John the Baptizer, cousin and forerunner of Christ, said, “I, indeed, baptize you in water unto repentance: but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.” (Matthew 3:11; see also Luke 3:16-17.) (Mark reports the incident, [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by doc
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There’s a fairly recent song by Steven Curtis Chapman that describes some of the ways he shows his faith — he’s got a T-shirt, a bracelet with letters on it, a necklace & key chain, Bible magnets on his refrigerator, a “bless you” welcome mat, a Jesus bumper sticker, and the outline of a fish [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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“And beginning from Moses and the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself “ Luke 24:27 “And beginning from Moses and the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself “ It was important to Jesus that the apostles realized that He was the [...]
Posted on January 10th, 2009 by doc
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Have you ever thought about that? Indeed, what about animal sacrifice? Why don’t we observe it today? Isn’t the God we serve, the God of the Israelites — the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Don’t the same things please Him now that pleased Him in the days of the prophets? Yes, we do serve [...]
Posted on January 5th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Have you ever checked into a motel room and wondered why the only light in the room is one small lamp, or perhaps a couple wall-mounted lamps over the bed? There never seems to be enough light in a motel room. Maybe you feel the same way about your house — never enough light. We [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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18Jesus ta va hedere, ta va tantere asi: “Nonkondo nadinye demeguru nedi depevhu nyame va di pa. 19Yipo nye nomu zira konomuhoko nadinye, mu ka di ninke di kare varongwa vange, mu ka di kuhwire medina lyaGuhwe neli lyoMuna neli lyoMpepo zoKupongoka. 20Ka di rongeni, di ka limburukwire nayinye eyi na mu rekera. Tareni, ame [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Jesus went to the cross, was crucified, buried and resurrected. He died that we might live (1 Cor 15:3-5). Christians understand the magnitude of the sacrifice of Jesus and what a great gift we have received as a result of his death! We are humbled and thankful that God established so wonderful a plan of [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Pat Brown
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So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 Everyone reading this blog is no doubt very familiar with these words of Jesus, whether you’re a Christian or not. It’s really hard to argue with the idea contained within [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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There’s a song in our hymnal (I bet it’s in yours too; it was written in 1877) titled Break Thou the Bread of Life. In the Church of Christ, most song leaders seem to have the idea that this is a “before the communion” song, but it’s not. There’s no reference to the Lord’s Supper [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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You may have seen stories this week about a group of girls at Gloucester (MA) High School who had made a pact to get pregnant. The district superintendent is quoted as saying these are generally “girls who lack self-esteem and have a lack of love in their life.” Frankly, I can’t believe he said that [...]
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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