The Firstfruits Of Our Leftovers
I’m very grateful that we have the church facilities we have: a modest new building on 13 acres in a prime location. Yet a lack of adequate classroom space and a fellowship hall (and a baptistery) hinders our…
Articles
The Irony of Servitude
The call of Jesus has a tendency of turning conventional wisdom on its head. Man’s ways are seldom God’s ways. The way of the Lord is not always easily discernable in the heart of a man. Isaiah the…
In The Shadow… We Sing
The sixty-third psalm depicts David in a state of banishment in the wilderness of Judea, a dry and weary land (Ps.63:1). Despite these difficult days, David’s faith in Jehovah God remained firm. He writes, For Thou hast been…
A Mark In Our History
(June 23, 1949 – August 19, 2017) If one were to chronicle a history of the Cortland Church of Christ over the last two decades, Mark Lombardi’s name would surface often. He served our church family as a…
Darkness Fell Upon All The Land
Long ago on a hill far away darkness fell upon all the land (cf. Mt.27:45 and Mk.15:33). From noon until three o’clock, the sun was obscured (Lk.23:44). The God of heaven and earth could not bear to look…
Once Lost, But Now Found
How can un-holy sinners come to be welcomed into the presence of a wholly-righteous God? The only fix to this very serious problem comes in the form of God’s only begotten Son (Jn.3:16). On the cross, (God) made…
The Sin Of Stinginess
Have you ever known someone who was stingy with words of praise? Many years ago I worked with an elder in the Lord’s church who once gave me a compliment – – once over the span of a…
God Loves A Cheerful Giver
GOD LOVES A CHEERUL GIVER Unlike many churches, our congregation does not badger our members about giving. Giving is a personal matter, but it is a matter that needs our thoughtful stewardship. With brevity (just four verses), Mark’s…
Give Attention To The Reading
In Matthew’s account of the temptation of Christ we read Jesus’ response to Satan: It is written, ‘man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’ (Mt.4:4). Living in…
Making Melody With Our Hearts
William Barclay succinctly notes that, “the early Church was a singing Church”. In his letter to the church at Ephesus, the apostle Paul exhorts: be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and…