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Did your Mom make you share your toys when you were little? You got a new toy. It’s a toy car or a play gun or a doll or an Octonauts Above and Beyond Play Set and it is all yours and nobody else plays with it but you, until the neighbor kid comes over or a sibling wants to play. You tell them “NO! My toy.” All Moms have supersonic hearing. It’s God’s gift to her for all she went through…

After the birth of Jesus, Joseph is told in a dream to take Mary and their Son to Egypt to avoid the threat against his life from Herod (Matthew 2:13). In this short passage we learn a few truths about the enemies of Jesus. TO THE ENEMIES OF JESUS, NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS: …Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him. – Matthew 2:13 Herod was fearful of losing his power and authority. He was so filled…

We can read in John’s gospel (John 6:1-14) of how Jesus fed about 5,000 people with only 5 barley loaves and 2 fish. When everyone was filled, there were 12 baskets full of leftovers! How that happens, I don’t know, but Jesus does. Later, some of those folks were still looking for him, but he said, “…you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.” – John 6:26 The signs proved…

When I was a child I used to imagine that everyone else was an alien and I was the only one on earth who was from earth. I’ve always had a vivid imagination. We didn’t have cell phones or video games. We had TV but it was only turned on in the evening after supper to watch a show together with family. Life was simpler then and it would be nice to go back to those ways, but the fact…

Good Morning and welcome to the Church of Christ. May God richly bless you for your dedication to worshipping Him. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17 This is a place where God’s Word is preached and taught and as a result your faith is going to increase. The benefits of strong faith are beyond measure. Think about what the people in the Bible were able to see and accomplish because they…

Most people have some sort of streaming service in this period in time and everything out there has advertisements. Whether it’s coming from our phone or TV while we’re watching movies, shows, listening to music or playing games, very dark content is delivered straight to our minds through ads. This content glorifies Satan, demons, blaspheming of God, torturing people, doing hardcore drugs, having inappropriate conversations with children, having inappropriate relationships as adults, etc. Honestly, it’s started to overwhelm me lately.…

What a joy it is to assemble with God’s people and worship God on the first day of the week. Many do not take the time to worship God, which is an absolute shame. I feel sorry for those who are not doing what they were created for. Worship is what makes us different from animals. Animals have brains but their brains do you not think the way ours do. Every human knows deep down inside that there is more…

Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths. – Job 24:13 Have you ever been with those who rebel against the light? Have you gone through a period of rebellion yourself? It’s not that unusual to go through a time when we feel less like doing what God wants and more like doing what we want. The desire for sin grows stronger than the desire…

As your cart rounds the end of the aisle at Walmart and someone is sailing across your path do you go first, or do you let them go first? Does it depend on who it is? Does that always turn out the way you think it should? Why am I asking these questions? I’ll tell you why. Because there is a certain way you perceive yourself in contrast to other people. You may believe you are more important than others…

#10 – Don’t need special clothing or haircut to be a member. #9 – No killing of others necessary. #8 – Men and women equal. #7 – No special perks for clergy. #6 – Founder is always alive. #5 – Teaching is always relevant. #4 – Lifestyle is always adaptable. #3 – Converts receive new life, not just new religion. #2 – Salvation is by faith, not human effort. #1 – NO MORE DEATH!

They talked endlessly. Since there was no need to express and explain, their communication moved beyond the speed of light, yet the time taken by the exchange was imperceptible. However, the deconstruction of what was said would take much of history to unravel, but if we stopped the clock or slowed it down to hear the Divine Trialogue, these would be the points they considered. “Let us make man,” began the source of all things. “Why?” came the dual response…

Fill a bucket with water right to the top. See how many steps you can take with your bucket before some of the water splashes out. Sometimes our lives are just like that. We carry burdens like over-filled buckets in our hearts, our minds and our souls that wear us down, and with the least provocation, what we are carrying splashes out. These burdens may be doubts, misgivings, fears, guilt, suspicions, or any number of things that keep us from…

Are We Listening To God’s Word? Matthew 13: 18-23 If you talked to people about what they heard in the sermon, on Sunday morning? There is a great probability that you will get several answers. Why? Several factors come into play on this. The closed heart factor, some people have this heart factor against the truth, some may even attend church, but no truth is able to penetrate because their mind is closed to any message they don’t want to…

They talked endlessly. Since there was no need to express and explain, their communication moved beyond the speed of light, yet the time taken by the exchange was imperceptible. However, the deconstruction of what was said would take much of history to unravel, but if we stopped the clock or slowed it down to hear the Divine Trialogue, these would be the points they considered. “Let us make man,” began the source of all things. “Why?” came the dual response…

Ever wonder why God wants us to obey Him? What exactly does God receive from our faithfulness and obedience? We say that we want to please God and do so by avoiding sin or making a sacrifice in our service to others but how does our improved morality or increased service advantage God? He doesn’t need anything nor does our goodness add any advantage to Him—He’s above it all anyways. I believe the answer to this question lies in His…

11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. 12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. 14For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust. – Psalms 103:11-14 In this brief passage, David declares his confidence in some…

I have often said to my eldest son as we discussed serious issues that life is a series of choices. Where you will live? Who will be your friends, marry? How you will react to what happens to you? What you will do with your time, talent, and energy? When you look back at your life you can usually see the line it took by plotting out the choices you made along the way. The Christian life is like this…

24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. 25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. 26 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, – Ephesians 4:24-26 Paul is encouraging the church to grow in Christian maturity and grace. One sign of that new maturity, that new balance, that new person is…

I hated the Toronto Maple Leafs. Back in the fifties and sixties, they were the arch-rivals of the Montreal Canadiens when hockey in Canada only had six teams. My dislike of the Leafs stemmed less from hometown prejudice than their style of play. You see, Toronto was notorious for “sitting on the puck.” In hockey language of the day, this term described a team that would immediately go into a defensive mode upon scoring a goal. Unlike my beloved Canadiens,…

Today I want to answer the question “Is Baptism Really Necessary? It seems that sooner or later every idea in the Bible is challenged in one way or another. One hundred years ago no one would even think of trying to excuse the sin of homosexuality because the teaching on it in the Bible seemed so clear. Today, entire denominations accept this practice without hesitation, even ordaining homosexual ministers. In the same way there was a time when the teaching…