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In Due Time We Will Reap
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014Fall5InDueTimeWeWillReap.mp3 by Mike Waters The Good Life
Read MoreBuilding a Lasting Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014Fall4BuildingALastingFaith.mp3 by Mike Waters The Good Life
Read MoreMarriage Counsel from Peter
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Read MoreThe Good Life – Five Lessons from Ecclesiastes
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Read MoreThe Good Life (Waters)
by Mike Waters The Good Life – Five Lessons from Ecclesiastes Marriage Counsel from Peter God’s Plan for His People Building a Lasting Faith In Due Time We Will Reap Contentment in Christ The Providence of God Pray Without Ceasing
Read MoreThe Rule of Elders (Hamilton)
The Rule of Elders – Part 1The Rule of Elders – Part 2 Reading: Matthew 20:20-28 I. Consider an imaginary congregation A. It is a fair-sized group with an abundance of men, but few are actively involved in the work of the church. B. There are two active and very visible elders. 1. They exclusively teach the adult…
Read MoreTrip Report – 2014 (Singapore, Bali)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TripReport2014.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton
Read MoreGrowing Old
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GrowingOld.mp3 by Austin Hausner
Read MoreDo Not be Afraid
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DoNotBeAfraid.mp3 by Dean Scarlet
Read MoreThe Lord Reigns
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/LordReigns.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreMan’s Positional Relationship to God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MansPositionalRelationshipToGod.mp3 by Clint Crosier
Read MoreDealing with Bad News
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DealingWithBadNews.mp3 by Evan Barnwell
Read MoreGoing to the Source (The Anointing of the Spirit)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GoingToTheSource.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I John 2:18-29 I. The other day, one of my boys needed help with a math problem, so I asked him to show me the problem. He brought in his paper on which he was working. A. “No,” I said, “I need to see the original problem in the book.”…
Read MoreLed by the Spirit (Hamilton)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/LedByTheSpirit.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 8:1-17 I. We have spoken at length in the past about the exactly who is the Holy Spirit A. We have shown that he is a being who is a part of the Godhead, just as the Father and the Son. B. He is made more mysterious by men because of…
Read MoreJustifying Ourselves
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/JustifyingOurselves.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreShould We be Picky?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ShouldWeBePicky.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 50:7-23 I. Jesus’ condemnation of the Jews, especially the Pharisees and the Sadducees, is well-known A. Many Christians are rightly concerned that they not fall into the same trap that snared the Pharisees. 1. Often when it is pointed out that we should do things one way and not another,…
Read MoreThe Historical Accuracy of the Bible
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HistoricalAccuracyOfTheBible.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 41:21-29 I. When we claim that the Bible is inspired, we are giving a vague notion that it uplifts a person (though it does) or that it is unique (though it is). A. Inspiration means it came from the mouth of God – II Timothy 3:16-17 B. But it is…
Read MoreArchaeology and the Old Testament
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ArchaeologyAndTheBible.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 41:21-29 I. Mankind’s memories of the past are poor at best A. In general, we don’t keep extensive records and those records we do keep are often on material that does not last. B. There is a branch of science, called archeology that attempts to bring the past to light.…
Read MoreOur Love for God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OurLoveForGod.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreSoldiers of Christ
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SoldiersOfChrist.mp3 by Clint Crosier
Read MoreBiblical Infallibility: The Bible’s Claims for Itself
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BiblesClaimsForItself.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Deuteronomy 31:24-29 I. A. When talking about whether we can trust the Bible or not, it may seem strange to turn to the very book we are considering. B. We want to show that it is not a optional belief. C. The Bible claims to be infallible. If it is not in…
Read MoreValidating the Good News
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ValidatingTheGoodNews.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 41:21-29 I. How do I know that the Bible is inspired? How can I be really certain that it comes from God? A. There are various ways to show that the Bible must have came from God. B. Today we will use methods that the Bible itself suggests. II. If the…
Read MoreIt’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring8ItsFridayButSundaysComing-1.mp3 by Brian Faulkner 2014 Spring Meeting
Read MoreThe Valley of Dried Bones
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring7TheValleyOfDryBones-1.mp3 by Brian Faulkner On Being a Christian
