DISCIPLE

With all eyes on Hurricane Matthew, and people worried about lives and property, now is a good time to review an important message about a Biblical storm warning. “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (2 Tim. 3:1).     “Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 600 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS....”     2 Timothy 3:1-5 gives us a prophetic view and warning concerning the end of the church age. God’s “storm warnings” are even more serious than those of the National Weather Service, which means that when we read one, we should pay attention and take action. To parallel the words of the Weather Service, “a perilous...

  A CNN headline today reads: How did Greece get into this mess? Why Greece's experiment with the euro ended in disaster The answers are, in short, bad decisions taken for convenience in the short term, without duly considering the consequences.  The people listened to the voices of those who misguided them. Free will was exercised, seeking satisfaction, but things didn't turn out that way. Their decisions and actions failed the test of time. And now, years down the road, what a mess! But the Greeks aside, we know pe ople who could be asking themselves that same question. "How did I get into this mess? Why is this experience, my life full of unhappiness and disaster?" Some are adult children who were lovingly and sacrificially raised in Christian homes, in the fellowship of a sound church, learning the Word of God, and yet, today their lives are in shambles. They may be living in an unequal yoke with an unbeliever. They themselves may be unbelievers. ...