The Mission Helper Program was established several years ago to provide opportunities for members of the CLC to assist in the mission efforts of our church body. About a year and a half ago the Mission Helper Committee proposed a change in the direction of the program. In the past individuals would volunteer, and the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2001/11
THE BILLBOARD GOSPEL I still remember from childhood the well-spaced “Burma Shave” road signs–little gems of advertising wisdom which caught our curious eyes, particularly in areas where little else did along the roadside. Recently some of you may have noticed the large, strategically-placed billboards all over the country bearing brief religious messages, all signed “God.”… Read More »Month Archive Read More
* PERSPECTIVES Much has been, and will continue to be, written about the September 11 terrorist attacks. As Christians we yearn for biblically-based perspectives about these happenings. The writers of our Spokesman devotionals will surely make periodic references to these things in their writings. Below are a couple other responses. One is from the bulletin… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (see 3:8) Chapter 6:1-9 Children and Parents (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 6:1-4) “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”… Read More »Month Archive Read More
More than thirty-five verses in the New Testament speak about your Christian baptism. Verses recorded in Matthew chapter 28 and Mark chapter 16 teach that Jesus started this Sacrament after His resurrection. Acts 2:38 shows that Christians should baptize repentant sinners. The Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, attached His good news of salvation… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings, Chapter Eighteen “How long will you waver between two opinions?” It is not surprising–knowing the political and religious climate in Israel at the time–that the people didn’t answer Elijah with so much as a word. The fierce animosity that King Ahab (and Queen Jezebel!) had for… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil;… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Tenth in a Series– The Offertory and the Offerings The Offertory “And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” These are the words generally spoken by the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
During the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., there have been numerous questions asked about this great tragedy. Of all the many questions posed, perhaps the most significant one is: Why would God permit such an evil, horrendous… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Life in this sinful world can get pretty rough. Almost every day there is some trouble to face. Not a month goes by without us feeling some sadness in our hearts. Christians are not immune to the hard knocks of life. We see this from the Bible. In its opening pages we read of murder… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In a newspaper column a woman wrote about a Christmas gift she had received from a friend. She made light of the gift, telling of how she had played catch with it and misused it in other ways, since she disliked it and had no intention of using it. The author was trying to be… Read More »Month Archive Read More