Archive for May, 2006
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals.
The Charity, Freedom and Diversity (NVD) party said on its Web site it would be officially registered Wednesday, proclaiming: “We are going to […]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
The example of Paul’s preaching at Lystra (Acts 14) shows us that the efficacy of the preaching of the gospel is dependent entirely upon the goodness of the hearts of men.
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Passages such as Ephesians 1:3 and Romans 8:31-36 teach that we have abundant blessings (”we are more than conquerors”) in Christ Jesus. This lesson examines the fact that we are “Filled” in Christ.
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Friday, May 26th, 2006
Every Christian should have the desire to bow down before the Almighty God in reverence, and with frequency, to offer up worship to Him. God has given us this opportunity in the assembly of the saints.
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
We have started a podcast on the soundteaching.org site, and are offering a new edition of the podcast each Friday afternoon. While much of the material at the site the members have already seen (bulletin articles and sermons), these podcasts are unique to the site itself. So, they will benefit the brethren here.
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
The Westworth Village church of Christ (a congregation located just a few blocks down the road from the West Side church) was reported in the River Oaks News on May 25, 2006 as receiving a $1,000 donation from Wal-Mart. Did the church violate scripture by accepting the donation?
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
It is important that we recognize the devil for who he is, our adversary, our enemy. He exists, he is evil, smart, deceitful and desirous of our harm. He will destroy us if we give him an opportunity. He has “wiles”, he attacks with “fiery darts”, and we must arm ourselves against him (cf. Ephesians 6:10-20).
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Monday, May 22nd, 2006
The Bible reveals Jesus to be the Prince of Peace. And yet, in Luke 12 Jesus said He came to earth to bring division. The sermon explains how these seemingly contradictory statements are in fact both true, and that the key revolves around the individuals response to the grace of God extended in Jesus.
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Monday, May 22nd, 2006
This sermon examines the attitudes which sometimes cause people to neglect assembling to worship God, and what the scriptures teach about our responsibility to assemble.
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Sunday, May 21st, 2006
All scripture is given by God’s inspiration (cf. 2 Timothy 3:16-17). The attempts of some heretics 2,000 years after the fact nothwithstanding, the inspiration and veracity of the New Testament scriptures is beyond dispute.
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
We are living in the end times, the last days, also known as the Christian Age. This edition of the Sound Teaching podcast discusses the Christian Age.
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Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
The grace of God is truly amazing. However, the concept of grace is commonly misunderstood even by religious people. In this podcast, Stan Cox plainly reveals what the Bible teaches about Grace.
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
The Christian faith must be defended by Christians. There is credible evidence which can be supplied to answer in the affirmative the following questions: 1) Does God Exist?; 2) Is the Bible Inspired?; 3) Are our Bibles today dependable?; 4) Did the Man Jesus Really Live on Earth?; 5) Is Jesus the Son of God?
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
Heath Rogers preached this sermon, his last in the meeting. It was a fitting end to our gospel meeting, as brother Rogers gave credible evidence as to the existence of that eternal abode.
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
Such superstition gives the skeptic a reason, however illegitimate, to lump all religion into the same category of ridiculous superstition. However, the Christian faith is based in reason and truth.
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