• Faithfulness

    WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT? 

    Published on 03-09-2012 02:34 PM  Number of Views: 223 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    By David Sain

    To help you set and keep your priorities straight, take the following personal inventory.

    1. Which is more important to you? Making sure your dog (or cat) gets fed every day or making sure that your child gets daily spiritual nourishment?
    2. Which is more important to you? Watching television or taking time for prayer and Bible study every day?
    3. Which is more important to you? Speaking out on current political issues or speaking out to help someone ...
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    Seeking the Perfect Man 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-09-2012 09:44 AM  Number of Views: 217 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Love,
    5. Faithfulness,
    6. Obedience,
    7. Christianity

    A great number of women wonder if the perfect man exists. They have scanned the horizon and often come back thinking they must train a man to make him perfect. That leads them to the question, “Can a man learn to be perfect?” Certainly, a great number of women attempt to find out! In the long run, the realization of perfection depends upon the standard used and whether or not a man adheres to it. Many women believe their man reaches near perfection when they can get him to stop leaving ...
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    Faithful Commitment 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-07-2012 09:59 AM  Number of Views: 177 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. What Must I Do To Be Saved?,
    4. Baptism,
    5. Once Saved Always Saved,
    6. Faithfulness,
    7. Obedience,
    8. Christianity,
    9. Sin

    Jesus, the messiah of mankind, lived a life in the flesh like no other man. His words and his actions perfectly fit the pattern prescribed by God the Father (John 5:30, John 12:49-50). That all men save Jesus fall short of the Glory of God is factual (Romans 3:23). Yet, many who declare themselves prepared for faithful commitment to God soon find themselves transgressing against their vows to serve him. Their declaration of service comes before considering the cost – their life (Galatians ...
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    Just A Well Dug In The Ground? 

    Published on 02-25-2012 11:00 AM  Number of Views: 256 
    1. Categories:
    2. What Must I Do To Be Saved?,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    By Charles Box

    Good water to drink and use is a great blessing from God. Many in our world still depend on a well dug in the ground, near their house for water. “As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” (Proverbs 25:25) The only cold of cool water that some will ever have is that water right from the well. Some of you grew up with a well in the yard and a dipper there at the well where people could draw and drink fresh, cool water directly from ...
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    "RECONCILIATION" 

    Published on 02-19-2012 12:48 PM  Number of Views: 280 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Sharing the Gospel

    by Tom Wacaster

    There are certain words in the Bible that astound the mind and thrill the heart. Words like "redemption," "forgiveness," "grace," and "salvation" are among those words. The worldly minded can never appreciate the magnitude nor the depth of those words as they relate to matters eternal. But those who have been rescued from the bondage of sin have an appreciation that cannot be expressed in words. The word "reconciliation" ...
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    You Can Do Better 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 02-01-2012 12:11 PM  Number of Views: 148 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Faithfulness,
    5. Obedience,
    6. Christianity

    Watching the election year primaries unfold, it is clear disgust surrounds the individual in the White House and the top two challengers for the office of President of the United States. The man in the White House characterized his last three years with deception, poor stewardship, and immoral decision making. One of his challengers has a past characterized by philandering and broken trust while the other has demonstrated immoral choices involving support of homosexuality, abortion, and stem cell ...
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    Wash Yourselves: Defend the Orphan (5 of 6) 

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    Travis Main
    Published on 12-26-2011 12:54 PM  Number of Views: 275 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Old Testament,
    5. Faithfulness,
    6. Obedience,
    7. Christianity,
    8. Sin

    Defend! When this word is yelled out, the defense mechanism of every male should flash to consciousness. What female does not feel their emotions rise when they feel their child must be defended? Defense is needed because there is or will be an attack. Without a proper defense, the resulting effect is destruction, ruin, and devastation. The word “defend” should create a tremor within the soul that creates action directing self and others toward deliverance from the foe. Defense at its ...
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    Wash Yourselves: Cease to Do Evil (1 of 6) 

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    Travis Main
    Published on 12-13-2011 03:58 PM  Number of Views: 272 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Old Testament,
    5. Preaching the Word,
    6. Faithfulness,
    7. Christianity,
    8. Sin

