Treasure Chest

How often we have heard the confession of some confused heart: “I just don’t love the Lord as I know I should.” Because the world’s sentimental notion of love has been imposed upon the church, many seem unable to manufacture that kind of religious emotion which they so often hear about in songs, sermons and…

A comparison and evaluation of the three kinds of love as they relate to courtship and marriage Has God intended that a Christian should fall in love?… …It seems there are two false notions that dominate the world’s thought about love. First of all there is the fatalistic notion as expressed in the phrase “fall…

[From a brother taking GFI counseling courses while in prison] I was born in Tennessee in 1965. As most kids in the area where I spent the first 15 years of my life, I played sports and did the activities of the typical boy who loves the outdoors. Around the age of 13 I had…

“If anyone is in Christ he is Christ he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:11). What has passed way? What has become new for those in Christ? When a person receives the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior, God takes him/her out of…

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 . THE BELL I KNOW WHO I AM I am God’s child (John 1:12) I am Christ’s friend (John 15:15 ) I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)…

We continue to consider the profound significance of Jesus Christ’s title, Immanuel. “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). As we ponder the miracle of Christ’s birth, we behold His divine nature and human nature coming…

Immanuel is a profoundly significant title of Jesus Christ. The prediction of Immanuel “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). This prophecy was given through the prophet about seven centuries before its fulfillment in Bethlehem. The…

If someone you know looked very different, you’d probably notice. For example, if a fellow was at a stadium and got trampled by the football team as they ran onto the field, the bumps and bruises would be unmistakeable! On the other hand, if a lady won a prize and got a total makeover–including hairstyling…

A young boy practiced his lines for the Sunday school program, but when the time came for the performance in front of the congregation, he drew a blank. Moments passed as he tried to remember his part. His mother was perched on the front row and tried gesturing to him to prod his memory. She…

An insurance salesman said to his customer: “You’ve filled in this application all right except for one thing, Mr. Perkins — where it asks the relationship of Mrs. Perkins to yourself, you should have put down ‘wife’, not ‘strained’”. The expectations and responsibilities of married life can certainly cause a strain at times! That’s why…