But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. Revelation 2:6 (NIV)

  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. Deuteronomy 10:17-18 (ESV)

In his testimony before a congressional committee in 1930, American Communist Party leader, William Z. Foster, declared: “What is the cause of this starvation, misery and hardship of the millions of workers in the United States? Is it because some great national calamity has destroyed the food, clothing and shelter available for the people? No, on the contrary. Millions of workers must go hungry because there is too much wheat. Millions of workers must go without clothes because the warehouses are full to overflowing with everything that is needed. Millions of workers must freeze because there is too much coal. […]

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Numbers 35:9-15, 30-34

Prayer for Stewardship:  Money is tight. Who has enough time in a day? There are so many choices to make. Please join us in praying that we would be good managers of the talents, money, time, and opportunities that God gives us.  Open prayer: 6-9pm, Sept. 7, 8, & 9. Each night we will have a different prayer guide. Come when you can; leave when you must. Pray for yourself and for your church family to find God’s best during these hard and challenging times.

Evangelist, church planter, and founder of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Dwight L. Moody had a passion to proclaim the gospel to the masses. Often preaching in the slums, Moody stressed faithfully the need for repentance and the hope of salvation in Christ Jesus. Ever looking forward to the Second Advent, his life’s desire was to see revival—revival that, he believed, had to begin in the Church of God.

  The annual Pig Roast will be held Sunday, September 11. The church family will attend Sunday School and morning worship as usual. Then we proceed to the fellowship hall for a meal shared together. Men of the church roast the pig through the night. Most of the rest bring various dishes to add to the meal.

  It is the early 1990s, and a tiny enclave of Christian Armenians is under attack from predominantly Muslim Azerbaijan, which completely surrounds it. This is Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), no bigger than an English county and with a population that could fit into a football stadium.1 For months, the residents have been under artillery bombardment. Many villages have been destroyed with terrible casualties,2 and all land routes into NK have been cut off. Now the only way to get in is by air. But, to avoid heat-seeking missiles, the civilian relief planes have to pretend they are Azerbaijani fighter jets; they […]

by Phil Johnson We are looking at four essential characteristics in a standard definition of gambling. I have argued that each of the four characteristics involves a violation of one or more vital biblical principles.

Dan Sheard Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16