2023 December
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Rebellion at the Border
December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024 - “Jealousy had given rise to envy, and envy to rebellion. They [Korah, Dathan, and Abiram] had discussed the question of the right of Moses to so great authority and honor, until they had come to regard him as occupying a very enviable position,...
Editorial
And it is through Christ, by the ministration of His heavenly messengers, that every blessing comes from God to us.
Salvation
The subject of salvation by grace is very special to me. I have preached many times on the subject, and it was the subject of the first sermon I preached after the deaths of my brother Marshall and his family.
Christian Life
This is the great race—a declaration of war—that Paul wrote about in 2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Daily Living
But there is one lie—the biggest lie of all—that alone has brought so much devastation to individual lives, to nations, and to nature.
Inspiration
Trials will certainly come, but we have a living Saviour, an Intercessor, One who will help us in every time of need.
Keys Storehouse
As Christians, we can with confidence answer the question “Are we alone in the universe?” The Bible tells us that we are not alone,...
Series, Songs We Love
Master, the Tempest is Raging (also titled Peace, be Still) is a song about looking beyond ourselves and our own feeble efforts and putting our faith in the One who made the sea and the wind and who is our Refuge in a time of storm,
Children's Story
When the man realized his dishonesty had been discovered, he admitted it and tried to excuse himself. But Mr. Barnes interrupted the man’s excuses and demanded that...
Nature
The Black and Yellow Garden Spider
The Argiope aurantia (black and yellow garden spider) has distinctive yellow and black markings on the abdomen with a mostly white head and chest.
Question
Question – Should I try to make the world a better place?
Should I try to make the world a better place?
Health
Vitamins are one group of micronutrients. They are organic compounds that are soluble in fat (A, D, E, K) or soluble in water (C, B complex).
Series, The Mystery of Godliness
Likeness to the Satanic Nature Without, Holiness Within
The carnal mind is controlled by the power of Satan and is the very essence of the satanic nature. Those who do not believe that we are born sinners, partakers of the satanic nature,...
Recipe
Yogurt A new study, published in the May, 2023, issue of the scientific journal Frontiers in Nutrition, compares the nutritional benefits of plant-based yogurts to dairy-based yogurts. The study analyzed different types of dairy and non-dairy yogurts to determine which option is the most nutrient dense. The study’s researchers collected nutritional information for different yogurts ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Leadership With Reproof
January 7 – 13, 2024 - Who gathered the entire congregation for the deciding event to determine true leadership? Numbers 16:14–19. Describe the contrasting attitudes.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – A Budding Staff with Almonds
January 14 – 20, 2024 - “[In causing Aaron’s rod to bud and bear almonds,] God … wrought a miracle which was sufficient to silence the complaints of the Israelites, and which was to be a standing testimony that God had settled the priesthood upon Aaron.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study – Organization of the Melchizedek Priesthood
January 21 – 27, 2024 - How was the Melchizedek priesthood superior to the Levitical, and why is it so significant? Hebrews 7:1–11, 22–24, 27, 28
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.