September - 2018

Game Changers: Self-Control

This is part 3 of our Game Changers series: Part 1: "Purity" Part 2: "Patience" What is a game changer? A game changer is an athlete or play that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest, or a person or thing that dramatically changes the course, strategy, character, etc., of something. Spiritually, self-control is a game changer — because without it, we cannot live how God wants us to live. But let’s get this out of the way: practicing self-control is hard. Jesus sa

Friendship with Jesus

If Jesus worshiped with your congregation, would you two be close? Jesus sought friendship with His disciples. He didn’t simply seek to be acknowledged as their King, but also to draw them close into fellowship and friendship. This relationship is described for us in John 15:12-15: “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I comm

It's Meeting Time!

We have invited Bro. Kris Emerson from Lindale, TX, to be with us Sept. 21-23 in the preaching of our fall gospel meeting for 2018. With our meeting starting next Friday, here are 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 righteou

Game Changers: Patience

(This is part 2 of our Game Changers series, which began last week looking at the subject of "Purity.") What is a game changer? A game changer is an athlete or play that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest, or a person or thing that dramatically changes the course, strategy, character, etc., of something. Spiritually, patience is a game changer — because our God is a patient God. And because this virtue of patience is so deeply woven into the character of God, w