By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grain fields, and His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. And some… Read More ›
THE WORD OF GOD FOR TODAY
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 14 – Luke 5: 27-39: New Truths for Old Mindsets
By Dr. Donald Whitchard And after that He went out, and noticed a tax gatherer named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow Me.” And he left everything behind and rose and began to… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 13 – Luke 5:12-26: The Power and Compassion of Jesus Demonstrated
By Dr. Donald Whitchard And it came about that while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying,… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 12 – Luke 5:1-11: Nevertheless, at Your Word, I Will
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Work is part of the tasks that God expects of us as His own. Our LORD spent years in a carpenter’s shop, working with His hands. Now it came about that while the multitude were… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 11 – Luke 4:14-30: Truth is Wanted, But Never Welcomed
By Dr. Donald Whitchard The truth is not found in any worldly philosophy, religious belief, legal system, governing body, individual conceptions, or conflict. Truth is established by the Almighty Sovereign God. Then Jesus returned in the power of the… Read More ›
‘Casting Down Imaginations’ What or Who do You Worship?
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News The problems we encounter in this life begin the minute we depart from our Lord and try to do life on our own. The consequences of this are immediate and devastating. All… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 10 – Luke 4:1-13: Showdown with the Devil
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led about by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 9 – Luke 3:1-22: A Voice in the Wilderness
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 8 – Luke 2:39-52: “The Child Who Knew His Destiny”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the LORD, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth, and the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom, and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 7 – Luke 2:25-35: “An Answered Prayer to an Aged Servant”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 6 – Luke 2:1-20: “The Birth of the Savior as Authentic History”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of… Read More ›
‘Casting Down Imaginations’
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News The problems we encounter in this life begin the minute we depart from our Lord and try to do life on our own. The consequences of this are immediate and devastating. All… Read More ›
Water Baptism and Salvation – Part Two
By Greg Holt If you have not read Water Baptism and Salvation: you can find it here. What exactly is baptism anyway? Lets look at what the bible has to say about it. First I want to look at baptism pre-Jesus. John the… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 5 – Luke 1:57-80: “The Birth of John the Baptist”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard He has constantly visited them, redeemed them, provided them salvation and forgiveness, shown mercy, remembered His covenant with them… If you have not read part one you can find it here: The Gospel According to… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 4 – Luke 1:39-56: “Mary’s Song of Praise”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard She (Mary) is NOT to be worshipped or placed above the Lord Jesus Christ. She has NEVER provided salvation for anyone, she was blessed, not deified. If you have not read part one you can… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 3 – Luke 1:26-38: “One Special Day in Nazareth”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard To see her (Mary), however, as anything but a woman favored by God is idolatry. She is neither a co-redemptress on equal grounds with the Lord. If you have not read part one you can find… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 2 – Luke 1:5-25: “A Special Birth to a Saintly Couple”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 1 God is still in charge, that He has not forgotten His promises, and will reward… Read More ›
Water Baptism and Salvation
By Greg Holt Baptism, a much contested subject within the church. What is it, at what age should it be done – what about infant baptism and how should it be done? Is baptism required for salvation? There are many questions… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 1
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Luke is the only biblical writer who was not Jewish. He was of Greek ancestry, trained as a physician and writer of history, and noted for attention to details. “In as much as many… Read More ›
Things that Won’t Matter Once We’re Home
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and there was no more sea. Then, I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,… Read More ›
COVID-19 and Easter Hope
By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min. We have nine ancient sources inside and outside the New Testament confirming and corroborating that the conviction of the disciples is that they encountered the resurrected Jesus. These are very trying times. There is an… Read More ›
He is Risen!
By Lyle Rapacki Editor’s Note: We are once again publishing this Easter favorite. This wonderful article by Lyle has become a yearly favorite here at TCP. From all of us here at TCP, Happy Resurrection Day! Jesus Christ died. He… Read More ›
Trying to be Christlike When You Want to Be Carnal
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Romans 6:6 (NKJV) “For I have been… Read More ›
A Story That’s Not About the Coronavirus, Thankfully
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If I were still serving as a pastor with a congregation, I’d rather have a church full of people like these, with tattoos, body piercings, colored hair, and ragged clothes who had been dopeheads, criminals, hookers,… Read More ›
God is Love: That’s Why He Created Hell
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now, hell is a necessary part of God’s plan of bringing all events and situations that have, are, or will occur under His sovereign control and bring all of history to a final conclusion. “The… Read More ›