church of Christ at Cloud 9

There are a number of ways that can describe how an individual lives his or her life.  Some live their lives carefree, in pleasure and fun.  Some live their lives in pursuit of money and possessions. Some live unproductive lives, trying to avoid responsibility.  Some live their lives filled with worry and anxiety about the […]

You have trials in your life and I do too. These trials could be health problems or financial problems or loss of a loved one or problems with our relationships with other people.  On and on the list might grow of different trials in life.  Although we could be discouraged, as Christians we have something […]

Jesus describes himself as a vine.  John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.  You are already clean because of the word which I […]

In the Bible we read about the two brothers, Jacob and Esau.  Even though they were twins, Esau was older by a few minutes and therefore had the birthright given to the oldest son.  Genesis 25:29-34 “Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said […]

The “world”, in the biblical sense, is not the physical earth. It generally refers to people and society whose thoughts, values, and practices demonstrate that they do not know God or submit to Him. It can also refer to the thoughts, values and practices of the people of the world. It encompasses materialism, pride, sensuality, […]

James 3:1-12 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may […]

We have the account of Ananias and Sapphira in the first century. Acts 5:1-11 “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But […]

Because we believe in God, we also believe that He hears our prayers. 1 John 5:14 “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” We can have all kinds of prayers; we are not limited to one kind of prayer.  There […]

We all need to have blood to live.  Blood in our arteries carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells of our body.  If we have an injury and all of our blood drains out of our body, we die.  As a result, blood has come to stand for life. We first learn of the importance […]

Jesus taught us in Luke 12:15 “And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.’” Jesus warned us against covetousness, which is a strong desire to possess something.  The something could be anything that you see someone else have […]