We are encouraged by the generous giving to help Ken Mick, Jr., and we are thankful to the Lord! The money that has come in totals $3,990! The apostle Paul’s words effectively express our sentiments.
Christians are exhorted in Scripture to live in a way that shows the worth or value or weight of the gospel.
Philippians 1:27
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,…
Paul tells the Philippians to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. In other words, “Let the way you live your life be worthy of the gospel.” When Paul speaks of our conduct be worthy of the gospel, he assumes that the gospel is worth a lot. Conduct that is worthy of the gospel is conduct that equals the worth of the gospel, or you could say, conduct that shows the worth of the gospel.
You see, the gospel is worth a lot. Isn’t it? If you were to put your life on one side of a balance scale and the gospel of Christ on the other side, the two sides of the scale should be the same.
Is the way you live your life worthy of the gospel?
A man in my church, Rich Thorburn, would like to give his kidney to his friend and brother in Christ, Ken Mick, Jr. Ken needs a new kidney.
Both the Thorburns and the Micks need enough money to support their families for the 4+ weeks it will take for recovery from surgery - otherwise, the kidney transplant cannot go forward. They need help from the Body of Christ.
Please read this letter from Rich, and perhaps you can help! Read more…
I ran across this short excerpt in a blog not too long ago, and the thought expressed by Zepheniah, and elaborated on by the writer, has caused me much pleasant meditation over the last couple of weeks. Our own sins, and the painful awareness of our sinfulness can often be a discouragement. We need to be reminded that God never regrets having set His love upon us, or calling us to Himself. Even if our sin results in chastening, that too is motivated by His glad love for us (Hebrews 12:6).
How does Christ look upon his children whom he purchased with his blood? With delight or disgust? With pleasure or annoyance? Is he like the character from Jane Austen, “Mr. Darcy, who never looks at any woman but to see a blemish”? Does Jesus never look upon us but to see our failures, shortcomings and sins?
Zepheniah 3.17 says:
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.What an amazing Scripture. Christ looks upon his children with utter delight. He actually rejoices over us with gladness. He’s happy with us. He’s glad he saved us. He’s so delighted in us he sings loud songs over us. Wow. What does that sound like? I can’t wait to hear Jesus singing.
You can find his full post here, but it was the sentiments above that were especially encouraging to me. I trust God will uplift your spirit through them as well.
In previous posts I have spoken of the importance of the local church in the life of the Christian. I am 
trying to show how the local church is indispensable for every Christian. No other ministry is on par with the church. No other ministry could replace the local church. It would be a misguided Christian who would say…
The apostle Paul would be one of the first to oppose such thinking. He saw the local church as unique and irreplaceable in the life of every Christian. He described the local church as…
1 Timothy 3:15
…the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
I have reflected on the first three descriptions of the local church in previous posts. Today, I will focus on the local church as the “support of the truth.” Click here to read more…
