Do you think the stripes in a parking lot are important? Some folks who have trouble parking straight might suggest removing them to make parking easier. Do you know when a parking lot is most chaotic? It’s when there are no stripes. Without stripes to designate where to park, drivers park anywhere and in any way they choose. Oftentimes, fewer cars are…

A man stood behind the podium and led the congregation in prayer during the morning worship assembly. There was nothing unusual about his prayer. It was truly worshipful in every way. But, there was something about the way he said a certain phrase that made it stick. Again, the phrase was not anything new. But, he gave it a little added emphasis…

As Paul was explaining how the wisdom of man is inferior to the wisdom of God and how man needed to seek his fulfillment in Christ, he observed that “Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified” (1 Cor. 1:22-23). Then, he showed them that what they were seeking could only be found in what he…

The church of our Lord was purchased with the precious blood of Jesus Christ. It has as its primary purpose the salvation of souls–reaching out to the lost who have never obeyed Christ, and exhorting those who have obeyed to serve Christ lovingly, energetically and faithfully. Those who are in the body of Christ have the responsibility to guard and protect it,…

Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are at war! It is not a war to liberate an oppressed nation. It is not a war to conquer a land. It is a war for our souls–for our very survival! To be victorious in this war, we must choose sides–decisively, firmly, purposefully, enduringly! Simultaneously, we must, according to James 4:7, (1) “submit to God”…

If there was ever anyone who was absolutely fixed on cursing the people of God, it was Balaam in Numbers 22-24. In an effort to satisfy his materialistic heart and receive a reward from the king of Moab, Balaam attempted three times to pronounce a curse upon Israel, but every single time Balaam ended up blessing the people  instead. Why? What happened?…

When Jesus left Jerusalem following the Passover (John 2:23) and headed back to the more fertile soil of souls in Galilee (John 4:3), the Bible records that Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (4:4), or that He “had to pass through Samaria” (NASB). For us, that may not sound unusual, but for a Jew, that was highly unusual, for no Jew ever…

Recent studies reveal that two million American adults become less receptive to the gospel and less receptive to “churches” every year. In fact, from 2007 to 2014, it was found that 12 million American adults moved from a “high level of religious commitment” to a “low level of religious commitment.” These stats may not surprise many of us. With the direction that…