How important is it to you for people to know your name? When you go to work, to school, to church, to social activities, do you like for people to know who you are? To know your name? How important is it to you to know other people’s names? Have you ever known a person’s name, but you couldn’t put a face…

The Christians in the city of Philippi shared a special relationship with the apostle Paul, and they seemingly took every opportunity available to them to serve and care for him. For a period of time, Paul must have been beyond their reach, or perhaps they lost track of him while he was transported as a Roman prisoner. But, once he was imprisoned…

Do you remember the story of the rich man who “yielded plentifully” and made plans to build bigger barns to store his goods (see Luke 12:15-21)? I wonder what kind of barns we have, and I wonder how big our barns are and if we have ever needed to build bigger ones. Do you have a “barn” that houses your faith? How…

God promised Noah that He was going to destroy the earth with a flood and only those who were prepared would be saved. Noah began preparations by building the ark, and “during the construction of the ark,” “the patience of God kept waiting” (1 Pet. 3:21). Notice the tense of that verb. The patience (or longsuffering) of God–for people lost in sin…

God’s desire is for His people to “know His will” (Acts 22:14; Rom. 2:18; Col. 1:9) and “do His will” (John 7:17; Heb. 13:21). But, there is another entity who wants us “to do his will.” Some Christians have strayed from “the truth,” and they need to “come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil,” for they have “been…

One of the most exciting and comforting and compelling verses in the Bible is Hebrews 4:16. In verse 14, the writer reminds us that we have “a great High Priest,” who is in heaven. In verse 15, the writer informs us that our High Priest can “sympathize with our weaknesses,” for He lived on this earth as a human Himself. “Therefore,” verse…

All around you there are people sitting in the pews during the worship assembly. Some are Christians, some are not. Some are strong Christians, some are not-so-strong Christians. Some are young and impressionable, some are old and set-in-their-ways. How is your behavior in worship affecting others? What are you doing during the sermon? Is what you’re doing (or not doing) a possible…

So, which is stronger–a tent or a building? Which will last longer–a tent or a building? Which would you rather shelter you during a storm–a tent or a building? Those are not hard questions to answer. The thought behind those questions is based upon 2 Corinthians 5:1. “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a…