Friday, July 4th, 2008
First, we want to put ourselves in the frame of mind Paul was in when he wrote our text today. To do that, play a game of "Let's Pretend" with me. Pretend that you have a close friend you admire and respect. This person is a close friend because he ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Have you ever felt desperately alone and completely empty? You felt absolutely nothing inside. Your life was so empty that you could feel the hollowness. You were certain that no one really cared if you were alive or dead. The loneliness was so painful you knew it was obvious, but ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
In the past few weeks, I have shared four lessons on Sunday mornings:
A New Me in a New World
A New People
New People Leadership
Decisions: New People Ownership
In these four lessons, we have noted that Christ died to produce a new people, a people who are unlike any people who existed. Each ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Place yourself in this situation. You have a very important decision to make, and this decision must be made. This decision will affect your future significantly. The truth of the situation is this: it will be impossible for your future not to be affected though this decision. One of two ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
In churches of Christ we have great concern for doing Bible things in Bible ways. I totally agree that is a good and legitimate concern. But this is the question we immediately confront: how do you decide what is a Bible thing, and how do you decide the Bible way ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
When we construct our spiritual concepts, we often begin with basic, accepted definitions that are never questioned or examined. For example, we all agree that unity was one of Jesus' priority concerns. Just before he died, he prayed for the oneness of all who believed in him. We all agree ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
I love the church. The older I become the more I love the people who have been called out of evil and called into Jesus Christ. God is constantly leading me into a greater love for His people.
I rejoice in my restoration heritage. The goal and principles of restoration have ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
If I use the phrase, "blood bought institution," what do you think of? I make these predictions. First, I predict that anyone unfamiliar with the Church of Christ visiting is wondering, "What ever is he talking about?" . Second, I predict our most of our teens and twenty year old ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Forbearance is such a difficult spiritual quality to embrace. First, we never need to be forbearing unless there is a tension, a stress, or a problem. When everything is fine, there is no call or need to be forbearing. Second, being forbearing goes against our natures. When we are disturbed, ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
We are too often disillusioned and defeated when our expectations are rooted in the ideal. For example, soon-to-be married Christians commonly expect their coming marriage to be idea. "In our marriage, we won't have problems. We will agree about everything. We will experience nothing but togetherness, happiness, and pleasantness. Our ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Genesis 15:1-6
15:1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, `and' thy exceeding great reward. 15:2 And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
We all know the power of being upset. I doubt there is a single one of us who has not been upset at something. Sometimes people get upset for reasons that do not merit such a powerful emotional reaction. Sometimes we all get upset because something that really matters happens.
The ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Perhaps among the most difficult spiritual analysis to make is the analysis of the anatomy of faith. What is faith? Most Christians are more proficient at telling people what faith is not than they are at telling people what faith is. I often fear, with all of us, our concept ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Acts 8:1-3
8:1 And Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Sama'ria, except the apostles. 8:2 Devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. 8:3 But ...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
I want to begin this evening with a reading from 2 Corinthians 11:16-33.
11:16 I repeat, let no one think me foolish; but even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. 11:17 (What I am saying I say not with the Lord's ...
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