church of Christ at Cloud 9

Ephesians 5:1 “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.”  Young children learn by imitating their parents.  We learn how to walk, how to talk, how to use a fork or spoon, and many other things by seeing and hearing our parents do these things.  Yes, there may be instruction from our parents and that […]

Romans 10:13-15  “For ‘Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’  How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they […]

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 talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.  For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, […]

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 talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.  For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, […]

Confession is very important to a Christian.  It is important to confess before God and other people – to lay our hearts open and confess what we really believe.  Romans 10:8-10 “But what does it say?  ‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’ (that is, the word of faith which […]

Confession from our mouth is very important.  Romans 10:8b-10 “‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’ (that is, the word of faith which we preach):  that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will […]

I have read and studied the scriptures many times.  But sometimes I will see things that I never saw before and a light will go on like “oh, that is what the writer is saying!”  Perhaps that has happened to you too.  That is one reason we need to continue to study the word.  One […]

Have you ever wished you were different than you are?  You might wish that you had good looks, different hair, different height, different health or different skin color.  You might wish that you had wealth, a different position in life, different parents, or different abilities.  Maybe as a man you wished you were a woman […]