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Category Archives: Worship
Water Lines & Old Paths
You don’t have to be a nautical expert to know that boats must be as solid below the water line as they are above it. A boat that looks good above the water line but is rotten below it will eventually sink. Well, the … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Bible Study, Church Attendance, Commitment, Confession, Discipleship, Doing Good, Faithfulness, Giving, Obedience, Perseverance, Prayer, Priorities, Repentance, Righteousness, Sanctification, Scripture, Service, Sin, Stewardship, The Bible, Trusting In God, Witnessing, Worry, Worship
Tagged ask for the old paths, how to stay in right fellowship with God, Jeremiah 6:16, rotten below the water line, What are the old paths?
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Remembering Your Homeland & Culture
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2, N.K.J.V.) Do not love the world … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Character, Commitment, Desires, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dress and Appearance, Eternity, Faithfulness, Heaven, Personal Holiness, Priorities, Worship
Tagged British military officer stationed in Africa, citizens of heaven, Do not be conformed to this world, Do not love the world or the things in the world, Hebrews 11:13, Philippians 3:20, strangers and pilgrims on the earth
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Baptists, Sacrifices, & Mark Twain
A man was robbing a train and came to the seat of a preacher. The robber shoved his gun into the preacher’s chest and said, “Gimme your money.” The preacher said, “But you wouldn’t rob a preacher, would you?” The … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Backsliding, Character, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Drugs, Faithfulness, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Sanctification, Sin, Worship
Tagged 1 Samuel 15:22, Baptists, Mark Twain, Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:3, sacrifices, train robbery, Worship
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Should Women Wear Head Coverings?
Did you know that various Christian denominations around the world require women to wear head coverings in church? Some denominations even extend the requirement to settings outside the church. As for what type of covering the women wear, that depends … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Church, Discernment, Dress and Appearance, Headship, Husbands, Marriage, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Rebellion, Submission, Wives, Worship
Tagged a wife's submission, bobbed hair, did Jesus have short hair?, head coverings, headship of the husband, is it right for a man to have long hair?, is it right for a woman to have short hair?, men and short hair, women and long hair, women wearing head coverings
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Faithful Over a Few Things
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’” (Matthew 25:23, N.K.J.V.) George Matheson was … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Omnipresence, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Humility, Influence, Leadership, Ministry, Obedience, Pastors, Preaching, Prosperity, Reward, Service, Stewardship, Trusting In God, Weather, Worship
Tagged being faithful over a few things, being made ruler over many things, Edinburgh, George Matheson, Innellan, St. Bernard's Church, Stewardship, the parable of the faithful steward, the parable of the talents
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Feeling Kind of Small?
You’ve probably heard of Solomon’s temple, that beautiful, majestic house of worship that served as the centerpiece of worship in Israel. That temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonians in 587 B.C. To make that destruction even worse, Nebuchadnezzar deported the … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Church, Contentment, Criticism, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Will, God's Work, Impatience, Leadership, Ministry, Obedience, Patience, Perseverance, Service, Trials, Trusting In God, Worship
Tagged Cyrus the Great releasing the Jews, despise not the day of small things, How long did Zerubbabel's temple stand?, starting a new church, starting a new ministry, the day of small things, Zerubbabel's temple compared to Solomon's temple
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A Good Thought for Thanksgiving
Let’s say that a father takes his child to McDonalds for french-fries. Once they have their order and are seated at a table, the father tests the child by asking, “Do you love me more than you love these french-fries?” … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Provision, Parenting, Praise, Priorities, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Trials, Worship
Tagged being thankful for blessings, being thankful for God Himself, being thankful for the source of the blessing rather than the blessing, fatherhood of God, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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A “Bring Your Own Board” Kind of Church
A man named Squire Hughes was one of the first settlers west of the Miami River in Ohio. Being a religious man, he would ride twenty miles on horseback just to worship at the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati. There was … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 