Acts 9:19-25 and 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 Introduction William Carey, the father of the modern missionary movement, promoted the idea of the Christian’s responsibility to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the peoples of the world. After raising money for missions, the missions society of the Midlands of England started looking for their first missionary….
Author: Alan Holden
Preview of End of the Great Tribulation
Revelation 14:1-20 The Establishing of the Kingdom, vv. 1-5 A. The Lamb and 144,000 will stand on Mount Zion victorious. a. Play harps, compare Revelation 5:8 b. Sing a new song of victory in a new experience. c. They reign with Christ, v. 3 B. The Character of the 144,000 The Pouring Out of the…
Jeremiah 9
Key Verse: Verse 8: “Their tonuve is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: sone speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth wait.” The Prophet Weeps, vv. 1-2 A. “Oh, that my head were waters”: In the last chapter, Jeremiah wept because he saw Judah conquered and exiled….
Jeremiah 10
Key Verse: Verse 10, But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. “Hear the Word, O House of Israel, v. 1 A. Usually, Israel refers to the 12-tribe nation….
Aren’t We All God’s Children?
Aren’t we all God’s Children? Who are the Children of God? Who are the Children of the Devil? How does one become a Child of God?
Church Life
The Church without Commitment Emerson Colaw tells about doing some work with his church’s nonresident membership list. He wrote a letter to one family that had been very active in his church. A letter came back saying, “Mr. Colaw, we now live bear a university campus and we go every Sunday to the chapel service…
Christ
A Nail for Remembering One time at the City Temple in London, there was in the congregation a restauratuer named Emil Mettler, who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer and a kind of agent for Schweitzer in Britain. Mettler would never allow a Christian worker to pay for a meal in his restaurant, but…
Children
Child Rearing In her biography, Margaret Mead tells of her grandma who was a wonderful storyteller and who had a “set of priceless, individually tailored anecdotes with which American grandparents of her day brought up children.” There was the story of little boys who had been taught absolute, quick obedience. One day when they were…
Character
Rule for Life Always to right. This will gratify most people, and astonish the rest. –Mark Twain Doing Right Anyway People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true…
Unholy Trinity
Revelation 13:1-8 Satan: The Dragon on the Sand, Revelation 12:17 to 13:1a A. The Greek text reads: “And he (Satan, the Dragon) stood on the sand.” B. The sea and sand (Revelation 17:15; 20:8) both symbolize the nations of the world. C. Satan the Dragon gives power to the Beast, v. 2. Antichrist: The Beast…