By Luther Blackmon “From this time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him” Quo. 6:66). Whatever opportunity they might have had for sharing His suffering, they forfeited. Whatever blessing might have come to them as ‘a result of following Him, they gave up. Their materialistic minds could not grasp the meaning …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Phone-in-Evangelism
By John McCort The congregation for which I preach recently started a program of phone-in-evangelism which I personally feel will be a great asset to our work. In this article I would like to share with you some of the advantages of this method of preaching the gospel. We purchased a Sanyo M139N Telephone Answering Device. …
The Beatitudes Blessed are They Which do Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness
By Keith Sharp “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matt. 5:6). My mother grew up on a ranch in Southwest Texas during the depression. My grandfather, Daddy Sprott, was always poor, but during those times they were desperately so. My mother, along with her seven brothers and …
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Brother Warren Shows Kindness to “Antis”
By H. Edward McCaskill I have been a reader of The Spiritual Sword, published by the Getwell church of Christ in Memphis and edited by my long time friend and former teacher, Thomas B. Warren, for a number of years. The material contained in this publication has been excellent and I have appreciated a host of …