church of Christ at Cloud 9

You and I believe in God. Every honest person should also believe in God because of the obvious intelligent design of what He has created.  Romans 1:19-20 “Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes […]

The apostle Paul had a prayer for the Ephesians.  Ephesians 1:17-21 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His […]

Jesus was crucified and arose from the grave after three days.  He presented Himself to be alive by many infallible proofs, being seen by His disciples during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. At the end of the forty days, He was taken up into heaven.  Acts 1:9-11 […]

Saul was persecuting the early church.  Acts 8:3 “As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.”  He obtained letters from the high priest to the synagogues of Damascus Acts 9:2b-5 “so that if he found any who were of the Way, […]

There are wars in numerous places in the world today.  Sometimes there are ceasefire agreements; but often one side acts treacherously and hostilities resume.  We can define peace as the absence of war or hostilities.  But there are several types of peace.  Peace can be between nations or social groups.  Peace can also be a […]

We all have trials in our lives; no one can live without them.  They may come as persecutions or health problems or problems with other people or losses that we experience or financial problems or work problems.  The list can go on and on.  So the question is not do we have trials and tribulations, […]

The Israelites were slaves in the land of Egypt.  Their lives were bitter with hard bondage.  But God had a plan to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and display His mighty power with many miracles.  God gave seven promises to the Israelites.  Exodus 6:6-8 “Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the […]

When you became a Christian through faith and obedience to the gospel, many things happened.  Your sins were forgiven, you were justified before God, you were saved from God’s wrath, and you became the recipient of many spiritual blessings and promises.  You became a child of God.  Galatians 3:26-27 “For you are all sons of […]

Some people observe that we may start out seeing God as we have experienced our earthly father.  If your father was distant, then you may see God as distant.  If your father was harsh and condemning, you may see God as harsh and condemning. If your father was loving, you may see God as loving.  […]

David was the youngest of Jesse’s sons.  It was David’s job to watch over the sheep of his father.  The Israelites were fighting the Philistines and David’s older brothers were soldiers in the war.  Jesse sent David to the battle with some gifts and to find out how his brothers were doing.  David came to […]