church of Christ at Cloud 9

Jesus has just fed the five thousand with five barley loaves and two small fish.  The next day, the people came seeking Him.  Jesus accused them of seeking Him because they ate the loaves and were filled.  He proceeded to tell them in John 6:48-51  “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna […]

God is sovereign. There is none greater than He.  He is king of the universe.  He rules, He decides, He purposes, and nothing can thwart His will.  We are told that He works all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11). His plans stand forever. Psalms 33:10-11 “The LORD brings the counsel […]

There are numerous conflicts and wars in the world today.  There are terrorist acts where people with evil agendas seek to kill innocent people.  You may not directly be engaged in these conflicts, but all true Christians are still engaged in a war.  The war we are engaged in is a spiritual war and not […]

Let us say that you walk outside on a dark night in an unfamiliar location.  You would, of course, need to take a flashlight or lantern with you so that you could see.  A light allows you to see where you are going – where to put your footsteps and what to avoid.  But if […]

The Bible uses the task of sowing seed to help us understand spiritual matters.  In Biblical times, a farmer might walk through his field with a bag of seeds by his side and he would reach into the bag, grab a handful of seed and broadcast the seed onto the ground.  When the rain would […]

Elijah had just demonstrated the great power of God.  He had arranged a contest between himself and the prophets of Baal.  They were to offer a bull as a sacrifice to Baal and he was to offer a bull in sacrifice to the Lord. They would each put the bull on the altar on top […]

The Israelites had escaped their bondage in Egypt and were marching away.  Exodus 14:5-9  “Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, ‘Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from […]

It is natural to want vengeance when someone intentionally hurts you and shows no remorse.  You might also want to take vengeance:  when an innocent individual is hurt; when someone acts in an inconsiderate way; when the criminal steals from you; when you get hurt in an accident through negligence of another; when someone causes […]

You should be part of a local church or congregation.  Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” You […]

On December 25th, much of the world remembers that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. When Jesus was born, He came to earth as a human being.  Matthew 1:18-23 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the […]