Sound Teaching

This site is designed for teaching. It contains all the bulletin articles, sermons and teaching done at the West Side church of Christ. Your comments or questions regarding any of this material is welcome!

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Masonry and the Christian

The Masonic Lodge is a quasi-religious organization that exists without authority from God. A faithful Christian has no more business being a part of it than he does being a member of the Catholic church.

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Mining the Scriptures: John 1:6-13

Not all embrace Jesus as the Light. Though He made the world, he was not known or received by many in the world. Only those described here as having been born of God, or having received Him are identified as children of God.

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In the News: Queen of Vampires No Longer a Christian

What Anne Rice wants is what many want. She desires to pick and choose her own beliefs. Where they coincide with Jesus’ teaching, she will embrace Him; however, when Jesus’ will conflicts with her own, Rice wants the freedom to do as she wishes. Such audacity, … and sadly demonstrated by so many in our society.

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From the Preacher’s Pen: The Locomotion of Spiroplasma

Can the amazing method of locomotion used by Spiroplasma be attributed to either evolution or mere coincidence? No! The proper explanation is that this method of movement has God as its designer.

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Sermon: Sermon Series, Micky Galloway

After some delay, all eight sermons preached by Micky Galloway during his April 2010 meeting are now available online. These can be accessed in this post, or by going to the 2010 Sermons Archive page.

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From the Preacher’s Pen: Just Open It!

You may ask, what is the hardest part of gaining knowledge? The answer, “Opening the book!” Open it up, and begin reading. Pay attention, ask questions, be curious. It will take time, but once your Bible is open, you will never want to close it again. “When you read, you may understand…” (cf. Eph. 3:4).

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Sermon: Sin and the Child of God

The sermon examines the text of 1 John to explain the relationship the Christian sustains to error.

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Sermon: Simple Truths About Marriage and Divorce

The sermon discusses the truth, and exposes error being taught on the subject of Marriage, divorce and remarriage.

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A Capella Singing

When we worship God, we are to do it in the way we do it because it is the way He said to do it, not because it is what we prefer. When we sing He asks, “Do you do it ‘for Me — for Me?’

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Mining the Scriptures: Luke 1:1-4

The name Theophilus means, “lover of God.” In fact, all who love God can look to Luke’s gospel, and in it find accurate records of Jesus’ life, teaching, works, death and resurrection. In so doing, we can have confidence in the validity of that Gospel. We can know, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!” (cf. 23:47).

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In the News: Modesty Survey

What these statistics do show is the enormous impact that a woman’s dress and behavior can have on a man. This is something about which young ladies, and even their moms are too often naïve. Fathers know, and should be quick to point out the potential for sin to their daughters and sons. Rather than dismissing such statistics as being characteristic of young men with “dirty minds”; or trumpeting their right to wear whatever they want, and that others should mind their own business, Christian ladies should determine not to be a stumbling block to others (cf. Romans 14:13).

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From the Preacher’s Pen: The Word of Life

Our understanding of Christ, and our relationship with Him depends upon His written word. It is the “word of life” we are to be “holding fast” (cf Philippians 2:16). It is that which perfects a man (2 Timothy 3:16-17). It must be known and obeyed.

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Sermon: The Tongue

A sermon describing the dangers of the tongue, and how to control it.

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Sermon: The Nature of the Church

A discussion of the church.

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Sermon: Would You Be Missed?

The sermon asks the questions: Are you regular in your attendance; do you demonstrate your love; are you an encouragement; are you dependable?

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