Beware of Covetousness….Merry Christmas?

by | Dec 7, 2020 | Christmas

Luke 12.15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. The advent season is that time of year when Christians are to focus on the meaning of the birth of Jesus...

Anointing, not eloquence

by | May 23, 2020 | Contemporary Christianity

1 Corinthians 2.1-5 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness,...

The disaster of disobedience

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Devotionals

Ezek 14.23 And ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. The Sovereign Lord has told Ezekiel that because of the idolatry of His people, instead of answered prayer, they would be facing severe consequences of...

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

by | Aug 23, 2015 | Corinthians

William Barclay tells us in his commentary “(The Greeks) were characteristically a litigious people. The law courts were one of their chief entertainments… In a Greek city, every man was more or less a lawyer, & spent a very great part of his time either...

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

by | Mar 1, 2015 | Communion Messages

Ecclesiastes 3.11 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun The city of Corinth, like most metropolitan cities today, prided themselves in their universities and...