2020 December
Editorial
Exact fulfillments of Bible prophecy show us that the end of all things earthly is at hand. In these troublous times, God is calling for people to be involved in His closing work. God is going to have people in this world in whose heart is His law (Isaiah 51:7).
Salvation
We can never be the same or live the same after we have received grace. Why? Because it cost so much to give it to us.
Salvation
Do you really want Jesus to come? If so, what is your bottom-line reason? Jesus said, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Salvation
“The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. … This is to be our study. … We should come to this study with the humility of a learner, with a contrite heart. And the study of the incarnation of Christ is a fruitful field, which will repay the searcher who digs deep ... Read more
Evangelism
It is October in Maine and the leaves are falling, reaching their peak color soon in the north. As I go over my list of all the myriad tasks that need to be accomplished before winter, I am still amazed at how much more there is to do before the heavy snows arrive. It seems ... Read more
Inspiration
Oh, for a living, active faith! We need it; we must have it, or we shall faint and fail in the day of trial. The darkness that will then rest upon our path must not discourage us or drive us to despair.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – Three Gifts
When the wise men saw the baby King, they bowed down low before Him, and worshiped Him. Then they gave Him the three gifts that they had brought for Him.
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – Nations Gather
Will you be ready to be gathered with all the nations of the redeemed to eat the fruit of the tree of life and be completely healed by its leaves?
Nature
To keep him company through the long winter nights John took on a partner, a diminutive Skye Terrier, his ‘watchdog’ called Bobby.
Question
Question – What is involved in becoming as a little child?
Question: What is involved in becoming as a little child? “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,...
Health
Health – Blood Vessel Health and Cruciferous Vegetables
In previous studies, researchers discovered that a higher intake of cruciferous vegetables was linked to a lower risk of having cardiovascular disease events like stroke and heart attack.
Life Sketches
Life Sketches – The True Gospel
Paul was concerned that there were people in his day who perverted the gospel. He wrote to the Galatians: “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,...
Recipe
Zucchini If left to its own accord, the average zucchini would grow as big as a baseball bat. The biggest one recorded was 7 feet 10 inches long! The zucchini or ayokonetl originated in the Americas, specifically Mesoamerica. Three centuries later, it was in Italy that the modern-day zucchini finally came to be, where it ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – A Covenant of Grace
December 27 – January 2, 2021 - When was the covenant of grace confirmed to humanity by promise? Genesis 3:15. When was it fully established? John 19:30; Romans 3:25.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Covenant Broken
January 3 – 9, 2021 - The people did not realize the sinfulness of their own hearts, and that without Christ it was impossible for them to keep God’s law; and they readily entered into covenant with God.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Covenant Restored
January 10 – 16, 2021 - What were the children of Israel now able to appreciate about the blessings offered under the Abrahamic covenant in contrast to their first covenant with God? Psalm 103:8; Hebrews 7:19; Jeremiah 31:33, 34.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Unfaithful Priests
January 17 – 23, 2021 - What action on the part of Nadab and Abihu showed that they were not qualified for the sacred office that was given them? Leviticus 10:1. How do professed Christians use “strange fire” in our days?
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Departing from Sinai
January 24 – 30, 2021 - Through what sort of land did the people of Israel travel after they left Sinai? Why? Deuteronomy 8:15, 16; Jeremiah 2:6.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.