By Larry Ray Hafley A reader asks: How does Hebrews 13:20 relate to the discussion about “One Covenant” or “The Eternal Covenant”? Does this passage give credence to the idea that God has only had one covenant? First, the book of Hebrews abounds in points of contrast. Indeed, contrasts are the fiber and fabric of …
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Walking In The Fear Of God (2)
By Donnie V. Rader In the first article we defined fear as involving two concepts that are inseparable (as the two sides of a coin): (1) Being afraid of displeasing God, and (2) Respect and awe for God. Let’s consider now what that fear will cause us to do. What Fear Causes Us To Do …
The Ingredients of a Fifteen-Minute Sermon
By Dennis Gulledge Did you hear about the Baptist preacher, recently, who decided to cut his religious services down to 22 minutes and issued it as a challenge to see if people would be bold enough to “receive their religion in small doses”? He wanted to do for his preaching what McDonald’s has done for …
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Editorial Left-overs
By Connie W. Adams Preaching in the Dark Twice within recent weeks I have had to preach in the dark when lightning struck transformers just before service time (Galena, Indiana) or just after the sermon began (Marshall’s Branch near Virgie, Kentucky). At Galena, there were windows in the building and we had a sort of …