church of Christ at Cloud 9

Joshua was coming to the end of his life.  He had led Israel for many years and gained many victories in conquering the land of Canaan.  He called all the people together to admonish them.  Joshua 24:14-24 “’Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which […]

The apostle Paul had traveled to Athens where he was waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him.  While waiting, he observed that the city was given over to idols. Certain philosophers encountered him and wanted to know what he had to say.  Acts 17:19-31 “And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, […]

While Jesus was here on earth, He had to power to raise someone from the dead.  Luke 7:11-15 “Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, […]

One day, shortly after Jesus ascended into heaven, Peter and John went to the temple at the hour of prayer.  At the gate to the temple, they saw a man who had been lame from birth, asking for alms.  Acts 3:6-10 “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do […]

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, […]