How to Come Back from the Dead

Revelation 3:1-7 How can we come back from the dead? What steps would we, as a church, take to return from near lifelessness? We can learn a great deal from the dangerous difficulties present in a church described in Revelation 3:1-7. They had once been a living...

The Church Where Satan Dwelled

Revelation 2:12-17 The Lord of the Sword “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write: These things says He who has the sharp sword with two edges” (Revelation 2:12) Pergamos (also called Pergamon/Pergamum) is the ancient city where modern day Bergama, Turkey...

New Yearnings for the New Year

Psalm 126 Like a Rose Many of the psalms remind us of roses: they appear to us in the beauty of balanced symmetry. Viewed from different angles, each new approach is appealing. A rose can bring forth a sweet, attractive fragrance with memories that will last for a...

The Prince of Peace

Isaiah 9:6-7 Throughout this Christmas season, we have been contemplating the wonderful words of hope found in Isaiah chapter 9. This passage reaches its zenith in verses 6 and 7: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon...

Finding the Fullness of Joy

Psalm 16 The untimely passing of our dear brother in Christ this week causes every one of us to face some serious issues. How are we to live? What about aging, dying, death, and living forever? To answer these questions, it is so important that we find the answers in...