By Dennis C. Abernathy Should men be used to direct or lead the worship services when they are not faithful to attend the services of the local church (coming only on Sunday mornings)? Should these men be used in leading the local church in worship as a means to encourage them (the men) to greater faithfulness? …
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The Christian”s Approach To Life
By Lewis Willis In 1 Corinthians 15:58, the apostle Paul wrote: “Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”Besides being a well-known passage of Scripture, it expresses some essential ingredients in the attitude of …
Preacher’s Rights
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. My defense to those who examine me Is this: Do we have no right to eat and drink? Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? Or Is It only Barnabas and I who have …
“Blessed Assurance”
By Larry Ray Hafley Fanny J. Crosby penned the words to the comforting hymn, “Blessed Assurance.” Blessed assurance is blessed confidence. It is tied to that “blessed hope,” “which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast” (Tit. 2:13; Heb. 6:19). The faithful child of God rests, reposes and resides in …