Kevin Cauley Sermon Outlines, Articles, Lessons, etc.

The Deceit of Peer Pressure

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Job 4:12-21 – Eliphaz' Vision, Question, and Conclusion

Verses 12-16 – Eliphaz discusses in these verses a vision, of sorts, that he has respecting this particular subject. Did Eliphaz really have such a vision and from where did it come?

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Job 4:7-11 – Eliphaz Questions Job’s Innocence

Vs. 7 – This is Eliphaz key question to Job. Both Bildad and Zophar will echo this thought but in slightly different ways. The accusation against Job is obvious. “Job, you are obviously suffering a great deal and since we know that the righteous don’t suffer like this, you’ve obviously done something horribly sinful to […]

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The Sin of Gambling

In the 1980s there was a series of movies called “Back to the Future” starring Michael J. Fox. In these movies, the main character, Marty McFly, had a special car that could travel into the past and future. In the second movie on a trip to the future, Marty allowed his nemesis, Biff Tannen (played […]

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Job 4:1-6 – Eliphaz questions Job's character

In this chapter, Eliphaz begins his debate with Job. Eliphaz questions Job’s character and innocence. Eliphaz then proceeds to find Job guilty of some unnamed sin because of the great amount of suffering Job is enduring. Vs 1-2, Eliphaz begins to speak to Job. Evidently Job’s complaints in the previous chapter have moved him to […]

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Job 3:1-10

Please open your Bibles to Job 3:1-10. Job chapter one (three?) continues to be introductory in nature. Job is now in the midst of his sufferings. He and his friends have been silent for a period of seven days. But now Job gives voice to his sufferings. After Job’s friends question why Job would do […]

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Taking Action on Sins Against Children

With the Michael Jackson verdict looming and an eighteen year old girl lost and presumed dead in the island nation of Aruba, the country’s attention has turned to crimes against children. There is, seemingly, no more horrible crime than that committed against innocent children for whom life has so much potential. The consequences of such […]

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Why Am I A Member of the church of Christ?

Indeed! Why are you a member of any church of which you call yourself a member? We read in the scriptures, Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves (2 Corinthians 13:5a). God does not want me to just take for granted that I am saved. He wants me […]

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Is Tradition an Adequate Standard for Religious Practices? (part 2)

Second, the Bible makes it clear that God’s revelation to man was only for the time that the church was initially being built until such a time as the complete will of God was revealed. In 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 Paul wrote: Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be […]

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Is Tradition an Adequate Standard for Religious Practices? (part 1)

In the past few weeks we have examined, in these bulletin studies, some religious beliefs of Catholicism. Perhaps the most fundamental difference between Catholicism and other religions claiming Christ is our attitudes toward scripture and tradition. During the protestant reformation movement one of the things that was emphasized was the need to base our religious […]

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Job 1:13-22

Satan’s Strike; Job’s Justification Vs. 13 – We shift from the heavenly scene of Satan’s treachery to an earthly one in which there was joy and rejoicing. We know from verse 4 that this was likely one of these occasions at which Job’s children had gathered in celebration of one of their days. It is […]

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Wedding of the (er, uh) Week (?)

Well it wasn’t the wedding of the century by any means, but yesterday prince Charles married his erstwhile girlfriend, Camilla. After the couple got married, they proceeded to a chapel where they confessed “manifold sins and wickedness” and asked for forgiveness. Most, I believe, have interpreted this to be confession for the sin of adultery, […]

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When Judges Pervert Justice

When one reads through the Old Testament prophets one picks up on the theme that judges ought to be righteous in their judgments. Isaiah pleads with them: “Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow” (Isaiah 1:17). Jeremiah scolds them: “They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, […]

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Matthew 1:1-17 – The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

Introduction and Matthew 1:1-17 Matthew Introduction Who wrote the book? The apostle Matthew, as inspired by the Holy Spirit, is almost universally acknowledged, historically, to have written the book. While the book doesn’t specifically say who wrote it, there can be no reasonable doubt that Matthew was its penman. When was the book written? There […]

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What is speaking in tongues?

What is speaking in tongues? First let’s look at Mark 16:17-20. In this passage, Jesus tells the disciples that they would do many signs. Verse 20 says that these signs were for the purpose of confirming the word which they preached to those who heard them. One of the signs that Jesus promised they would […]

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Were the sins of those under the Old Covenant “rolled forward”?

I have heard it said all my Christian life that the sins of Israel were “rolled forward” to Christ. But I read in Leviticus 4, 5, and 16 that a person bringing a sin offering will be forgiven (Lev.4:20, 26, 31, 35; 5:10, 16, 18; 16:30). Where in the Bible do we read that the […]

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In Matthew 19, where does it say they are not divorced?

In Matthew 19, where does it say they are not divorced? It says they committed adultery, but I cannot find where it says they were not divorced. The questioner is referring to Matthew 19:9. Jesus is stating what His law is regarding marriage and divorce. Jesus says, “And I say unto you, whosoever shall put […]

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Did Moses give the rules for divorce without God’s authority?

Did Moses give the rules for divorce without God’s authority or did God give this authority? We read in Deuteronomy 24:1, “When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him […]

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The End Is Nearer Than We May Think

Ok folks, clear your calendars because a very important event is coming up for which you are going to want to be prepared. I’m not talking about Easter, Labor Day, the 4th of July, Thanksgiving or even Christmas. No, it’s nobody’s birthday either. However, I think you are going to want to be ready for […]

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Fundamentals – The Worship of the Church – Lesson 11

Date written: October 5th, 2001 Scripture ref: Psalm 95:6,7 SUBJECT: Fundamentals TITLE: The Worship of the Church PROPOSITION: We want to study the worship of the church. The church’s worship must have the correct object, the correct attitudes, and the correct actions. OBJECTIVES: Everyone should be able to explain worship today in the church. AIM: […]

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