church of Christ at Cloud 9

Many times in life I have started a task only to make mistakes and mess things up.  Sometimes I try to correct the mistakes and it gets worse.  It is like painting a picture but I get paint in the wrong places; the painting is not what I want it to be and it becomes […]

Do you like to eat?  Most of us do.  Maybe you like hot, spicy foods or ice cream or buttery baked potatoes or broiled steak or fresh fruit.  Is God interested in the food that you eat?  Under the Law of Moses, there were very specific regulations on what the Israelites could eat.  Leviticus 11:1-8 […]

God is a very loving God.  But he is also a God of wrath and vengeance for those who reject him.  There is a wonderful place reserved in heaven for you, but there is also punishment for those who do not obey the gospel.  2 Thessalonians 1:7b-9 “When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven […]

In the early church, the apostles were the ones that Jesus sent out to proclaim the gospel.  They were the leaders of the church.  As the church grew, it became apparent that they needed to delegate some of their responsibility.  Acts 6:1-6 “Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there […]

When you look around you, what do you see?  Sky, clouds, trees, walls in your room, other people.  So many things you can see, but you cannot see God.  You cannot see Jesus.  You cannot see the Holy City.  But as a true Christian, you live your life by faith.  2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we […]

When the apostle Paul addressed the elders of Ephesus, he told them in Act 20:28  “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.”  From this we learn that the Holy Spirit […]

One of the great principles that we all must understand is that there will be a judgment day.  Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.”  Once you die, you will not have the ability to change, correct or add to what you have done.  The […]

Consider the instruction given by the apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 2:8-15 “I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, […]

The apostle Paul gave the following instruction to men.  1 Timothy 2:8 “I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”  While it is an exhortation to men, I see no reason it should not apply to women as well.  Perhaps men need this more.  “I desire that […]

Maybe you think you have a long life in front of you.  Maybe there are many things you would like to accomplish.  There are still things I would like to accomplish.  James 4:13-15 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy […]