church of Christ at Cloud 9

Many of the people you meet in the world do not have faith in Jesus or, if they do, they have limited knowledge and understanding.  When they see you living a faithful Christian life, they may question you about your faith and hope.  Are you prepared to answer them as to why you live as […]

Obedience is to follow the commands or guidance of someone.  When you think of obedience, you likely think of children obeying their parents.  As a child begins to grow and develop, he doesn’t have the wisdom to see the dangers that must be avoided or to see the right things to be done.  He needs […]

Jesus said that there is a choice of one of two roads in life.  Here is what He said.  Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and […]

Do you want to live long and have a good life?  As Christians we have a hope of eternal life with Jesus and God the Father.  But still we cling to this life because it is what we have and what we know.  While here, it is natural to make our lives reasonably pleasant; we […]

We might wish that there would never be suffering in our lives.  We might desire that everyone would like us and treat us with respect and never harm us, that we would never be ill or have pain or lose a loved one, and that there would be no accidents or bad consequences for our […]

I think it is safe to say that you like for people to do nice things to you.  For example, if you need help, you like it if someone comes to your aid, or if you make a mistake, to be patient with you, or if you have a great loss, to comfort you in […]

As spiritual brothers and sisters in Christ, we are His church.  We share a common salvation; we assemble together, encourage each other, worship God together, and share the gospel with those who do not know it.  But as with any relationship, things do not always go smoothly.  At times we do not agree with each […]

You have heard the gospel and believed and obeyed it.  You have died to you past life and made a commitment to follow Jesus.  But over time, this commitment may weaken and you may slip back into the ways of the world.  Don’t let that happen.  Hebrews 2:1-4 “Therefore we must give the more earnest […]

Jesus gave the following teaching in Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”  He taught us to ask, seek and […]

God has placed the husband as the head within the family.  Ephesians 5:22-24 “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.  For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to […]