FINISH

February 1, 2009

By Jimmy Mickells         College football season has just ended, professional football season is almost over, and basketball season is under way. As I have watched several games, of both football and basketball, I have been made keenly aware of the fact that it not always how good you start the game but how you finish [...]

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The Sick Lady

January 21, 2009

By Jimmy R. Mickells      “Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said [...]

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“GOOD NEWS”

December 24, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells      How often do you listen to the local or national news on T.V. and hear something good reported? Not nearly as often as you hear of things which are very troubling. When we read the news paper, it is filled with stories about killings, robberies, thefts, wars, etc. I know [...]

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What Is A Denomination?

December 20, 2008

By Greg Gwin How do you define a religious “denomination”?  We use the term frequently, but we seldom stop to really consider what it means.  Think about it this way… 1 – A denomination is something bigger than a single, local congregation.  Typically, a denomination consists of many smaller local groups that are scattered over [...]

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“Sent Relief”

November 27, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells “And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, each according to [...]

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“As I Teach Everywhere”

November 13, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells      “For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church” (1 Corinthians 4:17).      Do you think that Paul would be permitted to preach the [...]

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Was David a Sinner At Birth?

November 8, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells  “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51:5).      Those who teach and try to prove that one inherits the sin of Adam use this verse as a proof text. Does it really say that David was born a sinner because of what [...]

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Unless You Are Converted

September 20, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will [...]

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Be Reconciled to God

August 17, 2008

By Jimmy R. Mickells  “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now [...]

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Acts 2:21—Calling on the Lord’s Name

August 9, 2008

By WAYNE JACKSON In his sermon on the day of Pentecost, Peter declared: “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21). In view of this statement, folks sometimes ask: Why do members of the church of Christ insist that baptism is a requirement for being saved? One should not [...]

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