One may ask can you achieve unity in diversity? Can you truly have a diverse group of people, and yet still be unified? The answer is YES, in fact this is what God expects of His people. First, let’s look at unity. Unity is a word that easily rolls off…
When we see the phrase “one another” in God’s Holy Word, it is making references to how we should interact with our fellow man and more specifically to other Christians, our brothers and sisters in Christ. First and foremost, because we have submitted ourselves to God in obedience through baptism,…
Like almost every congregation where I have been a member, we are in need of those willing to teach. Both for the upcoming Wednesday evening topical series, but also in our various bible classes on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. It always seems that those who are willing to help…
As I journey down the stream of my consciousness, I arrive to a somber memory involving my late, beautiful mother. The recollected image flashing in my mind’s eye is dominated by her motherly reaction more than the details of the actual event itself. Undeniably, this reaction on her behalf was…
Adumbrate (verb): to foreshadow vaguely or to suggest, disclose, or outline partially (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary). When Jehovah God called upon His servant Moses to deliver the people of Israel out of Egypt, He promised Moses that He “would bring them up from that land to a good and large land,…
We recently had our Vacation Bible School and I had the great honor of being able to teach one of the teen classes and participate in the “closing ceremony”. The lesson for the final day was based on the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35). The lesson plan called…
Piracy has long been an illegal, lucrative business that thrives from counterfeit merchandise. The success of the pirate’s con depends heavily on how accurate he is able to imitate the genuine article he seeks to sell. The con artist will only escape with his deceit if he has a detailed…
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:9-10) Puzzles are a unique way of combing entertainment and art. In order for the problem solver to achieve seeing the full picture,…
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) A basic principle that is of high value for any public speaker is to always observe and analyze the…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” (John 1:1-3) There is power in words. With them man has…