Sermons and classes from our weekly church of Christ services
Episodes
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
December 8, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
This quarter Hiram starts a new class.
Living an Ancient Faith in a Modern World
"Unprecedented Times"
- Climate change / Environmental disasters
- Global Pandemic
- Technological advancement
- Political Polarization and Social Unrest
- Mental Health Crisis
- Workplace and Societal Expectations
Things that Never Change...
- Unchanging World - (Eccl. 1:9-10, 3:15, 7:10)
- Unchanging Character & Nature of God - (Mal. 3:6; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17)
- Unchanging World - (Psalm 119:89, Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35)
Lesson 1: Christian Worldview Defined and Explained
Defining Worldview...
- World view: the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world
- Engaging other world views wisely and well:
- Listen well (Prov. 18:13)
- Observe closely (Acts 17:22-23)
- Don’t assume (Matt. 7:1-2; John 7:24)
- Be charitable (1 Cor. 16:14)
- Remain convicted (2 Tim. 1:13)
Worldviews to Engage
- Humanistic: humans are the center of everything (Gen. 3:6; Prov. 16:18; Rev. 3:17)
- Materialism and Hedonism: life is about pleasure and pleasing oneself above everything else (Luke 12:15-21; 1 Tim. 6:9-10)
- Fatalism: events are predetermined and inevitable (1 Cor. 15:32)
- Relativism: truth and morality are determined by everyone (Judges 17:6, 21:25)
- Naturalism: everything can be explained by nature (Psa. 14:1)
Christian Worldview
- What is a Christian worldview?
- Christian worldview: view of the world that believes a person’s primary purpose for existence is to love and serve God (Deut. 6:4-5; Isa. 43:7).
- Key elements to the Christian worldview:
- Creation (Genesis 1-2; John 1:1-5)
- Humans made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27, 5:1)
- Fall (Genesis 3; Isaiah 59:1-2; Romans 5:12)
- Redemption/Salvation (John 3:16, 14:6)
- Restoration/Glorification (1 Cor. 15; Phil. 3:20-21)
The Role of Bible in a Christian Worldview
- How would you describe the Bible and its relationship to the Christian life?
- The difference between a Christian reading the Bible and others (Psa. 119:97, 119:104; Prov. 30:5-6)
- Passages to consider:
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- Matthew 4:4
- Psalm 119:105
- How the Bible shapes the Christian’s view of everything
Challenges to a Christian Worldview
- Desire to be accepted/liked by everyone (John 9:22, 12:42-43)
- Forgetting our roots (Jude 3; Ephesians 4:4-6)
- Inherited faith (Luke 3:8; 2 Tim. 1:5, 3:14-4:5)
- Culture vs. Christianity (Col. 2:12-23)
- Ignorance (Hosea 4:6)
- Persecution/suffering (Acts 5:40-41; 1 Peter 4:16)
Concluding Thoughts
- Applying the Christian Worldview
- A worldview as a starting point
- Discussion Questions
Duration 43:23
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
December 1, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
The Challenges of Service
(Neal Pollard)
A. A Church's _________ Relies Heavily on People Having A _____ To _____ (Neh. 4:6)
I. REMEMBER THAT NO _____________ IS ________________
II. REMEMBER THAT WORK _______________ ARE _____________
A. Some Might Work To ________________ Others (Mat. 6:5; 23:5)
B. Some Might Be Involved For ___________-______________ (Ac 5:1ff)
C. Some Might Have ________________ Motives (Ph 1:15-16)
D. _________ One Works Is As Important As __________ One Works
III. REMEMBER THAT _____________ ARE _________________ (Ti 2:7; Mt. 5:16)
IV. REMEMBER THAT WORKS ARE _________________ (Ti 3:14)
A. _____________ Churches Are Filled With ______________ Members
The Crown for a Servant
(Hiram Kemp)
I. ________________ Self-Centeredness (Matt. 16:24-26)
II. Fulfilling the _______________ Great ________________ (Matthew 22:39)
III. _______________ Service to _______________ (Matt. 25:21)
IV. ________________ Jesus' _________________ (Matt. 20:25-28)
Duration 37:13
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
December 1, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
Living by Faith like Habakkuk - (Habakkuk 2:2-4) (Hiram Kemp)
- Living by Faith When You're Mad at God - (Habakkuk 1:2-4)
- Living by Faith When You Don't Like the Answers God Gives - (Habakkuk 1:12-2:4)
- Living by Faith Even If the Worst Happens - (Habakkuk 3:17-19)
What The New Testament Teaches About Habakkuk 2:4 (Neal Pollard
- Romans Stresses "The Just" (1:14-17)
- "Righteousness" and "Righteous" (17)
- Hebrews Stresses "Shall Live" - (10:35-39)
- What Was at Stake - (2:1; 3:12; etc.)?
