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January 17, 1982 Colossians 2:16-23 This coming Thursday evening, at the second half of our annual business meeting, we will be voting on the proposed amendment to the Church Covenant. I want to try to clarify this morning what is at stake in this decision and to apply the Word of God to our present... Read More

October 4, 1981 TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND CHURCH MEMBERSHIP There are two questions I want to discuss tonight. One is: Should Christians in America today abstain from the use of alcoholic drink as a beverage? The other is: Should such abstinence be a requirement for church membership? My answer to the fi... Read More

In recent decades, worship ‘concerts’ have become very popular; concerts where a famous worship leader or group gather thousands, if not tens of thousands, of young believers to worship. In this environment these young people raise their hands, shout, dance, sing and weep and this is pronounced to b... Read More

Religious freedom has its benefits for unhindered preaching of the Gospel. These freedoms have allowed some vibrant godly forms of Christianity to grow and prosper and yet these freedoms have sadly also allowed many of the vilest perversions of Christianity to prosper. One cannot begin to calculate ... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

New Wine Articles God's Manifest Presence VII. Exposing Dangers Regarding the Manifestations Possibility of divisions and judgements within the body -- we must seek to avoid the "have's" and "have not's" mentality at all costs. this will truly grieve the Spirit of God (see Rom. 14 and 1 Cor. 12-14).... Read More

Why Be Spiritual When Carnal Christians Go To Heaven Too? By Elmer G. Klassen Because no one really knows if they do. There is reason to doubt the destiny of worldly people. No one knows for sure if worldly people are Christians. Disobedient people do not have assurance of their salvation from sin i... Read More

Why Do Revival Showers Of Blessing Delay? By W. C. Moore In Joel 2:1 we read, “Blow the trumpet in Zion.” It is we Christians who need to be aroused, and to be exhorted daily (Heb. 3:7-19; 4:1). It is we Christians who need to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God (1 Peter 5:6). Can it be th... Read More

Yielded To The Lordship Of Christ By Stephen F. Olford The central message of the Bible is that "Jesus Christ is Lord." All of history moves to that moment, in God's timing, when every creature will declare that "Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:11). If we start with th... Read More

WHAT WENT WRONG? Adam and Eve awoke in a world of loveliness. Made as a tiny replica of their Heavenly Father, having in finite miniature the abilities and qualities of God, they were given His law of love to live by. The first man and his lovely wife walked and talked with God in the garden paradis... Read More