The Greatest Plan

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Greatest-Plan.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 5:27-42   I.         The rulers of the Jews were upset.             A.        They had killed off a man whom they thought was leading the people against them, but his teachings just won’t go away.                         1.         Men who were his disciples had continued to teach this man’s doctrine.                         2.         They could not be intimidated,…

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Planning Your Life

by P.D. Wilmeth These seven teenage years are a great adventure in experiences, with all the risks and hazards of unknown paths. They are tremendously important years this is a journey that we make only once. There is no roundtrip ticket, most of us according to the calendar will be on this road for about…

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What Is Your Future?

by Jefferson David Tant There is something that I believe comes into the minds of every living being from time to time. And that “something” is “What is in the future for me — tomorrow, next week, next year, ten years?” Some seeking to know, go to fortune tellers who are good at guessing. Then…

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How do you plan for the future without borrowing trouble from the future?

Question: How does one balance planning for the future without borrowing troubles from the future? Matthew 6:34 says to not worry about tomorrow because it will worry about itself, and today has its own trouble. One must be responsible about planning for the future within reason without imagining all that could possibly go wrong and…

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What does it mean to commit your plans to God?

Question: What does it mean to commit your plans to God? Does it simply mean just tell God what you plan in prayer and, of course, making sure your plan is in accordance with His will? Since God directs our steps, then whatever good we do benefits the whole church. What does that mean exactly?…

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Go Often Askew?

by Jim Ward via The Lost River Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 1, Jan. 2009. Robert Burns, the Bard of Scotland, was also known as the “Ploughman Bard,” because he earned his sparse living as a farmer. One day while plowing, Mr. Burns destroyed a nest of a mouse. He marked the event in a poem…

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If the Lord Wills

by Ron Drumm Our world is much like the New Testament world concerning buying and selling merchandise and being involved in marketing a product. Business involves planning how to market and sell your goods. God cares about our business endeavors. But He wants us to see the importance of not boasting about our work. James…

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Resolved!

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Philippians 3:7-14 I.         The old year is behind us and a whole new year lies before us             A.        What does this year hold for you?                         1.         What would you like to do?                         2.         What will you actually do?             B.        Each day is unique                         1.         “Today is the first day of the rest of your life”                         2.         Today…

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