Habakkuk 3:18-19 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,he enables me to tread on the heights. Have you ever wanted to ask God, “If you’re in control, why does evil so often seem…
Updates
The construction on Swallow is complete and the main entrance to our parking lot is now open! We have installed a new handrail on the west side of the building. This Wednesday we will begin a study on the Book of Esther with our teens. Our Sunday morning adult Bible Study continues through Isaiah. This…
Construction Update
The parking lot entrance on the east side of the church building is temporarily inaccessible due to road construction on Swallow. Visitors can enter the parking lot on the west side. From Hwy 82 turn north in front of Allsups and go to the stop sign at Burros Street. Turn right onto Burro Street. Head…
The majority is usually wrong
Exodus 23:2 Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. If the number one problem of mankind throughout time is not listening to God then a very close second is “following the crowd”. Throughout history the “majority” or the “perceived” majority has often been wrong. Many times those that have chosen to follow the crowd…
Something to Think About
The Gospel of the Kingdom
Luke 17:20-21 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” The Pharisees asked…
Listen, listen
Isaiah 55:2 Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,and you will delight in the richest of fare. The number one problem of mankind throughout time is that we don’t listen to the Lord. In Isaiah 55, the prophet, inspired by God, exhorts the people to listen, listen. While these words were originally meant…
The Forgotten Gift
My family and I are taking a short vacation this coming weekend and in my absence this coming Sunday Dr. Dennis Cravens will be giving the sermon. It is entitled The Forgotten Gift and here is a brief preview provided by Dr. Cravens: “Now these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of…
Keeping the Body Holy
1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. What did Paul mean when he said “you were bought at a price”? It means that for the Christian our bodies no longer belong to us but to the Lord because He purchased us with His blood. Revelation 5:9 And…
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, he offers a lot of tough but encouraging words of instruction regarding how Christians are to live life. Within these few chapters, he defines the very nature of God (chapter 13), he reflects on Israel’s history (chapter 10), and he addresses some cancerous disunity in the…