…when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2 When Moses uttered the words “for their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges” (Deut. 32:31), he did more than just declare a mild difference between the...
Life!... Life is hard. Living life with the attitudes and ideologies of society is hard. And then there are the day-to-day events that seem to weigh us down and make us wonder if God is truly present in our daily struggles. You know what these weights can be:...
The Apostle Peter says in 2 Peter 1:16: “for we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but were eyewitnesses of His Majesty.”1 He goes on to describe his personal experience when he was with the...
The Testimony of Shane Johnson My salvation story begins in a library and ends in a funeral home, although I now know it started much earlier than that. But from what I remember that day in the library was the first step that guided my feet to the gospel of God. I...
In the last issue we noticed that two benefits of the believer’s trials are that they can be a defense against pride as well as a testimony to others. God’s Word also teaches that suffering: 3. Deepens Our Faith First Peter 1:6-7 says: “In this you greatly rejoice,...
The subject of crowns and rewards for the Christian is not a salvation doctrine. Salvation is a gift according to Ephesians 2:8-9 and other scriptures: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of...
"He is altogether lovely" Song 5:16 What is beauty? What makes something beautiful? Our society tells us that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that beauty is relative, and we must categorize persons or things as beautiful based on our own personal preferences....
Our Father, we recognize before You that we need You to teach us to pray. We would like to excel as people who pray. Thank You for Your Scriptures that give us such rich motivating truths about prayer. Please grant that these divine realities would reach our hearts by...
The rapture has been imminent throughout church history. At any moment Christ could finish building His church and return in the air for her. When the rapture does occur, the dead in Christ will be resurrected first; then living believers will be instantly glorified...
Weekend in the Word May 5-7 • Community Gospel Chapel20 Bergen Ave Voorhees, NJ 08043 All are invited to a spiritually refreshing weekend in the study of God’s Word. The speaker, Warren Henderson (Stevensville, MT) will present a six-session series on the Ministries...
Face to face with Christ, my Savior,Face to face—what will it beWhen with rapture I behold him,Jesus Christ who died for me? Face to face I shall behold him,Far beyond the starry sky;Face to face in all his glory,I shall see him by and by. Only faintly now I see...