church of Christ at Cloud 9

We are given many encouragements in the scripture to make an effort to do the right thing.  Here are a few such encouragements.  2 Peter 1:5-11 “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly […]

Matthew 18:2-4 “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.  Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in […]

Many of the Christians who lived in the first century thought that Jesus was going to return within a few years – within their lifetime.  And yet, it has been almost 2000 years since Christ ascended into heaven after His death and resurrection and He still has not returned.  The apostle Peter anticipated this delay […]

God wants us to worship Him.  Jesus told the woman at the well in John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship […]

Matthew 16:24-26 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.  For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.  For what profit is it to a […]

In the second letter written by the apostle Peter, he wanted to assure us that the story of Jesus and the gospel message was not a made up story.  He had seen all the things that Jesus did and heard the voice of God when they were upon the mountain of transfiguration.  But he wanted […]

In Hebrews the 12th Chapter, the writer is encouraging us to follow the example of the faithful who went before us.  He encourages us to be strong in faith and “lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” […]

Jesus gave us what is known as the parable of the talents.  Matthew 25:14-30 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.  And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each […]

The apostle Peter was selected by Jesus to be one of His disciples. Even though Jesus had many disciples and only twelve apostles, there was an even smaller group of three individuals to whom Jesus gave special attention.  This group consisted of Peter, James and John.  From the time Jesus selected Peter, he was constantly […]