Category: Articles
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I Am Not Ashamed To Own My Lord
The above words come from a hymn that we often sing. It follows with the idea “…nor to defend his cause.” Our singing is to be used in a public way for teaching and admonishing each other (Col. 3:16). The truths embedded in such songs should cause us to realize the power of singing and…
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Lessons From Achan
Israel crossed Jordan and entered Canaan. The new generation growing up during the forty years of wilderness wanderings had to be circumcised (Josh. 5:2,3). Following that we find that in faith Israel went and conquered Jericho (Joshua 6). The next target was Ai. No one consulted God but sent out men to check out Ai.…
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The Use of Titles
Today in the political world the use of titles is done to place one’s opponent into a different light. Things like “Tea party”, right wing and ultra conservative signal a bad person. Once these titles are used and accepted then anyone who is conservative in their views becomes a bad person. Do you believe for…
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Leaving A Baby Alone
Within the last week a mother left her 18-month old baby asleep while she went into the store. The last I heard it was for about ten minutes. At any rate, she got arrested and her name was put on some kind of list. A follow up was some kind of discussion between two women…
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Confess Me Before Men
The words from our heart may or may not reveal the content of the heart. What I mean is that some are hypocrites and before others they try to hide what they believe. Jesus addressed this by saying to some Pharisees, “…for out of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matthew 12:34). In the same verse,…
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God Is Right
The atheist looks at the suffering of humanity and declares, how can there be a God who would allow such suffering? Those of the Islamic faith reject Jesus as the Son of God. Why is that the case? In their teachings how could a God allow His Son to die as Jesus did? To them…
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Polishing the Pulpit or Selling the Gospel?
Our brotherhood has been blessed by many good efforts as Christians work together in fields of evangelism and benevolence. It is a command from God that we love the brotherhood (I Peter 2:17). Love does not require the Christian to endorse or agree with everything that is done in the name of the Lord. Each…
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Thirty-Two Years
Today marks the start of our thirty-second lectureship here at Garfield. Looking back over the years, some of the most faithful gospel preachers anywhere have stood and presented lectures at the lectureship. Truth has never been compromised and the tools to build faith in God have been presented with great zeal and love for the…
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Bill O’Reilly & Killing Jesus: Part I
Mr. O’Reilly has recently written books about the killing of Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy. His recent third book is about the killing of Jesus. It is sometimes of value to read what is written before the book actually begins in order to understand something about the author. In this case, it reveals much about…
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What About Gog and Magog?
Most of the teaching about the rapture will, at some point, deal with the statement from the book of Revelation about Gog and Magog (Revelation 20:8). When I have read some of their explanations, they try real hard to get Gog and Magog to be Russia and China. They will do a geography lesson of…