Running From Repentance
In a society that is increasingly secular, there is pressure on Christendom to take the focus away from sin (the most pressing human problem) and salvation from sin (the most …
MTD, the Whatever Religion
You may be asking, “What is MTD?” MTD stands for “moralistic therapeutic deism.” Sociologist Christian Smith of the University of North Carolina coined the phrase in 2005 to describe the …
The Door was Shut
If you are not right with God, those of us at Macland Road desperately want you to make things right today. Perhaps there is no better biblical phrase on which …
The Kingdom in the Model Prayer
I have paragraph headings in my Bible, and the paragraph heading above Matthew 6:5-15 says, “The Lord’s Prayer.” This is misleading, for the prayer in the passage is a sample …
There are No “Church of Christers,” and One Person is Not a “Church of Christ”
We must think and speak in biblical ways (Philippians 4:8; 1 Peter 4:11). One important instance of biblical thinking and speaking is this: We must understand what we mean when …
Facts about the Church from Matthew 16:18
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Here is a very short …
Do Bible Topics Get Too Old?
Once in 1893, the great preacher and scholar, J.W. McGarvey, was about to preach on baptism (McGarvey’s Sermons, 109-121). He began by noting that many people in his audience might …
The Abandoned Father
It is tragic when children abandon their adult parents. Sometimes, instead of honoring and helping their aging fathers and mothers, children ignore and reject them. It’s hard to understand such …
Little Things
From time to time we may be tempted either to think too highly of ourselves or too lowly of ourselves. For those of us who are tempted to think too …
There’s a Movement Coming
Recently, the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, in Franklin, Tennessee hired a lady named Lauren King to be their preaching intern. She preached at a Sunday service, and the Fourth …
N.B. Hardeman on The Restoration Movement
The great restorationist preacher of the early 20th century, N.B. Hardeman, preached a now-famous Gospel meeting at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in March-April 1922, and subsequent meetings in the …
Who Hindered You?
In football, “forward progress” is an important concept. In fact, if a team is never stopped from making forward progress with the ball, then it cannot fail to win the …