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What Will It be Like in Heaven?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017Fall6WhatWillItBeLikeInHeaven.mp3 by Christopher Scott Wyatt Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 15:50-57 In tonight’s lesson, we take a look at Heaven, the final destination of the faithful. The place everyone in this room wants to go! Our eternal home, the very Kingdom of GOD! To a Christian, Heaven must be as important as the Super Bowl is…
Read MoreWhat Will It be Like in Hell?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017Fall5WhatWillItBeLikeInHell.mp3 by Christopher Scott Wyatt Praise to Our God
Read MoreThe Loss of a Loved One
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Read MoreThe Suffering Savior
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by Christopher Scott Wyatt The Power of Music The Suffering Savior The Loss of a Loved One What Happens When We Die? What Will It be Like in Hell? What Will It be Like in Heaven?
Read MoreThe Power of Music
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017Fall1ThePowerOfMusic.mp3 by Christopher Scott Wyatt Music’s Influence Musical Experiment on Teens Think about all the different moods, feelings, and even actions that music inspires in us! Music can turn a stressful job or situation into a fun one! Music can turn jesters and revel rousers sober for a time! Think about what music does to…
Read MoreWorldliness
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Worldliness.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 I. From the beginning, Christians have struggled with living in a world of sin without being a part of that world. A. Paul’s struggle – Romans 7:14-25 B. Some would take Paul’s words and say that as long as I intend to please God, it doesn’t matter what I…
Read MorePresumptions
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Presumptions.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 19:7-14 I. Parents of teenagers are often exasperated trying to buy clothing for their children A. You find a great bargain and you just know your child will like it – up until they see it and they say “Yuck!” B. I remember not liking many of the things my…
Read MoreThe Character of the Wicked
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CharacterOfTheWicked.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 10 I. Is there any doubt that wicked people live in the world? A. We see the evidence daily in our news. B. We have direct contact more often than we could wish C. And then we wonder, as did the Psalmist, why doesn’t God do something about them? – Psalm…
Read MoreBe Imitators of Me
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Read MoreGod Is Still in Control
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Read MoreAdorning the Next Generation
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AdorningTheNextGeneration.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreThe Sovereignty of God (Hamilton)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/SovereigntyOfGod.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 6:13-21 I. When looking at the history of the development of the denominational world, one issue that has significant impact revolves around understanding God’s sovereignty. A. Sovereignty is being above or superior to others; to be chief, greatest, or supreme. B. The question is: Can God be sovereign if…
Read MoreThe Gospel: Is it Enough?
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Read MorePsalms 136
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Read MoreWhen Are Biblical Examples Binding?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/WhenAreBiblicalExamplesBinding.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Thessalonians 3:1-18 I. At first glance, the question seems to be trivial A. But then do people think of Judas hanging himself? 1. Well, obviously examples of sin is not to be followed B. How about meeting in someone’s home as the disciples did? 1. There are people who believe that a church…
Read MoreForgiveness (Feaster)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Forgiveness.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreJoseph’s Brothers
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JosephsBrothers.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MorePlacing Trust
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/PlacingTrust.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreBut It Is a Good Work!
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2062/05/ButItIsAGoodWork.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 I. Periodically I’ll get irate notes from people who are upset that I talk about the teachings of the Salvation Army and point out that they don’t match the Scriptures A. Rarely does anyone say I’m mistaken about the teachings, rather they think it shouldn’t be an issue…
Read MoreThe Local Church
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LocalChurch.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreAngels and Other Spiritual Beings
Text: Daniel 10 I. Men have long been fascinated by angels A. There is a bit of mystery involved because not much is written about them B. Yet what we do know leaves us in awe of these beings II. What are angels? A. The words for angel in both Hebrew and Greek simply means “messenger.” 1. First, and foremost,…
Read MoreModest Dress
Modest Dress – Part 1Modest Dress – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 2:9-10 I. Some people seem to be resistant to the idea that God is concerned with matters in this physical life. A. They hold a nebulous idea that God only deals with spiritual matters — ideas such as love, joy,…
Read MoreGodly Fathers
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/GodlyFathers.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreThe Need for Book, Chapter, and Verse
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/NeedForBookChapterAndVerse.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. Do we really need book, chapter, and verse? A. Frequently practices are justified by the absence of Scripture. “It doesn’t say not to.” B. The argument is taken so far as to say, “There is no book, chapter, and verse for having book, chapter, and verse.” C. The point of saying we need…
Read MoreFoundations of the Lord’s Supper
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FoundationsOfTheLordsSupper.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreUnless the Lord
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/UnlessTheLord.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreTraits of the Unhappy
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/TraitsOfTheUnhappy.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 27 I. Back in 2014 I ran across an article by Tamara Star, titled “Seven Habits of Chronically Unhappy People”. A. The author’s conjecture is that unhappy people establish habits that keep them miserable. B. These aren’t one time or infrequent events but the ways they basically view life II. A…
Read MoreMankind’s Worse Habit
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MankindsWorstHabit.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreWhat Do I Owe to the Church?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WhatDoIOweToTheChurch.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreWhy We Gather Together
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WhyWeGatherTogether.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreThe Natural Comes Before the Spiritual
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NaturalComesBeforeTheSpiritual.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Corinthians 15:35-49 I. It’s spring and gardener’s are out putting seeds into the ground, looking forward to crops of fruits, vegetables and flowers. A. Yet, no gardener puts in a seed expecting the seed to get bigger. The seeds stop being seeds, they “die” if you will, and become…
Read MoreJust as I Am (Hamilton)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JustAsIAm.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 51 I. “Just as I am! Without one plea, but that Thy blood was shed for me, and that Thou bidd’st me come to Thee, Oh Lamb of God, I come! I come!” A. When each of us come to Christ, we have no argument to offer that we deserve…
Read MoreSlander, Gossip, and Venting
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SlanderGossipAndVenting.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreThe Split of the Catholic Churches
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SplitOfTheCatholicChurches.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Matthew 23:1-12 I. Very shortly after the first century, one elder in the church became the chief elder and took on the title of bishop to distinguish himself from the other elders. A. Even though elder and bishop refers to the same duty – Titus 1:5,7 B. By the third…
Read MoreDo I Owe Anything to the Church?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DoIOweAnythingToTheChurch.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MorePracticing Kindness
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/PracticingKindness.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreThe Christian’s Attitude Toward Government
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ChristiansAttitudeTowardsGovernment.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreStand Still and Keep Silent
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/StandStillAndKeepSilent.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Exodus 14:5-31 I. Israel has been freed from the bondage of slavery by a series of miracles from God. A. But even as they were moving out of the Egyptian lands, Pharaoh changed his heart and came after his former slaves with an army. B. The people of Israel found themselves…
Read MoreFour Satanic Cultural Expressions of Christianity and What God Really Wants from Us
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017Spring5FourSatanicCulturalExpressionsOfChristianity.mp3 by Frederic Gray Life Lessons from the Lord
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