Read MoreJust a Church?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring5JustAChurch-1.mp3 by Brian Faulkner On Being a Christian
Read MoreIs that You O Troubler of Israel?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring4IsThatYouOTroublerOfIsrael.mp3 by Bryan Faulkner On Being a Christian
Read MoreForbearing One Another in Love
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring3ForbearingOneAnotherInLove.mp3 by Brian Faulkner On Being a Christian
Read MoreFed and Led
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring2FedAndLed.mp3 by Brian Faulkner Text: Psalms 23 Introduction: Live in a society that wants no responsibility Welfare mentality Want someone else to do the thinking Little or no investigation Even less concern Do as little as possible Runaway lawsuits to get rich Lottery Want and look for the easiest way out This leads to socialism…
Read MoreOn Being a Christian
by Brian Faulkner March 23-28, 2014 More Fear than Faith Fed and Led Forbearing One Another in Love Is That You O Troubler of Israel? Just a Church? Religious But Not Righteous The Valley of Dry Bones It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming
Read MoreMore Fear than Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014Spring1MoreFearThanFaith.mp3 by Brian Faulkner On Being a Christian
Read MoreIs Salvation Assured?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IsSalvationAssured.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I John 2:15-25 I. During the Reformation, a man named John Calvin came up with a system of belief that has impacted a large portion of the denominational world. A. The ideas were not original with Calvin. He based his work on many that preceded him. B. What Calvin did was…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Depart?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/WhyDoSomeDepart.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 13:18-23 I. When teaching someone about the gospel, it is hard not to invest a bit of yourself into the one you are trying to reach. A. You know the importance of being a Christian, and you care about the one you are teaching. If not, why spend the…
Read MoreThe Man of Sin
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ManOfSin.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Thessalonians 2:1-12 I. Have you noticed that when little is said on a particular topic that it generates more discussion than when much is said? A. Of course, when little is said the range of possibilities is wide open. B. It generates strong opinions (not truths, just opinions) which cannot…
Read MoreThe Christian and Business
The Christian and Business – Part 1The Christian and Business – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 12:15-21 I. I saw an article where the author railed against a business A. The gist was that the corporation was “bad” because it was large and successful 1. The author assumed that its success must have come…
Read MoreImagined Sins
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ImaginedSins.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Proverbs 30:5-6 I. Certain ideas get repeated in the religious world, often enough that people accept them as truth without stopping to ask if this is really in the Bible or not A. “You are saved by faith alone” – despite James 2:24 B. “Baptism is an outward sign of an…
Read MoreCreeping Toward Sodom
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CreepingTowardSodom.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Genesis 13:1-13 I. Lot’s problems began when his herdsmen could no longer get along with the herdsmen of Abram – Genesis 13:5-7 A. This is often the first sign of problems among brethren – they are no longer able to be of one mind 1. I Corinthians 1:10-13 – There were…
Read MoreSaint or Sinner?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SaintOrSinner.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 1 I. Would you describe yourself as a saint or a sinner? Or perhaps you see yourself as both. A. John Calvin, and his followers, believe that God selects those who are saved. Once selected, that person cannot be removed from God’s saving hand. B. We realize that this cannot…
Read MoreThe Lord Knows Those Who Are His
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LordKnowsThoseWhoAreHis.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Timothy 2:14-21 I. There are always going to be people who will not accept what God says. They’ll quibble over words to get wiggle room for their particular beliefs. A. That is why the Christian has to be a good student of the Bible – II Timothy 2:15 B. You…
Read MoreThe Promise of His Coming
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/PromiseOfHisComing.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 3:1-13 I. The variety of beliefs regarding Jesus’ return is large. A. Many expect Jesus to return to rule here on earth B. II Peter 3 stands as a rebuke to those who desire to see the coming as anything other than what it is – the end of…
Read MoreOur Sole Standard
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/OurSoleStandard.mp3 Text: Ephesians 3:1-13 I. In a discussion with a Roman Catholic, he objected to the idea of staying only with the Bible as our source of authority. A. In particular, he believes that the Spirit uses sources other than the Bible to reveal God’s will B. He argued that the apostles only had a partial revelation…
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