The apostle Paul gives the following admonition in 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13a “And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake.”  Who are these individuals who labor among us and are […]

In every ordered society there is a system of authority.  Many countries today have a king or a president or a prime minister as the leading authority, with heads of various offices and districts beneath him.  There is an order of authority down to the local city, where there is a mayor with subordinate authorities […]

Our God is a very loving God.  1 John 4:8  “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”  Ephesians 2:4-7  “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ […]

All true Christians have fellowship with each other.  We share God as our Father in heaven, Jesus as our Lord and Savior and the Holy Spirit living within us.  We share a common salvation and the same eternal home that Jesus has gone to prepare for us.  When you walk in the light and I […]

If you were to go to a movie or a sporting event or watch a parade going down the street, you would have fellowship with others who are seeing the same thing as you.  Fellowship literally means a sharing in common.  The word communion is a synonym.  Fellowship is not a Christian word.  There are […]

When a friend or loved one dies, you are saddened because you know that you will not see them again; you will no longer be able to talk with them and enjoy their company.  They will not be telling their funny stories to make you laugh or lending a sympathetic ear to your problems.  You […]

One of the greatest blessings you have as a Christian is the assurance that after death comes the resurrection.  This life is not all there is.  When you die, you will see the Lord.  When a loved one dies, they will be resurrected.  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “But I do not want you to be ignorant, […]

From time to time, you are tempted to follow your fleshly desires, to say things you should not say and to sin.  Even Jesus was tempted.  Luke 4:1-2a “Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by […]

God’s people, the Israelites, had just been freed from slavery in Egypt.  God, through Moses, had brought ten terrible plagues upon the Egyptians.  The water in the river had been turned into blood.  Frogs had filled the land.  The plague of gnats was followed by the plague of flies.  The livestock had died by disease […]

Love for your Christian brother and sister is very important and something you should seek to cultivate.  John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.   By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have […]