Category Archives: Discipleship

Peaks & Valleys of Faith

by William J. Stewart Peaks and valleys in life are a common thing. Whether we are talking about our relationships, career, health, finances, emotional well being, or faith, there will be high and low moments. A survey of what we know about … Continue reading

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Is Your House In Order?

by William J. Stewart I’m not asking if your dishes are done, if the floor is swept, the carpets are vacuumed, the light fixtures dusted, etc.. Our title refers to 2 Kings 20, where the prophet Isaiah was sent to an … Continue reading

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Ministering to Needy Brethren : The Sheep and the Goats

by Keith Sharp | Parables of the Master  | Matthew 25:31-46 In Matthew 25:1-30 the Master taught two parables, the Ten Virgins (verses 1-13) and the Talents (verses 14-30), to teach His disciples to be ready for His return. Now, two days … Continue reading

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Faithful Service : Parable of the Talents

by Keith Sharp | The Parables of the Master | Matthew 24:14-30 The word “For,” with which this parable begins, connects it to the preceding story, the Parable of the Ten Virgins. That parable teaches us to keep watching to be ready … Continue reading

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The Divine Plan of the Ages

Present Truth “For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth” (2 peter 1:12). by Keith Sharp On July 20, 1969, Neil A. Armstrong, … Continue reading

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Righteous versus the Ungodly

by Keith Sharp Psalm 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of … Continue reading

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The Sermon on the Mount

Keith Sharp The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5-7) is the most famous, profound, and admired but least practiced sermon ever preached. The authority of the preacher is absolute (Matthew 7:28-29; cf. 28:18). The moral goal of this discourse soars to the … Continue reading

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Contending for the Faith

Keith Sharp We live in an “I’m OK, you’re OK” age. The only thing that is intolerable is intolerance. Of course we should be tolerant of racial, ethnic, and political differences. We must never be so arrogant as to demand that our opinions … Continue reading

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What Is A Christian?

Keith Sharp | Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA Then Barnabas departed  for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and … Continue reading

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The Call Of Moses

Author : Keith Sharp When Moses was young (age 40), he was a man of both deep faith in and dedication to the Lord as well as a man of immense ability and privilege (Acts 7:22-23; Hebrews 11:24-26). In the … Continue reading

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