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A big reason people fight with each other is because they are living in the flesh, and the flesh will divide when it is ...
06/19/2026

A big reason people fight with each other is because they are living in the flesh, and the flesh will divide when it is offended

When it comes to virtual church or online church, I have long been against it for many reasons, but the greatest reason ...
06/19/2026

When it comes to virtual church or online church, I have long been against it for many reasons, but the greatest reason is because I truly believe it is not scriptural. You will notice that Paul said, "When ye come together therefore into one place..." (1 Corinthians 11:20). Paul was making it very clear about the importance of the local church not watching from afar, but coming together into ONE PLACE.

Let us look at several reasons why online church is contrary to the pattern God established for the local church.

Notice the phrase, "into one place." Virtual church is wrong for several reasons:
• You are not coming together
• You are not in one place
• You cannot exhort one another as commanded in Hebrews 10:25
• You will not be together (unity) when you are not together 1 Co 11:18
• Not being together breeds false doctrine or heresies because you are not together 1 Co 11:19
• Not being together nurtures disunity because every is doing their own thing 1 Co 11:21
• Not being together keeps me from giving honor to the uncomely parts of the body 1 Co 12:23
• Not being together keeps me from the opportunity to care one for another 1 Co 12:25
• Not being together keeps me from the opportunity to suffer with other members who are suffering 1 Co 12:26
• Not being together keeps me from the opportunity to rejoice with others who are rejoicing 1 Co 12:26
• Not being together keeps me from the opportunity of having charity (invested love) for another 1 Co 13
• Online church often becomes a substitute for faithfully attending one's local church.

Now, I know what I am saying is not popular, but the Scriptures are very clear about the importance of believers assembling together. The local church was never designed to be experienced from a distance. It was designed for believers to gather to serve, exhort, care for, and encourage one another face to face.

One additional argument for the importance of assembling together is found in Acts 2:42-47. The early church did not merely receive teaching and preaching, but they continued in fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer, and daily interaction. These aspects of church life are impossible to fully reproduce through a screen.

If you are sitting at home, get back to your local church. If you are streaming your services, carefully consider the Scriptures, for they are the authority by which we ought to govern our ministry and practice.

What you do with what you have right now will determine what you will do when position comes your way
06/18/2026

What you do with what you have right now will determine what you will do when position comes your way

Preaching has a wonderful way of changing any person. When Saul sent his messengers to find David, the Scripture says th...
06/18/2026

Preaching has a wonderful way of changing any person. When Saul sent his messengers to find David, the Scripture says that when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, they began to prophesy. He sent another group of messengers to find David, and when they saw the prophets, they also began to prophesy. Finally, Saul went to find David himself, but when he saw the prophets prophesying, the Scripture says that he began to prophesy as well. Is it not amazing that even a man who was living an evil life changed when he got around the preaching?

My friend, one of the greatest ways to make changes in your life is to listen to preaching. We live in a digital age in which we have access to many great preachers of the past whose sermons could help us if we would just listen to them. I'm afraid that we live in days when people are getting away from preaching, and it is no wonder that their lives are a mess and they live worldly lives. I have learned that those who listen to preaching regularly are those who desire God to do something great in their lives. I have also watched that those who begin to miss church, that their lives start having sin problems because they are not around the preaching as they ought to be.

If you want your life to change, I would challenge you to listen to as much preaching as you can. When I was a young boy, I would listen to several sermons a week; it is no wonder that God stirred my heart to become a preacher. You will always find that when you get yourself around preaching, it will begin to change your life. This is one reason why we ought to be faithful to church, because the more preaching we get around, the more the preaching will help us change our lives from those things which are hurting us.

Instead of trying to get as little preaching as you can, try to get as much preaching as you can. The more preaching you are around, the more your life will change for the good.

You cannot associate yourself with people who are conformed to the world and live the transformed life at the same time
06/17/2026

You cannot associate yourself with people who are conformed to the world and live the transformed life at the same time

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