TIDEWATER CHURCH OF CHRIST

Prior to Acts 10, the kingdom of God had not yet been opened to the Gentile nation. But everything changes in Acts 10. Cornelius’ conversion in Acts 10 is important for many reasons. Let’s look at four: Being good is not good enough (v. 1-2): If ever there were a good man who not yet heard the gospel of Jesus Christ, Cornelius certainly was one. But was Cornelius saved at this point? Cornelius was still a man in need of salvation. He was lost and he needed the gospel preached

Self-esteem is defined by Webster as “a confidence and satisfaction in oneself; self-respect.” Sadly, however, there are those in the world who have low self-esteem. They do not have self-respect, self-honor or self-worth. Jesus says in Matt. 22:39 that “you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” We are to actually love ourselves. It is not sinful to love yourself. We are commanded to respect ourselves and honor ourselves. Scripture teaches us how valuable we are in the eyes

The story of Zacchaeus is only found in the gospel of Luke, and only 10 verses are devoted to his story. But there’s something special about him — and his interaction with Jesus. Zacchaeus is described as a “chief tax collector, and he was rich” (Luke 19:2), and when Jesus passes through Jericho en route to Jerusalem, Zacchaeus climbs a sycamore tree to see Him, “for he was of short stature” (Luke 19:3). Zacchaeus is just a normal guy to whom we can relate. Why? None of us re

Josiah took the throne at the age of 8 during a time that Judah was a wicked and rebellious nation. In fact, Josiah took the throne because his father, Amon, was assassinated by his own servants. In a desperate time for good leadership, this young king was determined to lead his people back to following God. Josiah reigned for 31 years before his death at the age of 39. There were certain benchmarks in Josiah’s life as he ruled an entire nation: ages 8, 16, 20, 26 and 39. Let