church of Christ at Cloud 9

As a child, I was taught to make good decisions.  I was taught to consider the consequences of my choices, use the principles of the Bible, and then be wise in what I did.  This is good training and it taught me to take control of my life in the things I did and the […]

We can all be subject to pride.  We can be proud that we are rich or we can be proud that we are poor.  We can be proud that we are old or proud that we are young.  We can be proud of what we know or proud of what we have accomplished.  We can […]

The following incident occurred to Jesus during His ministry.  Luke 12:13-15 “Then one from the crowd said to Him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’  But He said to him, ‘Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?’   And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of […]

Abram was called by God to leave his country, his family, and his father’s house to go to the land of Canaan.  Abram obeyed God and left with his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot.  Before long, Abram became very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.  Lot also became rich with many livestock.  […]

The gospels of Mathew, Mark and Luke each give the parable of the sower.  The account given by Luke is found in Luke 8:5-8.   If you are unfamiliar with the parable, please read it.  Jesus explained the parable in Luke 8:11-15 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.  Those by […]

Jesus was sent to the earth by God the Father; He came to do the will of the Father.   John 5:30 “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.”  He […]

Abraham is one of the most important individuals described in the Bible.  He was a man of great faith and was chosen by God to be the ancestor of Jesus, the Christ. We first read about God coming to Abraham when he lived in Haran; at that time, his name was Abram.  Genesis 12:1-3 “Now […]

I suppose that we all make plans to do things.  If we are going to make a long trip, we plan where we are going to stay, the places where we are going to go, the things that we need to take with us, and the resources we will need.  But there is something else […]

Have you ever thought about what it would be like for you after you die?  I understand that those of us who are saved have our names written in the Book of Life.  The apostle Paul’s fellow workers had their names written in that Book.  Paul wrote in Philippians 4:3 “And I urge you also, […]

In the Revelation, He who sat on the throne spoke the following in Revelation 21:6-8 “And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.  He who overcomes shall […]