Dear Friends and Family, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf; be reconciled to God” 2Cor.5:20 A recent sermon I heard had us thinking about the thought, “you may be the only Christian that many will ever see”. As I think about this […]
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Does God REALLY Know Everything?
By: Eric Lyons, M.Min. Numerous passages of Scripture clearly teach that God is omniscient. The Bible declares that God “knows the secrets of the heart” (Psalm 44:21), that His eyes “are in every place” (Proverbs 15:3), and that “His understanding is infinite” (147:5). Of Jehovah, the psalmist also wrote: O Lord, You have searched me […]
Nalley News from Brazil
Jesus said, I HAVE COME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST. Last year before the pandemic arrived, I was evangelizing a group in the town of Cantagalo of about fifteen individuals and a group in our city Guarapuava of about sixty individuals, with the Bible studies completed online. During Seann and Scherles’s preacher school break, […]
“The Sun Stood Still”—Really?
By Eric Lyons, M.Min. In compliance with God’s will to punish the terribly wicked nations of Canaan (Deuteronomy 9:5; Joshua 10:8), Joshua and his army of Israelites engaged in battle with the “five kings of the Amorites” and their armies at Gibeon (Joshua 10:5,10). In the midst of the battle, which poured into other areas […]
When Were the Sun, Moon, and Stars Created?
by Eric Lyons, M.Min. At first glance, this seems like an easy question. Just as children have been singing for generations, it was on day four when God made “the Sun, Moon, and stars galore.” Some, however, have alleged that the “sun, moon and stars were created ‘in the beginning’ (Gen. 1:1)” (Thurman, 2006, p. […]
Of the House of David
By Kyle Butt, M.Div. Of all the men in the Old Testament, few are spoken of with such reverence and honor as King David—shepherd, psalmist, soldier, and king. With God’s mighty power behind him, he slew a bear and a lion to save his father’s sheep, toppled a wicked giant with a single stone, slaughtered […]
Technicalities
by Dave Miller, Ph.D. “Are you telling me that just because I don’t belong to your church, or just because I haven’t been baptized into the remission of sins, or just because I use the instrument when I worship God, or just because I don’t attend every worship service, or just because I don’t partake […]
Bulletin – July 4th, 2021
From the Elders: Sunday morning Bible Classes have resumed with worship following at 10:30am. We are studying 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus & Philemon. Workbooks are available. Based on the recent guidelines for COIVD and the restrictions for places of worship, our service will now be conducted indoors. 9:30am – 10:15am: Adult Bible Study 9:30am […]
Here I Raise My Ebenezer!
by Kyle Butt, M.Div. Many of us have grown up going to worship services where we sang age-old songs that were brought down to us from many years ago. In those songs, we often sing words or phrases that might not retain a popularly understood sentiment. Yet, even though we might not understand what we […]
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
The past several months we have learned about the wonderful work being done to care for children by the dedicated Christians through Orphan’s Lifeline International and City of Children. Another children’s work that receives support from our congregation is Agape Villages. The following is taken from the church of Christ website located in Merced, CA: […]