    The prophet Isaiah shared the Word of God during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Over approximately 50 years, he instructed and reproved Judah. Though three of the four kings of Judah were considered good, the people and its capitol city, Jerusalem, were characterized by sin. Their deeds and hearts were sorely lacking in meeting the path laid out by God. By the promise of God and detailed prophecy, Jesus the Christ would be born the seed of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, ...
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    Laying Down Life 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 07-18-2011 07:29 AM  Number of Views: 572 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. What Must I Do To Be Saved?,
    4. Faithfulness,
    5. Obedience,
    6. Christianity,
    7. Sin

    Jesus speaking to the Pharisees in John 10:17-18 stated: “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.” The conversation surrounded the fact that Jesus came into the world as a shepherd and savior. As such, He would lay His life down for His sheep, those ...
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    Having an Answer (Part 1) 

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    Travis Main
    Published on 04-04-2011 09:43 PM  Number of Views: 368 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Preaching the Word,
    4. Faithfulness,
    5. Christianity,
    6. Sharing the Gospel

    by Erik Smith

    A teacher stands in front of her classroom of students. She begins to review some of the previous day’s homework that she assigned her students to study and complete. She asks: “Can someone give me the answer for question #1?” She then adds with a smile: “Remember to raise your hands if you have the answer.” The response is mixed. Some of her students almost literally jump out of their seats as their hands shoot skyward. With great enthusiasm they chime in: “I know ...
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    God’s Fellow Workers 

    Published on 03-29-2011 06:40 PM     Number of Views: 492 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    by Tom Wacaster

    “For we are God’s fellow workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building” (1 Cor. 3:9). The Corinthians had just been rebuked for their carnality as evidenced in the divided allegiance they held. Some said they were of Paul, others of Apollos (1:10-12). Paul reminds them: “What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him” (3:5).     ...
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    There Is No Short Cut To A Knowledge Of God’s Word 

    Published on 03-26-2011 10:28 AM  Number of Views: 490 
    1. Categories:
    2. Rightly Dividing the Word,
    3. Faithfulness


    by Tom Wacaster

    We live in an age of quick fixes, instant oatmeal, and disposable diapers. Get-rich-quick schemes abound, and con artists are having a heyday on the unsuspecting and gullible. Some years ago a man was asked if he had read the newest release of Random House Dictionary, to which he replied, “I’m waiting for the film version.” Patience and hard work have fallen upon hard times. Entitlements from     ...
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    The Prisoner’s Dilemma 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-23-2011 10:08 AM  Number of Views: 359 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Obedience,
    5. Christianity,
    6. Sin

    Some years back I had the great opportunity to preach in a prison facility. This blessing extended for about two years. It really enabled me to see and understand a great number of things about those inside and outside of the prison system. I am not a person who is in favor of any frills or extras in the prison system. I guess you can say I am a Sheriff Joe Arpaio fan. If an individual breaks the law, my preference is the punishment seriously deters them from every committing the same mistake. ...
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    The Question of Liking 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-22-2011 01:53 PM  Number of Views: 250 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness

    Girls ask themselves this question. Guys ask the same thing too. Movie stars ask this question. First grade teachers ask it as well. This question greatly troubles some individuals, while others don’t struggle with it too much. Yet, the question is there. There are people who make this the objective of their life. It does not matter what they have to do, they will do it to bring about the desired result. Many parents worry about this with their children. They do so to their own ...
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    Holy Dwellings and God’s Association with Them 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-21-2011 02:42 PM  Number of Views: 401 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Thus Saith the Lord,
    4. Once Saved Always Saved,
    5. Faithfulness,
    6. Obedience,
    7. Christianity,
    8. Sin

    The man Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, once stood before the Sanhedrin (a legal body composed of the high priest, leaders of the people, and legal experts) and established God does not dwell in items made with hands (Acts 7:48). Yet, God chose to make His presence known within the earth, the tabernacle, and Solomon’s temple. God also commanded the temple built by Zerubbabel as a place for His name. These were not places where God lived, but those which He made holy by his association with ...
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    When Love Isn't Really Love 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-17-2011 02:55 AM  Number of Views: 432 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. What Must I Do To Be Saved?,
    4. Thus Saith the Lord,
    5. Church of Christ,
    6. Love,
    7. Faithfulness,
    8. Christianity,
    9. Sin

