Encouraging Things Happening For Our Young People

30 Oct 2022

Encouraging Things Happening For Our Young People

October 30, 2022

I just returned from our quarterly Board meeting at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN, where we learned of some exciting developments I think you will find encouraging. At a time when so many congregations are struggling with declining membership and other challenges, it’s refreshing to hear about some of the […]

23 Oct 2022

Are You Willing To Confess Him?

October 23, 2022

The persecution of Christians for various reasons and by various forces is a fact wellestablishedthroughout much of the last two centuries. Almost immediately after the church wasestablished (Acts 2), Jewish persecution intensified in both manner and method. Officiallysanctionedpersecutions at the hands of men like Saul of Tarsus are well documented […]

16 Oct 2022

Capital Campaign Surpasses Goal

October 16, 2022

With an amazing contribution of $43,186.65 last Sunday, our goal of contributing$250,000.00 to the Capital Campaign by October 9, 2022 was more than met! Announcing thecontribution at the end of services, John Everson, our deacon finance, stated that the balance inthe Capital Campaign now stands at $283,084.45. This is in […]

08 Oct 2022

Children Can Do Personal Work Too!

October 8, 2022

When our children were younger and still living at home, we discovered that there were timeswhen they were much more successful at getting something done than we were. Especially if itinvolved getting our parents to do something, or maybe inviting another family to come over,who had children about the same […]

02 Oct 2022

Introducing a Personal Evangelism Seminar

October 2, 2022

Are you ready for an evangelism boot camp? There was a time in our not-so-distant past whenthese types of seminars were being held all over our nation. Christians carried film strips (JuleMiller) in the back of their trunks and went house to house teaching anyone who would listen theGospel of […]

24 Sep 2022

Mistakes Declining Churches Make

September 24, 2022

When I point out that many churches are in decline, I am not referring to the denominations – although that is certainly the case. In fact, mainstream American denominations are seeing a decline like never before. The Gallup organization reports a continuing decline in church membership for over two decades, […]

18 Sep 2022

Are The First Century Miracles For Us Today?

September 18, 2022

In order to answer this question, it is important to understand what was the actual purpose forthe first century miracles. These miracles were carefully planned, and executed according toGod’s purpose. They were not done merely to create an emotional sensation or atmosphere. Norwere they primarily done for their immediate physical […]

11 Sep 2022

The Primary Work Of The Church

September 11, 2022

The Scriptures teach that the work of the church may scripturally be viewed as an extensionof the work of Jesus Christ on earth, and may be properly considered as consisting of threecategories: 1) evangelism, (Mk. 16:15 – 16); 2) benevolence, (Acts 10:38); and the edification ofits members, (Heb. 10:25). But […]

28 Aug 2022

Bible Questions And Answers

August 28, 2022

Question: Does the Bible say it is wrong to smoke cigarettes? Answer: The Bible teaches that our body is a “temple of the Holy Spirit” and therefore it is wrong to do anything which deliberately defiles or harms our body. Paul wrote to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 6 as […]

21 Aug 2022

When The Preacher’s Family Resents Preaching

August 21, 2022

All who have been in the church for a while have probably seen situations where the preacher’s family was resentful. It may be a wife who stops coming to various gatherings. It may be children who grow uncomfortable at being “preacher kids.” It may be siblings or other family members […]