Music has always been a point of contention between the generations. “Turn your music down!” is the rhetoric of many parents of teenagers. This issue comes to light, even in our churches. “Drums in worship; choir robes or regular clothes; hymnals versus projection screens; and the question of outdated organs . . .” are among …
The Bible, the inspired Word of God, is the foundation of the Christian faith. It is the medium of God’s addressing man and the means of man’s knowing of the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Since all intelligent faith in the supernatural rests ultimately upon the divine origin, plenary inspiration, and infallible authority …
Every experience in our lives gives birth to emotional reactions that define us and reflect who we really are. It has been said that our true personality is revealed during the toughest times we face. When our hearts are full of joy, we are often unable to hide that fact because our actions will also …
Sharing in All Things “Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And …
In 1985, a former drug addict and violent gang member named Misha was freed after five years from a hard-labor prison camp in Siberia. To most people, he was simply the son of a street prostitute and a runaway father. Then the miracles began. While pausing to listen at a street service in Moscow, he …
God has always had a plan. His plan was so great that He could not entrust it to anyone else. But in order to finish it, He would have to come to earth. King Solomon said from the glorious temple he had built, “Will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven …
This has been a powerful Assembly. We have heard a fresh word from God through each sermon and with anointed worship giving God the highest praise. We have experienced freedom in the Spirit and many have experienced salvation and cleansing and many were baptized in the Holy Ghost and they will leave this assembly a …
Growing up mostly in a small town has always afforded me the opportunity to see the world around me in very simplistic terms. For the most part, life didn’t seem to get that complicated until I reached adulthood. There were always familiar patterns to everyday life and church definitely fit into that mold. We knew …
What is the best sermon that you have ever heard? No one has ever preached a better sermon than the first one that Jesus preached in His hometown of Nazareth. Luke recorded this sermon because, of all the things that he wanted us to know for sure, the most important is the good news of …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a name synonymous with two words, suffering and joy. To read his writings and his story, the Christian is struck with the reality that this man knew something personally about the cost of breakthrough. Only months before his execution on April 9, 1945, he spoke with such joy about the path that …