Cumberland Trace Church of Christ (Formerly Lehman Ave Church of Christ)

"Know Your Enemy: Lessons from Ephesians" by Hiram Kemp

January 11, 2026 - Sunday PM Sermon

 

 Know Your Enemy: Lessons from Ephesians — Hiram Kemp 
 
1. _________________ Reigns Supreme Over ________________ (Ephesians 1:20–23) 
 
2. The __________________ Works Through ________________ (Ephesians 2:1–3) 
 
3. Never ___________________ the __________________ an _________________ (Ephesians 4:27) 
 
4. __________________ in the Light ____________________ Him (Ephesians 5:6–12) 
 
5. God’s __________________ Is Necessary for _____________________ (Ephesians 6:10–11) 
 
6. We Are _____________________ in Spiritual __________________________ (Ephesians 6:12)

 

Duration 33:17

"Dealing With Disillusionment (2 Corinthians)" by Neal Pollard

January 11, 2026 - Sunday AM Sermon

 
Dealing With Disillusionment (2 Corinthians) — Neal Pollard 
 
I. REALIZE THAT _________ GOD DOESN'T MAKE US ________ FROM _________ 
 
II. WE MUST LEARN TO PROPERLY _____________ _______________ 
 
III. SEE THINGS FROM A ______________ & NOT AN _____________ FOCUS 
 
IV. CHECK YOUR ______________ FOR __________________ GOD 
 
V. ACCEPT THAT ___________ MORE MEANS ___________ ___________ MORE 
 
VI.  LET ______________ TEACH _______________ & NOT ______________

 

Duration 34:10

 

"A Study of 2 Corinthians" by Neal Pollard - Part 5

January 4, 2026 - Sunday AM Bible Class

 

In this class on 2 Corinthians (primarily chapter 4 with a look toward chapter 5), the class explores what it means to be ministers of the new covenant and who God chooses to use in service. The session opens with a careful exposition of Paul’s language: the frequent use of the Greek word family diakoneo/diakonos (servant/ministry) and the contrast between the ministry of life in Christ versus a ministry of death presented by false teachers.

Key teaching points include: the character of those God uses (perseverance, a good conscience, and openness), the humility of God’s servants ("treasure in earthen vessels"—the surpassing power belongs to God), and the durability of Christian service (afflicted but not crushed; persecuted but not abandoned). The speaker draws on Paul’s life and sufferings—beatings, shipwrecks, and trials—as the model for steadfast ministry, emphasizes not waiting for perfection before serving, and warns against being a stumbling block by tampering with God’s word or acting craftily.

 

Practical applications and leadership lessons are given throughout: leaders should model integrity and transparency, avoid adding unnecessary rules that hinder others, and view setbacks as opportunities for God’s refining work. Anecdotes (including references to Paul, gospel preacher George Bailey, and a longtime elder named Russell Young) illustrate humility, unselfishness, and how God uses ordinary, fragile people to reveal Christ’s life to others.

 

Listeners can expect expository Bible teaching, concrete examples of ministry in adversity, encouragement to serve despite weakness, and actionable advice for both personal discipleship and church leadership. The class concludes by noting that God not only calls servants but also provides grace and strengthening for those who remain faithful in service.

 

Duration 43:36

"The Prison Epistles" by Chris Young Part 11

November 19, 2025 - Wednesday PM Bible Class

In this episode we continue the study of the prison epistles, finishing Philippians and beginning Colossians. The host recaps Philippians’ central theme — that Christ and his gospel, not life’s circumstances, are the source of Christian joy — and highlights Paul’s gratitude for the Philippians’ faith, generosity, and encouragement, even noting the reach of the gospel into Caesar’s household while Paul was under house arrest.

Shifting to Colossians, the episode covers historical and geographical background (Colossae in Phrygia, its proximity to Ephesus, Laodicea, and Hierapolis), questions about Paul’s direct involvement in that church’s founding, and likely sources of the congregation’s problems. The host outlines the structure and twin-epistle relationship with Ephesians: the first two chapters are doctrinal and the final two chapters are practical. He identifies the main false teachings Paul confronts — Judaizing legalism and early forms of Gnosticism — and explains Paul’s emphasis on the preeminence, sufficiency, and deity of Christ.

The episode walks through Colossians 1 in detail: thanksgiving for the church’s faith, love, and hope; prayer requests for spiritual wisdom and worthy living; and the central doctrine that Christ is supreme — over God, creation, the church, and death — and that through him believers are reconciled and redeemed by his blood. Scriptural connections are made to Mark, John, Romans, Ephesians, and 1 Corinthians to illuminate Paul’s claims about Christ’s role in creation, reconciliation, and resurrection.

Listeners can expect careful exposition, pastoral application (faith, hope, love; bearing fruit; walking worthy), and encouragement to read Colossians for themselves. The episode closes emphasizing the transformative contrast from darkness to light and the all-sufficiency of Christ for the church amid false teaching.

