William J. Stewart As we enter 2015, many will be making resolutions for the New Year. Here are some things I hope all members of the local church will resolve to do throughout the coming year. Resolve is defined by Merriam-Webster as “…to reach a firm decision about…” (m-w.com). Each year at this time, people…
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More Thoughts On Attendance
William J. Stewart If you haven’t read last week’s article, please do so. If you have read it, perhaps you noticed that there were no Bible references in it. None! It wasn’t by design, it just happened that the article developed into a pair of lists – bad things that result from failing to assemble and…
The Most Difficult Sermon
William J. Stewart What do you think is the most difficult sermon to preach? A host of topics might be suggested, but I doubt what I have in mind is one of them. The book of Revelation can be intimidating, but that’s not it. Refuting Premillennialism, Calvinism or some other false doctrine effectively demands a lot…