Smythe Road Church of Christ

05/05/2026

Bro. Harry Publishes His Tenth Book

Paul Yeenie Harry, a Liberian writer and editor who is also a qualified and experienced English teacher, has published his tenth book – an English book.

It is a 184-page book in which he presents, explains, and corrects wrong grammar structures, redundancies, wrong word choices, sentence errors, and other language faults.

It is an English book that most users of the English language – whether students, teachers, preachers, journalists, editors, writers, public speakers, speech writers, etc., – would like to have close to them.

You cannot afford not to have a copy.

The book is dedicated to a very special personality, Dr. Krzysztof Pawłowski, a Polish academic, educator, politician, and philanthropist, as well as a father figure to the author. The rationale for dedicating this book to him is elaborately stated in the book.

Kindly patronize it by buying a copy. For now, the book can be purchased only online, and it costs $15.

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21/04/2026

A New Book Is Published!

Is polygamy, a generally controversial topic and practice, unscriptural, un-Christian, and wrong? Does the Bible condemn it? Is it a practice that a Christian man may engage in?

Paul Yeenie Harry, one of Liberia’s gifted and prolific writers, has written and published a thought-provoking book on this controversial topic. You cannot ignore the clear expressions, logical arguments, and scriptural analyses with which he critically and thought-provokingly presents and discusses the topic in this 90-page book.

His position on the topic is crystal and unequivocal. In his presentation, he not only effectively presents arguments for; he also robustly refutes arguments against. It is a must-read!

It is bound not only to cause many to re-think their views on polygamy, but it will also cause church leaders and students of the Bible to scratch their heads. Indeed, it is a must-read!

It costs only US$12 per copy. Please patronize it by visiting the printer’s website and purchasing a copy. Right now, you can only purchase it online.

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19/03/2026

When God Decides to Arrest You

The same way we human beings have work to do or business to tend to is how God, too, has work to do or business to tend to. In the things God does, sometimes He does them without the involvement of any human beings. At other times, He uses human beings.

Remember he took six days to work, creating the world, and resting on the seventh day. He didn’t use any human being in the process. However, when it came to building the ark, he used Noah. When it came to delivering the children of Israel from Egypt, He used Moses. Don’t forget, though, that Psalms 115:3 says, “But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.”

But there is something else I would like you to pay attention to. Sometimes, those whom God chooses to use for His purpose may somehow be considered arrested. And when God decides to arrest you, you have no choice and no escape route.

In law, when you are needed by the court because of some crime committed, for example, a writ of arrest is issued on you. The writ of arrest is an order directing or instructing law enforcement officers to arrest and detain you for something you have done or failed to do. When you are ordered arrested, you must go with the arresting officers right away. You can’t tell them, “Please give me some time. I will come later.”

Similarly, in the case of God, if He wants to use you for His purpose, He may arrest you and use you right away. He will not allow you to tell Him, “Let me finish what I am doing; then I will come to You. I am in school. I will be ready for You in two years.” No! No! A write of arrest doesn’t work that way.

Since, in the case of God, He Himself is the Judge and the Arresting Officer, you’re finished. Think about Jonah. He might have been asleep, resting under some tree, eating some food, thinking about his next Sabbath worship, or something else. He might not have been thinking about Nineveh at all. Then, out of nowhere, came the instruction from the Supreme Arresting Officer, God, saying something like this: “Jonah, get up and go preach for me in Nineveh.”

In fact, let’s read it from Jonah 1:1-2, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.’” Just like that! Imagine Jonah’s face, his eyes, his thoughts – his disposition.

Like many criminals usually do, Jonah decided to escape. He entered a ship heading to Tarshish and hid himself in its underground compartment, forgetting to know that the Arresting Officer was God. Of course, he was arrested and, before he could jerk, he was in the belly of a great fish and later saw himself preaching in Nineveh (Jonah 3:3-5). When God decides to arrest you for His purpose, you cannot run away from Him, and hiding in the inner compartment of a ship will not save you.

Also, think about the story of Paul, as recorded in the Book of Acts. He had just asked for and obtained official letters from the high priest, authorizing him to go to Damascus, arrest any Christians there, tie them, and take them to Jerusalem. Later did he know that his writ of arrest was already prepared and in the hand of the Supreme Arresting Officer.

Let’s see how Acts 9:3 puts it: “As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.” You know the rest of the story. That’s how he was arrested – just like that. He was not warned or informed in advance that he would be arrested in two years, in seven months, or in two weeks.

Instantly, all his Damascus-related plans were finished. When God decided to arrest Paul, his official letters from the high priest and his determination to see his plans through could not help him.

The same could be said of you, my dear friends. Maybe you have been thinking that you would like to become one of the best lawyers around or one of the most-talked-about or most successful economists, journalists, politicians, diplomats, academics, secular published writers, engineers, accountants, security experts, university lecturers, magistrates, judges, businesspersons, land surveyors, electricians, agriculturists, and so forth.

