Date written: 1/25/97 Scripture ref: 2 Timothy 4:11 SUBJECT: Love TITLE: Getting Out of our Comfort Zones in Christian Kindness PROPOSITION: Christian kindness requires us to leave our comfort zones to practice 1) Charity, 2) Compassion, and 3) Courtesy. OBJECTIVES: The listener should be able to recognize scriptures discussion charity, compassion, and courtesy and state […]
March 12th, 2003 I got to thinking about your comments a little more in your document and I just wanted to ask about one thing. I agree with you that the Lord’s Supper is corporate action. I am a little curious, however, do you believe that 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 is discussing corporate action? Seems to […]
March 5th, 2003 In response to your thoughts, I would first say that Galatians 6:10 is not the only passage with which I am going to deal to establish my case. However, I would like to point out a small fallacy in your reasoning. Now, if I am misrepresenting what you are saying, then I […]
(Author’s note: This is my part of an e-mail discussion with a non-institutional brother on the subject of whether the church has Bible authority to give to non-saints. The discussion occurred by e-mail in February and March of 2003. It was an informal discussion in that there were no stated propositions upon which we were […]
Recently a wonderful lady whom I have gotten to know in my work here at Berryville posed this question to me. I appreciate this question and thought that it would be a good subject of a bulletin article as there is great misunderstanding in the religious world today regarding pastors. When we look in the […]
The Bible speaks of only one church. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, “Upon this rock, I will build my church.” The first congregation of that church was established in Jerusalem in 30 A.D. Persecution came upon that congregation (Acts 8:1) and new congregations sprang up all over Palestine. After the gospel was given to the […]
Recently I noticed an advertisement on the television-an advertisement for beer-in which Budweiser, a well known brewer of alcoholic beverages boasted that alcohol related deaths had decreased by 36% in the past year. They claimed that this decrease was due to the designated driver program and encouraged individuals to participate in this program and drink […]
In discussing the differences between the Christian and the worldling, Paul writes, “Be ye angry, and sin not…” (Ephesians 4:26). This is a quotation from Psalm 4:4 where both the King James and the American Standard Versions read “Stand in awe, and sin not…” Moreover, the American Standard Version mentions in a footnote that “Stand […]
Please note: This article requires the use of the TekniaGreek font. Download it here. Summary1 The Acts 2:41 argument on the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not as impregnable as supposed. Recent studies conducted by the author in the Greek New Testament shed additional light upon the construction of the sentence from which […]
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SUBJECT: Modern Idolatry TITLE: Modern Day Idols PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will look at several modern day idols. These are: 1) The idol of Covetousness, 2) The idol of drugs, 3) The idol of leisure. OBJECTIVES: Each hearer should understand that anything can be an idol to us if we put it before God […]
SUBJECT: Christian Living TITLE: In No Position to Ask PROPOSITION: To show three examples in the Bible where some have asked amiss of their own lusts. OBJECTIVES: The listener should be able to understand, explain, and illustrate what asking amiss means in James 4:3. The listener should then be able to explain the one thing […]
We have a member who does not believe in Sponsoring Congregations? Do you and what is the scriptural authority for them? Sponsoring churches are scriptural. In Philippians 4:15, Paul wrote to the church at Philippi, “Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated […]
SUBJECT: Ethics: Praxiology TITLE: Great Moral Questions Facing Our Day PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will call attention to the crisis in morality today, and study what the Bible says about 1) Abortion, 2) Homosexuality, 3) Fornication/Adultery, 4) Divorce OBJECTIVE: The hearer should be able to find at least one passage of scripture for each […]
Listen SUBJECT: Alcohol TITLE: The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will look at the Christian and Alcoholic beverages. To understand this relationship we must first understand 1) What the word “wine” means in the Bible. 2) That the Bible forbids the recreational consumption of alcohol. 3) That the recreational consumption of […]
“For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20). The above saying of Jesus introduces within its context the fact that the Scribes and Pharisees had devised their own system of salvation based not upon […]
Is mercy and grace sufficient for you? Or is your love based on things I can do? If you had no voice, with which to sing Would you still find a way to give praise to my name? If you had no ear, with which to hear Would you still know my words and hold […]
I long to see your glory Lord, It comes to mind each day. To see you coming in the clouds, To hear the trumpet voice proclaimed. The time is here, He has returned Confirming truths that He revealed, When He walked as man on earth, Now every knee will bow to Him! We know that […]
We worship thee today, oh Lord, before Thy throne we come. We seek what pleases thee, dear Lord, and not to serve our own. We worship as Thou wilt, oh Lord, not through our own devices. With faith within Thy word, oh Lord, we bring our lives devoted. We bow, we sing, we give, we […]