The Hands of Christ Jesus – John 20:19-20, 26-28

I have entitled this message – “The Hands of Christ Jesus.” You may think I am nit-picking or just nit-witted, but I see a difference between “Christ” and “Jesus.” Oh, I know those names refer to the same person, but they approach...

July 24

On this day in 1567, when his mother, Mary, was forced to abdicate her throne, James Stewart became the King of Scotland. He was thirteen months old. Mary Queen of Scots was a Roman Catholic, but James was raised in the Scottish Protestant Kirk. When the Queen of...

Jeremiah’s Daily Maintenance – Jeremiah 15:15-18

Just for the sake of illustration, let’s think of the soul as piece of intricate machinery. Nearly all machines require service – anything from yearly to daily maintenance. Your body as another example; it requires maintenance – a lot of it must be done every...

The Two Guests – Psalm 30:1-6

There once was a beautiful English garden of the old Victorian style. It had a flowering hedge, a handful of fruit trees in full bloom, and flowers of every variety. It was an “English” garden, which means that each little cluster of flowers blended into...

July 17

On this day in 1782, the New England Baptist historian, Isaac Backus, was visiting in a home where he was introduced to Richard Lee. There were, at that time, many godly Baptist men preaching Christ, who were encouraged to serve the Lord by their churches, but who...

God’s Love – Romans 8:38-39

The Bible means many things to many people. It should bring to mind words such as holy, eternal, comforting, exciting, encouraging and supernatural. Unfortunately, there are others which might say: ridiculous, irritating, fictional and worthless. Everyone has his...

Heavenly Bodies – I Corinthians 15:34-58

I can’t speak for everyone, but my thoughts have often touched on Heaven in the last few weeks. And as of yesterday, that has even been more the case. Sister Willi is there with her Saviour, having temporarily left her earthly body here behind. There is much that we...