INTRODUCTION: Under the direction of God, in recent years we have been led to redouble our efforts and emphases on what we call mercy ministry. Whether it is a continuation of our labor in the Ivory Coast, or a new field for mercy work in Myanmar, or locally through Sabbath House, we have been given …
Training for Maturity
As we continue to learn the nature of body life, we have to understand the distinctions that are made between those with special gifts and all the rest of us who need to learn a basic competence in those gifts. Not every Christian should be a scholar, but every Christian should know how to read. …
Before You Now
Many unbelievers have dismissed this Table before us as a great superstition. Two thousand years after Jesus lived and died, here we are gathering to eat His flesh and drink His blood. What kind of sense does that make? The first thing to note about this charge is the truth of Chesterton’s observation—a man who …
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What God Calls Sin
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, Your Word tells us to rend our hearts and not …
Just a Mingle Mangle
We know what the Incarnation is—the eternal Word became flesh and dwelt among us. But what does it mean for us to be or become incarnational? What is it of ours that can take on flesh the way the Lord did, even if it is a dim imitation? There are two things to note at …
The Spirit Went Out of Her
The Queen of Sheba had heard about Solomon’s glory, and so she came to visit him in order to see if it was true. The fact that she came a great distance means that on one level, she certainly wanted the reports to be true. And yet she was resistant. It is very interesting to …
The Folly of Wandering
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, among the nations of men we acknowledge that not one …
Amen and Amen
Amen is probably the most universally-used and universally-recognized word throughout the world. Each of us probably uses it daily, and perhaps we even understand it. But when we consider what it means, and consider how we usually say it, or respond to it, we may have to reevaluate. Jerome commented that in the early church, …
The Lord As the Sound Tech
The songs of the saints are not a rehearsal in an empty theater. And although the Scripture says that we do address one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, we have to remember that the music of God’s people is not private music. We address God, and we address one another, but others …
Grace Both Lifts and Lowers
We have reminded you many times that this is a table of thanksgiving, and not a table of introspection. We have come here to rejoice and be glad, not to mope in the presence of our heavenly Father. This is not because there is no moral danger for us. Of course not. But the danger …