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Why Get Married?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WhyGetMarried.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Genesis 2:18-24 I. Society’s attitude toward marriage has changed drastically over the last few decades. A. Fewer people are marrying while at the same time homosexuals are demanding the right to marry. B. I’ve been told in recent years: 1. “My parents divorced. I don’t want to put my kids through that,…
Read MoreHow Long Was the Egyptian Bondage?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HowLongWasTheEgyptianBondage.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Exodus 12:30-41 I. As Christians, we need to be prepared to make a defense – Jude 3; I Peter 3:15 A. People don’t want to follow God’s word, so they figure if they can cast doubt in one area, they can ignore the Bible in all areas. B. One way is…
Read MoreConverting a Soul
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/ConvertingASoul.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Colossians 2:1-7 I. When dealing with people, it should not surprise anyone that there will be disagreements. A. Being people, each individual has his own mix of ideas and desires. B. The true difficulty comes in getting others to do what needs to be done when they aren’t inclined to do…
Read MoreThe Resurrection of Jesus (Hamilton)
The Resurrection of JesusThe Resurrection of Jesus – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 13:16-41 I. Central to every Christian’s belief in his salvation is the resurrection of Jesus – I Corinthians 15:12-19 A. If Jesus was not raised, . . . 1. Then every preacher has been teaching falsehoods 2. Our faith in the Bible…
Read MoreA Good Testimony
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GoodTestimony.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: III John I. The book of III John is not very long, but it teaches us many things concerning our example. A. There is the bad example of Diotrephes, but there is the excellent example of Demetrius – III John 11-12 B. People spoke well of him, but John mentions that…
Read MoreWhen God Forsook Jesus
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WhenGodForsookJesus.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 27:33-54 I. Assumptions can lead to wrong conclusions A. As Jesus was dying on the cross, he cried out – Matthew 27:46 B. Some claim that God abandoned Jesus because Jesus took on the world’s sins: 1. “My answer is that it was Jesus, the Man who became sin for…
Read MoreDo You Know What Is Following You?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DoYouKnowWhatIsFollowingYou.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 5:24-25 I. I guess my wife and I are reaching another milestone in life. People we’ve known, who are our age, are beginning to pass away. A. It might sound sad, but it really isn’t. I was thinking about the passing of someone recently. He had a few…
Read MoreWhen I am Old, Then I’ll be Good
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WhenIAmOldThenIllBeGood.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 25:1-13 I. In Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers we learn that salvation is available to all who will come to the Lord, no matter when it is done – Matthew 20:1-16 A. Jesus in his mercy chooses to treat all alike. B. When an elderly man wrote to me,…
Read MoreA Tale of Two Women
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TaleOfTwoWomen.mp3 Text: Proverbs 1:20-33 I. Solomon addresses the book of Proverbs to young men – Proverbs 1:8 A. And in the course of his advice on many subjects, he introduces us to two women: Wisdom and unnamed immoral woman B. These aren’t actual women but personifications of two ideas C. The question left hanging in the air is…
Read MoreWhat Hinders Me From Being Baptized?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013Spring8WhatHindersMeFromBeingBaptized.mp3 by Lance Blackburn Lessons for Our Time
Read MoreWill We Do Right by Him?
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Read MoreInternet Dangers
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013Spring6InternetDangers.mp3 by Lance Blackburn Lessons for Our Time
Read MoreIs It Convenient?
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Read MoreDoesn’t God Want Me To Be Happy?
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Read MoreI Saw, I Desired, and I Took
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013Spring3ISawIDesiredAndITook.mp3 by Lance Blackburn Lessons for Our Time
Read MoreZealous or Lukewarm?
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Read MoreLessons for Our Time
by Lance Blackburn of Sharpsburg, Georgia March 3-8, 2013 Giving and Taking a Rebuke (outline only) Zealous or Lukewarm? I Saw, I Desired, and I Took Doesn’t God Want Me To Be Happy? Is It Convenient? Internet Dangers Will We Do Right by Him? What Hinders Me from Being Baptized?
