Author: Robert

We would like to welcome you to the Tanner Church of Christ. Some have been saved this week and according to the scriptures havebeen added to the church (Acts 2:47). I’m constantly amazed at the misconceptions of what the church is when I talk to various people.What is the church? The church is described in… Continue reading The Family of God

God has never asked man to do what is impossible. When He asked Noah to build an ark, it was possible. When God asked Moses tolead the children of Israel, it was possible. When Jesus asked theapostles to follow Him, it was possible. When the Lord asked us tospread the gospel, it is possible. I… Continue reading Fulfilling the Great Commission One By One

The term “fellowship” has as synonyms words like partnership, sharing, communion and partaker. Fellowship indicates a spirit and bond between two or more people which exists because of what they do together or believe in common. Consider our Christian fellowship: If Christians partake of a meal together, they have fellowship. If they partner together in… Continue reading Christian Fellowship

If you had to choose one word to describe our salvation what would it be? Grace… Indeed, Scripture tells us that all our blessings both material and spiritual come from God. Peter is found saying that He is the God of all grace. Here it is church, we cannot name a life blessing that did… Continue reading Amazing Grace

The Church is not made of people who believe they are better than others, but rather it is made of those who realize they should be better than they are and must continually strive to do better always. The church is not made up of perfect people, but people who realize they are following a… Continue reading Connecting God and People Together

In Science we learn about light. We not only learn about the sources of light, but we also learn about properties of light as well. Something that produces light is said to be luminous. Examples of this are the sun, stars, and light bulbs. These however are not the only sources of light there are.… Continue reading Am I A Source of Light?

In the early 90’s a lot of Americans bought into a lie. Simon LeVay conducted post mortem examinations on the brains of 35 men. The results of this small study were that the brain cells in a specific area of the brain were fewer in number for homosexual men. From that news spread about biological… Continue reading Homosexuality: Is it Biological?

Proverbs 17:6 says, “Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers”. On the first Sunday afterLabor Day those “crowns” get the opportunity to honor their grandparents in a special way. We can honor our grandparents in a number of different ways but if we really want to… Continue reading The Best Gift for a Grandparent

GLBTQ, “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer.” Think of Philippians 3:19, “They glory in their shame.” Individuals caught up in those activities, though active sinners, are persons God loves and for whom Jesus died. Violence, whether physical or verbal, directed against them violates the golden rule and the second greatest commandment, and is therefore sin. In… Continue reading Identity Crisis: LGBTQ

Enthusiasm is defined as “An exultation of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or subject.” It comes from a combination of two terms, “En Theos” or “God within.” If God is in us we will be enthusiastic concerning His work and His church. Someone else has defined enthusiasm as, “crystallized energy… Continue reading Enthusiasm