The Omnipotent God

By Lori Gardner OOne of the first things children learn in Sunday school is that God is omnipotent. They may not understand such a big word, but even the smallest child can comprehend that God is all powerful. Children never question how He could create the world in...

The Passion Week: “The Resurrection – Part 2”

By Gregg Bing (Continued from Jan-Feb 2014 issue) Eyewitness Testimony After Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, He “presented Himself alive … by many infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3). One of these proofs was eyewitness testimony, “being seen...

The Fruit of the Spirit

By Charles Wages (Originally published in the May 11, 1961 issue of the Timely Messenger.) The fruit of the Spirit is found in the book of Galatians, the 5th chapter: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,...

The Teaching Ministry of Grace

By R. B. Shiflet (Originally published in January 9, 1964 issue of the Timely Messenger.) “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and...

(Poem) Tribulation

By Dennis Blankenship My pain’s too much to bear, I cried, As my anguish seemed to grow, The hurt just seemed to multiply, Does my Savior really know? Am I a special circumstance, How could this be the Lord? Is this His plan for me today, Has God let down His...

The Passion Week: “The Resurrection – Part 3”

By Gregg Bing (Continued from Mar-Apr 2014 issue) Extraordinary Transformations We have examined two areas of proof for the resurrection of Jesus Christ: the fact that His tomb was empty and the testimony of eyewitnesses who saw Him after He rose from the dead. In...