Read MoreParenting Grade-School Children — Responsibility Training
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ParentingGradeSchoolChildrenResponsibilityTraining.mp3 by Jeffrey W Hamilton Text: Lamentations 3:25-36 I. How quickly our children grow A. The years between five and nine seem to quickly fly by B. The children enter school. C. Relationships with people outside family develops 1. Teachers 2. Friends – usually strongly attached to same sex D. Sibling rivalry common especially with those of the opposite sex E. Growth…
Read MoreLearning from Philemon
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/LearningFromPhilemon.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreAbsalom
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Absalom.mp3 by Andrew Long
Read MoreBy What Authority Do You Do These Things?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ByWhatAuthorityDoYouDoTheseThings.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 21:23-27 I. The Book of Judges discusses the ups and downs of the children of Israel in following God. A. It quickly becomes apparent that there are more downs than ups. B. Most telling though is how the book ends – Judges 21:25 C. Here was a society that didn’t follow…
Read MoreGiving and Taking a Rebuke
by Lance Blackburn Rebuke – to admonish, charge, convict; a stern correction Rebuking is a vital part of the Christian’s life This is true of giving and receiving rebukes Jesus often rebuked His disciples: Mark 8:33; Luke 9:55 Paul commanded Timothy and Titus to rebuke: I Timothy 5:20; II Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:13; 2:15 Wisdom…
Read MoreThe Prudent Person
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PrudentPerson.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Thessalonians 5:1-10 I. The Hebrew word arum refers to a clever or crafty person. A. In a negative way it refers to a person who deceives or tricks another person, such as the serpent in the Garden – Genesis 3:1 B. But it can also refer to the person to…
Read MoreParenting Pre-School Children – Obedience Training
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ParentingPreschoolersObedienceTraining.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 6:1-4 I. Simply because limits are placed, it doesn’t mean that they are always followed A. Children of this age have a fair ability to communicate B. A source of endless “Why?” 1. It is no longer enough to know something exists, they want a reason. 2. Not so much as to…
Read MoreSpiritual Junk Food
Spiritual Junk Food – Part 1Spiritual Junk Food – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Colossians 2:8-23 I. There are always those who will try to destroy the work of God, offering up human derived philosophies to override God given truth – Colossians 2:3-4, 8 A. While sounding plausible, they are in fact empty -…
Read MoreCheating
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Cheating.mp3 by PJ Anderson
Read MoreWhy Is Evil Allowed?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/WhyIsEvilAllowed.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 8:6-13 I. It has happened again. Incomprehensible horror has struck to kill innocent children. A. But we want to know why? Why did it happen? Why couldn’t it be stopped? B. I’ve seen guns blamed, drugs blamed, psychological problems blamed, schools blamed, and, yes, even God blamed – Psalms 10:1…
Read MoreA Lot to Be Humble About
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/LotToBeHumbleAbout.mp3 by Daniel Holloway
Read MoreSelf-Control (Anderson)
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/SelfControl.mp3 by PJ Anderson
Read MoreSelections from Psalms
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/SelectionsFromPsalms.mp3 by PJ Anderson
Read MorePredestined to Glory
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PredestinedToGlory.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 I. The confusion over predestination isn’t due to understanding that it exists; rather, the questions is who was predestined and for what purpose. A. “the doctrine that God in consequence of his foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) B. “The doctrine…
Read MoreThe Holman Christian Standard Bible
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HolmanChristianStandardBible.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 1:16-21 I. Publishers are producing more translations of the Bible, in part because a popular translation can lead to a good amount of profit from royalties. A. This means a drive to present the text of the Bible in modern terms for readability. B. In 2012 the most popular…
Read MoreParenting Two and Three-Year-Olds: Limits Tested
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ParentingTwoAndThreeYearOldsLimits.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 12:3-14 I. What parent hasn’t been warned about the terrible twos and threes A. The cause of trouble 1. No longer completely dependent on parents 2. Children can efficiently move about — run, climb, manipulate objects — but they haven’t learned safety. 3. They can now express their desires, but they haven’t…
Read MoreUnderstanding Islam
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/UnderstandingIslam.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 9:51-56 I. Defenders of Islam have been quick to announce that terrorist actions have nothing to do with Islam A. The people involved are extremists who misapply the Qur’an to accomplish their own aims. B. Islam is about peace they insist. The militant are confusing literal and symbolic passages. C. People…
Read MoreImprinting On Christ
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ImprintingOnChrist.mp3 by Brett Bowen
Read MoreDrinking in the New Testament
Drinking in the New Testament – Part 1Drinking in the New Testament – Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Proverbs 23:29-33 I. Consistently in the Scriptures, drunkenness is condemned A. I Corinthians 6:9-10 – A drunkard cannot inherit the kingdom of God B. Romans 13:13 – Carousing and drunkenness is improper behavior C. Few people argue that…
Read MoreParenting Toddlers: Love and Security
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ParentingToddlersLoveAndSecurity.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Proverbs 3:13-26 I. Toddlers A. A wonderful age. 1. Everything is a new and fresh delight 2. Curious about everything a. Often into things forbidden, not because of maliciousness b. But curiosity with what is behind this, with what happens with that? B. Beginnings of communications 1. Relief! You now have clues as to the child’s…
Read MoreParenting Newborns: Learning Patience
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ParentingNewbornsLearningPatience.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Peter 5:6-11 I. Many changes comes to a family when a child is born A. Preparation is made for the coming years B. With a newborn, it is the parents, not the child who have much to learn C. We could speak of love, devotion, but the lesson needed most is…
Read MoreKnowledge: The Key to Security in Christ
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012Fall6KnowledgeTheKeyToSecurityInChrist.mp3 by Rob Speer God and I
Read MoreWhy I am a Predestinarian
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012Fall5WhyIAmAPredestinarian.mp3 by Rob Speer God and I
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