2017 July
Editorial
Editorial – The Issue That Determines Your Eternal Destiny
Many people in the last days will think they are saved ...
Doctrine
Since the fall of Adam and Eve, the enemy of God and man has had this world under his training. He has taught the world well to trample under foot God's moral standard so that today we live in a time of gross lawlessness.
Faith
God's revelations are sealed until they are opened by obedience. Starting with the tiniest fragment of obedience, heaven opens and the profoundest truths of God are opened for our understanding and continue to be revealed as we grow in His grace.
Faith
By beholding Jesus we become changed into His likeness. The servant of the living God sees to some purpose. The eyes are sanctified, and the Ears are sanctified, and those who will close their eyes and ears to evil will become changed.
Current Events
Current Events – Trump Signs ‘Religious Liberty’ Executive Order Allowing for Broad Exemptions
Faith is deeply embedded into the history of our country, the spirit of our founding and the soul of our nation...
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – A Ruffled Collar
Have you ever gotten your collar ruffled? Well, I must admit that I got my collar really ruffled not too long ago.
Inspiration
Inspiration – The Mystery of God
What is this mystery of which Paul writes to the Ephesians and to the Colossians, saying that it was given to him to fulfill the word of God, the mystery “which hath been hid from ages and from generations?”
Question
Question and Answer – What would you consider “strange fire” in today’s world?
Cheap, earthly, unchristian words may be represented as ‘strange fire,’ and with this God can have nothing to do.
Health
Health – Breathe Through the Nose
The nostrils are the proper channels for the breath of life. The mouth is designed for other important purposes; and when it is not opened for some good purpose, it were better that it remain closed.
Life Sketches
Life Sketches – Stephen the Deacon
The priests and rulers were filled with indignation and threw the apostles into prison, forbidding them to speak anymore in the name of Jesus.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – Pansy Faces
“Look at all these smiling pansy faces!” Grandma Ellen said with a laugh. “That’s why pansies are one of my favorite flowers. They make me happy. Look, Mabel! Every pansy is smiling at you.”
Food
Fiber is the part of fruits, vegetables, and grains that your body cannot digest. There are two kinds of fiber, both important in keeping healthy.
Bible Study Guides
July 30 - August 5, 2017-"The miracle which Christ was about to perform, in raising Lazarus from the dead, would represent the resurrection of all the righteous dead."
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem
August 6 - 12, 2017-"Christ was following the Jewish custom for a royal entry. The animal on which He rode was that ridden by the kings of Israel,..."
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guide – The Servant of Servants
August 13 - 19, 2017-“At a feast it was customary for a servant to wash the feet of the guests, and on this occasion preparation had been made for the service. …"
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guide – Brotherly Love
August 20 - 26, 2017-"The new part of that commandment the disciples did not understand. They were to love one another as Christ had loved them."
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.