The world is desperately wicked, and that wickedness is named as righteousness, fulfilling Isaiah 5:20 in which woe is judged upon those who call evil good and good evil. Darkness is substituted for light and bitter for sweet. The first sin was pride and selfishness, and the fallen children continued walking that path. But brethren, […]
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According to climate data, the last eight years have been the most scorching on record. But since reasonably accurate records have been kept only since 1880—a rather small sampling considering the age of God’s earth—that true statement may not represent the larger and more complete truth. Regardless, it’s been hot… The Bible talks about heat,
The world grows darker as the day of the Lord approaches. Satan will snare as many as possible in his goal to steal, kill, and destroy before the fullness of time is complete. Isaiah 8:22 informs us the devil’s wicked followers will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they
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Russell Herman, a 67-year-old carpenter died in 1994. In his will, he bequeathed staggering amounts of money to arguably terrific causes: more than $2 billion for the City of East St. Louis, another $1.5 billion for the State of Illinois, $2.5 billion for the National Forest Service, and a whopping $6 trillion to help pay
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Hard question: Are you the church, or are you just attending the church? Each of us must self-analyze where we stand and most importantly what actions we take, or fail to take. The brother of Jesus told us, be doers of the word, and not hearers only, (Jam 1:22). Jesus said, Not everyone who says
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God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. But His creation certainly is not. Change, it is said, is the only constant. Flowers bloom then wither. Babies are born then grow to adulthood. Seasons come and go, as do the years. We just passed into a new season as well as entered a new year
Have you ever been waiting in an intersection and the car in front of you remains stopped even though the light turned green several moments ago? Doesn’t that drive you (pun intended) crazy? Consider this: Are you also perhaps stopped at an intersection in your life, sitting still with the brake on? Do you think
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When God came to Earth in the fleshly form of Jesus, the Jews expected a messiah far different than the manifestation of Christ. They expected a king that would overthrow the nations holding them in bondage and restore their promised kingdom. Instead they got a humble man from a lowly city that was unknown for
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Abraham was allowed to spare the life of his son Isaac, but God our Father chose willingly to sacrifice His only son for us as full atonement for our sins so we would undeservingly inherit everlasting life rather than paying the justified price of eternal death. There is no greater proof of God’s love for
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Apparently not. Or at least not nearly so often according to a recent study released on May 15th, 2018 by the faith-based research group Barna where they compared current findings with those gathered twenty-five years ago. They found that sharing faith is increasingly optional to Christians, which directly opposes the Great Commission given to believers
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