Putting your faith to work
When you get up tomorrow morning and put in your teeth, or put on your hair, or polish your bifocals, look up to God and say, “I’ve never had it so good!” Then go out and find some way to serve Christ by helping somebody else.
As the new year begins, most Bible reading plans start over. Our plan is no different, other than the fact that it’s already started! Since we have a 52 week plan, it doesn’t coincide exactly with the new year changeover. But now is still a good time to start – you’re only three easy days … Read more
Pastor Howard F Sugden of South Baptist Church in Lansing Michigan continues his series in Paul’s letter to the Romans with this sermon, the 10th in the series, originally given in 1983, from Romans 6. Listen along with us. You’ll want to have your Bible handy and open. Just click to play on the player … Read more
Pastor Howard F Sugden of South Baptist Church in Lansing Michigan continues his series in Paul’s letter to the Romans with this sermon, the 9th in the series, from Romans 5:12-21. Listen along with us. You’ll want to have your Bible handy and open.
“I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.” Isaiah 44:3 (KJV)“I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.” (CSB) OUR dear children have not the Spirit of God by nature, as we plainly see. We see much in them which makes us … Read more
“For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.” Acts 22:15 (KJV)“…you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.” (CSB) PAUL was chosen to see and hear the Lord speaking to him out of heaven. This divine election was … Read more
“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.” Zechariah 13:9 … Read more
“I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)“I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.” (CSB) FEAR of falling is wholesome. To be venturesome is no sign of wisdom. Times come to us when we feel that we must go down unless we have very special … Read more
“If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up.” Job 22:23 (KJV) “If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed.” (CSB) ELIPHAZ, in this utterance, spoke a great truth, which is the summary of many an inspired Scripture. Reader, has sin pulled you down? Have you become like a ruin? Has … Read more
“If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, blessed shalt thou be in the city.”—Deuteronomy 28:2,3 (KJV)“All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city” (CSB) THE city is full of care, and he who has to go … Read more