From yesterday’s Bible reading comes the familiar story of the Lord’s visit with Mary and Martha in Bethany. Following Martha’s complaint about her sister, the Lord commends Mary for “choosing the good part.” What did that mean for these two sisters, and what does it mean for us?
Sermons by Billy Smith (Page 24)
From this week’s daily Bible reading comes two touching stories of the Lord’s power to heal all illnesses and raise the dead. In both cases, the demonstration of faith by those helped made all the difference.
As the children of God, we see what is invisible, we feel what is untouchable, and we believe what most would say is unbelievable. The question is, “Why?”
Can you imagine how Zacchaeus, the publican of Jericho, felt when he heard Jesus say, “Hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house”? It is another example of how Jesus changed people and how He must change us.
The incarnation, the visit of God to earth in the person of Jesus, is the central point of human history and the heart of the gospel message, the greatest story ever told.
Have you ever thought what life would be like if Jesus had not come into the world? After considering such a thought, we would not want to be in a world where Jesus had never been.
It’s Final Exam week for our University students, and we wish them well as the Fall semester comes to a close. As students have multiple exam days, so does the child of God as he/she looks into the mirror of God’s Word and sees what we must do and what we must not do. The…
It is an often overlooked New Testament letter, but it shouldn’t be. The story of Paul’s plea to Philemon in behalf of Onesimus, the runaway slave, is a beautiful demonstration of what we so desperately need, the gift of God’s grace.
The Thanksgiving holiday provides us the opportunity to take stock of just how richly blessed we are, materially and spiritually. It is when we learn the difficult lesson of contentment that we also learn the true meaning of thanksgiving.
Not everyone who claims to be religious is. In this text, James provides three tests for the reality of our religion, both individually and congregationally.