The Gooch Lane church of Christ is a group of people in Madison, Alabama seeking to study the Bible and put God’s teachings into practice. We’d love to have you join us for Bible study and worship.
Is it impossible to lose our salvation? No, not if we profane “the blood of the covenant by which [we] were sanctified” (Hebrews 10:29). But a better question for those loved by God is, is it possible for one of His faithful children to be separated from Him?
Every worshiper should seek to refrain from unspoken words that distract others.
I do think the young people are the future of the church, but I am willing to take it a step further: I think young are the present of the church.
In deciding questions of a spiritual nature, it is always appropriate to ask: “What would Jesus do?”
Those outside of a clique can feel as if they are excluded or unwelcomed into a group that isolates itself. When there are a number of cliques, competition may develop between people who don’t get along with each other to secure the loyalty of others to their clique before another group “gets them.”
In America’s modern consumerism focused society, marketers have done a fantastic job at associating our identity with how much or what kind of stuff we own
For all of history’s benefits, there is also a tragic element. Humans have a keen tendency to allow the past to master their present.
He saw why Jesus had to come into the world and why He had to die in our stead. He became a new man in Christ with a new set of values and a new way of looking at things. He learned to walk by faith in God rather than by human wisdom.
Our lesson is this. Set your goals for the future, and set them high. But recognize that it’s the little, day-by-day moments, the often forgotten moments, accumulated through the years, that truly shape our destiny.
