Step Up to the Plate

07 Feb 2021

Step Up to the Plate

February 7, 2021
Lifeline Publications
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Elderships, Leadership

Some years ago I helped coach the Little League baseball team on which our son, Robbie, was playing. As an assistant, my place was in the dugout with the boys when we were at bat. I remember one game in which we were getting beaten pretty good. The other team […]

31 Jan 2021

Crossing Jordan

January 31, 2021
Lifeline Publications
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Death, Jordan

Last Sunday I did something I very rarely do. I preached another preacher’s sermon. The sermon, “the Jordan River” was adapted from a sermon preached by J.W. McGarvey back in 1893! When I read that sermon, I was so moved by it that I just knew I had to try […]

24 Jan 2021

Remember the Main Thing

January 24, 2021
Lifeline Publications
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Civil Government, Global Issues, Practical Living

As I write these lines, it is Inauguration Day in America – a very important thing. It is important on many levels, including the fact that it represents the peaceful transfer of power in our blessed republic. It has been occurring every presidential term for nearly 250 years. It is […]

17 Jan 2021

They Don’t Want to Hear It

January 17, 2021
Lifeline Publications
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The Lord's Church

When people no longer want to hear the truth, there is hopelessness. This is true because only the truth can “set us free” (Jn. 8:32), and when we close our eyes to the truth, we are rejecting the only hope that we have. This is why it is so desperately […]

10 Jan 2021

The Grace of God

January 10, 2021
Lifeline Publications
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Grace

Everything we have we owe to the grace of God. Our physical lives, our material possessions, our spiritual lives, and our salvation from sin are all undeserved gifts from God. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights,” (Jas. 1:17). We […]

03 Jan 2021

The Fruit of the Spirit

We note in Gal. 5:22 the absence of an “s” after “fruit.” Paul did not say, “the fruits of the Spirit are…” but, “the fruit of the Spirit is…” The use of the singular rather than the plural suggests an aggregate or total package. It’s like a recipe where all […]

27 Dec 2020

A Straight Course to Samothrace

December 27, 2020
Lifeline Publications
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Practical Living

There is an interesting detail included by the inspired historian, while describing a part of Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Acts 16:11. Luke records that after setting sail from Troas, “we made a straight course to Samothrace.” Making a straight course in those days meant they took advantage of favorable winds—the sailing […]

20 Dec 2020

Tips for Making the Most of Your Holidays

December 20, 2020
Lifeline Publications
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Christmas, Holidays

I think probably Christmas and New Year’s are the most anticipated of all the holidays. Not that the others are unimportant, but these provide special opportunities for family time, warm memories, and especially good cheer. Please allow me to offer a few suggestions about making the very most of your […]

13 Dec 2020

Preaching a Funeral

December 13, 2020
Lifeline Publications
100 Views
Funerals

Generally speaking, there are two broad types of funerals which I preach: those where I am confident the person was saved, and those where I am not. There are many subtypes within each of these two categories, but let me take a few moments to discuss these principles in a […]

06 Dec 2020

Pray Without Ceasing

December 6, 2020
Jonathan Bennett
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Prayer

As we travel through this life, we have so many blessings bestowed upon us yet how often do we stop to give thanks to the God of Heaven for them? Have you ever stopped and did a self-examination on your own prayer life? When you did a self-examination how did […]