church of Christ at Cloud 9

Fathers are given the responsible for the proper training of their children. Ephesians 6:4 “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” This literally means “nourish them in the discipline and the instruction of the Lord.” In other words, Christian Fathers […]

Do you honor your parents?  We are commanded to do so.  Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.’”  To understand that it […]

God sent His son into the world to redeem mankind.  Jesus was born to His mother Mary and grew up as a child in a Jewish household.  He was both human and divine, both man and God. He had the power of God as demonstrated by His ability to heal the sick, raise the dead, […]

Faith is central to the life of a Christian.  We must believe that God is the creator of the world and the King over all creation. But we must also believe that Jesus is Lord, and that God has raised Him from the dead. Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord […]

I had an uncle who told everyone he met “I love you”.  He was sincere and felt that we often don’t tell those close to us that we love them.  In reality, we should love everyone we meet.  God loves everyone in the world so much that He sent Jesus to the earth.  John 3:16 […]

As we travel through life, we can be proud or we can be humble.  We are taught to be clothed with humility.  1 Peter 5:5-7 “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, but gives […]

We have a wonderful, marvelous God.  He loves us.  1 John 3:1 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” He is for us.  Romans 8:31-32 “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? […]

There is a spiritual war going on within us and around us. Ephesians 6:10-12 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against […]

We are given the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52 “Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out […]

All of us have within ourselves the conflict between the flesh and the spirit.  The apostle Paul wrote about this conflict in Romans 7:21-23 “I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.  For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.  […]