Peter and John had gone to the temple at the hour of prayer and saw a lame man asking for alms at the gate of the temple. Acts 3:6-8  “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, […]

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 […]

The gospel is very important to us as Christians.  The gospel is the power of God to salvation. Paul wrote in Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” […]

When the Israelites were in the wilderness, God chose Moses to be the leader of the people and to talk with Him.  He also chose Aaron to be the High Priest.  But some of the people, led by Korah, were unhappy with the way things were. Numbers 16:3  “They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, […]

We are told that God had a plan for the world and mankind that he made before the foundation of the world and he has been working that plan ever since.  Ephesians 1:4-12 “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before […]

We know that the greatest commandments are about love.  A lawyer came to Jesus and asked which was the great commandment in the law.  Matthew 22:37-39 “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and […]

The prophet Joel gave the following prophesy in Joel 2:32 “And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.” The apostle Peter quoted […]

We all want to inherit the kingdom of God and receive God’s blessings.  We are given a list of those individuals who will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Ephesians 5:3-6 “But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish […]

The apostle Paul had returned to Jerusalem from his missionary journeys.  Certain Jews incited a riot because of him and the Roman authorities rushed in and rescued Paul; eventually they took him to Caesarea to stand trial before Felix the Roman governor. After the initial trial, Felix delayed making a decision. He later called for […]

We understand that we are made up of body, soul and spirit.  The apostle Paul writes about these three elements in that he expresses his desire that all three elements of the brethren be preserved blameless at Christ’s coming. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your […]