Category: Sermons

Sermons Preached at West Side. Outlines, PPT Presentations and Audio files

Sermon: Characteristics of the Mature Christian

Image Hebrews 5:11 – 6:3 describes characteristics that are present in the life and character of a mature child of God.

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Sermon: Marriage and Divorce

Image An examination of the Lord’s teaching on the subject of Marriage and Divorce.

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Sermon: A Fool for Christ

Image In 2 Corinthians 11 and 12, the apostle Paul refers to himself as a fool. However, he was willing to be considered as such, that he might preach the gospel of Christ.

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Sermon: Lamentable Apathy

Image Apathy among the people of God is always a lamentable state. We must be zealous for our God!

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Sermon: The Building Blocks of Christian Character

Image In Colossians 3, the apostle Paul establishes certain building blocks of Christian character.

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Sermon: The Lord’s Supper – A Study in Authority

Image The lesson consists of two parts, describing what the Bible teaches on the subject of the Lord’s Supper, and dealing with certain issues (number of containers, evening observance, etc.) by an appeal to the authority of God’s word.

Audio 1 Audio Part 1
Audio 2 Audio Part 2

Powerpoint Slides

Sermon: Institutionalism

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The following sermon was preached in two parts, in the AM and PM services.

The practice of Institutionalism has caused a large and unfortunate division among God’s people. Those who practice it violate the authority of scripture.

The lesson discusses the dangers of 4 aspects of the Institutional question, showing the contrast between such practices and the pattern established in scripture. These four aspects are:

  1. The church support of human institutions.
  2. The sponsoring church arrangement.
  3. The concept of unlimited church benevolence.
  4. The practice of the Social Gospel.

Audio (Part 1)

Audio (Part 2)

Powerpoint Slides

Sermon: Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Image The sermon is in two parts. Part 1 reviews the concept of patternism in scripture. Part 2 shows the need for common sense in interpreting scripture.

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Audio 2

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Salvation

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This ninth in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Salvation, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Marriage

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This eighth in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Marriage, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

Audio

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Benevolence

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This seventh in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Benevolence, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Evangelism

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This fifth in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Evangelism (what it is, and how it is to be done), and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Discipline

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This fourth in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Discipline, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Worship

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This third in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about Christian worship, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Organization

Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX

In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).

This second in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about the organization of the local church, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.

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