Do you suppose the apostle Paul ever had Christians telling him how great he was, how wonderful his sermons were, how talented a preacher he was? No doubt he did. That’s the nature of people. Some even went so far as to hold him up as “their preacher” and to claim, “I am of Paul” (1 Cor. 1:12). Do you think that went to Paul’s head?…

While speaking with one of our elderly members on the phone, this member made the following observation about the generous spirit that seems to permeate this congregation and leads to incredibly large contributions: “I think we probably have some members who are not able to give what they give, but they deny themselves in order to give to the Lord.” Think about that…

As Paul was encouraging the church in Colosse in “the steadfastness of [their] faith in Christ” (Col. 2:5), he urged them to focus intently on what they had “received” (2:6)—i.e., “been taught” (2:7)—regarding “Christ Jesus our Lord” and to “so walk in Him” (2:6). He did not want their faith to waver, so he appealed to them to have their faith “firmly rooted”…

“I’ve got a right to do what I want to do!” How many have ever said that? How many Christians have ever said that? But, give this some thought. Even if something is not necessarily a sin, does that mean I’ve got a “right” to do it? One question I must always ask myself is: “What impact will this decision have on others, especially upon my fellow…

Every moment of every day (from the moment we wake up to the time we pillow our heads) should be viewed by every Christian as a great day! Not simply that it is “going to be” a great day, but that it “is” (right now) a great day! What’s so great about every moment of every day? I’m a Christian! I’m saved by the blood…

Some people just get offended at anything and everything. Have you noticed? They are reminiscent of one of Jesus’ disciples. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. His name was Judas.  During the last week of Jesus’ life, Mary of Bethany came and anointed Jesus’ head and feet with a costly fragrant oil worth a year’s wages. Judas was indignant and scolded Mary for wasting something so valuable, which…

As we know, opportunities to do wrong and to gratify the flesh abound all around us. And sometimes Christians think that they can take advantage of their “forgiving God” who “always forgives them,” and use that liberty to do some things that they should not. Paul warned about this in Galatians 5:13 – “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not…

When Paul wrote the book of Romans, he told the church that his “heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved” (10:1), and he went so far as to say, “I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren,” so that they might be saved (9:3). Paul wanted all people to be saved,…