Did you know that the book of Genesis tells us about two men named Lamech? The first man named Lamech was a very remarkable man, with a very remarkable family. He was the fifth descendant of Cain. The Bible narrative jumps from the well-known stories of Cain killing his brother Abel, being driven away into the land of Nod, and then skips four generations until Lamech comes along.
Genesis 4:19 documents Lamech as the first man to take two wives: “Lamech took to…
The Lord’s Supper is a sacred commandment Jesus instituted for His people. It’s a time to reflect on what Jesus did for us on the cross. It’s a time to meditate on how His sacrifice and death gives us salvation and hope of eternal life with Him. The Bible gives us a pattern to follow based on what the early Christians in the New Testament did.
The Lord’s Supper involves partaking of unleavened bread and drinking of the fruit of the vine. The Gospel of Matthew (26:26-28) records Jesus’ words during the Last Supper, instituting the practice. Regarding the…
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What One Does Not Know CAN Hurt Them
We often hear the statement, "What people do not know won't hurt them." However, when we seriously reflect upon this statement we can quickly conclude that this statement does not hold true concerning many things. For instance, if someone does not know that a bottle of water is contaminated with poison and they drink that bottle of water, it will hurt them. So, you see, there are some things that can hurt… |
I don’t know how the Holy Spirit operates. Jesus gave an indication of the difficulty describing this when he spoke to Nicodemus. He said that the wind blows from the east to the west, and you don’t know where it comes from, but you can feel its presence. So it is with the Spirit.
Thinking about the lives of the gospel authors, I am intrigued by the daily ruminating that must have happened as they pondered the 3 year encounter they had with Jesus the Christ. I can imagine that one day as…
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We are currently studying the book of John and this last week John chapter 8. Chapter 8 is a scene that plays out many times throughout the Gospels of the Pharisees trying to challenge, trick or entrap Jesus.
In verses 12-20 Jesus makes the bold statement that “He is the light of the world”. The Pharisees challenge Jesus, questioning His authority and credibility. Jesus responds by asserting that His testimony is valid because He knows where He came from and…
WHAT IS “FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLY”?
(Chuck Bartlett)
Many of us are familiar with the text Hebrews 10:25, that states, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” The question is, just what does this mean?
Some contend that a Christian can skip a Sunday here and there, and since they don’t “abandon” church services altogether, these people cannot be accused of forsaking the assembly. Let’s take a closer look at this idea. The word…
