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How easily this world seeks to draw you into anything and everything that is not about Jesus Christ. Jesus said that for some the Word they hear is choked out by the cares, riches, and pleasures of this world.

The book of Proverbs provides us invaluable wisdom on godly qualities that a man should be looking for in a prospective wife, as well as qualities that every godly woman should be striving for. What are some of these precious characteristics that make a woman an excellent wife?

Psalm 22 is not primarily about David but it is about Jesus Christ on the Cross. We see aspects of the Cross here that should cause us to all the more glory in Christ’s death on our behalf.

Will there be a Fellowship Conference this year? Yes, we are planning to, Lord willing, host the conference in Denton, Texas, on April 1-4, 2021. However, due to the current climate of constant change in government mandates, we are moving the usual January 1st registration back to February 1st. Currently, Camp Copass, whose facilities we have used to host the conference for the past decade, can ho...

Long ago God made a promise that the light of His glory from the nation of Israel (a small nation off the Mediterranean Sea) would spread to the entire world and sweep people in from every nation. This promise was initially fulfilled when Jesus came to this earth, and this promise is continually being fulfilled in our day. Multitudes from different nations are seeing the glory of Jesus Christ and...

A common device of the Devil is to get Christians to doubt the genuineness of their conversion based on their testimony, feelings, or experiences. The Devil may try to get you to doubt the validity of your conversion by comparing you to others who seem to have had very amazing experiences. But remember, someone can have an apparently amazing experience and end up falling away and proving to be fal...

Have you ever heard the illustration that says faith in Christ is like sitting in a chair? That's not faith; that is just doing statistical analysis and realizing the majority of chairs don't collapse when you sit on them. The Bible defines faith as believing God to do exactly what He's promised to do....even when it's humanly impossible...even when you have to hope against hope (Romans 4:18).

May 29, 2002, was another one of those cold, damp, spring days in Northern Michigan. Overcast, rainy, cool. Nothing out of the ordinary except for one factor. That was the day our 19-year-old son, Jonathan, died. What do you do when your child dies? How do you respond? They don’t prepare you for this when you receive premarital counseling. The prenatal classes don’t prepare you. How do you handle...

What are you hoping for in this life? What one of your hopes do you want to come to pass more than all the rest? Is your ultimate hope fixed on the joy of seeing Christ in heaven?

“Believers who go to heaven?” Don’t all believers go to heaven? Doesn’t John 3:16 say whoever believes has eternal life? Yes, John 3:16 does say that and we believe that. Just as John 3:16 says that, however, Scripture – which cannot and does not contradict itself – also says there are some believers who will NOT receive eternal life. We need only go to Matthew 7, verses 21, 22 and 23 for that as...

Jesus Christ came to inaugurate a Kingdom that consists of people who have been inwardly changed and made righteous. But we need to make a clear distinction between the righteousness that God produces in His people and the external righteousness of the Pharisees. We need to understand how these righteousness's are different because one leads to heaven and one leads to hell.

When it comes to obeying God, are you seeking to obey Him as close as you can from a heart of love, or are you constantly looking for loopholes to get yourself out of unwanted religious duties? Are you trying to get as close to the edge of the cliff of disobedience, or are you trying to be as far away from it as you can?

Judgment is coming for everyone. You might know what I’m going to say now: “Are you ready?” That can become almost a cliché. Are you ready? We all – Christian and non-Christian - have one of two events in our future: we’re either going to die and face judgment as Hebrews 9:27 says, or we’re going to be alive at the second coming of Jesus and then face judgment as 2 Corinthians 5 tells us. That’s i...

Now, let’s look at forgiving ourselves. What does Scripture say about that?... Nothing. Nowhere. Scripture never gives counsel on forgiving yourself, whether explicitly or implicitly. Never. Honest. Go ahead. Look for it. You won’t find it. [Outline] 0:00 - How Oprah and those in the world speak about forgiving yourself. 0:37 - This video is directed at Christians. 1:06 - The forgiveness which God...

When a person becomes a true Christian, they have been changed at the deepest level; in particular, they've been changed down to the level of their appetites and desires. The world and many professing Christians hunger after many different things, but very few people hunger and thirst after righteousness. Very few people feel a longing ache in their souls that can only be relieved by conformity to...

Repentance includes a sorrow over sin, but it is actually possible to sorrow over sin without hungering after righteousness. What are some reasons why a person would be sorry for their sin and yet not be earnestly longing to be righteous?

A sensitive and controversial topic in the Bible is biblical womanhood. It's a topic that much of our modern culture is utterly repulsed by. And there are even accounts in the Bible involving women that can make Christians feel uncomfortable. But regardless of what this wicked generation says, we need to understand and be unashamed of what God says about women in His Word. Outline 0:00 - Introduct...

The Lord Jesus Christ taught that heaven will be inherited by people who are merciful. At the same time, we need to understand that Jesus' teaching in no way contradicts the reality of salvation by grace. So how do we reconcile these truths; namely that we're saved by grace, and yet there's a requirement that our life be a life of mercy for us to go to heaven? The answer to this question is vital...

If you were asked to define grace, the idea of "gift" may come to your mind, but would the idea of "power" also come to your mind? When we look at God's grace in the Bible, it doesn't just speak of pardon and forgiveness, but also of power to be transformed and to be like the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to be able to say with the Apostle Paul that when we've labored far more abundantly than our con...

My friend, we are all eating something in this life. What are you eating? The forbidden food that doesn’t satisfy? Or The Christ - who satisfies the longing soul? Taste and see that HE IS GOOD!

The religious leaders of Jesus' day were very clean on the outside but very dirty on the inside. Jesus calls His true disciples to have not just external righteousness, but also to have inward purity; and that inward purity must flow from the heart. The heart must be pure and God as its singular object of love and chief desire. Is your heart pure (singular) towards God, or is it divided?

Pornography is nothing short of damnable filth that dishonors God, grieves the Spirit, despises the Cross, and will land someone in eternal hell if habitually practiced and unrepented of. Christian, you can't make any provision for this, and you especially can't make any blameshifting excuses for this. You need to slay this dragon or it's going to slay you.

If you were asked to describe what characterizes a Christian, would "peacemaker" be an item on the top of your list? In the beatitudes, Jesus describes what his people are like, and he includes peacemakers on the list. The greatest way we can be used to make peace? It is by urging the lost to put down their weapons of rebellion and make peace with God before they have to stand before Him in judgme...

I think most people remember when they were first saved. The times that God has given you power over things. Grace in areas. I specifically remember a time where Tim Conway and I were going to a pizza place during lunch. This was shortly after Tim was saved. On the way there this convertible drives by us. All you see is the convertible with the top down and the person’s blonde hair-waving type of...

Do you attend a university in the Manchester area? Are you burdened for your soul and for matters pertaining to eternity? Are you interested in Christianity and the Gospel? Are you a believer in need of fellowship, edifying resources, or evangelistic materials? If you have any of these needs (as well as others), we want to make our presence and service known and available to you.