Self Examination

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Communion Messages, Devotionals

A very important part of any communion service is self examination. Of course, it is only by the power of God’s Spirit that we can perform this task. We can very easily “cruise” in our Christianity. By that I mean that it can become a mechanical duty, as opposed to a...

The Three-Fold Cord

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage

“… And a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12) In Ephesians 5, we find a beautiful picture of a Christian marriage. One man and one woman, filled with the Holy Spirit, “submitting to one another in the fear of God.” Thus, if we are encountering...

Have Faith in God

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Prayer

Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. The words of this devotional title are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ that were spoken in the context of prayer. Read them again. Now believe those words of Jesus over that need or crisis that you...

Quench Not The Spirit

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Contemporary Christianity, Devotionals

The title of this post comes from 1 Thess 5:19. When I read that passage the other day, I ‘flashed’ on another verse, Gal 5:22, where we find that the fruit of God’s Spirit is love. When we act, think, or speak in an unloving fashion, the Holy Spirit is quenched. I...

Caring Is God’s Will

by | Apr 14, 2024 | Devotionals

When Jesus told the story about the good Samaritan in Luke 10, it is written that he took care of the beaten individual. What a beautiful demonstration of God’s love! The follower of Jesus should be a caring person. Paul wrote that the Body of Christ should have the...