    There are a great number of religious bodies today which advertise themselves as loving bodies of believers. This is fantastic and the way Christ’s Church should be identified. In fact, Jesus told his disciples the following in John 13:35: “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”. The Bible has much to say about love. A scan of I Corinthians 13 lists a great number of attributes of love including patience, kindness, a lack of arrogance, proper ...
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    Plateaus 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-09-2011 02:07 AM  Number of Views: 217 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    In Wyoming, there are a number of plateaus. Their images cut clearly against the sky. As the light hits the plateau throughout the day, the strata displays a variety of appealing red, orange, brown, and grey tones, and a lazy shadow plods along at the side. In truth, not all plateaus have this distinct desert look. Some of the world’s plateaus are covered over in vegetation, some are underwater, and there can be quite a variation in sizes. To understand how big a plateau can be, it is ...
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    7 Stages of Life List 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 03-04-2011 03:06 PM  Number of Views: 293 
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    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    You live, you love, and you die. Perhaps that is oversimplification. Life can be smooth and easy one moment and a combined skydiving, bull ride the next. Getting in and out of this world can even be complex. 7 stages of the human life are explored below. In common terms, the stages are in order: 1) Infancy, 2) Youth; 3) Early adulthood, 4) Midlife adulthood, 5) Seasoned adulthood, 6) Senior adulthood, and ultimately 7) Death. For the purposes of this discussion they will be named otherwise. ...
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    Got Courage? 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 02-28-2011 11:48 AM  Number of Views: 337 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Obedience,
    5. Christianity,
    6. Sharing the Gospel

    Our society definitely honors those who show “courage.” Medals are given to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and coast guard personnel who go “…above and beyond the call of duty” and exhibit great bravery while completing their assigned missions. Many times, the people who are so recognized did these actions at the risk of their own lives. Thus, the military awards decorations to these brave men and women according to their level of valor. With much pomp and ceremony, these “heroes” ...
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    The Abundant Life 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 02-20-2011 12:06 AM  Number of Views: 352 
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    2. Christian Living,
    3. Love,
    4. Faithfulness,
    5. Obedience,
    6. Christianity

    What sort of life do you want to live? Many people would respond to this question by saying something in the fashion of: “I want to live a good, fulfilling life that has meaning and purpose!” This would be a life that offered its share of challenges, no doubt, but would reward the person with a maximum of self-satisfaction, peace, love, and joy and a minimum of self-doubt, guilt, and despair. But where can you find this kind of life? Some in the world say that it can be found through the ...
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    Growing in Grace and Knowledge 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 02-14-2011 10:46 AM  Number of Views: 367 
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    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    At the close of his second epistle, in II Peter 3:18, the apostle Peter offers a stirring exhortation to all Christians: “…but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” (NKJV) Peter encourages followers of Christ to take action, to “…grow.” This word is translated from the Greek term AUXANO which means: “to grow (‘wax’), …enlarge… increase.” (1) Basically, we are told that we should increase our “knowledge” ...
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    Friendship 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 02-07-2011 05:05 PM  Number of Views: 273 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Love,
    4. Faithfulness,
    5. Obedience,
    6. Christianity

    Friendships are an important part of our lives. Ever since we were young, we have formed these relationships with other individuals and they have brought us times of sadness and happiness, exhilaration and frustration. Some of these friendships have been more shallow and superficial while others have been much more strong and long-lasting. As we grow and mature, we discover that these strong, fulfilling friendships require much effort and work to maintain. That’s probably why ...
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    THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED TODAY 

    Published on 02-01-2011 08:25 PM  Number of Views: 205 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness,
    4. Christianity

    THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED TODAY
    By Garreth L. Clair

    Many people are traveling a road of life without any serious concern for the after-life (i.e. that existence after physical death). I do not know very many people today that are seriously considering the possibility of a life after death. Most people live today as if they do not know anything about God or do not care anything about God. Perhaps this situation is partly due to the success that the Devil has had with ...
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    What Has Happened to Efficiency? 

    Published on 01-31-2011 12:21 PM  Number of Views: 188 
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    2. Christian Living,
    3. Faithfulness

    by Tom Wacaster

    “Postage by Mail!” That was the banner on the mass mail out by the United States Post Office a few years ago. Imagine the convenience; avoiding long lines at the post office; you could conduct all your business through the mail using the little order form that was attached. You could even purchase your 1st class stamps by filling out the form indicating how many books you wanted and then     ...
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    Constrained by Law 

    by
    Travis Main
    Published on 01-26-2011 02:38 PM  Number of Views: 310 
    1. Categories:
    2. Christian Living,
    3. Rightly Dividing the Word,
    4. Thus Saith the Lord,
    5. Preaching the Word,
    6. Faithfulness,
    7. Obedience,
    8. Christianity,
    9. Sharing the Gospel,
    10. Authority of the Scriptures

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