church of Christ at Cloud 9

Whenever a crime has been committed under unknown circumstances, the appropriate law enforcement agency assigns a detective to the case.  The job of the detective is to investigate the crime, uncover the associated facts, and search for the truth with the goal of solving the crime.  Many people will tell the detective what their opinion […]

We, the church, are the spiritual body of Christ.  God raised Jesus from the dead “and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all” (Ephesians 1:22-23).   Ephesians 5:29-30 “For no […]

In the beginning, God prepared a wonderful garden of Eden.  Genesis 2:9 “And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and […]

On the night that he was betrayed, Jesus gave us what we call the Lord’s Supper.  Matthew 26:26-28 “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body.’  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it […]

As fellow believers, we often refer to each other as brother and sister.  Have you given much thought as to why we do that?  The simple answer is that we are all part of Christ’s spiritual family.  Jesus had performed many wonderful miracles and His teachings were well received.  As a result, multitudes of people […]

The apostle Paul gives the following admonition in 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13a “And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake.”  Who are these individuals who labor among us and are […]

In every ordered society there is a system of authority.  Many countries today have a king or a president or a prime minister as the leading authority, with heads of various offices and districts beneath him.  There is an order of authority down to the local city, where there is a mayor with subordinate authorities […]

Our God is a very loving God.  1 John 4:8  “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”  Ephesians 2:4-7  “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ […]

All true Christians have fellowship with each other.  We share God as our Father in heaven, Jesus as our Lord and Savior and the Holy Spirit living within us.  We share a common salvation and the same eternal home that Jesus has gone to prepare for us.  When you walk in the light and I […]

If you were to go to a movie or a sporting event or watch a parade going down the street, you would have fellowship with others who are seeing the same thing as you.  Fellowship literally means a sharing in common.  The word communion is a synonym.  Fellowship is not a Christian word.  There are […]