By Ron Halbrook A song pleading with sinners to obey the gospel of Christ asks, “Why do you wait, dear sinner, O why do you tarry so long?” The song says nothing can be gained “by a further delay” and warns “the harvest is passing away.” Some have heard the gospel of Christ in private studies, …
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Disciplined Spirit
By Mike Willis Have you ever seen a fire burn uncontrolled? It destroys everything in its path. Yet, when controlled, fire can heat a house, power an automobile down a highway, send a rocket to outer space, and many other good things. A man’s temper is like that. A temper that is uncontrolled can destroy and …
Why Do We Worship?
By Jimmy Tuten Introduction: A. Man has no more exalted privilege or awesome responsibility than the worship of almighty God. A failure to grasp this truth plunged the likes of Cain (Gen. 4), Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10) and King Saul (1 Sam. 13) into terrible calamities. Our Lord chastised His contemporaries for their vain worship, …
Shallow Soil
By Irven Lee When the sower went out to sow his seed, some seed fell upon a rock, and as soon as it sprang up it withered away because it lacked moisture. These on the stony ground had not much earth. They sprang up immediately, but when the sun was up they were scorched. This is …