A father was watching his young son struggle to lift a heavy rock. The little fellow grunted and strained, but couldn’t move it. The father said, “Son, are you sure you are using all your strength ?”-The exhausted boy said, “Yes, 1 am I” The father replied, “No, you are not. You haven’t asked me…

• “Walk while you have the light” (John 12:35) • “Walk in-the steps of faith” (Rom. 4:12) • “wa1k in newness of life” (Rom. 6:4) • “walk … according to the Spirit” (Rom. 8:1) • “walk properly” (_Rom. 13:13) • “as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk” (1 Cor. 7:17) •…

The great apostle and evangelist, Peter did some amazing things in his preaching career. In Acts 2, he delivered the first gospel sermon after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. Acts 2:41 records that an astounding number responded to this and were baptized into Christ-almost 3,0001 Peter continued preaching even though arrested several times, beaten, and threatened…

I O ked at Simon Peter, He saw a fiery impulsive person. When Jesus o He made promises that he could not keep, and began works that he could not finish. He thought he could walk on the water without any problems but: “But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning…

“Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you … ” {Matthew 28:20). Known as the Great Commission, this passage at the end of Matthew is often used, and rightly so, to speak about our core value of evangelism. We understand that the implication to seek and to save the lost is for us…

Our words can be extremely powerful, either for good (Eph. 4:29} or ill (James 3:6). One form of evil use of the tongue is gossip. fhe following lllustriatlon by an unknown author drives . this point home: Once upon a time, an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief, As a result,…

“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It Is In vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Behold, children…

Scientific findings have recently confirmed what we Christians have known all along. An unforgiving, grudge-holding spirit is not in our best interest. According to a report heralded by Newsweek, more than 1,200 published studies have now been conducted on the subject and the results are both consistent and conclusive: ” … increased blood pressure and…

Those unfortunate sou,ls who meander through life caring about nothing are at least c.onsistently predictable: they do nothing, accomplish nothing, ·receive n·othing, and – saddest of a·I1- amount t.o nothing. They are the dead weight dragging down any church, business, or society. A·nd worse still, their complacency is contagious. Even the tiniest s.eed of indifference…

Harmony with One Another by Bill Whiteman in some ways, being a Christian would be easier if you didn’t have to deal with people. You could just study God’s Word and have a personal relationship with God. But that lifestyle (isolation) isn’t what being a Christian is all about. If we are truly “Christ-Like” we…