Sermons and classes from our weekly church of Christ services
Episodes
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
September 1, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
The Path to Prosperity (2 Chronicles 26:5) Hiram Kemp
- Seek the Lord wholeheartedly - (2 Chr. 26:4-5)
- Receive God's Help - (2 Chr. 26:6-7)
- Emotional Healing (1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 42:8)
- Personal Growth (2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:22-23)
- Relationships (Psalm 111:10; James 1:5)
- Health and Wellness (1 Timothy 4:8)
- Decisions and Growth (Psalm 143:8)
- Find your passion & Flourish (2 Chr. 26:8-10)
- Invest in Others (2 Chr. 26:11-15)
- Humbly accept correction (2 Chr. 26:16-20)
Duration 36:15
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
September 1, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
A Biblical Portrait of Discipline
Hiram Kemp
I. The ________________ for _______________ (1 Cor. 5:4-5; 2 Thess. 3:6)
II. Tough ______________ in _______________ (Hebrews 12:5-6; Rev. 3:19)
III. The ________________ to _______________ (2 Tim. 1:7, 2:3-7)
IV. The ________________ to _______________ (Hebrews 12:7-11)
Our Responsibility In Church Discipline
Neal Pollard
I. _____________Them And _____________Them
II. Cease Christian _____________________
III. Don’t Regard Them As __________, But _________ Them As ____________
IV. Be Ready To _____________ If The ________________
A. ___________ The Person And __________ The Past, If They ____________
B. ________ Them And ________ Your ________ For Them, If They _________
Conclusion:
A. Many Have Insufficient _________ For The __________ As God’s _________
Duration 43:27
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
September 1, 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 33:24
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
August 25, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
Things We Must Not Forget - Hiram Kemp
- The Goodness of God - (Deut. 6:12, 8:11-19)
- How to never forget his goodness
- Remember his marvelous works - (Psa. 105:5)
- Tell others of his goodness - (Psa. 107:2, Isa. 63:7)
- Know promises to bless are as true as promises to curse - (Jer. 32:42)
- Give God the credit he is due - (2 Cor. 9:15)
- Observe the Lord's Supper sincerely - (1 Cor. 11:26-29)
- Stand in awe not in entitlement - (2 Sam. 7:18)
- The Word of God - (James 1:25)
- Showing Hospitality - (Hebrews 13:2)
- Those Who Have Helped You - (Genesis 40:23, 41:9)
- Warnings About False Teachers - (Acts 20:29-31)
- The Gospel - (1 Timothy 2:8)
- Life Without Christ - (Ephesians 2:11-13)
- How to never forget his goodness
Duration 42:31
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
August 25, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
4 Lessons from a Rarely Studied Parable (Mark 13:28-31)
Neal Pollard
Introduction
A. The Gospel Of __________ Was Written During A ___________ Time in the Roman
Empire (About _____________ AD)
B. In the Midst of Mark 13, There Is a Parable About a Budding _______________ Tree
I. THE __________________ AND _____________________ OF THE PARABLE (1-27)
A. Jesus Lays Out The ________________ Signs (7-8, 22)
B. In the New Testament, the _________ Of ________ Is The ______ Army (Lk24:15)
C. ____________ Would No Longer Be a Place of Unique ____________ Significance
II. THE _________________ OF THE PARABLE (28-31)
A. The ________________ Of the Parable ("Learn Its Lesson")
B. The ________________ Of the Parable ("Near" Refers To ________)
C. The ________________ Of the Parable ("Truly")
III. THE _________________ Of the Parable (28-31)
A. God Made Us with the ________________ To Draw Deductions and He Holds Us
_____________________ To Do So (28)
1. When we look at ______________ or when we examine _________________ (28)
B. God Expects Us to Be _________ __________ (29)
C. Some Things Are __________, But Some Things Are ___________ (30-31)
D. God's Faithfulness to Keep His ______ Can Be An _________ Or A _________ (31)
Conclusion
A. This Parable Is About Preparing for God's ______________
Duration 33:04
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
August 25, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
This quarter Neal and Harry conduct a class studying the book of Hebrews.
Hebrews
- Jesus is Better - Hebrews 1-2
- Why is Jesus Better? (1:1-4)
- Because of what he has said (1:1-2)
- The Source of his Message is divine
- Because of who he is (1:2-3)
- He is Heir (2): We get access to everything the Fater gives through His heir!
- He is Creator (2; 11:3)
- He is Deity (1:3)
- Meaning... He's the radiance of His glory
- He's the exact representation of His nature (EXACT DUPLICATE)
- He is Sustainer (1:3)
- Because of what He's Done (1:3)
- Because of where He is (1:3)
- He is reigning with God
- Jesus is Better than the Angels (1:4-2:18)
- The ancient world held angels in high regard!
