God has given each of us gifts and abilities.  Consider the gifts listed in Romans 12:6-8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, […]

The church is described as being similar to a human body.  As our bodies have many members with different functions, so the church has members with different functions.  1 Corinthians 12:12-27 “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so […]

Do you honor your parents?  We are commanded to do so.  Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise:  ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.’”  To understand that it […]

Some people are individuals who know-it-all.  They know everything, have a solution for everything, and claim to be able to do everything.  I remember many years ago a young man attended our assembly and claimed he was an excellent mechanic and could fix everything.  We let him work on our car but he failed and […]

Most people get married today because they love each other and desire to spend their lives together.  But as time goes by, the husband and wife see the flaws in each other.  Each does things that take away from the feelings of love that they initially had.  Things may even progress to feelings of animosity […]

When we become Christians, there is a transformation that must occur in each one of us.  Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”  This transformation occurs in us […]

One of the important aspects of Christianity is the transformation that occurs in our lives when we become a follower of Jesus Christ.  Our natural course of action is to be disobedient to God.  Ephesians 2:1-3 “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to […]

In most societies, submission has a bad connotation.  It brings up ideas of slavery or other forms of domination, which we see as bad.  But submission is part of God’s order of things.  First, we are told to submit to God.  James 4:6-7a “But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:  ‘God resists the proud, […]

One of the things God expects from us is our worship of Him.  Jesus was tempted by Satan in Matthew 4:10 “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” Jesus instructed the woman at the well in […]

God wants us to worship Him.  Jesus instructed the woman at the well in John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.   God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship […]