“…so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe… also in every place your faith toward God is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak anything.” 1 Thessalonians 1:7-8 The question has often been asked “Is there any such thing as the...
Local churches have a culture and reputation, both of which may be positive and negative. Perhaps you visited a local church and came away with an impression either that the people were friendly or perhaps you found them unfriendly. It may be that you felt there was...
The fact that many assemblies are very small in number is not in and of itself any cause for concern. When the focus of the saints gathered together is appropriately fixed upon the Son of God to the exclusion of fleshly entertainment and carnally driven emotion, small...
Why is a settled assurance of salvation so difficult for some genuine believers to experience? I read in the Belfast Telegraph recently (a Northern Ireland newspaper), an interview with an evangelical man in Northern Ireland. He indicated that he never had any crisis...
Land O’Lakes Bible Chapel, Lutz, Florida For the last twenty-three years, Land O’ Lakes Bible Chapel has been striving to reach its community for Christ. This assembly is in the fast-growing community of Lutz, Florida, in the north Tampa area. In 1999, a Bible study...
I was not raised in a church that practiced head covering. I had been taught it was cultural but felt uncomfortable with this reasoning. Where do you stop with that kind of thinking? I personally decided to study the topic of Headship and became convinced of its...
The repeated failures of the Old Testament priesthood reached their pinnacle in our Lord’s time with Caiaphas. He and his preceding generations failed the nation of Israel in their stewardship of divine truth; they served themselves rather than the LORD God, they...
There is a well-known Christian poem called “The Touch of the Master’s Hand,” also sometimes called “The Old Violin,” written by Myra Brooks Welch in 1921. This poem describes the story of an old, unwanted violin that was about to be sold for a pittance as the...
Romans 5:12-14 says: “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned...
Skyland Bible Conference July 1-7 • Eastern Mennonite University1200 Park Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 The 67th annual Skyland Bible Conference will be held at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in Harrisonburg, VA. Continuing the tradition of excellent Bible...
The Church’s one Foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord; She is His new creation by water and the Word. From heav’n He came and sought her to be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died. Elect from ev’ry nation, yet one o’er all the...