Atlanta Northside Church of God

Coming soon from Westbow Press! A book from Pastor Bill Smith. Exciting details to follow.

Life Behind the Mask Matthew 23:25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. There’s a whole lot of people wearing masks these days. Most of those masks are being worn in order to guard against the ever present threat of the corona virus and all of the terrible symptoms that accompany this affliction. There are many who have decided that this additional piece o...Continue reading

Good News for Struggling Christians 1 John 8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. Let’s get real. Regardless of how many years you’ve served the Lord, you are going to battle that daily temptation to sin. We may be sanctified...Continue reading

Step Away from the Shovel! Proverbs 26:27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. You might ought to pay attention to the wisdom found in Proverbs 26:27. There is monumental truth found in this little scripture text. It’s truth that you had better heed. It has a lot to do with related topics like malice, hatred, jealousy, ill will, and sometimes just down right evil intentions! The pit digging, and stone rolling, a...Continue reading

It’s Well Worth the Wait! Proverbs 8: 32-36 Now therefore, listen to me, my children, for blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not disdain it. 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the LORD; 36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death. I don’t know too many people who are a...Continue reading

Pay No Attention to the Scoreboard! Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. The coach called his bone weary football team into the locker room at half time, and looked into the eyes of a dispirited, discouraged, and disheartened group of young...Continue reading

Stand Up, Speak Out or Sit down and Shut Up Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance. I absolutely believe that this is the most pivotal election of our lifetime. We are facing the prospects of a change taking place in this country that will fundamentally alter the course of America’s destiny. There has always been a battle fought between right and wrong; but the battle lines between these two opposing f...Continue reading

Jesus; the Father’s Selfie John 14:9-10 Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. I must admit that I found the title of this posting on a church sign, located outs...Continue reading

Are You Believer, or Just a Belonger? John 17:20-21 I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who [will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. I recall some time ago going door to door on a witnessing campaign for a newly organized church. My partner and I would ask the question; Do you know Jesus as your personal sav...Continue reading

American Idols? Really? 2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 You shall have no other gods before Me. It may come as a real shock to many that idolatry is just as prevalent in our time as it was when the 10 commandments were first given by God to His servant Moses. You might not have seen an idol sitting on someone’s mantle, or observed anyone bending a knee to a stone structure, but idolatry is still alive and...Continue reading