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William MacDonald

Disciples Are Stewards

William MacDonaldRead Luke 16:1-13 It was to the disciples that the parable of the unjust steward was spoken. In it, the Savior sets forth principles that apply to disciples of all time. After all, the disciples of Christ are essentially stewards, entrusted with the care of His property and His interests here on ear... Read More
William MacDonald

Those Who Serve

William MacDonaldTHE DEACONS In our study of bishops, we learned that their function is the spiritual care and oversight of the house of God. We noted that bishops are also called elders, and that there are several bishops in one church, rather than one bishop over several churches. We come next to the study of deac... Read More
George H. Alquist Jr.

A Place Called Hell

"When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his po... Read More
George H. Alquist Jr.

Finders, Keepers; Losers, Weepers!

“And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamo... Read More
John Chrysostom

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

John ChrysostomWe are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair; pursued, yet not forsaken. He still dwells upon proving that the whole work is to be ascribed to the power of God, repressing the highmindedness of those that glory in themselves. 'For not this only,' says he, 'is mar... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

THE FINGER OF GOD

“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, house falls upon houseand if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be you... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

Divine Grace and Human Responsibility

The kind of life we live is a reflection of the kind of God we actually believe in...not the God we profess to believe in, but the God we really believe in. - If we believe in a God who is a tyrant we will go through our lives cringing with fear. - If we believe in a God who is a pushover, we will s... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

FAITH + FAITHFULNESS = STRENGTH

Most people today have the idea that in the end we're all going to make it. Aren't we all God's children? Doesn't God love us all? So why shouldn't we have the hope that in the end we'll all be walking on that green grass by a crystal stream living in peace and joy? Didn't Jesus say to that thief on... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST

There were once three brothers who lived in a land of plenty. They were prospering and it looked as though the future would bring more prosperity. But one day these men secretly received information to the effect that within a year their nation would he swallowed up by a foreign power. Within a year... Read More
Richard E. Bieber

GRACE

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. The man who wrote those words had blood on his hands, as the captain of a slave ship---until he had an encounter with Grace. Until he found himself in the presence of God. Whe... Read More

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