Messenger 2017

May the peace of God be with you. Greetings with Esther 4:14, “For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [...]

Annie! Max! Can you come down please?” “Coming, mommy!” Annie and Max quickly stopped colouring and made their way downstairs. They walked into the kitchen and noticed their mother had taken almost everything out of her purse onto the table. “Sweet peas, I need your help, I’ve misplaced the little green bag where I keep [...]

ANALYZING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN EVOLUTION-BASED OR CREATION-BASED DIET: HOW PERSPECTIVE CAN CHANGE THEORY Recently, I visited the Ark Encounter, a full-sized replica of Noah’s ark, built in the northern part of Kentucky, in the United States. What the builders of the ark emphasized throughout the various displays was that perspective can alter the theories of [...]

In the first six chapters of the book of Daniel, God reveals a controversy between Christ and Satan—a controversy over God’s law and issues of worship. We also learned lessons from the life of Daniel—lessons of faithfulness and obedience and of worshiping the true God. We can apply these lessons to what we find in [...]

My dear brethren, I want to study this important subject about where our hope is centered. Think about the cross—what has the cross done for you personally? Is there any saving power in the cross? Is there anything that we can boast about? The Apostle Paul says, "God forbid that I should glory, save in the [...]

Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Abraham Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see, how many legs does a cow have?” “Four, of course,” came the reply, disgustedly. “That's right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of course,” was the confident reply. “Now, there’s [...]

“Go, and sin no more” John 8:11 It is sin that has changed the world into its present condition. Sin has caused wars, crimes, and all the evil in the world. And the sad thing is that many people love sin. Even for Christians, it is a struggle to try to give up sin. Sin [...]

At this threshold of another year, 2017, reason tells us that we have one less year to prove our stewardship faithful before the coming of the Lord. Time moves on for all. While we can look back and also look forward, in reality, there is only one moment in which to act. That is the [...]

"Although everything God had made was in the perfection of beauty, and there seemed nothing wanting upon the earth which God had created to make Adam and Eve happy, yet He manifested His great love to them by planting a garden especially for them. A portion of their time was to be occupied in the [...]