Well, I have news for you, my dear. When God decides to arrest you in order to use you for His purpose, you may not be like Jonah to experience turbulence in a ship, but you could forget about all your degrees and personal plans and find yourself committing your life to His service, preaching and teaching His word.

When God gets ready to arrest you, you may not be like Paul to get blind on your way to Damascus, but you could abandon your plans to achieve personal goals and look important in society.

When God decides to arrest you for His purpose, you may not be like Jonah to be swallowed by a great fish, but you could find yourself abandoning the strong desire to write secular articles about socio-political issues and topics, and you could find yourself writing more about God and His purpose and plans for mankind.

When the Supreme Arresting Officer gets ready to arrest you, you may not be like Paul to have light shine around you on your way to Damascus, but you could find yourself stop doing certain unpleasant things, for example, talking rudeness with friends or with persons of the opposite s*x.

My dear friends, when God decides to arrest you for His work, you may not be like Jonah who later ran to Nineveh and started preaching, but you could find yourself telling your friends and relatives about good Christian lifestyles and the desire to keep moral conversations.

Look, if God chooses to arrest you and use you for His purpose, He doesn’t care whether you are educated or uneducated, rich or poor, man or woman, Black or White, believer or non-believer, etc. remember He does what pleases Him.

Believe me, my friends. When God gets ready to arrest you, you may not be like Paul to see in a vision the arrival of Ananias to help you regain your sight, but you could change a lot of things in your life, and you could sing: “I have decided to follow Jesus – no turning back, no turning back.”

Believe me, folks! When God decides to arrest you, you will stop being the person you used to be; for example, your way of talking or doing things may change, especially considering the fact that you don’t know when death will come knocking on your door.

18/03/2026

When We Fail to Follow Advice or Instructions

In Exodus 16, God miraculously provided food for the children of Israel in the wilderness. It was called “manna;” meaning, “What is it?” God provided this for them for forty unbroken years (Exodus 16:35). Also, God knows that people drink water when they eat, so, in Exodus 17, He miraculously provided them water by telling Moses to strike a rock with his rod for water to come out. Indeed, Jehovah Jireh is good!

But pay attention to this. The children of Israel were told in Exodus 16:19 that they were forbidden to keep any of the manna until the next day, except they gathered it on the sixth day. It was a clear instruction, wasn’t it?

But guess what? Some of them, being the human beings we are, decided to secretly keep some until the next morning. In other words, they failed to follow the given instruction. Of course, they got the result for that. Two things happened (Exodus 16:20). First, there were worms all inside it. Second, it smelled very bad.

In this life, failure to follow well-intentioned advice from people who love you could cause serious problems for you. It could be a piece of advice from your wife or husband, your parent, your friend, your schoolmate, your workmate, your church mate, your neighbor, your relative, your boss, your employee, a passer-by, your church member, or your church leader. The advice could come from a young person or an old person.

Your result for failing to follow the advice may not be manna turning to worms, but it could be the disintegration of your family or relationship. It may not be a rotten manna, but it could be falling into the hands of an abusive husband or a manipulating friend. Your result may not be a pot of smelly manna, but it could be your dropping from high school or college. You may not have manna filled with worms, but you could have your business destroyed.

The consequence of your failure to accept advice may not be a pan full of manna turning to worms, but it could be marrying the wrong person or choosing the wrong person as friend.

Believe me, friends. Your result may not be some worm-infested manna, but it could be the loss of your job, the breakdown of your church or organization, the end of your marriage or friendship, or the destruction of your future or plans.

The consequence of your failure to follow advice may not be a tub full of worm-infested, smelly manna, but it could be the election of the wrong people into office.

Your failure to follow advice may not necessarily cause you to have worms in your manna, but it could cause you to live a worthless life, to become a sick person, to go to your early grave, or to regret for the rest of your life.

My dear friends, listening to advice and instruction is so vital that the wisest man to have ever lived, Solomon, says this in Proverbs 19 verse 20: “Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future." Also, in Proverbs 12:15, he says: “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”

Don’t keep your manna until the next day, my dear friends, if you don’t want it to have worms in it and to smell! Shalom!

16/03/2026

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15/03/2026

Where Are You, Adam?

When God made Adam and Eve and placed them in Eden, He instructed them not to eat a certain fruit. It was about expecting obedience from them, but they disobeyed God and ate the fruit. When they did, they hid themselves.

When the Instruction Giver, God, came, He asked Adam, “Where are you?”

Adam responded: “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, and I hid myself.”

My dear brothers and sisters, are you aware that God might be asking you that same question every year, every month, every week, every day, every hour, every minute, and every second? Where are you?

How many years has God enabled you to live for? Twenty years? Twenty-five years? Thirty years? Thirty-five years? Forty years? Forty-five years? Fifty years? Fifty-five years? Sixty years? Sixty-plus years? My dear, God keeps asking you the same question: “Where are you?”

