Live Scripturally
Pastor Claude T. Stauffer
Do You Have the Spirit this Christmas?
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” - Luke 2:7 Do you have the Spirit this Christmas? Is your spirit what it should be this Christmas? There’s a lot...
What Happens When We Die? What is Heaven Like?
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. – 1 Corinthians 2:9-10a What happens when we die? What is heaven like? Those are two...
Keeping Holidays Holy
“Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch” – John 10:22-23 The word “holiday” means holy-day. “Holy” means special, unique, uncommon. Holidays should be special uncommon times when we...
Walls and Work – What are they Good for?
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” – Colossians 3:17 Walls and work - what are they good for? For the last few months there has been a “caravan” of thousands of immigrants from...
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD!”
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples!” – 1 Chronicles 16:8 What are you thankful for? It is Thanksgiving and it’s a time to give thanks. It’s a time when we remember the first thanksgiving and that the pilgrims set...
Nothing Surprises God!
Known to God from Eternity are all His works – Acts 15:18 The word “surprise” means an unexpected or astonishing event, fact or thing. When describing a surprise, we use words like shock, bombshell, revelation, eye-opener, wake-up call, or shocker. Have you been...
The Bible and Politics
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Today is a big midterm...
Share the Whole Truth
“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” - John 17:17 I read an article the other day in the Christian Post which had a headline quoting a pastor who said, Christians Will Become ‘Enemies of the People’ Over Opposition to LGBT Movement, English Preacher...
The Devil’s Doorways
“But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.21 And they did not repent of...
What We Really Need
This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts – Zechariah 4:6 This past week, though it took an arduous, embarrassing, and contentious struggle, conservative constitutionalist Judge Brett Kavanagh was...