Christian Living

Many of the issues Christians face in their lives and in their churches boil down to a choice between faith and doubt, between believing God and deciding not to believe what He has said.

These four types of people are a picture of the effectiveness of how co-laboring together and tag-teaming are essential in bringing people to Christ.

Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. God sent Micah, along with many other prophets, to tell Israel that He was about to pour His wrath on them.

It is wonderful to receive instruction about prayer from men of God; but in this passage, Luke 11, we have specific instruction about prayer—what to pray for and how to pray—from the Lord Jesus Himself.

Diet books and weight loss plans abound in the land of plenty. More than half of the population is looking for a quick fix on how to shed a few pounds.

Did you know there is a book in the Bible that does not mention the Lord’s name even once? Although God is never referred to in the book of Esther, it is a story that has God’s divine handprints all through it.

We have been washing clothes for centuries. The methods have changed but the desired result has not. Don’t you just love the feeling of having finished your last load?

Some years ago, I stood in a long line at the pharmacy in a Target store. The young lady behind the counter was exceptionally friendly, cheerful, and helpful, and she kept her customers in a good mood during a long wait.

Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post.

It must have been a difficult task for Elijah—asking a widow woman for her last meager meal. Before this, God had provided for Elijah through the ravens and the brook Cherith, but the birds stopped coming and the brook dried up.

Bob McQueon, a former congressman from Ohio who is also a Christian, tells this story about taking his son to McDonalds.

Do you remember when you were young and dreaming about the future? That’s usually a time when we are very idealistic.

If you want to be an obedient Christian, you have one of two choices: be the pastor of a Bible-preaching, Bible-practicing church or help someone who is the pastor of a Bible-preaching, Bible-practicing church.

David was in the wilderness of Ziph, a rugged terrain near Carmel that was removed from any true settlement. He had no bed to sleep in, no table or chairs, no recliner, no comforts of home

A few days ago I received a call from my credit card company’s fraud department. As I spoke with the representative, he began to verify some recent activity on my account. As he went through the list, there were two charges that I did not recognize. One was for $1.75, it was an online purchase from some company in the United Kingdom and the other was also an online purchase of over $1,200.00 to some construction company. I assured him those were not mine and he informed me that I was the victim of credit card fraud and my number had been stolen. He then immediately shut down my account and had new cards sent overnight for my wife and me.

Recently, one of the missionaries sent from our church laboring in Europe contacted me. He was discouraged because there was a recent decline in the attendance of his work.

Have you ever taken an old piece of furniture and transformed it into a beautiful, useful object? It is not fun at the time. Remember inhaling stripping fumes, drying beads of exertion from your forehead, and absorbing blotches of staining fluid?

People are not perfect, and to makes matters worse, saved people are not perfect. Jesus said in Luke 17:1, “Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come.” He says emphatically that offences will come—note the word impossible.

Lingering offenses strain relationships between brothers and sisters in God’s family. Remember, we are members one of another, and that connection is damaged by offenses. Satan is out to destroy your Christian walk, divide believers, and weaken the body of Christ.

It is a scientific wonder how specific traits are passed on from one generation to the next. Although children often look more like one parent than the other, they are a combination of both parent's DNA.