Reproach of Men Blog

This message addresses the differences between Israel and the New Testament Church, and why Israel was not suitable for use as this new and different type of house of witness. I pray it is profitable for you.   For those who cannot use the embedded player, wish to use a different player, or want to [...]

The following audio is about those sins that we all harbor, and consistently fail to acknowledge as sins. Rather, we tend to justify these and excuse them as being the fault of those who offended us. May you profit by the message. In Christ, Paul W. Davis   If the podcast does not work for you, or you wish to [...]

The following podcast is a Wednesday night lesson on the dangers of assuming you know the intent of someone else. As the Scripture plainly demonstrates, we cannot know the heart of another — only the LORD God can know the true intent of someone’s heart.   I pray you find the lesson profitable. In Christ, Paul W. Davis

This is a continuation of last week’s lesson about opposition in the New Testament church. The embedded MP3 file was presented in Ebenezer Baptist Mission’s Sunday morning services during Bible Study on June 14th. I pray you find it edifying and a cause for reflection on how we conduct ourselves as members of a New Testament [...]

The embedded MP3 file was presented in Ebenezer Baptist Mission’s Sunday morning services during Bible Study on June 7th. I pray you find it edifying and a cause for reflection on how we conduct ourselves as members of a New Testament church. If you are born-again in Christ, and not a member of a New [...]

From time to time I receive notifications of the surveys Barna Group does relating to religion, and specifically Christians and Christianity. The title of the latest survey is “Many Churchgoers and Faith Leaders Struggle to Define Spiritual Maturity“1 The results, though distressing, are not surprising. The sad truth is the results should not surprise anyone familiar [...]

From time to time I received notifications of The Barna Group’s studies and surveys of American Christianity. It is helpful in understanding why this country is in the mess it is in, and how supposed Christians seem to have little to no influence on this nation. Well, the latest Barna Survey shows exactly why [...]

The word covenant is a very interesting word in the English language. Its roots are Latin and Old French with The Compact Edition of the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language giving its first quote from 1300 AD. This word’s Latin equivalent convenire means “to agree, be of one mind, come together .” The Old [...]

While looking through the classifieds the other day I ran across the following Help Wanted ad: DIRECTOR OF Adult Discipleship for large membership church. Responsible for adult Sunday school classes, short-term studies, small groups, development, leadership recruitment and training. Bachelor’s degree in education or related field required. Experience in education or working with adults helpful. Salary [...]

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (II Corinthians 9:15) Judging from the way a lot of folks behave when asked about serving the LORD, you would never know the above statement is true. After all, they refuse to change their lifestyle, they refuse to serve in a proper church, and they refuse to continue [...]