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“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die” —Ezekiel 18:4 This verse reveals the possibility of three major crimes people commit against the soul. (1) STEALING. Your soul belongs to God (Ezek. 18:4; Num 16:22). To …
But we preach Christ crucified, —1 Corinthians 1:23 The main message of the early church was simply Jesus! “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ” (Acts 5:42). “Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them” (Acts 8:5). “Philip opened his mouth… and preached …
A negro had applied repeatedly for membership to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlington, United States. Bishop Hall was not satisfied that the negro’s state of soul justified admission, so he kept delaying the matter. At last he advised the applicant to pray that his spiritual condition might improve. After doing so, he made a …
What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. —Genesis 32:27 Jacob means “supplanter.” He certainly lived up to his name. No wonder God called Jacob a worm in Isaiah 41:14. You cannot get much lower than a worm that feasts on dead matter! Yuck! But to be honest, isn’t there some “Jacob” in all of us? As …
I served as a pastor for 44 years (1974-2018). I can tell you that it is a big job. Columnist Marshal Shelley summarizes a pastor’s job: A couple weeks ago, I heard a beautifully succinct summation of pastoring. I was worshiping with a congregation made up mostly of twenty-somethings who had not been raised in church. …
Psalm 133:1—Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! John 17 is commonly called “Christ’s High Priestly Prayer of Intercession.” In verses 20-26 Jesus prays specifically for US today. His emphasis is for the unification of Christians. He prays that we may be ONE (see John 17:21-23). Unity …