Brother Laurel Smalling shared three “Behold” statements with us, from Isaiah and 1 John, encouraging us to pay attention to what the Lord is calling us to, to stop and take notice.
Luke Harriman shared this brief encouragement to follow the Lord’s instruction and example in John 12, as He laid down His life for others. We have opportunities each day to consider others above ourselves.
Brother Norris Clarke shared a message from John 15 this Lord’s Day, reflecting on the effect that suffering can have in the life of the believer. The pruning can be painful and troubling, but God can use even the most difficult experiences to bring life and nourishment to ourselves and those around us.
Using verses from Proverbs 3 and John 1, Brother Luke Harriman encourages us to to strive to experience the grace and truth that have come to us in the Lord Jesus. As we do, we will be transformed into His likeness.
Brother Winston Bent challenges us to be a peculiar people, separate from the world, particularly in the way we forgive those who have wronged us.
Returning from the Vacation Bible Camp in Pine Valley, California, where the theme of the week was “The Word of God,” Luke Harriman shared a reflection on three of the Lord’s prophets who “ate” the Word: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and John the Revelator. We can learn a lot by considering their response to the meal of the Lord’s Word.
Brother Collin shared this encouraging message from the Lord Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and Psalm 37, challenging us not to worry about our future. The Lord truly is worthy of our trust.
Considering some scenes from the early Church in Acts 2–4, Luke Harriman shares four different ways the name of the Lord Jesus affected those who heard it.
In this talk for our monthly Open Sunday School session, Luke Harriman presents the story of Elijah in the cave of Horeb as an example of how the believer can approach difficult mental health struggles like anxiety or depression.
During a visit to South Florida, Brother Glen Smalling shared this message considering the contradictions of sinners against the Lord Jesus, as mentioned in Hebrews 12. Truly, He bore all manner of sufferings for us while He walked this earth. The message is preceded by the hymn “They Nailed My Lord Upon the Tree,” sung by several members of the Smalling family.
This Lord’s Day, Luke Harriman reminded us of the need for love as we think about those who are living lives that run counter to what we know to be God’s will as revealed in Scripture.
Brother Viv John shared a brief encouragement after our breaking of bread meeting as we fix our eyes on the One who is seated at the right hand of the Father in glory.
Brother Collin drew from the hymns we sang during our Breaking of Bread meeting to share these few thoughts on looking, watching, and gazing. May we fix our earnest gaze so wholly on the Lord Jesus, that with His beauty occupied, we might remain undistracted by all else.
As believers in the Lord Jesus, we should be ready to give a response to someone who asks us why we believe. In this brief discussion, Brother Luke Harriman gives a strategy that relies heavily on focusing the conversation on the resurrection.
During a visit to South Florida, Brother Steve Campbell shared a message of encouragement with us Friday night from Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia. May we all be challenged to cling to the truth of the Gospel, realizing that it is truly a message from heaven to us.
Brother Laurel Smalling reflects on some of the questions asked in our hymns this morning and others in the Spiritual Songs hymnal.
As believers, we have been set free from slavery to sin, and now we serve a new Master. This is what it means to call Jesus Christ “Lord.” However, we don’t always live in light of this new reality. Romans 6 shows us the necessity of actively submitting all things to the Lord, that He might use them to further His purposes in our own lives and in the world.
Contrasting the temple experiences of King Uzziah and the prophet Isaiah gives us a great picture of the often repeated biblical principle that those who humble themselves before God will be exalted and those who exalt themselves will be humbled.
When we see the Lord high and lifted up, we have confidence to move forward in power as we follow the leading of the Spirit.
Brother Kazi Chhetri delivered an encouraging reminder of both our need to respect the elderly among us and to strive for a spiritual maturity that brings wisdom, regardless of our physical age.