Jesus is now in Heaven, seated at the right hand of the throne of God (Heb. 12:2). Jesus is coming back! (1 Thess. 4:15-17). But until He does come, and He is coming, what must both the Christian and the unbeliever be doing?

Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). • (Mark 16:16) Baptism: Commandment! • (John 13:34) Love: Commandment! • (Heb 10:25) Assemblies: Commandment! • (2 Tim 2:15) Rightly Divide: Commandment! • (Mark 11:25) Forgive: Commandment! • Pray, Be Salt and Light, Fear God, Honor your father and mother, all commands. In 1 Thessalonians 5:16, we have a command which is just as binding upon Christians as any you can find in the Word of God: “Rejoice always”! Question is are we?

Miracles have passed and are no longer needed today, for we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). Miracles served their purpose in that they confirmed Jesus is the Son of God (Isa. 7:14, 9:6; Matt. 2:11, 14:32-33; John 10:30-33), and they confirmed the word (Mark 16:20). But today, in one sense, we all can work toward a miracle. That is the miracle of your soul’s salvation. No little thing that God’s plan has been to save you, and that He has shown us all a way through the magnificent teaching of Christ and His Apostles, that is the word of God, which is able to save your soul (James 1:21).

Have you ever considered that there is a right way, and a wrong way to suffer? A continuation from Psalm 42 the Psalmist in chapter 43 asks, “Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?” Then he answers with a resolve saying, “Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.” The key to suffering rightly is to always keep your hope in God, always look upward, and trust in His power to hold you up.

As brothers and sisters in Christ we are commanded to love one another (John 15:12), care for each other (1 Cor. 12:25) carry one another’s burdens (Gal. 6:2), and abound in the work of the kingdom together (1 Cor. 15:58). We must know that spiritual devastation awaits all who ignore the commandments of God our Savior, and they are commandments. We are spiritually killing ourselves, O’ so slowly by our indifference to our brethren when we “don’t know, where our brother is”, by our absence in the assembly, or by our lack of work in the kingdom. GOD’S THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTION? “Where is Abel your brother?” • Cain’s response was: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” – (Gen 4:9). What would your response be?

Jesus said, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—” (Luke 14:28). Too often sincerely motivated people choose to obey the Gospel of Christ and the fall away because they didn’t realize there is a cost. These two lessons will address this issue.

Jesus said, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—” (Luke 14:28). Too often sincerely motivated people choose to obey the Gospel of Christ and the fall away because they didn’t realize there is a cost. These two lessons will address this issue.

We are all familiar with archaeology, that these men and women spend their time digging around various sites throughout the world, looking for evidences, pottery, writings, physical remains, such as buildings, bones and other such things. We know they are finding things all the time, that tell of past kingdoms, cities, past civilizations. There have been many finds recently that help prove certain aspects of Bible History. That is not to say we need any proof that the Bible is in fact true, but that the skeptics’ heads are being turned by the overwhelming physical evidences as they are uncovered. Consider then the footprint that Jesus left, the Apostles and early saints. Then look at your own life and ponder, what will people years past my death learn about me?