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1. When in sorrow, call John 14.

2. When men fail you, call Psalm 27.

3. If you want to be fruitful, call John 15.

4. When you have sinned, call Psalm 51.

5. When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34.

6. When you are in danger, call Psalm 91.

7. When God seems far away, call Psalm 139.

8. When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrews 11.

9. When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23.

10. When you grow bitter and critical, call 1 Corinthians 13.

11. For Paul's secret to happiness, ...

Michael E. Phillips

 Every night at bedtime, the doors of the houses are shut and locked. This is not for the purpose of considering the well-being of the poor burglar who might be outside but for the security of the family members on the inside. The focus is on the peace, safety, and happiness of those who have made the preparations to be inside when the doors are shut and locked.

 In the spiritual application, how many sermons have been preached, using the illustrations of doors which are...

Edward N. Melott

 There are those who love to shop. "Shop till you drop" is their motto. These are the ones who are shopping before daylight on the so-called black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving). They are the ones who very frugally inspect the sale papers for clearance items and the like. Often they will ban together and tease one another and, in all good fun, boast about a certain deal on a certain item they bought that they just could not live without. Others, usually men, shop with a...

Edward N. Melott

 The above question, "What is the church?" may appear to be of little importance to some, perhaps of no importance to others! The popular "religious" slogans (not found in the Bible) demonstrate this by reducing the church to a building with stained glass windows and a pulpit rather than the people for whom Jesus died. "Give me the Man and not the Plan" or "Jesus, yes, but the church, no" are daring examples of the massive Biblical ignorance in the world today regarding Chri...

By W. Terry Varner

[Therefore Stand, April 1999, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 25-26, 32.]

We constantly read and hear of the coming millennium due to our calendar year soon to read 2000. We will hear this with greater emphasis until it comes and passes. It is referred to as "the millennium" and, at times, the references leave one thinking there never has been "a millennium." But we know this is not true, as there have been other millenniums during the lifetime of humanity.

The word "millennium" means "...

Baptism is the dividing line between:

1. Sin-guilt and remission of sins under the great commission (Matt. 28:18-20; Mk. 16:15-18; Lk. 24:46-49)
 
2. The unsaved and the saved (Mk. 16:16; 1 Pet. 3:21)

3. Those whose sins have not been washed away and those whose sins have been washed away (Acts 22:16)
 
4. Those who are not in Christ and those who are in Christ (Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27)
 
5. Those who are not in the kingdom of God and those who are in the kingdom of God (Jn. 3:5; Col. 1:13)

6. Those who ...

Fifth, He is in scriptual worship. John 4:24 says, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." So to worship God it must be done in a certain manner. First, it is in spirit and second it is in truth. God is due our worship, but it will be done on his terms not ours. Worship to God is not done the "burger king" way (which is to say, "worship, my way"). God has given us His Word and the way in which He expects us to worship Him. God is in our spiritual ...