Gentle, Not Quarrelsome

August 21, 2026

by Edwin Crozier Text: II Timothy 2 I find it a bit humorous. When Paul tells Timothy he is given a spirit of power instead of fear and tells him to fan his gift into flame, many people conclude, “Timothy must have been a timid, cowardly fellow.” However, I’ve yet to hear anyone say, “You…

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Let’s Be Reasonable

November 16, 2021

by Ken Green “Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand” (Philippians 4:5 ESV). “Let’s be reasonable, shall we?” We don’t usually say (or hear) those words till we’re in a conflict that has escalated well beyond reasoning. Paul says we should be known for being reasonable. It starts with rejecting…

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Kindness

September 12, 2021

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kindness.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 12:9-21   I.         When a person walks as the Spirit directs, it produces a fruit that has many attributes – Galatians 5:13-25             A.        We will focus on one of those attributes today: kindness.             B.        chrestotes is a form of the word for usefulness. It means kindness, goodness, or honesty             C.        God is…

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