Why I am a Christian

1 Peter 3:15 – “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” Are you a Christian? If you are, why are you? If you...

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Seeking a Sign

Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” The Waynesville church moved into our new building in January of this year, but for  the past 10 months we did not have a sign. Mid-summer we...

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What is Your Life?

Embed from Getty Images James 4:14 (NKJV) – “whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” Ecclesiastes 1:2-4 (NKJV) – “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities,...

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Our Words

Embed from Getty Images Following a lesson Abe had done a while back, and some things I was thinking about regarding how people use some really bad words or don’t watch what or how they say things, I posted the text below on our church Facebook page last week. The...

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Retirement

Embed from Getty Images Abe and Kyle both took different approaches at the lessons today on the subject of “Retirement”. Abe’s lesson starts with these definitions: “Removal of something from service or use.” (dictionary.com) “To withdraw from circulation, to withdraw, to take away.” (Webster) Abe’s lesson goes into saving and...

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Improper and Proper Fear

When October comes around, it seems that all the movies at the theaters are about spooky things, things that scare us, things we are afraid of, things we fear. When it comes to our spiritual selves, what do we really fear? What SHOULD we fear? Abe’s lessons from today help...

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