Members One of Another Paul writes a great deal in Scripture about the body of Christ, drawing several analogies with our physical bodies. He describes how we are many members, but yet one body. He tells us that we are members one of another; so vitally connected that the health of each member affects the well-being of…
Category: A Christ-centered Faith
Embracing a Christ-centered faith in the midst of a self-centered culture
Thinking too Highly of Ourselves
Thinking too Highly “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith…” Romans 12:3
Words from the Cross
Words from the Cross As our Savior suffered His sacrificial death on that cruel cross at the wicked hands of men, He continued to show mercy, compassion, and obedience. Listen in as Brother Matt takes a brief look at the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross.
Commitment to Righteousness
Commitment to Righteousness 1Corinthians 1:30-31, “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” If, as we seek to determine what is right and what is wrong,…
Commitment to God’s Word
Commitment to God’s Word One of the ways our commitment to Christ is manifest is through our commitment to God’s word. In looking to Christ as our Savior, we are also declaring His ownership of us, having been bought by His precious blood. Christ calls on us to follow Him and to seek to be…
Our Commitment to Christ
Our Commitment to Christ In Matthew 10:37-39, Jesus said, “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that…
Commitment, Observations by the Pastor
Commitment, Observations by the Pastor In Acts 20, Paul instructed the elders at Ephesus to take heed unto themselves and also to the flock, over which the Holy Ghost had made them overseers. When the pastor is willing to make the effort to become closely acquainted with those in the congregation – to learn their strengths, their weaknesses, their…
What We Have in Christ, Will Roberson
What We Have in Christ Brother Will Roberson so clearly presents many of the blessings we enjoy because of what Christ accomplished on the cross; not only salvation and redemption, but the relationships we have with other believers.
Faith to Believe
Faith to Believe “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1. Believing on Jesus Christ is the ‘first work’ God would have us to do (John 6:29). It is the evidence of the faith God has wrought within our hearts at the new birth. It is the only…
Between Two Worlds, Michael Gowens
Between Two Worlds “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ;…