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Repentance

May 7, 2021September 16, 2019 by publisher

When Jesus began His ministry, the first thing He preached was the doctrine of repentance. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” ~ Matt 4:17 When a sinner begins to feel the Spirit of God convicting their heart of sin, repentance is the … Read more

Salvation Through Jesus Christ

May 7, 2021September 16, 2019 by publisher

The very mission of the Son of God in coming to earth was to bring salvation to lost, sinful man, and to reconcile man’s relationship with his heavenly Father through the removal of sin. “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” ~ Luke 19:10 “This is … Read more

Baptism

October 2, 2021September 17, 2019 by publisher

Baptism is derived from the Greek word “baptize” meaning “to immerse”. Never is sprinkling or pouring found in the Bible in relation to water baptism. Water baptism signifies a burial as well as a resurrection. So according to the example in the Bible, we should baptize the saved by fully immersing them in the water. … Read more

Communion – The Lord’s Supper

February 13, 2021October 11, 2019 by publisher

This communion ordinance is known as: “the Lord’s supper” because Christ instituted it (Luke 22:19-20, Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24) and the Apostle Paul also spoke of it this way (1 Corinthians 11:20). It is known as the “communion” because of the common participation in it of the those that are saved. “The cup of blessing … Read more

Sin – What It Is and What It Is Not

May 7, 2021November 30, 2019 by publisher

What sin is: Common definitions are: Missing the mark. An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. A word, deed, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God. It is also a conscience matter, as we must comprehend “sin” to be found guilty of it. “For when the Gentiles, which … Read more

True Forgiveness vs a Religious Practice

December 20, 2020December 19, 2020 by publisher

So fundamental to the Christian life is forgiveness, that when Jesus was asked about how to pray, he included it as the fundamental principle that must exist, for any spiritual communication to even be heard, between God and the individual. “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy … Read more

Fleeing Temptation

February 16, 2022February 2, 2021 by btolbert

Tempt means to entice one to commit an unwise or immoral act. Something that tempts or entices causes one to be in a state of temptation. Today we will look at three examples from the Bible that teach us important lessons about temptation and how we can be victorious over the temptations in our own … Read more

The Need for Daily Prayer

October 2, 2021February 27, 2021 by publisher

The true Christian life and Christian work, are things that are impossible without God. We need answers to prayer. For example: unless the Lord makes the change in us – our hearts are not completely changed. “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are … Read more

God’s Children Live Holy

February 16, 2022March 5, 2021 by btolbert

Today I want to challenge your thinking on the topic of “holy living” and what this means for us. Let us look at our Bibles together to learn what God expects from His children. What we will find is God does expect us to live holy lives, and the Bible supports this: 1 Peter 1:14-16 … Read more

Prayer

February 16, 2022March 19, 2021 by btolbert

“Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God.” This quote from a song in one of our choir books here in California reminds us that there is great power in even a little faith when God is with us. Let’s look at what Jesus said about faith. Mathew 17:20 “20 And Jesus … Read more