Imperfection What is the perfect church? A lot of people really struggle with the idea of the church. You have the “I love Jesus but hate the church crowd” who are under the (mistaken) impression that somehow they can be faithful to Christ without being associated with His Body. Then you have the disgruntled church […]
What Does Total Commitment Mean to You? God is never satisfied with half-hearted service, with partial, of shallow commitment. He has never wanted us to compartmentalize our lives. Such as: this is for my religion, for my family, for my career, or for my entertainment. Jesus said: “Love God with all your heart, all your […]
Sanctuary Cities In the past months and even a few years we have heard about people who live in several sanctuary cities, that will be protected from the law enforcement people. As a result, these people that are being protected do not wish to be deported back to their own country to face the crimes […]
Ridgeway Community News At Ridgeway, every once in awhile we need to bring folks up to date on some of the important things happening within our community. Recent Baptisms and our Christian youth moving forward in life after High School Graduation are the topics today. Baptized Last Sunday morning’s sermon was “If thou believe with […]
Words Usage John Moschitta, Jr., also known as “Motormouth” is famous for being a fast-talking office manager in 1981 FedEx commercials. He held the world record for the fastest talking articulating 586 words per minute. In 1990 Steve Woodmore shattered that record by speaking 637 words per minute. In 1995 Sean Shannon shattered that record […]
Religious Boredom Religious boredom is self inflicted. The prophet Malachi lived in the 5th century BC—but his world was much like our own. It was a time when people honored God with their lips while dishonoring Him with their lives. They went through the motions of religion without really meaning it: They said prayers but […]
Into Our Hands the Gospel Has Been Given The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare the way before thee. Mark 1:1,2. John then began preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying one […]
“Sin” – A Dirty Word (Written by Steve Vice) It is growing more popular for preachers today to refrain from using the word “SIN.” They consider it a “dirty word.” Modern culture avoids the use it because it is associated with the devil. Also associated with Adam and Eve, which is associated with the Bible. […]
Freedom America has just celebrated, 241 years of freedom. There are many people from other countries of the world that would love to live in America where there is freedom. All of us enjoy the freedom that we have in this great country. So much so, that we take our freedom for granted. We are […]