We’ve just had to say that concerning an activity planned for the Austin area, with at least some congregations in the area actively participating in the event. The spearheading is from a congregation to our south, and the topic area is indeed worthwhile. But, involved in the activity will be those known to be men […]

The charge was, “You can’t find where the congregation’s funds were to used except for the needy!” Well, the fellow was wrong. In I Corinthians 16:1, introducing the matter of giving, Paul laid down the foundational teaching: Each give, on the first day of the week. And, he laid it in the context of the […]

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32-33). Among the several ways in the New Testament by which proper response to God, and […]

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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 […]

This is given early in the book of Isaiah (1:18), and is especially striking in that Jehovah here invites man to, as it were, sit down and think seriously with Him on matters of grave importance. The latter part of the verse focuses on the sinfulness of man, and the fact that man’s scarlet, red […]

In a study of 1 Corinthians 14, and Paul’s instructions on the use of spiritual gifts in the services, we are impressed that the intent all should have is that edification be done. To “edify” is, in its basic meaning, “to build or construct,” and then from that, to build or construct a case wherein […]

A study of 1 Kings will lead one to examine the wickedness of Ahab, and also to see the real power behind him, that wicked and idolatrous Jezebel. These two had a real, powerful and spiritual adversary in God’s servant, Elijah. There were other men of the prophets whom God used in bringing Ahab to […]

We do indeed see this, virtually daily, on the newscasts, and we have seen it most recently as anti-abortionists block entrances to clinics, take up parking spaces and walking space with their bodies, and otherwise interfering with public access to public facilities. Spokesmen for such tactics admit breaking a law, which is a lesser one, […]

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 […]

Problems of a thousand kinds, in a thousand areas of life, have the researchers poring over plans, systems, procedures, behavior, etc. – all looking for the basic flaw causing the malfunction. Current space probes scheduled, and then repeatedly cancelled, show us that the search goes on for the “flaw.” Science was not my “big thing” […]

“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 […]

When my wife and I got married close to thirteen years ago and my parents asked us why we wanted to get married, we replied, “because we love each other.” I will never forget the words that my dad told me that day. He said that we had a love, but that we really did […]