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Rahab
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rahab.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Joshua 2:1-24 I. Rahab has given many Bible students difficulty over the years. A. James 2:14-26 – James tells us she was an example of a working faith when she took in the Israelite spies and sent them out secretly. B. Notice that her action was listed as an example similar…
Read MoreLessons from Peter’s Walk on the Water
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LessonsFromPetersWalkOnTheWater.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 14:22-33 I. The events here immediately follow the miraculous feeding of a great multitude of people (5000 men, plus women and children). A. Jesus sends his disciples in a boat to the other shore while he dismissed the crowd. B. Jesus then climbs a nearby mountain to pray into the…
Read MoreNew Testament Apocrypha – Infancy Gospels
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NewTestamentApocryphaInfancyGospels.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 1:13-21 I. Reasons for existence A. Promotion of a false doctrine because support cannot be found in the Scriptures B. Gaps led to speculation 1. Have you ever wondered what Jesus’ childhood was like? So have many others, which has lead to infancy gospels to tell us what people imagined…
Read MoreSeven Paradoxes of the Cross
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Read MoreChoices (Perz)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015Spring7Choices.mp3 by Jonathan Perz 2015 Spring Meeting
Read MoreImitating God
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Read MoreJudas Iscariot
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Read MoreHe Preached Jesus to Him
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Read MoreHouse to House
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Read MoreTraditions
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Read MoreSpreading the Gospel
by Jonathan Perz Are You Open Minded? Traditions House to House He Preached Jesus to Him Judas Iscariot Imitating God Choices Seven Paradoxes of the Cross
Read MoreAre You Open Minded?
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Read MoreKeeping Your Heart
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Read MoreCreeds and Statements of Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CreedsAndStatementsOfFaith.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 17:11-23 I. Every once in a while someone will ask what is our statement of faith. A. Back when we were home schooling, we were wanting to get involved with a local group, but they wanted us to sign a statement of faith B. Another name for a statement of…
Read MoreCloud Watching
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CloudWatching.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 11 I. I have been wanting to learn a new language for a while. It would be useful to spread the gospel. A. I got started several times. I even made some fair progress for a while. But it just doesn’t seem to last. B. I ran across one man…
Read MorePraise the Lord!
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PraiseTheLord.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 113 I. What, exactly, is meant when someone says, “Praise the Lord!”? A. Do you go around saying “Praise the Lord!” once in a while? B. When something nice happens to a friend, do you respond with “Praise the Lord!”? C. Often words and phrases are used with little thought as…
Read MoreMan’s Sinful Nature
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MansSinfulNature.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. I’ve been hearing a lot about man’s sinful nature A. A large number of people in denominations take it for granted that mankind is born sinful. 1. In other words, people can’t help but to sin because it is a part of our nature. 2. The Philadelphia Confession of Faith (p. 7-8) states…
Read MoreGod and the Problem of Sin
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/GodAndTheProblemOfSin.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Titus 2:11-15 I. God’s Nature A. God is Holy – Isaiah 6:3 1. There is not even a hint of sin in God – I John 1:5 2. Evil is not a part of His nature, nor does He accept evil in others – Psalms 5:4 3. If we are to have fellowship…
Read MoreThe Teaching of God’s Word
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TeachingOfGodsWord.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 92 I. Jesus made a comment in Matthew 16:18 that we are all familiar with A. Notice something that many overlook: What does Jesus mean that the “gates of hell will not overcome it?” 1. Many talk about how Satan’s army cannot overcome the church. 2. But read this again. Which…
Read MoreHow to Pray
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HowToPray.mp3 by Steven Chetelat
Read MoreWho Is Jesus?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/WhoIsJesus.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreHow to Ruin Our Influence
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Read MoreThe Gospel
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gospel.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 2:1-11 I. The word “gospel” translates a Greek word that means “good news” A. The gospel is a message that is to be heralded to all the world – Mark 16:15 B. It is a message that brings hope to those who hear it – Colossians 1:23 C. It is a…
Read MorePutting Off the Lord’s Work
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Read MoreThe Lord Our God Is One
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/LordOurGodIsOne.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Deuteronomy 6 I. In the world there are many views divinity. A. We can broadly categorize them as: 1. Polytheism a. Many gods, each independent. They interact with each other, sometimes cooperatively and sometimes in opposition to each other. b. Hinduism is a modern day polytheistic religion 2. Monotheism a. There is a single god…
Read MorePantheism and Deism
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PantheismAndDeism.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 5:8-21 I. It is amazing the many, subtle ways Satan introduces false religions into the thinking of many well intentioned Christians A. Movies are a popular vehicle for false ideas. We often look for the big errors. 1. Example: Pocahontas was criticized for its slaughter of history and scantily dressed main…
Read MoreAdd to Your Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AddToYourFaith.mp3 by Steve Chetelat
Read MoreDaily
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Daily.mp3 by Steve Chetelat
Read MoreLiving Spiritual Lives
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/LivingSpiritualLives.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreWould that Bother You?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WouldThatBotherYou.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreMind Your Manners
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MindYourManners.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 17:11-19 I. Is it just me, or have people have become quite rude? A. It seems that common courtesy has become increasingly uncommon B. Rudeness is glorified on television, movies, and videos. You would think the only way to get people to laugh is to be crude. C. I realize that…
Read MoreWhy Do People Die?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WhyDoPeopleDie.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. God warned Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of one particular tree – Genesis 2:15-17 A. Yet despite the warning, both Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit. B. As a result, death then entered the world – Genesis 3:19 1. Because man had sinned, he was forbidden access…
Read MoreVacant Chairs
Vacant Chairs – Part 1Vacant Chairs – Part 2Vacant Chairs – Part 3Vacant Chairs – Part 4 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. There is a office that is vacant; chairs that need filling A. Perhaps there are some here today that can fill the need 1. Not everyone can fill it. No everyone will want to. 2. I Corinthians…
Read MoreThe Doorstep of the Promised Land
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DoorstepOfThePromisedLand.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreLacking Self-Control
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LackingSelfControl.mp3 by Brett Bowen
Read MoreElders in the Old Testament
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/EldersInTheOldTestament.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Job 29 I. While we don’t live under the laws of the Old Testament, there are things to be learned from its pages – Romans 15:4 A. Sometimes we forget that elders have been used long before the church B. It would be useful to learn some of the history of…
Read MoreElders Who Rule Well
Elders Who Rule Well – Part 1Elders Who Rule Well – Part 2 Text: I Timothy 5:17-21 I. Consider an imaginary congregation A. At the beginning, there was much work to be done. The challenges of the demands required many sacrifices. B. The members joined in planning and the work. As each was aware of what went…
Read MorePray Without Ceasing
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014Fall8PrayWithoutCeasing.mp3 by Mike Waters The Good Life
Read MoreThe Providence of God (Waters)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014Fall7TheProvidenceOfGod.mp3 by Mike Waters The Good Life
Read MoreContentment in Christ
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014Fall6ContentmentInChrist.mp3 by Mike Waters The Good Life
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