One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to follow the example of one who knows how to do it.  Children learn from their parents how to do many things by watching them in their actions.  Good teachers in school use examples to show their students the correct way to accomplish […]

In your desire to conduct your life as God would have you live, you follow not only the teachings of Jesus, but also the examples he left you.  Jesus left you examples of standing for the truth of God, of righteous living, of love, of service to others us, and of many other things.  In […]

As a Christian, you are under the new covenant or new testament which has been ratified with the blood of Jesus.  It is natural that you should read and study the writings of the apostles and the teachings of Jesus because they apply directly to you.  But don’t neglect the Old Testament scriptures.  In referring […]

Isn’t it wonderful that your sins are forgiven?  Praise the Lord!  Hebrews 10:16-17 “’This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,’ then He adds, ‘Their sins and their lawless deeds I […]

Many people refer to the building where believers assemble as a church.  But the people that assemble are the church, not the building.  You do not go to church; you are the church.  Or perhaps more correctly, you are a member of the church.  Someone had to edify or build the assembly building.  In a […]

Jesus is the light of the world.  John 8:12 “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’”  John 1:4-9 “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.  And the light […]

We have all heard about sin.  But what is sin?  Sin is literally a missing of the mark.  If the mark or target is doing what God wants you to do, sin, or missing the mark, is doing something contrary to what God wants you to do. 1 John 3:4 “Whoever commits sin also commits […]

Philippians 2:14-15 “Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.”  It is easy to get into the habit of complaining.  You complain when you are unhappy […]

Romans 14:17-18 “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.”  Righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit – three things that make you acceptable to […]

Our God is an awesome God.  He is Lord God Almighty.  He has created everything.  He has the power to save and the power to destroy.  In the past, He has destroyed cities and nations.  He has caused the ground to open up and swallow those who rebelled against Him.   In the first century church, […]