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Called for Service
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Read MoreThe Omnis of God
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Read MoreOne of Those Days
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/OneOfThoseDays.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 14:1-36 I. It is easy to get a distorted view of time while reading the Bible A. We see the highlights over a 4,000+ year period of time and come away thinking that miracles and exciting events happened constantly B. But sometime we read the events in the Gospels and don’t…
Read MoreThankfulness and Remembrance
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Read MoreSteps for Spiritual Growth
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Read MoreIf I Have to Sin
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Read MoreAll By Myself
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AllByMyself.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Colossians 3:12-17 I. Why do I have to go to church? A. After all, I can worship God all by myself. B. After all, all Christians are priests – I Peter 2:9 C. I can read my Bible and I don’t need anyone else – Ephesians 3:3-4 D. I can pray all by…
Read MoreThe Good Confession
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GoodConfession.mp3 Text: I Timothy 6:6-16 I. We all have heard of the five steps of salvation, even though there are really more than five steps. Five just makes it easier to remember. A. Today we are going to focus on confession. B. Exactly what is to be confessed? How is it to be confessed? When are we…
Read MoreThey Caused the People to Trust in a Lie
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Read MoreThe Workings of Satan
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Read MoreSeeing the White Fields
Seeing the White Fields – Part 1Seeing the White Fields – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 4:5-42 I. Indulge me for a moment and consider the following situations: A. You are talking about what various church have to offer in the area with your neighbor and you take the opportunity to invite him…
Read MoreLongsuffering
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Longsuffering.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Numbers 13:30-14:12 I. In a desire to be kind, to give each person a chance, our criminal system frequently fails to uphold justice A. We assume people want to improve themselves, so we give people multiple second-chances. 1. For a few it is an opportunity to turn their life around 2. But…
Read MoreLoving the Brethren
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Read MoreGenerational Degeneration
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Read MoreCareful What You Say (Sermon)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CarefulWhatYouSay.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 5:1-8 I. There is a passage that should cause each of us to pause – Matthew 12:32-37 A. We will give an account to God for every idle word we speak! B. What we say will either justify us or condemn us C. We will not be able to avoid facing…
Read MoreShelomith’s Son
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ShelomithsSon.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Leviticus 24:10-23 I. Shelomith had married a non-Israelite and it appears that her son took more after his father than his mother A. He got into a fight with an Israelite. During the fight he cursed and blasphemed the name of God. For this he was jailed. 1. He wasn’t jailed for…
Read MoreLaborers in the Vineyard
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LaborersInTheVineyard.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 20:1-16 I. The context of the parable A. A rich, young ruler had come to Jesus asking how to be saved. – Matthew 19:16-22 1. Jesus told him to follow the law, but the young man wasn’t satisfied with this. He wanted something more. 2. Jesus told him that if he…
Read MoreWhat Does Baptism Have to Do with Salvation?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WhatDoesBaptismHaveToDoWithSalvation.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Kings 5:1-14 I. Leprosy is a terrible disease. A. It is a bacterial infection that causes skin lesions and nerve damage B. It has only been curable since the early 1980’s. C. So it is no wonder that a commander in Syria’s army would go great lengths to be cured. D. Yet…
Read MoreSins Against the Holy Spirit
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SinsAgainstTheHolySpirit.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 16:7-14 I. The work of the Holy Spirit is to reveal the teachings of God to mankind A. It is not a work that is directly observed. Like the wind you see the effect of the Spirit’s work in people’s lives – John 3:8 B. Jesus told his disciples that…
Read MoreFishing or Sleeping?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FishingOrSleeping.mp3 by Alan Feaster
Read MoreWhat Forgiveness Means
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WhatForgivenessMeans.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 103 I. When we forgive, we need to do as God has forgiven us – Ephesians 4:32 A. Our forgiveness depends on our forgiving others – Matthew 6:14-15 B. But forgiveness is not empty words. It means something II. Forgiveness returns joy to the forgiven – Psalms 103:1-5 A. When someone injures…
Read MoreThe Sin and Guilt Offerings
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SinAndGuiltOfferings.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 13:10-16 I. The Law of Moses featured numerous sacrifices and making sense of them can be difficult A. There were five categories: Sin, trespass, burnt, meat, and peace offerings 1. But they were also grouped in another way: Firstfruits, wave, heave, vow, voluntary, and drink offerings 2. They were also divided…
Read MoreInfant Baptism (Hamilton)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/InfantBaptism.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Romans 7:7-25 I. Historians will admit that infant baptism did not appear in the church until the second or third century A. Roman Catholics 1. “There is no express mention of the baptism of infants in the New Testament” [Question Box, page 23]. 2. “It is difficult to give strict proof…
