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Silence
At times it is hard to hear the sound of silence. With smart phones humming, conversations babbling, music, news, and commercials commanding our attention, our days can be filled with noise. For some these sounds are companions, even to keeping the television on all night while sleeping. Yet, non-stop exterior sound can distract one from listening to the inner silent sounds of the Spirit wishing to be heard. God’s first language, after all, i...
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Given Unto Prayer
For my love they are my adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer. Psalm 109:4 Bro. Chad Johnson In this Psalm, David is on the receiving end of personal attacks against his character. He is facing lying words from the tongues of those whom he has loved. They compassed about David and surrounded him with words of hatred. They did all this without a Biblical cause. David had tried to do good to these people, but his reward was evil towa...
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What is a Christian?
Recently I was reading the results of a poll on the internet of the American people on the subject of religion. I generally don’t put much stock in polls and I doubt this one is right either, but we can use it as an example. When queried on how many considered themselves to be Christians, a whopping 86% said they were Christians. When the same folks were asked what it meant to be a Christian, they gave a variety of answers. The most common an...
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Honesty
There was once a time when a handshake was as sure as a legal contract and you could count on it. If one looks around at what is going on in this world today we may wonder, whatever happened to being honest and true to your word? Sadly most people’s word means absolutely nothing. Politicians bombard us with misrepresentation, false promises, self grandstanding, exaggerations, and most of all, just plain old lies. Advertisers and retailers fal...
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Kindness
Some of us may benefit from a refresher course in kindergarten. Kindergarten (from the Old High German kinder, the plural of kind, child) as described by Edward Hays “was originally designed as an orientation adjustment from home to school for children ages four to five.” It was a place where children could learn to interact with one another and learn kindness. Practicing kindness would teach them polite behavior, courteous respect for one an...
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Thoughts on the drug problems
Lately it seems all the stories we hear on the news are about drugs and the violence caused by drugs. It’s meth labs, crack cocain, drug related shootings, and almost daily we read of drug arrests in our community. I often wonder where drugs were when we were growing up? When I was a kid, I never knew anyone who was on drugs, or knew anyone who knew anyone, on drugs. I knew a few kids who were reputed to drink beer, but not a single one was i...
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The traditions of man and the scriptures from heaven
For laying aside the commandments of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. Mark 7:8 KJV Bro. Chad Johnson Jesus is speaking here to the scribes and Pharisees. Jesus charged these religion leaders of two great errors. First, they layed aside the word of God. This is exactly what has happened in our churches today. No longer is the preaching of the word of God the pree...
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Words or word
A world of words! We speak them, read them, write and sing them. Words express our thoughts and emotions. Poets paint pictures for our imaginations. Stories and lies can be told – curses and comfort conveyed. Since words are symbols of our thoughts, we need to say what we mean. “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” may be true for Gertrude Stein, but for most of us a rose can be red, white, or yellow, hybrid or antique. (From “Sacred Emily...
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Demonic Doctrines?
Recently I read somewhere of the demonic doctrines of water regeneration and works salvation. I am assuming the writer meant baptism, since nowhere in the bible is water regeneration mentioned. It’s probably just a made up phrase from the fertile mind of man, like many other teachings and commandments of men, designed to confuse the unlearned. Where could anyone get such a foolish idea, as to call the teachings of Christ, “demonic” is beyon...
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Love Stories
There are many love stories in the Bible. Isaac’s love for Rebecca may be the first to come to mind. He was sent forth by his father Abraham to find a wife. Rebecca appears and draws water for him and his camels. After receiving permission from Rebecca’s father and brother, this arranged marriage is greeted with Rebecca’s consent. They go on to have twin boys, Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Rachel’s relationship was not so easy. Jacob saw a shep...
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Death, Life and Pardon
“And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” Colossians 2:13 Bro. Chad Johnson There are three things I want us to see in these verses. We have before us death, life and pardon. We will look at them in this order. I.) We were dead in our sin – There are some religious groups who say a man has some type of spiritual life in him, but the B...
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Love Stories
There are many love stories in the Bible. Isaac’s love for Rebecca may be the first to come to mind. He was sent forth by his father Abraham to find a wife. Rebecca appears and draws water for him and his camels. After receiving permission from Rebecca’s father and brother, this arranged marriage is greeted with Rebecca’s consent. They go on to have twin boys, Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Rachel’s relationship was not so easy. Jacob saw a shep...
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Why have so many preachers quit telling the rest of the story?
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world. Titus 2:11-12 KJV Bro. Chad Johnson The world-famous radio personality Paul Harvey was known for his words of telling the rest of the story. The implication was that only part of the story had been told, but he had the rest of the story. Thi...
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What’s the cost?
Luke 14:25-30 says, And there were great multitudes with him and he turned, and said unto them, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Whosoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have...
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Safe in the Ark
Genesis 7:7,16 “And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in”. The ark was the only way that Noah and his family could be saved, it is also a picture of many New Testament promises that we will look at. (1) The Ark is a picture of Jesus Christ T...
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God’s plan, not man’s
What must we do to be saved? God’s plan of salvation is simple and straight forward. Only those who would try to change or get around his plan make it complicated. All of God’s word is truth, not just the parts we like or want to hear. His is not a pick and choose gospel, we must accept and believe every single word of it. If we approach God’s word with an open mind, without preconceived notions, it is quite simple and easy to understand. Thi...
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