G. E. Watkins Sermon Outlines, Articles, Lessons, etc.

Hymn by Isaac Newton Carman, sung solo by G. E. Watkins for the purpose of learning the hymn and/or preparing to lead.

THE ANCIENT LINES OF CAIN AND SETH CONTRASTED We are given some insight here into our ancestor’s ingenuity and industry. They were not cave men but had highly advanced intellects. Perhaps God wants us to know that the line of Cain had choices. They were not oppressed or deprived or disadvantaged. The decisions they made […]

Before this time the woman was simply “ishah” (woman), but now she is given a name by her husband. We should consider that she was not given a name with which to remember her folly in the Garden, or a name to remind her of the sentence she was under (the pain in childbearing and […]

In John chapter 18 we find Jesus in the garden with His betrayer approaching with a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests. Jesus is accompanied by the remaining disciples. Judas, His betrayer, knew where to find Him, he had been there many times himself. As they were approaching, Jesus asked a simple […]

In an earlier lesson I related how that God had commanded the children of Israel to worship no other god. He said specifically: Exodus 20:2-6 (2) “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (3) “You shall have no other gods before […]

A question, why we church of Christ is not important cross or why we never put cross in the worship building? How could you ever go into a congregation of the churches of Christ and not think the cross is important is beyond me. The hymns are drenched with the cross of Christ. The Lord’s […]

Previously we have seen the power of God as it relates to punishment, but in our passage we begin a theme that will echo throughout the pages of Holy Writ. Israel would have many occasions to be thankful that God restores. God destroyed the corrupt families, religions, governments and men of the pre-flood earth. Now […]

Let me commend to you Tyler Young’s The View From Brokeback Mountain. It’s an excellent analysis of the recent movie that glorifies homosexual love. Tyler Young is the preacher for the Roanoke church of Christ in Roanoke, Texas.

A query from a reader: Dear Bro. Watkins, I am sending you this message to commend you for the wonderful things you’re doing by spreading the gospel of our Lord via you articles. I greatly appreciate the the opportunity given me to enjoy such an undiluted gospel message from you. Having said that, i’d like […]

I have a speaking engagement this weekend. I’ll be at the Southside Lectures in Lubbock, Texas. I’m speaking Sunday at 4 p.m.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had […]

“AND HE DIED” There are two main purposes to this chapter. First is to show that the line of Christ (Luke 3:36-38) contains real, living, breathing people. They are not legendary figures but historic. These are accounts of people with their years numbered rather precisely. In this respect not at all like the legends of […]

THE LAND PROMISE In ch. 12:1 God had sent Abraham to the land of Canaan but here He promises the land to Abraham and to his seed. Coupled with this is a promise that the heirs of Abraham would be so numerous that they could not be numbered. The primary audience was the children of […]

Ok, so now I trust that you’ve started down the road to adding links to your site or blog and getting links from others. You’ve added links to your profiles and to your e-mail signature. You’ve also learned a little about making the search engines work for you to bring in new readers.  What else […]

A brief introduction to the book of Acts in preparation for a series of posts on the text of the book.

After the mingling of the righteous line of Seth with the unrighteous line of Cain mankind became so corrupt that “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was ONLY EVIL continually.” Mankind became a cesspool of sin. Imagine the evil that goes on […]

It’s nice to be reminded of this account of Clyde Thompson who went from death row inmate to child of God and Gospel preacher. I Was Sentenced to Death in the Electric Chair ““ A True Story : ChristianCourier.com Check it out. The Meanest Man in Texas: A True Story Based on the Life of […]

The remainder of the chapter is a list of men whose only importance is that they are the ancestors of Abraham, a man not yet mentioned. If not for this connection they would certainly be unmentioned in history. They are mentioned because of the importance of the ancestry of Abraham. From Noah to Abraham, this […]

ESV Genesis 7:17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the […]

In Leviticus 10:10-11 God, after the fiery death of Nadab and Abihu, teaches an important lesson to Aaron regarding coming before God. We read, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for […]