When did you last hear a message on “hope”? Hope, along with love and faith, are essential virtues according to the Apostle Paul (1 Cor. 13:13). “Hope” appears 121 times in the Bible, and 53 of these references are in the New Testament. Anyone remotely acquainted with the Book of Acts surely knows that the...
The Tragedy of Duplicity Back in the early days of our nation there rose a host of well-dressed charlatans who peddled “magic elixirs” and attributed miraculous healing power to their products. These swindlers became known as “snake oil salesmen.” In reality, they were nothing more than Con Artists, fakes, frauds, and pretenders. Their whole enterprise...
Today’s COMPLACENCY brings tomorrow’s CAPTIVITY. Since toleration invites bondage, we must refuse to compromise with sin. “Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years” (Judges 6:1). Because they practiced evil, Israel was plundered by the marauding Midianites for seven long years. “And Israel...
“The only thing about my life that is consistent are my inconsistencies.” This statement was spoken prior to a Zoom prayer meeting with a group of men. When beliefs and behaviors contradict one another; it indicates disorder. If that is true, then spiritual schizophrenia must be rampant. When one’s “talk” and one’s “walk” oppose one...
Will things ever get back to normal? Will the sun shine again? When will the darkness lift? Is it even possible to get through the things that I will never get over? Scripture is not silent on the subject of suffering. The Bible is full of instruction with many examples of people who endured tremendous...
Paul and Barnabas were called by God, and commissioned by the early church, to go to Cyprus on a preaching tour. On the island of Paphos, the deputy of the country named Sergius Paulus, desired to hear the word of God. So he called for Paul and Barnabas. But there was a sorcerer named Barjesus,...