church of Christ at Cloud 9

Bondage and slavery are illegal today in most societies; during the time of the writing of the Bible, bondage was common and accepted.  The writers of the Bible gave instruction on how bondservants were to conduct themselves.  While we do not have bondservants today, some of the instructions given to them apply to us as […]

This encouragement is for you to be strong in the Lord and not to trust in your own strength.  Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.”  When do you need strength?  Perhaps you need strength when you are fearful of those who do evil or […]

It is easy to feel weak when we fight against temptations in our lives – sometimes temptations can be very strong.  When we think of the evil about us and the many falsehoods that we encounter, we may also feel weak – how can they be overcome?  We need to understand that our strength comes […]

Most of us know that the greatest commandments are about love.  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 great commandment.  And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor […]

Fathers are given the responsible for the proper training of their children.  Ephesians 6:4 “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.”  This is not to say that mothers don’t have a responsibility and role in training of the children, but […]

God has given each of us gifts and abilities.  Consider the gifts listed in Romans 12:6-8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, […]

The church is described as being similar to a human body.  As our bodies have many members with different functions, so the church has members with different functions.  1 Corinthians 12:12-27 “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so […]

Do you honor your parents?  We are commanded to do so.  Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise:  ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.’”  To understand that it […]

Some people are individuals who know-it-all.  They know everything, have a solution for everything, and claim to be able to do everything.  I remember many years ago a young man attended our assembly and claimed he was an excellent mechanic and could fix everything.  We let him work on our car but he failed and […]

Most people get married today because they love each other and desire to spend their lives together.  But as time goes by, the husband and wife see the flaws in each other.  Each does things that take away from the feelings of love that they initially had.  Things may even progress to feelings of animosity […]