Repair the Breach

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words, and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. Romans 16: 17-18 In…

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the…

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? The Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye…

And now abideth faith, hope charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Corinthians 13: 13 Consider what this charity is. What is the nature, and what are the properties of it? Paul’s word is agape, exactly answering to the plain English word love. And accordingly it is so rendered in all…

38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came…

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. Psalm 23: 2 There are times when a Christian needs to lie still, like the earth under the spring rain, letting the lesson of experience and the memories of the Word of God sink down to the very roots of his life and fill the deep…

That it may bring forth fruit. John 15: 2 Two years ago I set out a rosebush in the corner of my garden. It was to bear yellow roses. And it was to bear them profusely. Yet during these two years, it has not produced a blossom! I asked the florist from whom I brought…