The Power of Your Witness

Just before Jesus ascended back into the heavens, forty days after His resurrection from the tomb, He instructed a handful of His disciples: “Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and untoContinue reading “The Power of Your Witness”

Only A Sinner, Saved by Grace!

(The following is a testimony of God’s saving grace shared by our nephew, Aaron Bridges, who now pastors in Western North Carolina. Aaron is the son of Ellen’s sister, June, and June’s husband, Ed): “I am so thankful that God called me to preach the Word and allows me to serve in any capacity inContinue reading “Only A Sinner, Saved by Grace!”

A Man After God’s Own Heart (“Kings and Priests—Then and Now” Series)

What would you think if I introduced you to a man of whom I said the following: “He has been married to at least eight women. He has several children, including one who is a murderer, one a rapist, one a seditionist, and one a womanizer. He has a history filled with tragedy. On oneContinue reading “A Man After God’s Own Heart (“Kings and Priests—Then and Now” Series)”

A New Heaven and a New Earth

The last words of Revelation 20 are “…the lake of fire.” The first words of the next verse, Rev.21:1 are “…a new heaven and a new earth.” There could not be two places that are more extremely opposite than those two places. The lake of fire will be the eternal abode of the false prophet,Continue reading “A New Heaven and a New Earth”

Rehoboam, Son of Solomon (2nd in a series on Kings and Priests, Then and Now)

It would be impossible for anyone to realistically imagine what it must have been like to have been the son of Solomon, King of Israel. Solomon’s wealth was beyond the ability to compute; his wisdom excelled the wisdom of anyone living before or after him; his dominion was world-wide and his influence incalculable. So, toContinue reading “Rehoboam, Son of Solomon (2nd in a series on Kings and Priests, Then and Now)”

Let Brotherly Love Continue

Summarizing one of the most theologically profound books in the New Testament, the writer simply says in Hebrews 13:1: “Let brotherly love continue.” He is writing primarily to Hebrew believers, some no doubt having been saved from the earliest days of the church, on Pentecost. These saints had been scattered abroad because of persecution. ManyContinue reading “Let Brotherly Love Continue”

Kings and Priests, Then and Now (1st in a series)

Revelation 5:10 reads: “And hath made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” That was a revelatory peek into heaven recorded by the apostle John as he saw and heard a great throng of redeemed of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation singing a new song of victory,Continue reading “Kings and Priests, Then and Now (1st in a series)”