it states, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness” (cf. Gal. 3:6; Jas. 2:23).  Now that is what the verse says, but here is what they claim it says, “Abraham believed God, and his belief…

There is no question that crimes of hate are on the rise. The FBI began keeping statistics of hate crimes in the early 1990’s. Since then there has been an increase every year with spikes on election years. We know it is happening and it will continue. Hate has been around a long time and has taken on many forms. It will…

The theme for this year has been “At His Cross.” The emphasis for this month is that each of us finds truth at His cross. As you stand at the foot of His cross, what great truths come into your heart? Sometimes our greatest understanding of truth comes in the midst of great trauma. At His cross, I learn the truth about…

Jesus was tremendously excited to be going to worship that Sunday morning.  He had really been looking forward to it.  He couldn’t wait to see the people and worship with them. He arrived in time to go to Bible Class before worship that morning.  He walked in the front door and a greeter shook His hand, but then it seemed the other…

We have recorded in the Gospels the teachings of Jesus. These took place in the hills, from a boat, on the road, in the temple and from the table. Let us look at some of the lessons Jesus gave us from the table. Jesus did not discriminate with whom He ate. Shortly after calling Matthew, the tax collector, Jesus sat and ate…