Read: Psalms 25:8 – 10 | China, invented the first compass during the Han Dynasty between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD. It was made of lodestone, which is a naturally magnetized ore of iron. Ancient Chinese people found that when suspending a loadstone, it would always point in the same direction. […]
Read: Luke 6:38 | In this series, we have related giving of our tithes and offerings to the concept of sowing. In the series, we have Identified the where to sow/give, followed by “the when” and then “the how”. Today, we will talk about planting the seed. God depends upon us to do the planting. […]
Read: Psalm 90:4 | Before the 1800s, each city in the United States set their clock to 12 noon when the sun was directly overhead. Thus, we can imagine the confusion train travelers experienced when they traveled from coast to coast. They could cross over 300 local noon times before they reached their destination. By […]
Read: Matthew 13:3-9 | Part three of this series focuses on planting or sowing seeds as an analogy for giving our time, talent and treasure (see table below). Up to this point, we have identified where to give, followed by when to give and today we will talk about preparing the area to be sown. […]
Read: John 14:15-17 | Sailboats and Row Boats have things in common with Believers. Since most of us have very little experience with either sailboats or rowboats, let us first compare and contrast the two via pictures and descriptions of their functions. Subsequently, we will relate both to believers. Row Boat: Man invented the rowboat […]
