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Life Two Minute Warning
Life Two Minute Warning Life warnings. Almost every contest has one. They have something to signify that the end is near. Firstly in NASCAR, it is the white flag to let the drivers know that there is just one more lap left in the race. Further, the NBA, it is the clock winding down in […]
Winning Souls to Christ
Winning Souls to Christ Winning souls to Christ is one of the most important duties of a Christian. Measuring how many people are saved is not our duty, however, preaching the gospel is. People need to hear the truth of Gods Word to plant the seed of faith in their hearts. The more they hear […]
Absent Once too Often
Absent Once too Often “Absent,” the boss said to me. It was true, I had a headache. “Absent again?” he said another time. Yes, my family from out of state came to visit. “Absent again?” The boss seemed to be repeating himself. But, he was right, the kids had been sick. One more time he […]
Teach our Young People
Teach our Young People There are churches that are losing their young people. We are committed here at Ridgeway to encourage our young and we are also speaking of our parents in their twenties and their thirties also. It was wonderful to see our young helping with the Scripture reading and the taking of the […]
Sermon Expectations
What do you Expect form a Sermon? Do you expect your funny bone to be tickled? Your ears to be scratched? Or, your conscience to be soothed? Do you expect yours eyes to be opened? Or, your heart to be stirred. Maybe, your conscience to be pricked. Firstly, was Peter’s sermon on Pentecost calculated to […]
One Gospel
Only One Gospel There is but one gospel that can save. All others are counterfeit and lead to being accursed (Galatians 1:6-9). Be careful what you listen to and what you believe. False hope is cruel. Galatians 2:20-21 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives […]
Preach the Gospel
Why Preach the Gospel? The Gospel is key to knowing salvation. 1 Corinthians 1:20-21 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God […]
Standing for Truth
Speak Truth Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, was at one time very wrong in his religious beliefs. But Paul became a Christian and from that time he was a defender of truth. In Galatians. 1:6-8 he wrote “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of […]
Blessings of Righteous Living
Blessings James 1:17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. One- Count your blessings, not your crosses. Two- Count your gains, not your losses. Three- Count your joy, not your woes. Four- Count your friends, […]