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God’s Word in My Heart
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gods-Word-in-My-Heart.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Psalms 119:9-16 I. God’s Word is important to the Christian A. It tells us how to live – II Timothy 3:16-17 B. It has everything we need to know about life and godliness – II Peter 1:3 C. But it is frustrating for many when there is a passage we…
Read MorePerceptions of God’s Word
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Perceptions-of-Gods-Word-1.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Malachi 3:16-4:3 I. The prophet Malachi declared there would be a distinction between the wicked and righteous A. The rising day would burn the wicked like chaff, but serve as healing balm for the righteous. B. The same event produces two dramatically different results. C. The result did not depend…
Read MoreOpen My Eyes That I Might See (Sermon)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Open-My-Eyes-That-I-Might-See.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Hebrews 5:11-14 I. Discerning good – Hebrews 5:11-14 A. I can understand a person not recognizing evil, but how does a person miss good? B. The topic under discussion was seeing that Jesus was like Melchizedek 1. This was something needful and good 2. But the audience could not see it…
Read MoreWhat Are Christians to Be Doing in the World?
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Read MoreFacing Life’s Challenges
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Read MoreThe Work of the Church
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/The-Work-of-the-Church.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Psalm 104 I. The world is evidence of the ability of God to design perfect systems – Psalms 19:1 A. Everywhere we turn the wisdom of God is manifested – Psalms 104:24 B. This same masterful designer displayed His great wisdom in the design of the church – Ephesians…
Read MoreThe Beatitudes: A Christian’s Journey
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Read MoreGod Loves the Broken
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Read MoreThe Storms in Life
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Read MoreWhat Can Kill a Church?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/What-Can-Kill-a-Church.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Revelation 3:1-6 I. The certainty of life is that it will eventually be followed by death – Ecclesiastes 9:5 A. And it is not just people who die, churches die as well. 1. Unlike people, churches don’t have to die, but they do. B. The church at Sardis appeared to…
Read MoreDo Warring Factions Mean Christianity Is False?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Do-Warring-Factions-Mean-Christianity-Is-False.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: I Corinthians 11:17-22 I. You hear all sorts of excuses when you attempt to talk to others about Christianity. A. “Well, I can’t take that Christian stuff seriously. You folk are all suppose to worship the same god, love your neighbor, and things like that, yet look at…
Read MoreLife’s Storms
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Read MoreFor All to Come to Repentance
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Read MoreHorns of Destruction
Horns of Destruction (1)Horns of Destruction (2) by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Zechariah 1:18-21 I. Zechariah, at the end of Judah’s captivity, was given a vision of four horns A. Horns are used symbolically to represent power. 1. In particular, the horns represented the power of the nations around Judah (see verse 21) 2. II Kings 18:11-12 -…
Read MoreThe Disease of Sin and Its Cures
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/The-Disease-of-Sin-and-Its-Cure.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ezra 9:5-15 I. Ever since Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, sin has been a big problem for mankind. A. We just can’t seem to get away from it. You could almost look at it as a disease — a spiritual disease of the heart. B. Like any disease,…
Read MoreOverconfidence and Doubt
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Overconfidence-And-Doubt.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Romans 14:22-23 I. Several correspondence that I have had contained similar questions: A. A woman who engaged in acts in the past that she knew were wrong said, “I have asked God for forgiveness and am trying to further my relationship with him, but I don’t feel I…
Read MoreThe Problem with Saying ‘Gone Too Soon’
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/The-Problem-with-Saying-Gone-Too-Soon.mp3 by Orlando Gonzalez Download Audio Introduction: Back on April 19th, Lindee, Ryan, and I went down to Kansas City to attend the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas City Motor Speedway. The day was hot, the stands were packed, and the vibe was unmatched; there was nothing like seeing 37 cars, each…
Read MoreTake Care How We Behave
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Take-Care-How-We-Behave.mp3 Download Audio by Garry Floyd Scripture Reading: I Peter 2:12–25 Central Theme As believers in Christ, we are called to humble ourselves, examine ourselves, and behave ourselves so that our conduct glorifies God and does not become a stumbling block to others. Introduction The world watches how Christians live. Our conduct either draws…
Read MoreRemembering the Cost of Freedom
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Remembering-the-Cost-of-Freedom.mp3 Download Audio by Garry Floyd Scripture Reading: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — The Gospel of John 15:13 Introduction Read the Story of Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy More than 1.2 million U.S. military members have lost their lives in the line of duty since…
Read MoreOur Relationship with One Another
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Read MoreWhat Would I Want Someone to Say at My Funeral?
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Read MoreThe Scriptures
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Scriptures.mp3 Download Audio by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 24:33-49 I. How do you look at the Bible? A. I’ve talked to people with wide opinions concerning the things written 1. One person seems to take great pleasure in locating and pointing every apparent inconsistency he can find in God’s Word. a. It is obvious to all that…
Read MoreThe Wondrous Book of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Wondrous-Book-of-God.mp3 Download Audio by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 119:17-24 I. Eulogy of the Bible Many years ago, I entered the wonderful temple of God’s revelation. I entered the portico of Genesis and walked down through the Old Testament Art Gallery where the pictures of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, and…
Read MoreBless the Lord, O My Soul
Bless the Lord, O My Soul – Part 1Bless the Lord, O My Soul – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 103 I. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get someone asking me: A. Do you think I can be forgiven of my sin? B. How can I know I’ve been forgiven? C. I…
Read MoreThe Change Starts With Me
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Change-Starts-With-Me.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Psalms 64 I. Years ago, I was reading the posts from a discussion A. As it tends to happen, the topic strayed from the discussion group’s stated purpose. The area the discussion strayed into was hotly contested. 1. Some people became annoyed that everyone didn’t agree with their view.…
Read MoreSpring, My Soul!
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Read MoreKnow Thy Brother
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Read MoreMaking It Legal
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Read MoreDrawing Near by the Blood of Christ
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Read MoreOur Fundamental Relationship
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Read MoreDeeper Relationship
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Read MoreCourtesy and Fellowship
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Read MoreCommunication
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Read MoreDesire for Relationship
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Read MoreMade for Relationship
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Read MoreWho Is God?
Who Is God? (Part 1)Who Is God? – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 145 I. You run into many strange ideas in the world concerning God A. We have people stating that there is only one being called God 1. The Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that His name is Jehovah 2. There are Pentecostal sects who…
Read MoreReligion on Parade
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Religion-on-Parade.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Matthew 23:5-12 I. Jesus condemns the Pharisees many times and in our reading he condemns them for using religion as a way for people to notice them. – Matthew 23:5 A. What is a phylactery (or some translations say frontlet)? 1. It comes from passages like Exodus 13:6-9. a. The…
Read MoreThe Canon of the Bible
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Inspired Books The Canon of the Old Testament – Part 1 The Canon of the Old Testament – Part 2 The New Testament Canon False Books The Book of Enoch The Book of Jasher The Apocrypha New Testament Apocrypha – Infancy Gospels
Read MoreGod and the Nations
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/God-and-the-Nations.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: John 19:10-11 I. How involved is God in the activities of the nations? A. We know that God doesn’t change, and from the teachings in the prophets of the Old Testament, we find that God was heavily involved in the governments of various nations. B. If it was true…
Read MoreThe Inheritance
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Inheritance.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Revelation 21:6-8 I. The Christian’s relationship with God is described by several metaphors A. We are servants – I Corinthians 4:1 1. The emphasis is on our obeying the will of our Master B. We are priests – I Peter 2:4-5, 9 1. We are able to bring worship directly to…
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