Forsaking the Assembly— a Grievous, Age-Old Spiritual Malady

Views: 79[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Longer Articles  page.] It is obvious that many—some who have been in the church for decades—are merely playing at the job of being Christians. One tell-tale sign is their sloppy attendance habits—or none at…

Why Some People Quit

Views: 74[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Ever since the church began, some who obeyed the Gospel, thus being added by the Lord to the church, have failed to remain faithful. I am sure that there are…

Why Have Gospel Meetings?

Views: 65[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Are Gospel meeting series still worth the time, money, and effort they require? Many point to the decline in attendance, when compared with such efforts prior to the 1960s, and…

Which Describes You?

Views: 63[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] I made my first attempt at preaching in 1954. It has given me a backlog of experience from which some reliable observations may be drawn. I have observed that there…

“We” or “They” Members

Views: 65[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.] Once I was visiting with a member of the church who had been unable to attend worship for a while because of illness. He had been away so long that…

Thoughts on Attendance

Views: 79[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] There is more to being faithful to God than “church attendance.” However, does faithfulness require it (to please God, to grow spiritually, to be saved)? I am not asking if…

Selfless Servants

Views: 63[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2  page.] When Jesus reminded the apostles of His own service to others, He used it as an example of how they should serve (Mat. 20:27). He taught them that true greatness…

How Does Your Garden Grow?—Andy McClish

Views: 99[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] In the spring of year when many people just naturally feel like tilling soil, planting things, and growing things. The weather has turned warmer, the sun seems to shine more,…

Good Worship Manners

Views: 64 [Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The God we worship in our assemblies is not a God of confusion, but One who wants everything done decently and in order (1 Cor. 14:33; 40). Perhaps with a…

Did They Do Rightly?

Views: 67[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1  page.] The bulletin of another congregation announced that two members of the church had responded to the invitation on a Sunday morning. They publicly repented of forsaking the assembly of the…