By Brent Smith [Brent is the preaching minister of the Trenton Church of Christ in Trenton, TN.] Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, besieged Samaria, the capital of Israel. The siege cut off the city’s food supplies, and its inhabitants began to starve. One of the women of the city called out to the king for help.…
The Jews plotted the death of Jesus, and the Romans executed him. The temple officers blindfolded him, mocked him, spat on him, and struck his face with their fists. The soldiers whipped him, crowned him with thorns, struck his head with a mock scepter, and crucified him. The suffering of Jesus was severe. No question…
Bible Class Challenge This summer (June-August) the leaders of the Seagoville congregation are encouraging better Bible class participation. Our Sunday school goal is 80% of the morning worship attendance. On May 21, for instance, our Bible school attendance was at only 70% (i.e., 150 for Sunday School and 215 for worship). Steve McClelen will be…
Pardon Our Dust – We Are Remodeling – Thank you for your patience.
Esther’s Endangered Life By David Wright Introduction Women and small children crowd the waiting room. Most of the patients are pregnant women or new mothers, but some have come to the clinic for a routine checkup. Marlena, who has always dreaded her annual exam, now fervently wishes that she were here waiting for one. Sitting…
Romans 5:5 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
The Sunday evening message (“Are Christians Hateful?”) introduced a six-part series answering questions asked by teenagers hostile to Christian faith. As noted, American teens confuse opposition to homosexuality with hatred. But refusing to wave the rainbow flag isn’t hateful. Homosexual behavior puts people at higher risk for depression, anxiety, domestic violence, and terminal illness. Worst…
Israel’s 40 years of desert wandering were almost over. God’s people were moving north along the eastern boundary of Moab. Soon they would turn west and wage war against the land of Canaan. Balak, king of Moab, felt trapped and afraid. What if the formidable Israelites invaded and seized his territory? Perhaps Balak had trusted…
Psalm 143:10 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Record temperatures and fierce storms always seem to focus attention on the theory of manmade global warming or climate change. Is the earth’s average temperature rising? Are diesel engines and factory emissions heating up our planet? Or do temperature fluctuations result from normal climactic cycles? And are environmentalists using climate change as an excuse to…
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