As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday in this country, we tend to be more mindful of the blessings we have. We have many things to be thankful for, and we ought to recognize God as the source of these blessings (James 1:17).
With this in mind, I want to briefly look at Colossians 3:15-17. These three [...]
Giving Thanks to God
Posted on November 24, 2008 at 10:37 pm by Andy Sochor
Those Who Are of “The Way”
Posted on October 2, 2008 at 10:00 pm by Andy Sochor
There is an interesting description of the Lord’s people in the book of Acts. In a few places, the Lord’s church is called, “The Way.”
Saul went to Damascus “so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem” (Acts 9:2).
Later, after Saul (then Paul) [...]
Let Not the Church be Charged
Posted on July 7, 2008 at 9:22 pm by Andy Sochor
“If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed” (1 Timothy 5:16, KJV).
This verse comes at the end of a section dealing with the care of certain widows. Paul had given Timothy instructions about which [...]
The All Sufficiency of the Church
Posted on August 12, 2007 at 2:08 pm by Andy Sochor
I came across Daniel Sommer’s commentary on the New Testament. I thought a couple of his comments regarding the church in particular were quite good.
1 Timothy 3:15“…I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and [...]
Merger
Posted on April 15, 2007 at 12:41 pm by Andy Sochor
The Christian Chronicle recently reported that the Highland Oaks Church of Christ has recently merged with the nearby Pitman Creek Church of Christ. [You can read the story here.] Yet what is unique about this merger is that each congregation is going to remain where they currently are. They will now be “one congregation meeting [...]
