Tag: Jesus Christ

Farewell to the Brick

Farewell to the brick-and-mortar church located at 220 North Williams Street formally known as The House of Love Ministries. The bible states in Ecclesiastic 3:3 that there is a time to tear down and a time to build.  It is now time to tear down the House of Love Ministries and build a new Veterans…

The Call

By: Rev. Gerry Weesner, Maples United Methodist Church How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As…

Parson to Person 

By: Dr. James Bachman Dear Parson, I really get discouraged. My life seems useless. What is the sense of living if I’m not accomplishing anything? If you have not received Christ as your Savior, God is still giving you a chance to do so. It is too late after you die and find yourself in…

Bible Study

By: James Potter, Oakwood Church of Christ 1. What is Christ called John 11:1-44 to keep in context? 2. What is Christ called in 2nd Timothy 4:6-8? 3. What is Christ called in Isaiah 53:1-12? 4. What is Christ called in 1st Corinthians 10:1-13? 5. What is Christ called in Romans 9:30-33? 6. What is…

Weeds and Wheat

By: Rev. Gerry Weesner, Maples United Methodist Church “He answered, ‘The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the…

Good Soil and Bad Soil

By: Rev. Gerry Weesner, Maples United Methodist Church “Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much…