- Angel worship already troubled the early church (Col. 2:18)
- The Angels are not God's Son, but Jesus is - (1:5)
- Hebrews quotes the Old Testament about 40 times (second only to Romans)
- Psalm 2:7; 2 Samuel 7:14
- As a class, angels are called " sons of God" (Job) but no one of them is called "Son of God"
- Jesus has received a better name than the angels
- The angels are not to be worshipped, but Jesus is - (1:6)
- Deuteronomy 32:43 (Septuagint or LXX)
- Whenever anyone tries to worship the angels, they are quick to disrupt it (Revelation 19:10)
- The angels are not deity, but Jesus is - (1:7-12)
- Psalm 104:4
- Angels aren't rulers; They are followers
- Psalm 45:6-7; 102:25-27
- The angels are not exalted and enthroned, but Jesus is - (1:13-14)
- Psalm 110:1
- The angels are not over the world to come but Jesus is - (2:1-13)
- Hebrews 2:1-4 is not a digression from the subject, but a conclusion to chapter one
- There are two dangers in ignoring Jesus and his message:
- Drifting (2:1)
- Neglecting His Word (2:2-4)
- The writer quotes Psalm 8:4-6
- It's ironic that the way for Christ to reign over the world to come is by being made lower than the angels for a little while in in this world
- Based on these five reasons, God doesn't help angels, but He does help "the offspring of Abraham" (2:14-18)
- He helps us:
- He destroys the devil's power over us (2:14)
- He delivers us from spiritual slavery (2:15)
- He discharged our spiritual debt (2:17)
- He devotes Himself to our assistance (2:18)
Duration 42:42
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
August 18, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
The Family Nature of The Church (Col. 3:12-17)
Neal Pollard
- "Family" - (Acts 17:26)
- "Household" - (1 Timothy 3:15)
- We must have a heart for one another - (12-13)
- There are five qualities of this heart
- Compassion
- Kindness
- Humility
- Gentleness
- Patience
- There are two consequences of this heart
- It bears with one another
- It forgives one another
- There is one big motivation for having this kind of heart
- We must have love for one another - (14)
- We must have peace with one another - (15)
- This peace must come from Christ
- This peace must rule our hearts
- This peace called us in one body
- We must have a guide for our dealings with one another - (16-17)
- We have a guide for how to let the word of Christ dwell in us - (16)
- How do we do so?
- What do we do to do so?
- To whom do we do so?
- We have a guide for what to do in word or deed
- Families are always working to build a stronger relationship
Duration 33:22
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
August 18, 2024 - Sunday AM Sermon
When You Lose Heart, How Can You Find It?
Neal Pollard
Introduction
A. There Are At Least _______ Verbs Translated "Lose _________" Or "______
_______________"
B. When You Lose Heart, How Can You Find It?
I. _____________ (Luke 18:1)
II. ________ ON YOUR ____________ (2 Cor. 4:1)
III. _______ THE ________ (2 Cor. 4:16)
IV. DO ___________ (Gal. 6:9-10)
V. RECOGNIZE YOUR ________ IN THE __________ (Eph. 3:8-13)
VI. ________ YOUR _____________ (2 Th. 3:13)
VII. CONSIDER ___________ (Heb. 12:3)
Duration 33:38
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
August 18, 2024 - Sunday AM Bible Class
This quarter Neal and Harry conduct a class studying the book of Hebrews.
Hebrews
- Jesus is Better - Hebrews 1-2
- Why is Jesus Better? (1:1-4)
- Because of what he has said (1:1-2)
- The Source of his Message is divine
- Because of who he is (1:2-3)
- He is Heir (2): We get access to everything the Fater gives through His heir!
- He is Creator (2; 11:3)
- He is Deity (1:3)
- Meaning... He's the radiance of His glory
- He's the exact representation of His nature (EXACT DUPLICATE)
- He is Sustainer (1:3)
- Because of what He's Done (1:3)
- Because of where He is (1:3)
- He is reigning with God
- Jesus is Better than the Angels (1:4-2:18)
- The ancient world held angels in high regard!
- Angel worship already troubled the early church (Col. 2:18)
- The Angels are not God's Son, but Jesus is - (1:5)
- Hebrews quotes the Old Testament about 40 times (second only to Romans)
- Psalm 2:7; 2 Samuel 7:14
- As a class, angels are called " sons of God" (Job) but no one of them is called "Son of God"
- Jesus has received a better name than the angels
- The angels are not to be worshipped, but Jesus is - (1:6)
- Deuteronomy 32:43 (Septuagint or LXX)
- Whenever anyone tries to worship the angels, they are quick to disrupt it (Revelation 19:10)
- The angels are not deity, but Jesus is - (1:7-12)
- Psalm 104:4
- Angels aren't rulers; They are followers
- Psalm 45:6-7; 102:25-27
- The angels are not exalted and enthroned, but Jesus is - (1:13-14)
- Psalm 110:1
- The angels are not over the world to come but Jesus is - (2:1-13)
- Hebrews 2:1-4 is not a digression from the subject, but a conclusion to chapter one
- There are two dangers in ignoring Jesus and his message:
- Drifting (2:1)
- Neglecting His Word (2:2-4)
- The writer quotes Psalm 8:4-6
- It's ironic that the way for Christ to reign over the world to come is by being made lower than the angels for a little while in in this world
- Based on these five reasons, God doesn't help angels, but He does help "the offspring of Abraham" (2:14-18)
- He helps us:
- He destroys the devil's power over us (2:14)
- He delivers us from spiritual slavery (2:15)
- He discharged our spiritual debt (2:17)
- He devotes Himself to our assistance (2:18)
Duration 45:20
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
August 11, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon
7 Things Christians Should Say This Week - Hiram Kemp
- I Love you - (3 John 1)
- “We try to be reasonable about what we believe. What I believe is not reasonable at all. It’s hilariously impossible.”
– Madeline L’Engle
- “We try to be reasonable about what we believe. What I believe is not reasonable at all. It’s hilariously impossible.”
- I'm praying for you - (Romans 1:9-10)
- Pray for me - (1 Thess. 5:25)
- Can we study? - (Acts 8:30-31)
- Open Mouth
- Open Bible
- Open Mind
- Come and see - (John 1:46; 4:29)
- I'm sorry - (Psalm 38:8; James 5:16)
- Amen - (2 Cor. 1:20)
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“In short, God will either give us what we ask or give us what we would have asked if we knew everything he knew.”
- Tim Keller, Prayer and Intimacy with God
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Duration 33:26