Hell Is Eternal, Jesus Died To Save You From It

by Kevin Burton    “I have been through hell,” was a quote from one of the Israeli hostages released this week by Hamas.     Maam, you have been through severe trauma of a degree I can’t imagine, but you have not been through hell.    You don’t get through hell. The Bible says hell is …

What I Couldn’t Remember, I Now Can’t Forget

by Kevin Burton       The Scrabble words deployed against you that get you beat; those are the ones you remember the best.    Something kind of similar happened with my Bible memory verses recently.    I’ve written previously about my memory verses, typed on paper, taped onto index cards of various colors.  I am up …

The Apostle Paul’s Four Trustworthy Sayings

by Kevin Burton    In this life of deceit and disappointments, we pray for something solid we can hold on to, something that is true.    We long for something we can trust.    Trust according to Merriam-Webster is “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something.”    On the …

Always Keep That Fire Of Prayer Burning

by Kevin Burton    From the book of Leviticus and the story of Old Testament sacrifices, comes a never-outdated concept of ongoing prayer to God.    This is in follow up to messages by Dane Massey the last two Sundays on Page 7 on the importance and difficulty of prayer. This week we hear from …

How To Read And Understand The Bible

by Kevin Burton    What’s the Bible all about anyway? What am I supposed to make of all this? How do I read it?    What a foundational, fundamental question. It’s a wonder more people don’t talk about this.   Humanly speaking, the Bible is 66 books written by approximately 40 men over a period of …

Take Care Of Mom As She Took Care of You

by Kevin Burton    From the cross, the most difficult circumstance imaginable, Jesus took care of His earthly mother.    He knew He was ending his earthly walk and He was telling the disciple John to meet her needs.    “So when Jesus saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said …

A Difference Between Grumbling, Complaining

by Kevin Burton    There is a right way and a wrong way to bring our concerns to God, according to a Christian social worker.    Laura Kuehn, LCSW, writing on the website cornerstonesforparents.com, points to the book of Joel in drawing a distinction between grumbling and complaining.    This is a passage from Joel …

God Spared Not Jesus, How Will You Fare?

by Kevin Burton    Last Sunday was Easter, a glorious day for Christians, a celebration of Jesus’ rising from the dead and sealing of salvation for those who trust in Him.    It should be by far the biggest day on the Christian calendar.  It isn’t and never will be because the big American marketing …

Our Hope Depends On A Risen Savior

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)      The Grave Is Empty!  Christ has risen!  What does it mean?     The greatest event in human history and the apex of God’s redemptive work!  The Truth that has been derided, assailed, …

Jesus Chose Our Salvation Over His Reputation

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)      Spent this week thinking on Philippians 2:7 and Jesus’ approach to reputation:     “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made …