 

Duration 42:51

"The Heart of His Story (Isaiah 53)" by Neal Pollard

January 4, 2026 - Sunday PM Sermon

 

THE HEART OF HIS STORY (Isaiah 53) 
Neal Pollard 
I. THERE IS ______________________________ (1-3) 
 
II. THERE IS ______________________________ (4-6) 
 
III. THERE IS ____________________________ (4-10) 
 
IV. THERE IS ___________________________ (11-12)

 

Duration 30:50

"Christlike Service" by Neal Pollard and Hiram Kemp

January 4, 2026 - Sunday AM Sermon

 

WHAT PREVENTS CHRISTLIKE SERVICE (Mark 10:35-41) 
Neal Pollard 
I. PUTTING _____________________ DESIRES ____________________ (35-36) 
 
II. _______________________________ (37) 
 
III. ______________________________ (38-40) 
 
IV. _______________________________ PROBLEMS (41) 
 
SELFLESS SERVICE (Mark 10:42-45)  
Hiram Kemp 
1. __________________ the ___________________ Model for ___________________ (Mark 10:42-43) 
 
2. _______________ Choose the ______________________ _____________________ (Mark 10:43-44) 
 
3. ___________________ in _______________________ _________________________ (Mark 10:45)

 

Duration 35:09

"A Study of 2 Corinthians" by Neal Pollard - Part 4

December 28, 2025 - Sunday AM Bible Class

 

In this episode we continue a textual study through 2 Corinthians with the central theme that "Christianity is personal." The speaker walks listeners through Paul’s personal relationship with the Corinthian church, his pastoral care and corrective discipline in 1 Corinthians, and the personal attacks Paul faces from unnamed false apostles. The discussion reviews chapters 1–2 and then focuses on 2 Corinthians 3:1–18, where Paul defends his apostolic authority and shifts to contrast his ministry with that of the critics.

The episode highlights Paul’s metaphor of the Corinthians as his living letter of recommendation — "written not with ink but with the Spirit" — and explains how their transformed lives in a sinful city prove the authenticity of his ministry. The speaker unpacks Paul’s major contrast between the old covenant (the letter engraved on stone, associated with Moses and a fading glory) and the new covenant (the Spirit, which gives life and brings boldness, liberty, and transformation).

Scriptural cross-references and background drawn on in the teaching include Jeremiah 31, Exodus (Moses’ shining face and the Ten Commandments), 1 Corinthians, Acts, Galatians, Hebrews, and passages that point forward to Christ (e.g., Isaiah and the Psalms). The sermon explains the idea of the "veil" — how prior allegiances, traditions, or false teachings can harden hearts and obscure the gospel — and emphasizes that the veil is removed only by turning to the Lord and by the work of the Spirit.

Key takeaways include: Paul’s authority is validated by the transformed Corinthian believers; the old covenant as an end in itself is a "ministry of death," while the gospel of Christ is a ministry of the Spirit that gives life; the unveiled gospel produces hope, boldness, liberty, and ongoing transformation; and practical application calls believers to remove any veils — traditions, additional requirements, or hardened attitudes — that keep them or others from seeing and obeying the gospel in its purity.

Listeners can expect clear exposition of 2 Corinthians 3, historical and biblical context, pastoral application for personal and communal faithfulness, and a call to embrace the liberating, life-giving ministry of the Spirit in the new covenant.

 

Duration 42:26

"The Prison Epistles" by Chris Young Part 10

November 12, 2025 - Wednesday PM Bible Class

 

This episode walks through the closing chapters of the Book of Philippians, part of Paul’s prison epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon). The host reviews Philippians 3–4, explains the letter’s central theme that true Christian joy comes from Christ and the gospel — not from changing circumstances — and ties Paul’s teaching to related passages (Galatians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Proverbs, Matthew, John, and 2 Corinthians).

Key topics include Paul’s warning about Judaizing teachers who mix law and Gospel; the call to “press on” toward spiritual maturity; the contrast between earthly focus and heavenly citizenship; the hope and mechanics of the Second Coming and the resurrection body; and how these doctrines shape Christian joy and perseverance.

The episode also unpacks practical counsel from Philippians 4: unity in the congregation (an appeal to Euodia and Syntyche), gentleness and reasonableness, and combatting anxiety by bringing requests to God with thanksgiving. The host highlights the promise that God’s peace will guard hearts and minds and gives a concrete mental-health-style prescription: meditate on what is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy.

Paul’s teaching on contentment is emphasized — learning to be content in every circumstance and relying on Christ’s strength — with a brief look at the thorn-in-the-flesh passage in 2 Corinthians as context for perseverance. The episode includes reflections, Scripture cross-references, and interaction with listeners, and notes that Neal substituted last week and delivered a complementary sermon on anxiety and prayer.

Listeners can expect theology tied to practical application: how to guard the heart, pursue unity, replace anxiety with prayer and thanksgiving, and cultivate joyful contentment grounded in Christ.

 

Duration 44:34

"Four Faces of Providence in Ruth: Love (Chapter Four)" by Neal Pollard

December 28, 2025 - Sunday PM Sermon

 

FOUR FACES OF PROVIDENCE: LOVE (Ruth 4) 
Neal Pollard 
 
I. THIS LOVING REDEEMER HAD THE __________________ (2:1) 
 
II. THIS LOVING REDEEMER HAD ____________________ (2:4-18) 
 
III. THIS LOVING REDEEMER HAD THE ___________________ (ch. 3) 
 
IV. THIS LOVING REDEEMER HAD THE _______ TO MAKE IT ___________ (4:1-12) 

 

Duration 32:30

"When Jesus Returns… (2 Peter 3)" by Hiram Kemp

December 28, 2025 - Sunday AM Sermon

 

When Jesus Returns… (2 Peter 3)  
Hiram Kemp 
 
1. _______________ Will Be _________________ (2 Peter 3:1-7) 
 
2. God’s _______________ Will _______________ to an ___________ (2 Peter 3:8-9) 
 
3. His _____________ Will ____________ a __________________ (2 Peter 3:10) 
 
4. The ____________ World ___________ Be _______________ (2 Peter 3:7, 3:10-12) 
 
5. New ______________ and New _____________ Will _____________ (2 Peter 3:13) 
 
6. Every _______________ Will Be _______________ (2 Peter 3:7, 3:14) 
 
7. Jesus _______________ Will ____________ Glorified _____________ (2 Peter 3:18)

 

Duration 33:51