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• Training Versus Teaching Children

  By Greg on December 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Bible says to “train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” The word “train” in the dictionary says this, “To prepare for a contest, to… Read More ›

• Why Jesus Is Waiting

  By Greg on December 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Why hasn’t Jesus come in our day and in our age? God is waiting for more people to be saved. Peter tells us that many will ask, 4“…‘Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep,… Read More ›

• He's still out there

  By Bruce Mewett on December 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Appalling news from Nigeria. This week while worshipping their Lord, hundreds of people were killed when the roof collapsed in their half built church. When I heard of this horrible tragedy, I couldn’t help but think back to the ancient… Read More ›

• Forgiveness Costs

  By Greg on December 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  To forgive literally means to release a debt. When we sin, we sin against God, and heaven has sued us for damages. It is a debt that we cannot pay. Praise God that when His forgiveness comes, the debt is… Read More ›

• Others

  By Greg on December 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  taken from a message given by Adrian Rogers There is a story that is told of Salvation Army founder William Booth. In his later years and in frail health, he was invited to say a word of encouragement to a… Read More ›

• Others

  By Greg on December 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  taken from a message given by Adrian Rogers There is a story that is told of Salvation Army founder William Booth. In his later years and in frail health, he was invited to say a word of encouragement to a… Read More ›

• If Jesus Is Not Lord, He Is Not Savior

  By Greg on December 10, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  What is God all about? Let’s read Philippians 2:9-11, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,… Read More ›

• If Jesus Is Not Lord, He Is Not Savior

  By Greg on December 10, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  What is God all about? Let’s read Philippians 2:9-11, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,… Read More ›

• The Jackal is the Worlds Way

  By Sue Cass on December 9, 2016 • ( 3 )

  “The jackal is a predator who will strip the life from any who live. It will strip all that is sacred to the very marrow of the bone. My people are being stripped of the life blood that was shed… Read More ›

• Oh for Two

  By ICB Staff on December 9, 2016 • ( 3 )

  I have to say that I love the disciples of Jesus–the original twelve. I listen to them in the Gospel accounts and I keep saying to myself, “Those dopes!” They never, ever, ever got it on the first go. I have… Read More ›

• God Rejects Self-Righteousness

  By Greg on December 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  There is a certain righteousness that God rejects, and that is self-righteousness. When a man tries to be righteous by keeping the Ten Commandments, or by being a nice person, or doing good deeds, God rejects that righteousness. Isaiah 64:6… Read More ›

• God Rejects Self-Righteousness

  By Greg on December 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  There is a certain righteousness that God rejects, and that is self-righteousness. When a man tries to be righteous by keeping the Ten Commandments, or by being a nice person, or doing good deeds, God rejects that righteousness. Isaiah 64:6… Read More ›

• The Worst Form Of Badness

  By Greg on December 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I want you to tell you something big, plain and straight. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous. It is a gift for the guilty. Many come to church and perhaps say, “You know, I need to change my… Read More ›

• The Worst Form Of Badness

  By Greg on December 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I want you to tell you something big, plain and straight. Salvation is not a reward for the righteous. It is a gift for the guilty. Many come to church and perhaps say, “You know, I need to change my… Read More ›

• Lordship… An Authentic Confession

  By Greg on December 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Let’s just imagine there’s a wedding between Tom and Susan. As they drive away in the car after the ceremony, Susan looks over to her new husband and says, “Tom, would you please take me home?” And he says, “Well… Read More ›

• Lordship… An Authentic Confession

  By Greg on December 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Let’s just imagine there’s a wedding between Tom and Susan. As they drive away in the car after the ceremony, Susan looks over to her new husband and says, “Tom, would you please take me home?” And he says, “Well… Read More ›

• Marriage Is A Lifetime Contract

  By Greg on December 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  When you get married, it is a lifetime contract, not an optional one. Those families who stick it out and those who don’t have basically the same kinds of problems. If we would learn to attack the problem rather than… Read More ›

• Praying For Your Children

  By Greg on December 5, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  If you ask God to give you a child, and He does, then your prayers must follow that child. Do you know why so many prayers are unanswered? People say, “Well, I pray for my child and God just doesn’t… Read More ›

• History's Greatest Happening

  By Greg on December 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  taken from a message given by Adrian Rogers Some years ago, an American astronaut climbed down a ladder and put his feet on the surface of the moon, and the President of the United States said that was the greatest… Read More ›

• What things in this world have a true eternal value?

  By Greg on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

• What things in this world have a true eternal value?

  By Greg on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

• Obeying The Light

  By Greg on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Romans 1:16-17 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the… Read More ›

• Rapture? — The Olive Branch Report

  By Greg on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  11/30/2016 Many of my Christian peers will read this and perhaps think that by moving to another church I got “infected” with some kind of false doctrine in the process, and here’s why: I no longer subscribe to the oft-taught… Read More ›

• No Real Atheists

  By Greg on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  There is a built-in knowledge of God. Augustine said, “The soul of man is restless until it rests in God.” God made man to serve Him and to know Him. Until he does, he is like a round peg in… Read More ›

• God's Point of View and Life in Proportion

  By cherylz1961 on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  When life is chaotic, painful, or full of uncertainty, it is easy to become overwhelmed. Exhaustion wears a person down, both physically and spiritually. And without time in the Word, depression is certain to knock on our door. It takes… Read More ›

• It's not over yet

  By Bruce Mewett on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Oh! I wonder just how many times I have struggled with me myself and I saying to me myself and I that “You won’t get past this one?” – “You have done it now” – “You have gone beyond that… Read More ›

• Grace Abounds

  By Sue Cass on November 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  “Many are lost by their own doing. They refuse to follow the One who can and will fulfill their hearts. Traditions, in so many countries, hinder growth. Traditions become idols and God is a jealous God. Those who follow the… Read More ›

• Grateful When Others Are Blessed

  By Greg on November 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you know the problem many of us have? It’s not wanting more, it’s wanting more than somebody else. We’re grateful for our home—until we see somebody else’s. We’re grateful for our car—until we take a ride in somebody else’s… Read More ›

• Grateful When Others Are Blessed

  By Greg on November 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you know the problem many of us have? It’s not wanting more, it’s wanting more than somebody else. We’re grateful for our home—until we see somebody else’s. We’re grateful for our car—until we take a ride in somebody else’s… Read More ›

• The Most Important Thing

  By Greg on November 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  If you are a parent, do your children believe that the most important thing to you is God? If I were to come visit your home today and ask each of your children, “What’s the most important thing to Daddy?… Read More ›

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