Special Series of Services with Richard McGough
Sermon Topics Sunday 9am Bible Class “Habits of Successful Families” Sunday 10am Worship Assembly “Parenting — There Are Ways to Get it Right” Sunday 6pm Worship Assembly “Justice &...
Read MoreIncompatibility
In most states divorce are granted for mental cruelty or simply “incompatibility.” It means “unable to get along.” But why do second marriages usually suffer more than a first? The answer is rather simple. Incompatibility did ruin or destroy the marriage. The incompatibility is not with the mate but with self. People who cannot live with themselves certainly cannot live with others. This...
Read MoreIf I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time That I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action...
Read MoreTo Pray
“I know it takes time to develop a life of prayer: set-aside, disciplined, deliberate time. It isn’t accomplished on the run, nor by offering prayers from a pulpit or at a hospital bedside. I know I can’t be busy and pray at the same time. I can be active and pray; I can work and pray; but I cannot be busy and pray. I cannot be inwardly rushed, distracted, or dispersed. In order...
Read MoreTrain Up A Child
By Joe Chesser In a book I have been reading (Family Based Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries), I came across an interesting concept. “The crisis (in youth ministry) is that we are not leading teenagers to mature Christian adulthood.” The following is a “contrast between the kinds of attitudes we hope our youth will grow out of and those we hope they will grow into.” First will be listed...
Read MoreA Yardstick For Giving
“How much should I give?” That’s an impossible question to answer since the New Testament refuses to name a minimum. Why not give us an amount? It is probably because God knew the people. People give to the ceiling, not off the floor. If God said to give 10% that would cap many people’s giving at 10%. Seldom do people give more than the requirement. Perhaps, that’s why the...
Read MoreISAACS
What did Isaac ever do? He is not the “Father of the Faithful” as his dad, Abraham, is. He is not the exciting supplanter his son Jacob was. He never did anything spectacular — he never made some supreme sacrifice. Yet the Bible refers to God as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Abraham was a giant — we can understand a “God of Abraham.” Jacob possessed the...
Read MoreA Time For Forgetting
The New Year should be a time for forgetting. If we are to accomplish anything of value in the days ahead, we must cultivate the art of forgetting. Certain things must be laid to rest in the past before we are ready for the future. Paul recognized this when he wrote: “Forgetting those things which are behind…I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ...
Read MoreNo Ordinary King
By John Witte Jr. The Bible teaches that Christ the King is infinitely more powerful than any ruler on earth, even the Roman emperor or the Jewish King Herod, who were the supreme rulers of Christ’s day. These earthly kings ruled only for a lifetime. Christ rules eternally. These earthly kings ruled only over a limited territory. Christ rules everywhere. These earthly kings had only...
Read MoreIt’s Winter
In a blog called Truthful Conversations, Mike Glenn observes: “Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything and a season for every purpose under heaven. Our lives, like the world around us, have seasons. Our seasons, however, don’t necessarily line up with the seasons of nature, which means we have to pay close attention in our lives so we can discern what season it is for...
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