Beginning of the Church of Christ
The church of Christ started on the first Pentecost day after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everything in the Bible before this Pentecost day pointed ahead and everything after this Pentecost day pointed back to the church. In other words, everything before the...
Soldiers With Fishing Poles
“When we don’t fish, we fight.” I remember reading an article that used this illustration about thirty years ago. It was about some men who went on a fishing trip but were not able to fish because of the weather. So they had to be with each other day and night. They...
The Lord’s Church
The Lord’s Church When He promised to build His church, what name do you think should be on it? Some argue that a name holds no significance. According to Jesus, “Upon this rock, I will build my church,” Matthew 16:18. Whose church? The scripture...
A Beaten People
In the opening words of Isaiah God said Judah was a “sinful nation” (Isa. 1:4). Many parents can relate to what the Lord said about His people: “I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me” (v. 2). Unlike popular preachers today, the...