matthew-18:20

True Worship By Paris Reidhead* Will you turn, please to John, Chapter 4. John, Chapter 4. I read verses 19 through 26, and call to your attention before I read the word in Matthew 16:18 which has been before us of late wherein our Lord, said, “Upon this rock I will build My Church; and the gates of... Read More

You Are the Best Christian They Know By Paris Reidhead* That’s the first time I’ve ever had the name Paris appreciated. Thank you very much. Most of them think I am something out of Mythological History, rather than something real. A pleasure to be with you. A joy to be here. Let’s bow our hearts in... Read More

"I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18). "Christ was faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if we hold fast our confidence firm unto the end" (Hebrews 2:6, R.S.V. margin). "Christ Jesus... in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lor... Read More

"And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon t... Read More

Romans 1:4 (1 Corinthians 15:1,12-22,45; 2 Corinthians 5:14-18). "Declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead." The word 'declared' or 'designated' there is the verb horizo, i.e., "horizoned the Son by resurrection". In resurrection Christ is declared or made the horiz... Read More

In the first message of this series we laid the Scriptural foundation with John 4:21,23, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 15:17. We concentrated our attention upon the very great significance of three words spoken by our Lord to the Samaritan woman in the context of the great transition: "Th... Read More

"Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel" (Exo... Read More

Why the Church? The greatest concern or interest of God is His Son. The second greatest interest or object with God in this universe is the Church. And in the Scriptures those two are put together. Here is the statement: “He... gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, th... Read More

Let me remind you of the all-governing truth which we are considering - that is, what God is doing in this dispensation in which we live. We must be completely clear as to what it is that God is particularly concerned with at this time in the world's history, and, therefore, what it is that we who a... Read More

READING: Ezek. 47:1-12; 1 Pet. 2:4-5 We are not going forward now with a further consideration of the major features of the spiritual house of God, but are leaving that for another time. We are going to bring those features already considered to the measuring line of their own governing law, which i... Read More