Pastor Al Hughes | December 31, 2009
“…give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.” —1 Peter 4:5 Most companies take a regular inventory of their assets. Usually at the end of each year an accounting is made of the company’s ledgers and audits are conducted. Every Christian is heading for an “divine audit” called the [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | December 30, 2009
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. —Hebrews 10:25 A pastor was once asked to define “Faithful Attendance at Worship,” and this was his reply: All that I ask is that we apply the [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | December 29, 2009
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. —Dt. 32:15 “Jeshurun” was God’s nickname for Israel. It means “the precious one.” But God’s “precious one” got fat and too [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | December 28, 2009
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. —Rev. 14:13 On January 9, 2005 Dr. Jack Arnold was preaching at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Oveido, Florida. His sermon text was his life verse—“For to me [...]
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Pastor Al Hughes | December 26, 2009
It’s the day after Christmas. Surveys indicate that December 26th is the “blahest” day of the year. The glow on the tree is a little dimmer because the anticipation of the day is now past. You feel guilty about all the calories you’ve eaten and the weight you’ve gained. Ever feel that way about your [...]
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