Diagnosing a Heart Condition – ARE YOU AT RISK??
What we hear from God depends on the condition of our heart. Matthew 13:18-23 Two people sitting in the same pew and listening to the same message can respond in totally different ways. The determining factor is the state of a person’s heart, as the parable in today’s passage clearly shows. A Hard Heart. There…
Read MorePeople Are Hurting and Turning to Suicide
People Are Hurting and Turning to Suicide – By Chick Publications On January 25th, the Mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A few days later, a former Miss USA committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise building in New York. Both events happened less than one week…
Read More¿Puede un cristiano perder la salvación?
Pregunta: “¿Puede un cristiano perder la salvación?” Respuesta: Antes de que esta pregunta sea respondida, se debe definir el término “cristiano”. Un “cristiano” no es una persona que haya dicho una oración, o pasado al frente, o que haya crecido en una familia cristiana. Mientras que cada una de estas cosas pueden ser parte de la…
Read MoreUnderstanding God
True faith goes beyond evidence and becomes its own best evidence. If you try to figure God out, you will die and go to Hell without having God figured out. Nothing will hold anything beyond its own capacity. In other words, you can’t put two gallons of liquid in a one-gallon jug. Do you think…
Read MoreWHY BIRDS DON’T NEED SOCKS?
he following is from CreationMoments.com, January 13, 2022: “Have you ever watched ducks out on an icy lake paddling around in the near-freezing water. They will spend much of the day in that one spot with the temperature well below freezing, and yet the cold doesn’t seem to bother them. Perhaps on shore there are…
Read MoreFriday Church News Notes
Volume 23, Issue 4 – February 4, 2022 The Friday Church News Notes is designed for use in churches and is published by Way of Life Literature. Unless otherwise stated, the Notes are written by David Cloud. Of necessity we quote from a wide variety of sources, though this does not imply an endorsement. …
Read MoreJesus in the Old Testament?
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” Luke 24:27 The Old Testament, without the Lord Jesus Christ, would be a dead-end road leading to nowhere. And yet, as you take a step back and look at the whole Bible, you see Jesus…
Read MoreHow to Avoid an Empty Life
Realize that only God can fulfill the yearning we have inside. First, read what King Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Many people appear happy and confident in public, but beneath the surface, they feel empty. Despite their attempts to fill life with pleasures, work, and impressive accomplishments, it’s all vanity. They have chased after fulfillment…
Read MoreOur Final Redemption
While life after salvation still has challenges, the Holy Spirit gives believers direction, peace, and joy. Romans 8:12-25 Have you discovered that your expectations do not match the realities of your existence? We sometimes have the mistaken idea that God is going to make life easier after salvation. In some ways, this certainly is true:…
Read MoreThe Message the World Needs to Hear
The gospel is the good news the world needs, and God want believers to share it. Mark 16:15-20 Suppose I asked what the mission of the church is—how would you answer? Although the church accomplishes many tasks, the most important is to share the gospel of Christ. Everything else is merely an extension of that.…
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