In this article, we’ll look at God’s warnings to Abimelech if he committed adultery with another man’s wife. It’s scary to think about how little our society considers the seriousness of this sin. May we all heed the warnings of God.

This morning at a Bible study we talked quite a bit about the thoughts that go through our minds at worship service. On Sunday morning one might be thinking about his Sunday afternoon nap. Another might be thinking about all the yard work he has to get done in between services. Or another might be thinking about getting on the road for vacation or a business trip.
Although we all have these thoughts from time to time, we often recognize that when our mind is in the wrong place at the …

Maintaining purity in this world is a struggle, a daily struggle. You can’t let down your guard even for a moment. Our struggle is not unique. There were Christians in the Sciptures who kept themselves pure. This should offer us some measure of hope.

We must grow in purity. We must press on toward God’s high calling, remembering that it is only by His grace that we can attain the desired level of purity.

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If you’re bored with Christianity, I want you to stop and think about this. Maybe you think boredom is just the way it is supposed to be. It’s not. It is a symptom of a critical condition. So like any good doctor would do, I’m going to give it to you straight. If you’re bored with Christianity, what that indicates is that Christ is no longer in the center of your life! That’s right, and as you might have guessed, the consequences of that are serious. Open your eyes to what your Savior did for you, crucify self, and let Christ take hold of the reigns. Do that and I can promise you… you’ll never be bored again!

This world offers a wide variety of things that vie for our attention: homes, cars, clothes, music, sports, careers, etc. While many of these things are not what we would typically classify as “ungodly”, these things can act as thorns (or weeds) by choking out our spiritual life so that we become unfruitful. It’s very easy to be consumed by these things (in the same way that weeds can easily consume a lawn). We can become so busy chasing after the world that we have little energy or enthusiasm left for God.

How can we know whether we have “set our minds on things above and not on things on the earth?” We can start by looking in our closet. While it may be true that “the clothes don’t make the man” they often do say a lot about him (or her). So what does your wardrobe say about you?