church of Christ at Cloud 9

We are told that God had a plan for the world and mankind that he made before the foundation of the world and he has been working that plan ever since.  Ephesians 1:4-12 “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before […]

We know that the greatest commandments are about love.  A lawyer came to Jesus and asked which was the great commandment in the law.  Matthew 22:37-39 “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and […]

The prophet Joel gave the following prophesy in Joel 2:32 “And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.” The apostle Peter quoted […]

We all want to inherit the kingdom of God and receive God’s blessings.  We are given a list of those individuals who will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Ephesians 5:3-6 “But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish […]

The apostle Paul had returned to Jerusalem from his missionary journeys.  Certain Jews incited a riot because of him and the Roman authorities rushed in and rescued Paul; eventually they took him to Caesarea to stand trial before Felix the Roman governor. After the initial trial, Felix delayed making a decision. He later called for […]

We understand that we are made up of body, soul and spirit.  The apostle Paul writes about these three elements in that he expresses his desire that all three elements of the brethren be preserved blameless at Christ’s coming. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your […]

There are a number of ways that can describe how an individual lives his or her life.  Some live their lives carefree, in pleasure and fun.  Some live their lives in pursuit of money and possessions. Some live unproductive lives, trying to avoid responsibility.  Some live their lives filled with worry and anxiety about the […]

You have trials in your life and I do too. These trials could be health problems or financial problems or loss of a loved one or problems with our relationships with other people.  On and on the list might grow of different trials in life.  Although we could be discouraged, as Christians we have something […]

Jesus describes himself as a vine.  John 15:1-8 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.  You are already clean because of the word which I […]

In the Bible we read about the two brothers, Jacob and Esau.  Even though they were twins, Esau was older by a few minutes and therefore had the birthright given to the oldest son.  Genesis 25:29-34 “Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said […]