Loved ones, humans were created for more than eating, drinking, procreating, working, and dying. Man is a spirit housed in a body (Genesis 2:7), therefore he is capable of living a life beyond a physical level. He is made for more. He has introspective, perspective, and retrospective abilities. Notice some characteristics that build a spiritual life. 1. Read and study the Bible daily. We need sp…

Loved ones, daily prayer should obviously be a part of our daily activities, as we give thanks for our food at mealtime, and there are morning prayers when we get up and bedtime prayers when we go to bed (cf. 1 Thessalonians 5:17). And there are other things we pray about from time to time, including asking and being thankful for the forgiveness of our sins. But there is something we may forget t…

“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?” (1 Corinthians 5:6). Loved ones, yeast is a single-celled fungus that lives on sugary solutions and ferments sugars to form alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is used in the leavening of breads, among other things. Was Paul giving the Christians in Corinth a baking lesson when he wrote about yeast? No. The lesson…

Loved ones, most of us have heard the words, "You cheater!” Whether they are heard on an elementary school playground or in a boardroom of some large corporation, they are usually spoken (yelled) in anger. We've probably all seen an old western movie where a fight (maybe even a gunfight) broke out, when somebody thought he had been cheated in a card game. We don't usually "take kindly" to being c…

Loved ones, environmentalists are saying a great deal about eagles today. They want them preserved as an endangered species. Christians can learn much from what the Bible says about eagles. "He encircled him. He instructed him. He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings. So the Lord…

"To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins" (Acts 10:43, KJV). Loved ones, above we have the climax and conclusion of Peter’s sermon. The good news rings loud and clear: “forgiveness of sin is offered to both Jew and Gentile believers.” In a well-organized fashion Peter has led his audience to his grand conclusion. First, God…

Loved ones, for too many, life will simply END without them ever knowing why it began. How would you answer this question – What is your purpose in life? 1. Some have made prosperity their purpose in life. These will spend their lives making money to spend upon material possessions. Jesus warned, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the thin…

Loved ones, why should we memorize the Bible? In Colossians 3:16 we find Paul telling the Christians in Colossae to, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom…." Memorizing God's word places it in our hearts and minds where it is always available to us. It transforms our mind so that we can know God's will for our lives (Romans 12:2). The memorized word helps us to stand against t…

Love you, Bible education is the most important investment a person can make for the future. It is critical to producing not only righteousness but also ultimate happiness. Therefore, we should diligently seek to learn God's word, realizing that it will require motivated effort on our part. The wife of a former US president said: "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ard…

Loved ones, the song writer wrote: O Spread the tidings ‘round, wherever man is found, Wherever human hearts and human woes abound: Let every Christ like tongue proclaim the joyful sound; Our Lord is Lord of lords. Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings, To every captive soul a full deliverance brings, And thro’ the vacant cells the song of triumph rings, The Lord is King of kin…

Loved ones, parents usually expect the children to answer when they are questioned about their behavior. We wonder what we would do if we questioned one of our small children, and he responded with, "I don't have to answer you." Now that we are adults, things are much different. We find considerable satisfaction in not having to answer for our behavior if we do not want to do so. We can readily…

Loved ones, one of the saddest contexts in the New Testament, in my opinion, is the sixth chapter of John. Not because of the great miracle of feeding the multitude with the five loaves and two fishes (vs. 1-14); that was anything but sad. It filled a benevolent need and furnished indisputable proof that Jesus was in fact the Son of God. And not because of the subsequent miracle of the Lord's wal…