2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness… Proverbs 30:5 reminds us that every word of God is flawless so if 2 Timothy 3:16 says ALL scripture is God breathed and useful then that is certainly true. ALL Scripture is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting…

In December of 2013, Wes McAdams, who currently serves as the preaching minister for the McDermott Road Church of Christ in Plano, TX, published an article entitled “An Open Letter to Churches of Christ”. In his article Mr. McAdams listed 5 things that he thought those of us within the churches of Christ needed to…

This is what the Lord says: “As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it, there is still a blessing in it,’ so will I do in behalf of my servants;I will not destroy them all. Despite the unholy rebellion and pride of some of the remnant,…

One of my favorite songs in our songbooks is titled “No Tears in Heaven”. It’s an encouraging hymn about how in eternity there will be no more sadness. It is based, in part, on scriptures from the book of Revelation like Revelation 7:17 which tells us For the Lamb at the center of the throne…

This week we continue our study of Isaiah, moving into Isaiah 65. Isaiah 65 begins with the lord answering Isaiah’s lament from the previous two chapters and calling out the people of Judah for their hypocrisy. What is hypocrisy? In essence, “hypocrisy” refers to the act of claiming to believe something but acting in a…

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. Too many…

The book of Acts is filled with progress reports on the growth of the early church. In Acts 6:1-7 we see the early church growing rapidly. Acts 6 opens with the words “In those days when the number of disciples was increasing…” But with growth came some issues. The remainder of Acts 6:1 says that…

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. A few short years before, the Pharisee-trained Saul made it his mission to destroy the church. Now, he has become one of…

It is hard to believe that another year has come to a close. Even harder to believe is that 2021 was my second year as the full time preacher here in Cloudcroft, having moved here full-time in August of 2019. Our family is extremely humbled and grateful to be a part of this church family…

Isaiah 63:7-14 is the beginning of what is often called the Lament(s) of Isaiah. This section continues through Isaiah 64. This section of Isaiah can be divided into three parts. In the first part Isaiah is remembering—reminiscing—and listing the mercies that God has shown to His people in the past. The second part (Isaiah 63:15-64:6)…