God Pitched His Tent

By James Gray John 1:14        Christmas is a great time of the year. Its attitude is one of joy and happiness. Yet, as believers, we are aware that there are two views of Christmas. The first is man to man. This is the world’s view of Christmas. This view is the same...

In Eternity Past

By Sidney Aldrich The same triune God, Who said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,” foreknew the “fall” of man and laid the plan for his redemption.          Mankind’s original disobedience and persistent rebellion required the ultimate sacrifice. It...

The Church and Its Future State

Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18  INTRODUCTION: A. Several immediate observations: An event absolutely certain to transpire: “By the Word of the Lord”: vs. 15   An event that will occur when Jesus Christ comes for the Church which is His Body: vs. 15.   An event that...

The Church and Its Future Hope

(Ephesians 4:4)   Definition of the word “Hope.” … (a) Elpis—to look down the corridors of time with the confident assurance of future good. (b) Not a shadow of doubt or uncertainty as we would use the word today. Relationship: there is a relationship between our...

The Church and Its Future Deliverance

(1 Thessalonians 4:13—5:19) INTRODUCTION:       The passage before us is the most important passage in the Pauline Epistles dealing with the deliverance of the Church from the Tribulation period. Additional passages are found in 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 and 2...

The Believer’s Witness Unto the World

By J.C. O’Hair According to the Bible, the unbeliever is dead in sin and the believer is dead to sin. Note how the believer’s transformation is stated in Colossians 2:13 and in several other verses: “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of...