- How Can They Spiritually Survive?
- Galatians Stresses "By Faith" - (3:10-14)
- Faith Must Be in Our Head, Heart, and Hands
Duration 38:26
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
December 1, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
This quarter Hiram starts a new class.
Living an Ancient Faith in a Modern World
"Unprecedented Times"
- Climate change / Environmental disasters
- Global Pandemic
- Technological advancement
- Political Polarization and Social Unrest
- Mental Health Crisis
- Workplace and Societal Expectations
Things that Never Change...
- Unchanging World - (Eccl. 1:9-10, 3:15, 7:10)
- Unchanging Character & Nature of God - (Mal. 3:6; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17)
- Unchanging World - (Psalm 119:89, Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35)
Lesson 1: Christian Worldview Defined and Explained
Defining Worldview...
- World view: the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world
- Engaging other world views wisely and well:
- Listen well (Prov. 18:13)
- Observe closely (Acts 17:22-23)
- Don’t assume (Matt. 7:1-2; John 7:24)
- Be charitable (1 Cor. 16:14)
- Remain convicted (2 Tim. 1:13)
Worldviews to Engage
- Humanistic : humans are the center of everything (Gen. 3:6; Prov. 16:18; Rev. 3:17)
- Materialism and Hedonism : life is about pleasure and pleasing oneself above everything else (Luke 12:15-21; 1 Tim. 6:9-10)
- Fatalism: events are predetermined and inevitable (1 Cor. 15:32)
- Relativism: truth and morality are determined by everyone (Judges 17:6, 21:25)
- Naturalism: everything can be explained by nature (Psa. 14:1)
Christian Worldview
- What is a Christian worldview?
- Christian worldview: view of the world that believes a person’s primary purpose for existence is to love and serve God (Deut. 6:4-5; Isa. 43:7).
- Key elements to the Christian worldview:
- Creation (Genesis 1-2; John 1:1-5)
- Humans made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27, 5:1)
- Fall (Genesis 3; Isaiah 59:1-2; Romans 5:12)
- Redemption/Salvation (John 3:16, 14:6)
- Restoration/Glorification (1 Cor. 15; Phil. 3:20-21)
The Role of Bible in a Christian Worldview
- How would you describe the Bible and its relationship to the Christian life?
- The difference between a Christian reading the Bible and others (Psa. 119:97, 119:104; Prov. 30:5-6)
- Passages to consider:
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- Matthew 4:4
- Psalm 119:105
- How the Bible shapes the Christian’s view of everything
Challenges to a Christian Worldview
- Desire to be accepted/liked by everyone (John 9:22, 12:42-43)
- Forgetting our roots (Jude 3; Ephesians 4:4-6)
- Inherited faith (Luke 3:8; 2 Tim. 1:5, 3:14-4:5)
- Culture vs. Christianity (Col. 2:12-23)
- Ignorance (Hosea 4:6)
- Persecution/suffering (Acts 5:40-41; 1 Peter 4:16)
Concluding Thoughts
- Applying the Christian Worldview
- A worldview as a starting point
- Discussion Questions
Duration 43:04
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
November 24, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
How to Stay Out of Ono
- What valleys represent
- We will face distractions and discouragements
- Focus on the greatness of God's work - (Neh. 6:3)
- There is so much distraction
- Stay consistent - (Neh. 6:4)
- "Endurance" - (Luke 8:15; James 1:2-4)
- Don't be held captive by people's assumptions - (Neh. 8:5-8)
- What can we learn from Joshua 22?
- Recognize landmines of discouragement - (Neh. 6:9)
- 2 Inevitable facts - (Job 3:26 & Neh. 6:16)
- Combat fear - (Neh. 6:9-14)
- So much fear mongering!
- How does Nehemiah stand up to these intimidators?
- The work got done!
Duration 39:33
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
November 24, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
Reasons to Thank the Lord - Revelation 7:11-12
Hiram Kemp
Introduction:
1. We live in a world that has ___________ its ____________.
2. Many people enjoy _________ from _____________ daily, but never
___________ to give ______________.
3. When we consider how _____________ we are ______________ should be a
__________ _______________.
4. Jesus encouraged people to ________ gratitude and was always _________
when they ________ to ____________ so.
I. He is __________ and His ___________ Endures ___________ (Psalm 136:1)
II. ______________ is ___________ Will (1 Thess. 5:18)
III. His ___________ are __________ (Psalm 119:62)
IV. _________ ______________ (Revelation 11:17)
V. ______________ from _____________ (2 Samuel 7:22-24)
VI. ______________ _____________ (2 Samuel 7:25-29)
VII. God's ____________ _____________ (2 Corinthians 9:15)
Duration 40:54
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
November 10, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
Daniel: Sovereignty of God
Key Verses: 1:8; 2:20-22; 2:44; 2:47; 4:25
Key Chapter: 2 - God reveals Neb. dream to Daniel. Also 9, the vision of the 70 weeks.
