William Earnhardt is currently a pastor in the Florida Adventist Conference. Previously William has served as a Bible Worker for almost 30 years in the Oklahoma, Texas and Florida Adventist conferences. You can visit William's personal blog at In Light of the Cross
Several years ago, I was showing a set of Christian books to a lady. There were several hardbound books in the set, which also included beautiful art work. The lady loved the books, and asked how much they were. I told her, “Four-twenty-nine.” She was delighted, and exclaimed, “Is that all!” I said, “Yes.” I … Continue reading –>
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:32 NKJV Was the Father being fanatical when He gave us His Son, or was He just in love with us? Is the Father being extreme when … Continue reading –>
And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. Revelation 13:8 NLT Sadly, many put their confidence in popular opinion, while the Bible tells us the vast majority of the world will worship the beast. Interestingly while Jesus claimed to be God, the majority accused Him of blasphemy and had Him crucified … Continue reading –>
Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class, November 2, 2024. Main Theme: John recounts the encounter between Jesus, the woman at the well, and the people of the Samaritan city of Sychar. Read in Class: John 4:5-15. Ask the class the identify the main idea of this passage. Study: How did Jesus use this … Continue reading –>
I am sure that you have friends that no matter how long you are apart from them, once you get together, your friendship resumes right where it left off, as though you had never been apart. This may sound weird, but maybe in one dimension you never were apart! We have physical dimensions such as … Continue reading –>
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” John 1:47 NKJV We don’t hear much about Nathanael before or after this story. Nathanael does not go on to be a world-renowned preacher. If he wrote anything it was never published in the canon. There … Continue reading –>
A long time ago, when I was a teenager, a country singer by the name of Barbara Mandrell, sang, “He grew the tree that He knew would be used to make the old rugged cross.” The song brought out, that even at creation Jesus was planning our redemption. This song could not be any truer. … Continue reading –>
“For Christ’s love compels us…..” 2 Corinthians 5:14 NIV Around the world, some children get baptized and are given a celebration dinner with nice gifts. Around the world, other children get baptized and get beaten by their parents and disowned by their family. Around the world this month, some pastors will be given warm greeting … Continue reading –>
Last week we were looking at how Jesus not only made and taught disciples, He was a disciple of the Father. Jesus gave us the perfect model for being a disciple. Last week we saw Jesus modeled being a disciple by reflecting the image of God, which we saw can only be done by community … Continue reading –>
As we near the end of studying the life of Christ in the book of Mark, we see how Jesus taught His disciples and told them to make disciples, but did it ever occur to us that Jesus was a disciple? Jesus was a disciple of His Father, and in Jesus’ public life and private … Continue reading –>
