The Purpose of Worship
The worship assembly is not a place for skits and drama performances. It is not a place for instruments of music and entertainment. It is not a place for the preacher to clown around and make funny noises. It is not a place for clowns and buffoons. The worship...
Dead Churches
God has no use for dead churches and dead church members. He condemned the church at Sardis which had a name that they were alive but in reality they were dead (Rev. 3:1). A little later in Revelation 3 God condemned the church at Laodicea because they were in the...
The Collection—What?
I grew up in a Southern Baptist church. We went to Sunday school and attended worship regularly. I have clear childhood memories of those services. The people were kind and my Bible class teachers were morally upright. Though I can’t recall a lot of what the preachers...
Small and Great Matters
Paul asked the brethren at Corinth, “Are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?” (I Cor. 6:2). There is much to learn from this simple question. Some matters of wrong are small compared to others. Paul plainly said so. Jesus showed this difference when He talked...