Think on these things (Philippians 4:8-9)
From the National Institute of Health on Aging: “Hearing loss is a common problem caused by loud noise, aging, disease, and genetic variations. … People with hearing loss may find it hard to have conversations with friends and family. They may also have trouble understanding a doctor’s advice, responding to …
Last week we saw the suffix “-ship” in words like friendship showing the quality of being a friend. The word “worship” is the quality of being “worthy.” When we worship God, we say He is worthy. Our approach in worship should reflect this. We do not live in the day …
The Bible gives no formal definition of worship, so we must find it by studying the words God gave to us. Old English does this well, preserved to us in the King James Version. The word worship comes from two Old English words: “weorth” which means worth, and “scipe” which …
David spent his fair share of time in the valley. In 1 Samual 17 he fought Goliath in the Valley of Elah. In 2 Samuel 5 he fought giant Philistines in the Valley of Rephaim. In 2 Samuel 8 he fought the Syrians in the Valley of Salt. Psalm 23 …
1 Corinthians 2:9 is often used to speak of the wonders of Heaven to come. This is a valid application that does no injustice to scripture, but it’s not the context of this passage. Paul is quoting Isaiah 64:4, a time when Israel was in captivity anxiously awaiting God’s deliverance. …
With Easter 2026 now in the past, we are casually slipping back into our comfortable routines of life. This was not the case for the 1st century church. After celebrating Easter, they faced an onslaught of persecution. The word Easter is found once in our KJV Bible, in Acts 12, …
Do you remember the spiritual relief you experienced at salvation? That day you knew without a doubt your sins had been washed away by the blood of Christ? Are you still experiencing that joy and relief of God’s forgiveness? Praise God, He made provision in Christ that born-again believers can …
The disciples had been on a 3½ year spiritual high. They met the Messiah they were taught about as children, the Deliverer their prophets prophesied of. Jesus gave them a message of eternal hope. He presented them with the keys to His Kingdom. He promised that they would rule and …
From the National Institute of Health on Aging: “Sometimes, food and beverage packaging includes terms that may try to convince the consumer the food is healthy. … Multigrain. This sounds healthy but only means that a product contains more than one type of grain. Unless the product is marked as …
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a fundamental, cardinal doctrine, and to deny it is to deny the heart of Christianity. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.” Three verses later he says again, “if …
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