Breaking Bread Together is God honoring fellowship that involves each of us as participants. To help us comprehend and soak up the blessings of table fellowship, I wrote the following: Breaking Bread Together Breaking Bread Together is God honoring fellowship that involves each of us as participants. Typically we pray before we eat. I like … [Read more…]
If you invite lone followers of Jesus for the Lord’s Supper in your home, you will be bringing them into agape fellowship. The 3,000 Jews that turned to Jesus on the Day of Pentecost had that kind of fellowship and it continued for over 150 years as it sparsely does to this day. I ask … [Read more…]
Jesus shows us that heathens are judged by their own unbelief. Because, they “loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.” John 3:19b “Nicodemus heard from the mouth of Jesus the complete account of the way of salvation, a salvation which is absolutely all-encompassing.” Kretzmann We read the complete account from … [Read more…]
We Christians allow heathen influence to intrude into our lives. Even though Christianity is the largest religion in the world, heathens exert inordinate sinful influence in our cultures. In America, Pew Research identifies 76.9 percent of our population as Christian. Yet, TV, Print, Radio and Internet Media is predominately biased against Christianity. The propaganda put … [Read more…]
Light overcomes darkness. In nature, light displaces darkness. Turn on the light. Darkness is gone. Spiritually, Jesus brings light and displaces darkness. “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Jesus tells us we are the light … [Read more…]
In our daily lives – to the praise of His glory In our daily lives God helps by the Holy Spirit to activate the blessings He has bestowed in us and be to the praise of His glory. Our being is God’s doing. We are what He has made us by the blessings He has … [Read more…]
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Heb 5:14 KJV Or as in the HCSB: But solid food is for the mature — for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and … [Read more…]
By Howard Snyder In contrast to traditional views, the Bible describes the church in the midst of culture, struggling to maintain its fidelity while tainted by the corrosive acids of paganism and Jewish legalism. This view is sharply relevant for the modern age. We will look briefly at three essential aspects of the biblical view. … [Read more…]
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Php 4:8-9 … [Read more…]
Stand up, stand up for Jesus! ye soldiers of the cross; Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss: From vict’ry unto vict’ry, His army shall He lead, Till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed. Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The trumpet call obey: Forth to the mighty conflict, … [Read more…]