America’s Confusion About Marriage
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, the United States Senate passed what they call the “Respectfor Marriage Act.” The title sounds noble, doesn’t...
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Adult Bible Classes
Have you been longing for a verse-by-verse study of the Pastoral Epistles, (First and SecondTimothy and Titus)? Or, maybe you would enjoy an...
Read more Taking My Excuses Away
“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excusefor their sin,” (Jn. 15:22).When Jesus came into this...
Read more The Promise Of The Comforter In John 14
There are several things about Jesus’ promise to send the Comforter which prove that thispromise was not intended for all Christians in the same...
Read more What Can I Do?
As we emphasize the great need for personal evangelism in the Lord’s church today, there may be a tendency on the part of some to question their...
Read more Encouraging Things Happening For Our Young People
I just returned from our quarterly Board meeting at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN, where we learned of some exciting developments I...
Read more Are You Willing To Confess Him?
The persecution of Christians for various reasons and by various forces is a fact wellestablishedthroughout much of the last two centuries. Almost...
Read more Capital Campaign Surpasses Goal
With an amazing contribution of $43,186.65 last Sunday, our goal of contributing$250,000.00 to the Capital Campaign by October 9, 2022 was more...
Read more Children Can Do Personal Work Too!
When our children were younger and still living at home, we discovered that there were timeswhen they were much more successful at getting...
Read more Introducing a Personal Evangelism Seminar
Are you ready for an evangelism boot camp? There was a time in our not-so-distant past whenthese types of seminars were being held all over our...
Read more Mistakes Declining Churches Make
When I point out that many churches are in decline, I am not referring to the denominations – although that is certainly the case. In fact...
Read more Are The First Century Miracles For Us Today?
In order to answer this question, it is important to understand what was the actual purpose forthe first century miracles. These miracles were...
Read more The Primary Work Of The Church
The Scriptures teach that the work of the church may scripturally be viewed as an extensionof the work of Jesus Christ on earth, and may be...
Read more Bible Questions And Answers
Question: Does the Bible say it is wrong to smoke cigarettes? Answer: The Bible teaches that our body is a “temple of the Holy Spirit” and...
Read more When The Preacher’s Family Resents Preaching
All who have been in the church for a while have probably seen situations where the preacher’s family was resentful. It may be a wife who stops...
Read more Mistakes “One-Cuppers” Make
Within the brotherhood of believers around the world, there is a group which sets itself apart. Depending on the extent of their extremism, they...
Read more “Speak Lord, For Thy Servant Heareth”
These are the words which Eli the priest advised young Samuel to say to God the next time God called him, (1 Sam. 3:9). There is much wisdom...
Read more Are You Washed In The Blood?
Since before the days of Moses, animal sacrifices and the shedding of blood played an important role in God’s plan for forgiving man of his...
Read more Communicating With Respect
On the heels of the current trend toward impersonal forms of communication is a dramatic increase in disrespect. It is so much easier to sit...
Read more Inter-Personal Communication Needed
We are living in a time when interpersonal, face-to-face communication is generally not being encouraged or improved. We are teaching our young...
Read more Dealing With Some Of The Problems Of Aging
The aging process is a natural, God-ordained part of our earthly existence. Further, there are elevated levels of respect which go with older...
Read more Why Are You Offended?
Over the years, I have studied and considered the reasons given by members of the church who have stopped coming or who are struggling with their...
Read more The Great Commission
While it is true that everything our Lord said is extremely important and worthy of our deepest consideration and respect, still we can’t...
Read more A Question On Judging
Question: Isn’t it wrong to say that other people are wrong? The Bible says “Judge not!” Answer: It is wrong to say that others are wrong, or that...
Read more What to Say to a Visitor
Whether we speak at all to visitors, and what we say to them, will depend upon our level of spiritual maturity, and the extent to which we realize...
Read more Bible Q & A: Drawing of God
Bible Question and Answer by Robert C. Veil, Jr. Question: What is meant by Jesus’s statement that no one can come to the Father unless God...
Read more Physical Life and Spiritual Life
In John 5, Jesus discloses some profound insights into the difference between physical and spiritual life—and shows the relative unimportance of...
Read more Abortion and the Tragic Saga of Roe v. Wade
On December 19, 2021, I delivered a sermon entitled, “Abortion in America.” We looked at what the Scriptures teach regarding this important...
Read more Welcome Billy and Joan Smith!
Today begins a very special event here at Central, our Spring Gospel Meeting with Billy Smith. The theme for the week is Faith Conquers Fear...
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