"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." (Matthew...
Ezra 5:8 "The king should know that we went to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction." NIVFor the...
May we take heed to the words addressed to the Seven Churches of the book of Revelation. To which of these seven churches do you belong?The church of Sardis starts with quite an eye-opener, but will they listen or shrug their shoulders? "I know your deeds; you have a...
How Can a Church Become Complacent? Part a. There was a special taskforce during World War II whose mission was to recover precious works of Art that had been stolen by the Nazis. Recruiting these soldiers to the taskforce was difficult, for the attitude of most was...
How Can we avoid complacency?Last time we discovered that due to its "richy" attitude, the church of Laodicea was complacent. In becoming completely indifferent, it lost its sense of purpose. The "me first" attitude is truly deadly, for it results in members...
"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8, NIV2)James Watt, a Scottish lad, was just an ordinary person like anyone else. When invited,...
It was December when we visited the beautiful country of New Zealand. Christmastime, to be exact. I knew that New Zealanders had reverse seasons from those who live in the northern hemisphere, and this was precisely why New Zealand was my number one choice of where to...