Faith

  In I Kings 19:4 we read that Elijah “requested for himself that he might die.” Why did Elijah desire to die, especially after his great defeat over the 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18)? Discouragement! Even though God had just given the prophet Elijah a great victory, the wicked Jezebel…

  I received the call just as we were heading out the door for church on Sunday morning. It was from a number I didn’t recognize. The caller identified herself as a family member of Derrick Wilson, who has visited our church within the last year. She was the bearer of bad/sad news. The woman…

  Many in the religious world believe and teach that God, before the foundations of the world were laid, predestined each of us to live eternally in either heaven or hell. Are all things in our life predetermined before we were ever born? As we open the Bible, we find that words such as predestination,…

September 30 The Weogufka Center presents Rise Up: An Evening of Praise and Worship to be held September 30 from 4 p.m. until at the center, located at 145 Memorial Loop in Weogufka. Featuring Restoration at the Well Praise and Worship Band, Gayle Harless, Kevin and Amy Nelson, Hannah Grace, and more. Food trucks will…

September 30 The Weogufka Center presents Rise Up: An Evening of Praise and Worship to be held September 30 from 4 p.m. until at the center, located at 145 Memorial Loop in Weogufka. Featuring Restoration at the Well Praise and Worship Band, Gayle Harless, Kevin and Amy Nelson, Hannah Grace, and more. Food trucks will…

  Obedience is a key element in serving God. Many people go to Webster’s Dictionary or some other dictionary to obtain the proper definition for a word. In this case, I don’t think it will be necessary. I’ve got this. Hopefully. Obedience could be defined as doing what an authority figure requires or commands. A…

Sept. 7-9 You are invited to a Revival at the Rockford Church of Christ, September 7-9 at 7 p.m. Come and be our honored guest! Speakers for the three-day revival will be Mike Kiser of Sylacauga on Thursday, David Phillips of Montgomery on Friday and Adam Cozort of Wetumpka on Saturday. We are located at…

  The cross of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the central theme of the gospel. “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,…

  God can take a little and make it into a lot. For example, God fed thousands with a child’s five loaves and two fishes. He miraculously multiplied what seemed to be a small amount to feed the masses. When the disciples were contemplating how the crowd could be fed, Andrew spoke up and said…

August 17 Kent and Angel Cooper will be facilitating a Bible study on the book of Corinthians, titled “Delving into Corinthians,” beginning Thursday, August 17, at 6 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church, located at  756 County Road 150, Sylacauga, 35151. There is no curriculum to purchase for this facilitated class, and it is open to…