Theme of the book: God rules in the kingdoms of men - 4:25
Daniel (God is my judge) wrote this book near the close of his life in 533BC. One of the first group of captives led away in 606BC when he was 18 years old. Daniel displays unswerving loyalty to God in the early chapter of the book. No blemish ins found in his character. Ezekiel speaks of him as "greatly beloved" (Ezek. 14:14, 20). Is Daniel found in Hebrews 11?
Daniel is a book contrasting godless kingdoms and the Kingdom of God, see chapter 2 and 7 where they appear as the image (2) and as 4 vicious beasts (7).
Daniel's prayer - 9:1-19
We are introduced to the 4 great world powers that would lead to the coming Messiah.
- Babylonian - 625-536 BC
- Medo-Persian - 536-330 BC
- Greek - Under Alexander the Great
- Roman
New teachings in Daniel no found in other prophetic books:
- Angels - 3:25; 6:22; 9:21; 10:5; 12:1
- Resurrection of the dead - 12:1-4
Lessons from Daniel:
- His character
- spiritual courage
- miracles
- never ending kingdom
- inspiration
Boanthropy - chapter 4
Duration 46:03
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
November 17, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
How to be a better Bible student - (Ezra 7:10; 2 Timothy 2:15)
Hiram Kemp
- Read Every day - (Psalm 1:2; Acts 17:11)
- "Neurons that fire together, wire together." - Donald Hebb
- 1% of improvement
- Read Different Translations - (Nehemiah 8:8; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
- Read & Study in Community - (Colossians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:27)
- Practice What You Read - (Ezra 7:10; James 1:22-23)
- Change Your Pace - (Psalm 119:15-16, 119:18)
- Focus on Others - (Leviticus 19:18)
- Focus on Yourself - (2 Timothy 2:15)
- Focus on God - (Luke 24:44; John 5:39)
Duration 37:23
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
November 17, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
BLESSED WITH THE NEED FOR MORE DEACONS
Introduction
A. How Much We've Grown In 5 Years:
1. Average attendance here in 2019: _____________; Today: _______________
2. There are _____________ people in our directory today who weren't on 1/1/20
B. We Need To Keep _______________ And Doing What Will Help That
C. Why Do We Need More Deacons Now?
I. DEACONS ARE PART OF GOD'S _________ FOR HOW THE __________ IS TO BE
_____________
A. If There Are __________ Works To Be __________, __________ Men Are Needed
II. DEACONS ARE NEEDED TO _______ THE ___________ OF __________________
A. They Need _____________ _______________ (1 Tim. 3:8)
B. They Need __________________ (8)
C. They Need __________________ Habits (8)
D. They Need To Be ________________ Bible ________________ (9)
E. They Need Tested __________________ (10)
F. They Need Proven ___________ ________________ (12)
III. DEACONS ARE __________ MEN WHO ARE __________ TO THE LORD'S WORK
A. There Are Several Challenges For Deacons/Potential Deacons
1. To embrace the principle, "To whom _______ is ______, ________ is _________"
2. To embrace the principle, "Whoever wants to be ______, let him be a _________"
3. To be the right kind of ________________
4. To _____________ fully with other ____________ in the church
5. To gain the _______________ of the ________________
IV. DEACONS ARE NEEDED TO RESPOND TO _____ AND GROWING ____________
A. They Need _________________ Ability
B. They Need To Be Able To __________ With ______________
C. They Need To Be Able To ____________ Others To Be _____________
D. They Need To Build Good __________________
Conclusion
A. This Need Is A Reminder Of How Exciting It Is To Be Right Here Right Now…
Duration 35:50
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
November 10, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
How To Be Content in Every Situation
Philippians 4:10-13
Hiram Kemp
- Rejoice in the Lord - (Philipians 4:10)
- Reflect on God's character (Exodus 34:6-7)
- Worship God like he's your everything (Psalm 104:33, Eph. 5:19)
- Pray regular prayers of gratitude (1 Thess. 5:18)
- Root your ultimate identity in Christ above all (Gal. 2:20)
- Remind yourself of what really matters in the end (Matt. 16:26)
- Refuse to tie faithfulness to circumstances (Phil. 1:12-14, 4:22)
- See God's hand in everything (Gen. 50:19-20; Esther 4:14)
- Receive Help from Others - (Philippians 4:10)
- Be Willing to Learn - (Philippians 4:11)
- View Material Things Properly - (Philippians 4:12)
- Rely on Christ' Strength - (Philippians 4:13)
Duration 37:55