Ezekiel 37:15-17 (NIV) The word of the Lord came to me: 16 “Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, ‘Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with…
Ezekiel 37:1-14 “Them Bones”
The valley of bones. Ezekiel 37:1-3 (NASB) The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very…
A change of heart
This week we continued our series form Ezekiel focusing on the transformation of God’s people that Ezekiel prophecies in Ezekiel 36. A link to the powerpoint lesson is available at the bottom of the page and on our sermon series page. Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NIV) I will give you a new heart and put a new…
What’s Coming
This coming Sunday we continue our series from Ezekiel by going back into Ezekiel 36 and focusing on verses 16-28. Mark Horton continues a study of Daniel in the auditorium class. The young adult class will move into Ephesians chapter 4. Last night (Wednesday) we began our study of 1 Corinthians 15. You can view…
The Resurrection
In our Wednesday Evening Bible Study we are studying the resurrection of Jesus. We are learning exactly what the Scriptures teach, how we can defend the resurrection, and what it all means to us as Christians today. We have worked our way through all 4 gospel accounts (Matthew 27-28; Mark 15-16; Luke 23-24; John 20-21)…
Praise the Lord
What a great weekend we had at the Cloudcroft Church of Christ. On Saturday, we fed around 50 high schoolers at the 5th quarter meal following the football game. So many pitched in to provide food, drinks, cook food, transport food, and hang out and visit with the kids and school officials. Sunday began with…
The Enemy Has Been Defeated
Christ has conquered death because of His resurrection. He who was dead is now alive (Revelation 1:18). These three words—Christ conquered death—define the most important difference between Christianity and all other religions. No other religious leader ever predicted his own death and resurrection (Matthew 16:21), based his claims about himself and his teaching on that…
The Resurrection
1 Thessalonians 1:13 (NIV) We believe that Jesus died and rose again. And because of what Jesus did, God will bring back with him those who have died. Just as the heart pumps life giving blood to every part of the body, so the resurrection is the life-giving blood to our souls. The resurrection often…
Looking for a church home?
Looking for a church home? Let me invite you to visit us at the Cloudcroft Church of Christ? We are a collection of people with faults and issues just like everyone else, but we turn to God’s inspired word to find the answers and solutions to our problems and then we help one another to…
The Holy Spirit
There is much made about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We need to wash away our preconceived notions and simply allow God’s Word to speak on this matter. Then we can make an honest evaluation about the work of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the Christian. A good first step is examining the original…