Read MoreThe Lost Sheep
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LostSheep.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 15:1-7 I. When people can’t fault a person, they will sometimes seek to find fault in the way someone does things. A. This is how the Pharisees and Scribes sought to degrade Jesus’ reputation. B. It wasn’t something they would do. In fact, they implied it there was something wrong…
Read MoreWhat Do You Hope to Catch?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WhatDoYouHopeToCatch.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Mark 6:31-44 I. What you hope to catch determines the type of bait you use A. A worm may land you a fish, but it probably won’t lure a mouse into a trap B. Even in fishing, there are different baits to be used for different fish C. I’ve known young women…
Read MoreAn Eye Exam
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/EyeExam.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 11:34-36 I. There is an old saying that bad things come in threes and to a lot of people this appears to be a true statement A. Life is filled with good and bad events B. But what happens is that when something bad happens, we start focusing on the…
Read MoreFarther Along
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FartherAlong.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 73 I. When you were young, you might have grumbled about why you had to clean your room, why were there so many chores, or why you could not stay out late with your friends. A. The adults in this room look back and realize that there were good…
Read MoreLet the Beauty of Jesus Be Seen
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LetTheBeautyOfJesusBeSeen.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 4:6-12 I. I had someone ask if a person should be baptized if it was known that he was living with his girlfriend, but not sleeping with her A. If we accept that this was the actual situation, the problem remains that neighbors and friends in the world…
Read MoreThe “By What” and “How” of the Gifts of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ByWhatAndHowOfTheGiftsOfGod.mp3 by Clint Crosier
Read MoreSimple Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SimpleFaith.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreFishers of Men (Crosier)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FishersOfMen.mp3 by Clint Crosier
Read MoreThe 144,000
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/144000.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Revelation 14:1-5 I. The Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the kingdom of heaven will be established after the “end times” with 144,000 faithful saints chosen by God to becomes spirits and to rule with Christ for the millennium. A. These rulers, they say, will govern the earth on which will dwell…
Read MoreTalking with a Muslim about Religion
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TalkingWithAMuslimAboutReligion.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Titus 1:10-16 I. How do you talk with someone about religion when there is little common ground? A. A good way to start is to find something in that religion that is true and that can be used as a basis of discussion. 1. In a false religion, not everything is…
Read MoreJesus Loves Me
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/JesusLovesMe.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Mark 10:13-16 I. “Jesus Loves Me” is a tune known the world over A. It was written in 1860 by Anna Bartlett Warner as a poem for her sister’s book, Say and Seal. In the story the poem is recited by Mr. Linden, one of the characters, as he comforts…
Read MoreSalvation
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Salvation.mp3 Text: Romans 2:1-11 I. A classic comic skit is to have two people engaged in a conversation. He thinks he is talking about one topic. She thinks the conversation is about an entirely different matter. Yet, the statements said make perfectly good sense to both parties. A. I realized I was having one of those…
Read MoreFigures of Speech – Sudden Silence
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FiguresOfSpeechSuddenSilence.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Exodus 32:15-35 I. The purpose of figurative speech is to add emphasis to what is being spoken or written. A. It might make something more memorial, such as a parable giving a story to hang a teaching upon. B. It might puzzle you or even startle you with an apparent breaking…
Read MoreMaking the Best of Bad Situations
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MakingTheBestOfBadSituations.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Philippians 1:12-18 I. As much as we might wish it otherwise, we aren’t often in control A. Things aren’t always optimal B. Things don’t always go our way II. Better than you might think A. The Philippians had hear of Paul’s imprisonment – Philippians 4:14 1. Such would normally be a concern B. Yet Paul…
Read MorePrecious Memories
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PreciousMemories.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 119:97-104 I. This lesson actually started out as a challenge to myself. I had read yet another article that talked about how “Precious Memories” was a poor song, lacking in scriptural foundation. A. But I could think of several applicable verses, so I decided to do a lesson based…
Read MoreHope
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Hope.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. What are the things that you hope for? A. In other words, what do you expect the future to hold for you? B. Hope is the upper limit on the things that we gain. You will not do much better than what you expect from yourself. C. The pessimist versus the optimist…
Read MoreOffense
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Offense.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text Matthew 15:21-28 I. We live in a society with a chip on its shoulder A. People are looking for reasons to complain and to blame. B. Say the wrong word and you will find your job in jeopardy, close friends will split, or long standing members of the church will leave…
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