Acts 11:26
“And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”
It doesn’t take a whole lot of looking through any store to see that people represent what they are all over the place. T- Shirts lined with team names are all over the Wal- Mart at any given time. People know we represent where we work by the clothes and name tags we wear. People are very aware of where we go to school, the sports we play, or the team we pull for all by what we wear, as well as by our words and actions. The question is this though. What does a Christian look like? Ever thought about that? Look at these examples. Read More
The second chapter of Matthew is a wonderful record of fulfillment of prophecies concerning Jesus Christ. In His birth, life, death and resurrection Jesus fulfilled each of the prophecies foretelling of the Messiah perfectly. In this text geography is used to prove the Christ.
THE CITY OF BIRTH
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem (Matthew 2:1). It was no accident or happenstance that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The place of His birth was in fulfillment to the prophecy given by Micah some 700 years earlier. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel (Matthew 2:5-6; Micah 5:2). Read More
Acts 7:58-60
and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
We know from personal experience that first impressions are usually lasting impressions. Yes we all have friends and others that our first impressions changed, in some cases they became more favorable, but in some they were less favorable. In general though, first impressions are lasting, and many times they are permanent. I cannot help but think about the first impressions people have of us, as the church that Jesus Christ died to purchase (Acts 20:28). The word of God is clear that we should be careful in our choosing of who we associate with because it can compromise our moral convictions (1 Cor. 15:33), we should be a “peculiar” people (Titus 2:14), in other words we should stand out in the crowd.
But influence is something that can rarely be gotten back. I Read More
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham (Matthew 1:1).
With these words, open the pages of the New Testament. Some 4,000 years had taken place since the events of Genesis 1:1. 2,500 years were lived under the Patriarch age and 1,500 years under the Mosaic age which was coming to a close with the penning of these words. Read More
The Logan Martin 2010 Homecoming is here. All the work and preparations have been completed and we anticipate a large number to return home to Logan Martin. It is always a great time and opportunity to renew old friendships and to reunite with those who have been a part of the Logan Martin family.
While the Logan Martin homecomings are great one day there will be the greatest of all homecomings. The greatest homecoming will be in Heaven when Christ takes all the faithful saints, of all the ages home to His Father (I Corinthians 15:24). Read More
Homecoming 2010
This is a very special time at the Logan Martin church of Christ as we celebrate our 202010 homecoming. There are many here today who were once members here that we only get to see at this time of year because of various reasons, and there are some here today who have come because you have been invited by someone here to be with us at this special time. Either way, we are excited you are here, we look forward to the fellowship we will have with you not only today, but for the entire week as we have our Gospel Meeting with David Jones.
In thinking about homecoming, there will be a time when we will have an eternal homecoming. Our final destination will be sealed after we have passed from this life, and no better description is provided for that day than Matthew’s account in chapter twenty five. The scene of Judgment is shown as the Lord gathering “all nations” before him. Everyone who has ever lived will be gathered together to be judged. And God’s word shows that at that time the Lord will separate the sheep from the goats. Or those who have been faithful from those who have not been faithful. God’s word refers to His children numerous times in the New Testament as Sheep.
Paul paints for us a great picture of the Judgment scene for those who are members of the body of Christ. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. (1 Thess 4:16-18). Those in Thessalonica were concerned about those who had died before the return of Christ. Paul reassured them that those who had died as Christians would rise first, and those who remained will be caught up together with those who had died to meet the Lord in the air. Paul reminds these brethren to “comfort one another” with these things. It should be a great comfort to know that those who are faithful to the end according to God’s word will “always be with the Lord”.