Tri-Annual Singing!
June 20, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Category: Sermons
Sermons Preached at West Side. Outlines, PPT Presentations and Audio files
Sermon: Antipathy Towards Autonomy
A recent petition that circulated online addressing members of the church of Christ contains language that is so sectarian it clearly indicates the impact institutionalism has had upon God’s people.
This sermon examines the language and sentiments used in that petition, contrasting them with God’s word.
Sermon: Praise the Lord!
Psalm 111 states that God’s works are great, honorable, glorious, true, just, enduring and upright. He is truly worthy of praise, and those who are righteous will have pleasure in the works of God.
Sermon: The High Cost of Sin
The account of Samson’s fall and imprisonment by the Philistines teaches some important truths about sin:
1) Sin will always take you farther than you want to go.
2) Sin will always keep you longer than you want to stay.
3) Sin will always cost you more than you intended to pay.
Sermon: The URGENCY of the Gospel
The URGENCY of the Gospel is seen in:
* The Plan of Salvation before Creation.
* The Compassion of the Christ
* The Crucifixion of the Christ
* The Exaltation of the Christ
* The Future Coming of the Christ
* The Christ’s Charge to the Church
Sermon: The Good Fight of Faith
In order to fight the good fight of faith (cf. 1 Timothy 6:6), we must first identify the enemy, and second utilize all of the help and weapons at our disposal.
Sermon: “I have set the Lord always before me”
The lesson takes its premise from Psalm 16:8. We are helped in setting the Lord before us by:
* Meditation
* Study
* Prayer
In so doing we receive “fullness of joy” and “pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11).
Sermon: DANGER Signs of Apostasy
The lesson identifies four danger signs that signify the possibility one may fall from grace:
* Isolating onself from God’s people
* Listening to bad counsel
* Being corrupted by ungodly companions
* A faltering prayer life
Sermon: Who is the minister at your church?
This question is commonly asked, and is answered scripturally in this sermon by referencing the work of the evangelist, the deacon, and the required service (ministry) of every Christian.
Sermon: The Word Became Flesh
Sermon 9 of 9 by Carl Allen.
Brother Allen examines numerous scriptures that affirm that Jesus Christ, while on earth, was God incarnate.
Sermon: Developing the Inward Man
Lesson 8 of 9 by Carl Allen.
In this lesson, brother Allen discusses the lust of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, as he exhorts us to develop and mature the inward man of 2 Corinthians 4:16.
Sermon: Women in the Church
Sermon 7 of 9 by Carl Allen.
The lesson deals with 1 Corinthians 11 and 14, as well as 1 Timothy 2, as brother Allen discusses the regulations regarding a woman’s role in the church.
Sermon: The Seed of Abraham
Sermon 6 of 9 by Carl Allen.
This study demonstrates from the New Testament scriptures that the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 comes through Jesus Christ. All who believe in Him, both Jew and Gentile, are a part of that fulfilled promise.
Sermon: The Law of Christ
Sermon 5 of 9 by Carl Allen.
In this lesson, brother Allen demonstrates that the law of Moses is no longer authoritative, and that instead, we are called to obey the law of Christ (cf. Galatians 6:2).
Sermon: True Worship
Sermon 4 of 9 by Carl Allen.
This lesson examines what the Bible teaches about Christian worship, establishing three truths intimiated in John 4:24:
1. God is the sole object of worship.
2. Worship must be according to truth.
3. Our attitude or spirit must be acceptable.
Sermon: Water Baptism
Sermon 3 of 9 by Carl Allen.
Carl examines the scriptures that deal with baptism in water for the remission of sins to establish that you come into contact with the saving blood of Christ when you are baptized in His name.
