The Exchange Testimony: Did I Scare Him Away?

By Jeff Musgrave | January 31, 2020

San grew up in Vietnam, living the life of a rebel. “I have control of everything I’m doing. I am strong. I am good by myself.” At the age of 18 when North Vietnam took control of South Vietnam and communism ruled, with no money in his pocket, San got on a boat and came…

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A Constant Threat to True Faith

By Don Johnson | January 10, 2020

Returning to our regular preaching after the Christmas break, we find ourselves beginning Acts 15. This is a pivotal chapter in the book of Acts, dealing with questions that form one of the major themes of the book. The theme and the questions rise in several other New Testament passages, notably the book of Galatians.…

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The Blessings of the Branch

By Gordon Dickson | December 10, 2019

Things looked bad for Israel, and even worse for Assyria. Yes, the Assyrians would invade (Isaiah 10:5-6; 36:1-2), but after they destroyed Israel, the army would meet their doom. The British poet, Lord Byron (George Gordon) described the story recorded in Isaiah 37:14-38. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his…

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Have You Made Peace with God?

By George Stiekes | November 13, 2019

Great peace have they which love Thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119:165 I was in the hospital talking to a man who will soon leave this world. I asked him what he would say when God asked, “Why should I let you into My heaven?” His answer was one I have heard…

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Salvation in Dispensationalism

By Larry Oats | October 31, 2019

Dispensationalism inherently sees distinctions in many areas of theology and practice between the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the progress of revelation includes a progression of dispensational expectations and truth, some expanding upon information from former dispensations and some in contrast to former dispensations. Covenant theology, on the other hand, seeks to unify…

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Salvation is of the Jews

By John Huffman | October 4, 2019

Is Christ Jewish? Does God’s plan for the future include the Jewish people? Does Christ have a present interest in His chosen people, or has He moved on to other projects? Acts 1:8 tells us that the church’s mission effort began in Jerusalem:“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon…

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War and Grace – a review

By Don Johnson | September 27, 2019

War and Grace: Short Biographies of the World Wars  (Click for Amazon link) 2005: EP Books by Don Stephens War and Grace is a light devotional book with brief biographies of thirteen individuals who either served as Christians through the World Wars or came to Christ directly or indirectly following the profound influence of the…

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Missing Jesus

By David Oliver | July 16, 2019

Early in my ministry a young lady who was a part of the same youth group I was back in high school visited my home. While I did not fully appreciate it at the time (I knew no different), when I was in high school the church I attended experienced something of a youth revival.…

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In My Place

By Greg Baker | March 20, 2019

Imagine for a moment, as painful as it might seem, that you’ve been jailed inside a maximum security prison. Even after several months of unimaginable incarceration, you remain an unrepentant convict. You’re considered by your peers a completely ruthless and lawless individual. And, indeed, you are. You hid yourself along well-traveled, lightly guarded avenues. With…

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