Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8 Various times in the Old Testament the pre-incarnate Son of God temporarily visited earth, drawing near to encourage, teach, and commission His servants. For example, the Lord visited Abraham in Mamre (Gen....
November 2024 Edition
Three Measures of Meal at Mamre
As Abraham was sitting at his tent door in the heat of the day, the pre-incarnate Son of God suddenly appeared along with two angels (Gen. 18:1-2). Recognizing the significance of the occasion, Abraham ran to greet them, extending to them the eastern hospitality...
Fellow Workers for the Truth: The Practice of Hospitality
Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers…we therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth. 3 John 1:5-8 In the New Testament, we often admire apostles like Peter for his preaching, Paul for his...
He Suffered For Me: The Testimony of Marco Habib
My story begins in 1988 in Northern Africa, in the Sudan. My grandparents moved there from Egypt years prior to this for work. At the time of my birth, it was the largest country on the continent and held the record for the longest on-going civil war. It is little...
Zirnesti Christian Assembly and Christian Mission International Aid
The nation of Moldova gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, when a democratically elected government took power. Nestled between Ukraine and Romania, this little nation is one of the poorest countries in Europe. Founded in Australia, Christian Mission...
The Battle is the Lord’s
Sanctification is simply the process of spiritual growth by which God progressively makes us more like His Beloved Son, our Savior. The natural outgrowth of this process is that believers will live godly lives for the Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul reminds us...
That Which Is Perfect Has Come
“Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is...
Should Assemblies Have A Pastor?
In truth, every scripturally gathered assembly does indeed have a Pastor. The important distinction is that the Pastor of each local assembly is the Lord Jesus Christ, and not a full-time paid person as the word “pastor” is often understood to be. Our first...
News & Notices
Camp Hope Fall Family Conference November 8-10, 20247011 Pony Lake Rd Dahlonega, GA The Fall Family Conference begins Friday at 6:00 pm ending Sunday 1:00 pm. It is a weekend for families to get away and enjoy in-depth teaching from the Word of God and fellowship...
Unanswered Yet?
The Prayer Your Lips Have Pleaded Unanswered yet? The prayer your lips have pleadedIn agony of heart these many years?Does faith begin to fail? Is hope departing?And think you all in vain those falling tears?Say not the Father hath not heard your prayer;You shall have...