April - 2018

Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

In the parable found in Luke 13:6-9, the fig tree — which hadn’t produced fruit its first three years — is granted another year to bear fruit. The fig tree represents us — you and me — while the man represents God and the keeper of the vineyard is Jesus, who is our Mediator and the one who makes intercession for us. Here are four valuable lessons we can learn from this parable. The Master is patient with us: The Master has all his trees numbered and he keeps coming back — thr

It's Meeting Time!

We have invited Bro. Neil Tremblett from Greenwood, IN, to be with us April 27-29 in the preaching of our spring gospel meeting for 2018. With our meeting starting next Friday, think about some things we can do to make this meeting a success. Plan To Attend—Keep those dates open on your calendar so you will have no conflicts with the meeting. We need to work out things with our schedule so as to put first things first. The Lord said, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

There are very few events in our life that capture our complete, undivided attention. On an individual, personal level, the birth of a child, a funeral or a wedding are moments when we stop everything we’re doing and pay close attention. In general, a sporting event like the Super Bowl or a tragic event like 9/11 are moments when everyone wants to know what’s going on. Last week, we looked at the story in John 8:2-11 where a woman who had been caught in adultery was brought i

The Woman Caught in Adultery

There are very few events in our life that capture our complete, undivided attention. On an individual, personal level, the birth of a child, a funeral or a wedding are moments when we stop everything we’re doing and pay close attention. In general, a sporting event like the Super Bowl or a tragic event like 9/11 are moments when everyone wants to know what’s going on. In John 8:2-11, a woman who has been caught in adultery is brought into the temple where Jesus is teaching.