church of Christ at Cloud 9

Throughout the Bible, God’s people have interacted with kingdoms of this world.  These include the Egyptian kingdom, the Assyrian kingdom, the Babylonian kingdom and the Roman kingdom. When the Israelites were captives in the Babylonian kingdom, King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream.  Daniel told the king his dream and its interpretation. Daniel 2:31-41; 44 “You, O […]

We understand that we are very different from God.  He is all-powerful; we have very limited power.  He is all-knowing; our knowledge is very limited.  He is everywhere; we are limited to our physical bodies.  He is spirit; we are physical. He sees everything; our sight is limited.  He is righteous; we are sinners.  And […]

The Israelites had left Egypt and had come to Mount Sinai.  The Lord promised to come down upon the mountain in the sight of all the people.  But He cautioned in Exodus 19:12 “You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the […]

In the beginning, God made man and woman and provided for their union in marriage.  Genesis 2:21-24 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had […]

Many years ago, my wife was in a near-fatal car accident.  She was making a turn onto a busy street and thought that the traffic was clear, but she didn’t see a truck until just before it struck her on the driver’s door of her car. Her pelvis was broken, a rib was broken, and […]

Jesus said this about marriage in Mark 10:6-9 “But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.  […]

We have several instances in the Bible of individuals who died and came back to life.  In 1 Kings 17, we read about the widow of Zarephath.  Her son stopped breathing and she sent for the prophet Elijah.  1 Kings 17:21-22 “And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to […]

Jesus gave a famous story in Luke 10:30-35 “Then Jesus answered and said: ‘A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.  Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, […]

Your physical heart is one of the most important organs in your body.  The heart pumps blood containing oxygen and nutrients to every part of your body.  If your physical heart is diseased, your physical activity is limited. If your heart fails to function, then you die.  The Bible makes multiple references to the spiritual […]

Singing is an important part of the Christian assembly.   Two different but similar passages address the subject – Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19.  Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts […]