2009 October
Editorial
In the days of the apostles a dispute arose over circumcision and the question of whether Gentile Christians needed to keep “the law of Moses” (Acts 15:5).
Doctrine
Death is something that many people do not like to think about and often a subject of discomfort. However, as Christians, God gives us the hope of another life much better than what we can ever have in this world,...
Daily Living
The Power of Christ’s Healing Love
Divine love has the power to preserve and heal the one who possesses it, and this is how Christ was preserved in spite of all the hurt and rejection he sustained while on earth.
Christian Life
Oh Lord, wake us up. I think of the verse, “When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8. Where is our faith?
Bible
It was “in the year that King Uzziah died” (Isaiah 6:1) that Isaiah had his first vision. It was a time of great discouragement and dark forebodings and Isaiah shrank from the task before him,
Bible
The Old Testament records a history of backsliding and rebellion on the part of the Jewish nation. They continually resisted Heaven’s privileges...
Inspiration
Inspiration – Spare It This Year Also
In the parable, the dresser of the vineyard does not question the sentence that the tree, if it remained fruitless, should be cut down; but he knows and shares the owner’s interest in that barren tree.
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – Lord, Give Me Strength
We have no strength except what comes from God. We need to ask Him for that strength daily.
Question
Question and Answer – How are we to cry aloud and spare not?
We must “cry aloud and spare not,” speak up about wrongs lest by our silence it is interpreted that we consent to their sin.
Health
The corn we commonly eat is grown from genetically modified seeds which were developed to resist the herbicides necessary to kill weeds.
Nature
Fritillaries are a group of large and ornate butterflies found in temperate regions throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Children's Story
Speak the truth in love, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Food
Exercise should be sustained for at least 15 to 20 minutes per session, and a little longer if the goal is weight loss.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Determined Faith and Deliverance
November 1, 2009 - November 7, 2009 - When Daniel was cast into the den of lions because of his fidelity to God, the Lord sent His angel to deliver him; and He will deliver us if we put our trust in Him and obey Him.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – God’s Omniscience Of Earthly Affairs
November 7, 2009 - November 13, 2009 - But dreams from the Lord are classed in the word of God with visions and are as truly the fruits of the spirit of prophecy as visions.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – God’s Law Unchangeable
November 14, 2009 - November 20, 2009 - “He shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws..."
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Judgment Hour Revealed Again
November 21, 2009 - November 27, 2009 - “And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.” Daniel 8:14.
Recipe
1 ½ cup quinoa 3 cups water 1 tsp salt Corn kernels Cilantro Cooked black beans green onion avocado sun dried tomatoes lime juice olive oil Salt to taste
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.