church of Christ at Cloud 9

Most of us have seen movies in theaters or on television.  We have seen plays enacted by school children or professionals.  Plays were common even in biblical times.  An actor portrays a character by speaking his words, expressing his emotion, and doing his actions.  A good actor makes us believe that he is that character.  […]

Under the Old Testament, God chose Aaron and his descendants to be the priests.  These men were set apart to the Lord and were washed with water, anointed with special oil, and wore special priestly garments.  Their responsibility was to serve God and the Israelite people.  One of their duties was to offer up to […]

God wants men to be the leaders in the family and the church.  Husbands are to take the responsibility of being the head of the family.  Ephesians 5:22-23 “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 […]

I hope that in your life you are surrounded by those who love you.  But sometime in your life you will encounter someone who may be you enemy.  Who is your enemy?  It is someone who hates you or is hostile towards you, someone who seeks to inflict physical or emotional harm, someone who is […]

The birth of a baby is a wonderful thing.  If it is a normal child, we wonder at the perfection of a tiny human being – hands, feet, legs, eyes, ears, mouth, ten fingers and ten toes – a beautiful child.  But that baby is completely helpless; he needs his mother and father to take […]

When you come to the end of your life and you stand before Christ, you want Him to accept you as one of His.  You do not want him to reject you.  Matt 7:22-23 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in […]

As a child, when I suffered some wrong from another, I would sometimes run to my dad to complain about the injustice I had received.  My godly father would tell me: “Learn to take it.”  I didn’t appreciate what he was teaching me.  It seemed right to me that justice needed to be served.  I […]

Jesus gave a new commandment in John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”  Jesus obviously loved His disciples in that […]

Your life and my life are short.  Even if you live to be over 100 years old, your life is still short compared to eternity.  Those who live to be old often look back over their life and realize how quickly it has passed.  Isaiah 40:6-8 “The voice said, ‘Cry out!’  And he said, ‘What […]

The apostle Paul had been imprisoned for preaching the gospel of Jesus.  Over the period of time that he was bound, various Christian brothers were with him and ministered to him; mention is made of Luke, Demas, Mark, Aristarchus, Crescens, Timothy, Titus, and Onesimus.  He certainly taught them the things of God.  Perhaps they brought […]