A frequent practice today is to recite “The Lord’s Prayer” (found in Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4). Unfortunately, many do not understand what they are saying and mindlessly repeat Jesus’ words. This is the very practice Jesus is opposing (i.e., meaningless repetition, Matthew 6:7). It is important for us to understand what Jesus is praying for [...]

Some Christians are dull. They have lost their zeal and grow weary of Christian living. Their learning about God and the Bible has reached a plateau. Their edge has become dull. The problem is they have failed to see the importance of attending church services and fellowship. Proverbs 27:17 says: “Iron sharpens iron, So one [...]

Think of a time when you sprained your ankle or tore a muscle. Suddenly, tasks you didn’t think about before now take tremendous effort and pain (e.g., crossing a room, going up a flight of stairs, getting in and out of a car). For some the Christian life seems to be as difficult. They make [...]

The second bait and switch we will look at in this series of articles is the switch made in God’s leadership of the church. It seems many religious groups today give no thought to examining the Bible’s pattern when they organize their body of believers. Instead, they follow what they think is best and logical.
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Last night, I finally got to start the class on Romans (it had been delayed for several weeks by various activities and traveling). I had been looking forward to teaching a class on Paul’s Epistle to the Romans for a while. Evidently, so had the church. A month ago I handed out slips of paper [...]