Disappointed by Christ?

by David Gibson Jesus does not always fulfill people’s expectations. “Teacher,” a man said to Jesus, “tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me” (Luke 12:13 NASB). But Jesus refused, warning him about the trap of greed. When those Jesus fed with the loaves and fish returned the next day for more, Jesus…

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This Is Amazing!

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/This-Is-Amazing.mp3 by Raymond Warfel

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Do You Expect to Go to Heaven?

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DoYouExpectToGoToHeaven.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.         Should God save you?             A.        Paul was able to say, “Yes, I did the Lord’s will.” – II Tim. 4:6-8             B.        Can you say that about your own life?             C.        How did you become a Christian?                         1.         Converted from a denomination or from out of the world?                         2.         Raised in the church?             D.        All are the…

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The Other Side of Truth

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/OtherSideOfTruth.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Thessalonians 1:3-10   I.         People tend to focus one aspect, one characteristic when they deal with another person             A.        We have a tendency to categorize people, to pick out a dominate trait             B.        When people talk about God or Jesus, they will focus on the love of God.                         1.         God is love,…

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Seeing Only What You Want to See

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/SeeingOnlyWhatYouWantToSee.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 50   I.         I would like to share a portion of a letter I received: “I am in love with this girl who loved me too. We loved each other so crazily but at one point I realized that she had been lying to me for no reason to…

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Why didn’t the Jews believe Jesus?

Question: Why didn’t the Jews believe Jesus? Answer: It is a curious thing, is it not, that the Son of God came to live among men (John 1:14), and yet he is rejected by the very people who had been expecting his arrival for thousands of years. “He was in the world, and the world…

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It’s Not What I Expected

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 53:1-12   I.         Perhaps you are wondering             A.        Where are the special Christmas displays and decorations?             B.        How come the bulletin doesn’t mention the Christ’s birth?             C.        This is not what I expected! II.        Naaman – II Kings 5:1-19             A.        Naaman was expecting Elisha to come out of his house, wave his arms and chant…

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