Who will you serve – the world or Christ? Mark 8: 34, 38. Our Lord had just foretold his own sufferings. Now Jesus goes on in this setting to speak of his requirement for his disciples to follow him. His disciples should be willing to follow him in the way of the cross. Soon they…

  These are evil days in which we live. We may ask the question, who can we trust? Who can we put our confident in? Who is honest and upright in our day?   We are finding that the rule today is, who can get to who first? People are controlled by the all-mighty dollar.…

The condition of the world is in a state of desperation – people from all walks of life are in need of a Savior. According to the Word of God, there is a curse on mankind that was brought on by his sinful nature (Gen. 3: 14-19). The sinner can destroy himself spiritually but he…

Living for God is one of the most beautiful experiences in life. Life itself is wonderful, but when one lives for God, life is so much more pleasant. Jesus intended for us to enjoy life and all the benefits that comes with it. Happiness, joy and love is all a part of the many blessings…

(Isa. 12:1)   There is a lack of spiritual fulfillment in the life of so many people today. There is a dissention – a falling away in our land today from spiritual truth.’ Devotion has been dying down; obedience has been growing lax; selfishness has been diminishing, and so many are going toward a spiritual…

Col. 3:16,17 The Divine word is appropriately called the word of Christ. Paul said “…Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Col.3:16.) The word contains the record of Jesus’ personal teachings. It contains the revelation of new and startling truths. The word of Christ contains the resetting of old truths in such a…

II Peter 2:9 There are only two great classes of people in the world – the godly and the unjust. First, the godly are those who have been born again. (St. John 3:7) says, “…Ye must be born again.” Secondly, the unjust are those who live to themselves and to the world. For John declared…

Matthew 8:1, 4 Leprosy during Jesus’ time appeared to have been regarded as unalterable. The scripture only reveals two instances of the cure of this terrible disease. First, in the case of Miriam in (Num. 12:11,12); secondly, Naaman in (II. King 5:1). Both people was made whole by the power of God Almighty. In this…

Jeremiah 14:7 We have no claim upon God. Matthew 19:17 says “…There is none good but one, that is, God.” These people mentioned in Matthew had no record of faithful service to offer to the Lord. There was no array of good deeds to go before them to plead for acceptance and approval. It is…