21 Search results found for: "Congregation"

Don’t we all know people who seem to spend a lot of time complaining? Don’t we even know people who have a reputation for being complainers?  How can we avoid building such a reputation ourselves? ...

Some who read this will know there was a time when “the devil made me do it” was a phrase people often heard.  But is it really “the devil” who causes people to do certain ...

Surely you would immediately think it could be legitimately offered to anyone. But what do those called Calvinists or Reformed in their theology people believe about this? Their belief is that Jesus Christ only died ...

Do churchgoers ever play spiritual king of the mountain? Of course! It happens every day.  Even Christ’s disciples got into this.  They were fully concerned about which one of them would have the greatest position ...

When King David passed the rulership of Israel to his Son, Solomon, he gave him some excellent advice that resulted in him becoming a very wise man. 1 Kings 4:29-32 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom ...

I don’t remember when it was that I first heard someone make a statement about this, but it was many years ago. Is it true the God helps those who help themselves?  Is it true ...

As with so many things, the Bible provides us with correct answers.  We’ll address several marital situations one at a time. Can an unmarried man serve as a pastor? The first thing we all need ...

Probably the most well-known Bible verse about this is this first one I’ll mention. John 4:24 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in truth. [Emphasis added] ...

No, he apparently didn’t do that himself, but history tells us he certainly said and taught things that promoted it, leading others to do it.  Calvin specifically justified the execution of people he disagreed with ...

The will of both men and angels is an important subject, even if most people wouldn’t think so.  Before the time of Genesis 3 in the Bible, Satan and all the other members of God’s ...