A very rich man passed away and was found crying outside the Pearly Gates. When approached by an angel who asked why he was crying the man replied, "I have worked hard all my life and laid up many treasures. I had a lot of gold bars. I wanted to bring some with me,...
The Rusty Iron Gate with no Light Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a man who lived behind an iron gate with his three teenagers and wife. He was so very proud of his family and they loved him passionately. They had a comfortable home, which they...
In last week's lesson on the gates of Jerusalem, we saw that the return of the Lord Jesus Christ is very near. We must live with this hope. We should long for His return and live our lives for eternity! Today's lesson takes us to the last gate mentioned in the series:...
Throughout the Bible, there is evidence of another world; that humans have physically gone there, that we have been visited by others from that world, and that physical evidence has been left behind from this other world. We call this world Heaven. But, it is nothing...
What do you think of when you hear the word, Heaven? Many get lost in the spectacular descriptions of streets of gold, a crystal sea, wondrous mansions, and so on. The Book of Revelation paints a marvelous picture. But to be honest, those things aren't that important...
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." (Phil. 3:7) If you've ever seen the movie, "Chariots of Fire," you'll know that it's about Great Britain's highly successful 1924 Olympic sprinting team. The movie focuses on two runners,...
Some people have dual citizenship, that is, they are equally citizens of two different countries at the same time. They can have passports to each and can claim each country as ‘theirs’ with whatever rights and privileges apply. They have the right to a sort of...
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you." (1...
Noah challenges me. He went through a long and busy time of getting ready for the world’s destruction. To him, it was the end of the world, and there is no question that the world he knew was about to be altered beyond recognition. Noah grew up in a near-perfect...
"For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling." (2Cor 5:2, NET) I love sunrises. I always have ever since I was a little boy. There is something so wonderful about walking outside at the break of dawn and seeing that glorious...