Posts by clevelandbc
Churches Working Together
Without a doubt, the New Testament alludes to the concept of a local assembly of baptized believers as being the church. In our current study on the book of Revelation, we are in the section where there are seven local bodies identified as churches. The Lord saw them and was aware of what each of…
Read MorePolice Devotion 6-30-2016
“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7-8) The statement, “bodily exercise profiteth little,” doesn’t mean that exercise is bad.…
Read MorePolice Devotion 6-22-16
“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they…
Read MorePolice Devotion 6-10-16
“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John…For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord…And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.” (Luke…
Read MorePolice Devotion 5-31-16
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:” (Psalm 122:6) One thing we see in Scripture is that Satan has a hatred for Israel (not that he likes anyone else, but he particularly hates Israel). He has used people in power—and no doubt still does—to try to destroy Israel. God loves all people, but He has a…
Read MorePolice Devotion 5-18-16
“My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.” (1 Kings 12:10) Saul was Israel’s first king. David reigned after Saul, followed by David’s son, Solomon, and then Solomon’s son, Rehoboam. In the last part of Solomon’s reign, his relationship with God went horribly downhill. He kept company with heathen—ungodly people—and even married heathen…
Read MoreThe Christian's Responsibility
I am writing these thoughts right in the middle of our annual Faith Promise Missions Conference. This year, like in most years, we are privileged to have a number of missionaries and fields represented in our conference. They are sharp, articulate people desiring to go the field and share Christ with the multitudes. The only…
Read MorePolice Devotion 4-14-2016
“…speaking the truth in love,” (Ephesians 4:15) As a cop, you see a lot of sin, but you don’t have to be a cop to know that we live in a sinful world. Sin is everywhere. In this sinful, spiritually dark world, Jesus commands us, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may…
Read MorePolice Devotion 4-6-2016
“If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?” (Luke 11:11-12) God is a good and…
Read MorePolice Devotion 3-25-2016
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;” (Romans 1:16) When you hear the term, “the power of God,” you may think of the Flood, the Ten Plagues, or some other miracle that God did. Yet our verse talks…
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