The Church—No. 3 (How it Worships)

Views: 86[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]             The basic principles governing acceptable worship are found in John 4:24: “God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The only proper object…

New Testament Worship—Worshiping God With Our Money

Views: 73[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]             The New Testament era Christians also worshiped God with their money. A true Christian considers the giving of his money to the Lord a privilege. While it is a privilege,…

Some Things You Might Never Know if You Didn’t Count the Contribution

Views: 90[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]              It fell my lot to count the contribution one week back in 1973. It was an eye-opener! First, I got an insight into what some of our families did…

“Small Portion” Thinking

Views: 87[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.]             It is not uncommon to hear the following (or similar) words uttered in the prayer before the contribution on the Lord’s day: “Father, bless us as we give this…

Xmas Xtremes

Views: 102[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Christmas is the time of year when most people are the happiest, friendliest, most hospitable, and most benevolent. I suppose the reason is what might be termed the “Christmas spirit.” What…

How Do You Say, “I Love You”?

Views: 85[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] Surely, the case does not need to be argued that the New Testament teaches Christians to be a loving people to all men. This includes not only our fleshly kin,…

“Is It Worth the Trouble?”

Views: 87[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The question of our title is one of dismay, discouragement, frustration and perhaps other negative emotions. It is usually provoked by some unsuccessful, unrewarding, and unpleasant experience. It is the…

Get Involved in Worship

Views: 99[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] In recent years there has been considerable discussion among brethren about getting more people involved in worship. No one will question that anyone who pretends to be a servant of…

A Salute to the Faithful

Views: 94[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] It is easy to get “bogged down” in our evaluations of things that surround us. It seems at times that most of our elected officials are dishonest and self-seeking. While some…