Date registered: January 9, 2014
Apr 23
26. Get rid of soul endangering books. Acts 19:18-20. 27. Get rid of soul endangering TV programs. Acts 19:18-20. 28. Visit the widows. Jam. 1:27. 29. Visit the orphans. Jam.1.27. 30. Visit the sick. Matt. 25:36. 31. Send a card to the sick. Matt. 25:36. 32. Call the sick. Matt. 25:36. 33. Call the widows. …
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Apr 16
1. Teach the gospel to a lost soul. Acts 8:1,4. 2. Teach a brother out of an error. Jas. 5:18, 19. 3. Set up a Bible study with a friend and a teacher. John 1:41-49. 4. Contend for the faith when spoken against. Jude 3. 5. Admonish a heretic. Titus 3:10. 6. Charge false teachers …
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Apr 08
Christis: Hello, Denomos. I came by to invite you to our Sunday Bible class. We’re beginning a new class today in which we will study about the church. Denomos: I appreciate the invitation, but I have my denomination where I attend. And you know, it doesn’t matter which church you are in. One church is …
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Apr 01
A few years ago I wrote some lines on this subject, prefaced by a confession of feeling inadequate, since I had no children who were teenagers at the time. I also noted that I would likely feel even more inadequate when I had some teenagers. That prophecy was certainly one of the truest I shall …
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Mar 25
“…make all things according to the pattern….” – – HEBREWS 8:5 By the time Josiah became King of Judah, God’s people (to whom He gave the Law) had drifted step by step until their religious way of life was quite foreign to God’s instructions. A factor which added to the falling away was the misplacement …
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Mar 19
While the above question is one of which we might have asked ourselves in matters pertaining to religion, it is certainly a question that others have asked of us. How CAN we be sure we are right? Consider the following: First, there IS that which is right (truth, God’s Word, the Gospel), and there IS …
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Mar 12
There are many How To… books, telling how to do various jobs. However, one of the most important “how to’s” is found in the Bible. When Jesus spoke the parable of the sower, He was illustrating the different ways in which a person hears and responds to the preaching of the Gospel. After giving the …
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Mar 05
The distinction that must exist between Christianity and the world is blurred and harder than ever to see. Many churches are becoming like the world around them. Churches are lowering the standards of Christian living. Today, many are confused about morality, purity, and righteousness. From various denominational quarters comes a cry to modify long held …
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Feb 24
“Blessed are…” MATTHEW 5:3-11; REVELATION1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 22:14. 1. “Blessed is he that reads” (Rev. 1:3). The one who reads and understands (Mark. 13:14) will gain soul-saving knowledge (John. 8:32). Those in Antioch rejoiced after reading the epistle (Acts 15:31). We walk by faith (2 Cor. 5:7) which comes by hearing the Word of God …
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Feb 18
Today, man is confused as to what authority he should base his religious views. He asks, “Does the authority lie with the church?…the Pope?…councils of men?…conscience?…tradition? Jesus taught that everything men do in religion, they do either by the authority of God or by the authority of men (Matthew 21:23-25). Since the Bible is the …
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