What is your answer to God? You might not be Adam to say you are hiding. So what are you telling God as your answer to Him? Are you saying you are in a liquor shop with some friends, getting drunk or buying more liquor, or in some corner taking drugs? Where are you?

Are you in the club or some bar with men and women, dancing and interacting immorally, thinking that you are enjoying life? Where are you?

Are you in a government office or in a private company office, stealing or practicing corruption regularly, telling yourself that where you tie a goat that’s where it eats? Where are you?

Are you in the church, using God’s name or the Bible to enrich yourself? Are you in the church, eating or misusing church money or extended support to benefit yourself and your family? Are you in the church right now, manipulating the members here and there? Where are you, my dear?

Are you in a hotel or a motel with someone else’s wife or husband, or someone else’s boyfriend or girlfriend, thinking that you are smart? Are you in a corner sleeping with your neighbor’s wife or husband? Are you in one room with a person small enough to be your son or daughter? Where are you?

Are you in some corner because you have cut speech with a neighbor, a family member, a friend, a workmate, a schoolmate, a church mate, etc., and you have sworn, saying you will never speak to that person in your life anymore, behaving as if the speech you have is not something that God owns? Where are you?

Are you in a court house, a law firm, a police station or so, exploiting clients, workers, and others, behaving as if there is no God in heaven, or there is nothing called Judgment Day coming? Where are you?

Well, I hope you are in a room, a car, an office or so, taking the time to pray to your God to give you a new heart that will enable you to serve Him better going forward. Where are you?

May God, through the authority of His Son and the power of His Holy Spirit, help us to answer the question in ways that will be pleasing to Him going forward so that, at the end, we can bravely sing: “The things I used to do, I do them no more.”

12/03/2026

Coming Soon!

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10/03/2026

What Will You Leave Because of God?

My dear brothers and sisters, look around yourself and think. This is 2026! Think about the fact that you are alive. Think about the fact that you are healthy. Also, think about your current age.

Are you aware that some friends, relatives, neighbors, workmates, classmates, countrymen, and so forth, whom you had or interacted with a few years ago – or just last year – may no longer be around?

They may be dead, while you are still alive. They may be hospitalized in pain or hopelessness somewhere, while you are moving around. They might be paralyzed or bedridden in frustration somewhere, while you are moving around. They might be in some sick bush, confused and hopeless, somewhere far from their own houses, while you are alive and moving around healthy and strong.

Have you seriously wondered why God has allowed you to be alive and to be this healthy? Have you wondered whether God wants you to “leave” something because of Him, or do you think God wants you to continue to live the way you have been living? Have you wondered whether God wants you to reflect on His blessings upon you and leave something that satisfies you, but not Him?

Maybe you enjoy using profanity – swearing or cussing here and there – without thinking whether it pleases God or not. Will you leave that this 2026 because of God?

Maybe you enjoy going to medicine men, instead of turning to God. Maybe you take pleasure in drunkenness, drug use, rudeness, fussiness, or some other improper habit. Can you leave that this 2026 because of God?

Maybe cheating others in the church, at the market place, at the workplace, or in the organization is what you have been used to all these years. Is it possible for you to leave that this 2026 because of God?

Maybe you are a male and womanizing – loving here and there – has been part of your life for years. Maybe you are quick to approach any beautiful girl or woman you see. Not only that. You enjoy loving to other men’s wives or girlfriends. Can you leave that habit this 2026 because of God? You see, other people were real “heroes” in such a life, but the Holy Spirit of God has changed them. He can do the same for you.

Maybe you are a female and loving around is your habit. Maybe loving to other women’s husbands or boyfriends, or finding godpas here and there, is what you enjoy doing. Can you leave that way of life this 2026 because of God?

My dear brothers and sisters, we cannot choose to live the same bad life every year all because we feel good living such a life. Look at your age. How many more years do you think you have to live? You have no idea. So why can’t you ask God to help you leave that immoral habit this 2026? What special sacrifice will you make for God, just as He is helping you with life and health?

You see, it is our own desires that cause us to do the wrong things that we know God hates. James 1:14-15 says: “But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

My dear friends, the sin you are in is nothing impossible that you cannot leave. It is nothing that God, through the Holy Spirit, cannot make you leave. It is not a sin that only you have faced or committed. Some of us thought we could not leave womanizing, but, when you give yourself, the Holy Spirit is able to help you.

In I Corinthians 10:13, we read: “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

Believe me, friends! God expects us to abandon a certain kind of lifestyle for His name’s sake. The goodness of God toward us should force or cause us to stop, think, and surrender to Him. At some point in our lives, we have to think less about our desires and more about God’s desires. Not that we will be considered perfect or sinless people, but we will depend on God, and He will send His Holy Spirit to help us live a new life.

Try to leave something this 2026 because of God. Shalom!