Faithful in All Things

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the chil‐ dren of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses (Deu. 34:9). Joshua, the son of Nun, was given the task of being the prophet Moses’ successor and…

TEN MARKS OF A GROWING CHURCH

Growing churches have elders who are spiritual men of wisdom and vision and who are deeply interested in the souls they are shepherding (1 The. 5:12-13; 1 Tim. 3:1-7).  Growing churches have deacons who believe they must be servants in order to be deacons, and as deacons they rejoice for the privilege that is theirs to serve (1 Tim. 3:8-13).

The Danger of Discouragement

View PDF http://www.bellviewcoc.com/Beacon-PDF/2018-Beacon.pdf#page=2&view=Fit Given the wickedness of the world and the mounting attempts to drive underground those who dare publicly profess faith in the Bible, it is difficult to avoid becoming discouraged. Further, when we observe the chaotic state of the church of the Lord we could easily become depressed. Of all of Satan’s weapons,…