Every week, the ministers here at the South Green church of Christ write brief articles for the congregation's weekly bulletin. The following is a copy of those articles, which have been adapted to this digital environment. Brief and to the point, these articles are designed to inspire, encourage, and challenge all. We hope and trust you will find them useful.
Continuing with last week’s focus of looking at filling the need for future preachers, we need to prepare, talk with, and encourage young men who have the skill set for “preaching” to consider Preaching the Gospel. According to The Jenkins Institute’s website, Dale & Jeff post approximately 4,000 to 5,000 Preaching job openings per year! …
A little while ago I took the kids to a nearby railroad track to show them how cool it is to place pennies on the tracks, wait for trains to run over them, and then search to find the flattened coins to discover their new shapes and looks. They didn’t seem to have near as …
While attending a little league basketball game to watch our niece play, I had the opportunity to reconnect with a very sweet lady in the stands who I knew during my formative years. My friend is almost 90 years young and as we talked about “how things used to be,” she simply stated everyone is …
Devotion in action. Seeking to be like God for God’s sake. With phrases such as this we attempt to convey what we mean when we speak of living a godly life. In a world that is searching for the right way to live and the best way to experience fulfillment, it is godliness that is …
Luke 15:1-2 sets up the three parables Jesus is using to teach His lessons. The “tax collectors and sinners” were drawn to the uplifting message of Jesus! These groups wanted an alternative to the ugliness found in their lives while having no sense of hope & direction. Luke 15:8-10 says Or what woman, having ten …
According to www.statista.com, females born in the USA in 2018 are expected to live to age 81 while males born in the USA are expected to live to age 76. That seems like a long time live on this earth but all of us have heard someone of this age or older say, “Well, it …
Psalm 46 is one of those passages that has the power to lift our spirits and to make us feel better immediately. It can change the way we view all of life. Specifically, it can change the way we view our problems and heartache. According to this passage, there are at least three things we …
A Preacher posted recently someone had commented to him “sermons are ineffective because they are forgotten by the time people get to the restaurant after church.” This statement concerned me because I feel the person who suggested this idea to the Preacher put Preachers in a negative light (probably not intentionally). I, like you, have …
We are familiar with the time that Jesus said to Peter and the other apostles, “Who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15). The proper response of course was: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). But what if we turned things around? What if we were to ask …
Several years ago I can remember thinking, “Christians do not have options when it comes to television programming.” Not long after I pondered this thought, the Gospel Broadcasting Network was developed and went “live.” What is the Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN)? GBN is simply the best & most informative Scriptural programming available that provides 24 …
