Tri-Annual Singing!
February 21, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Category: Baptism
Subject: Baptism
Sermon: The Burning Bush
In Exodus 3, Jehovah spoke to Moses from the midst of a bush that burned, but was not consumed. A number of important lessons can be learned from that occasion.
Sermon: The Life of Paul
An examination of the apostle Paul’s life, discussing his persecution of the church, his conversion, his work, and his reward.
The Patternists: The Act of Water Baptism
When discussing the topic of baptism, it is necessary to discuss mode, subject and purpose in order to have a scriptural understanding of the matter. Let’s consider the following:
MODE
By mode, we mean how the act of baptism in water is accomplished. It may seem obvious, but traditions of men have clouded the matter.
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Sermon: Fall Meeting 2020, Jeremiah Cox
The following lessons were preached from November 1-6, 2020 during the West Side Fall Meeting.
Brother Jeremiah Cox is the evangelist for the Elm Street church of Christ in El Reno, Oklahoma. He and his wife Zoe and little girl Collins live in Yukon, OK.
Sunday Sermon in two parts
Boldness to Enter the Holiest (Hebrews 10)
Sunday Class
Asking for Wisdom in Faith (James 1)
Monday
The Defense for My Hope
Tuesday
Walking in the Light (1 John 1)
Wednesday
Memories from Home
Thursday
The Generic Jesus
Friday
If They Were Here, What Would They Say?
Sermon: What is Conversion?
Speaker: Josh Jackson
In this lesson, Josh defines what true conversion is as found in scripture, and explains how one can make such a complete change to serve God.
Sermon: You Must Be Born Again (3:1-8)
Lesson 5 in series (John 3:1-8)
The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, regarding the new birth, is discussed and explained.
Sermon: The Conversion of the Eunuch
The sermon is an examination of the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch, recorded in Acts 8.
Sermon: The Preacher and the Penitent
Luke’s narrative of the conversion of Cornelius and his household is unique in its use of two viewpoints to relate the facts. Both the preacher and the penitent are followed, with the two meeting as the gospel is preached and souls are saved.
Sermon: What Is and Is Not a Work
Speaker: Josh Jackson
Josh seeks to determine from scripture how the devil has confounded some regarding the necessity of obedience in order to be saved.
Raised with Christ
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1).
This passage is rightly understood as an exhortation to focus on spiritual matters to the saving of the soul. Our interest in this article, however, is to the first half of the “if, then” construction in the passage. “If then you were raised with Christ…” Notice also verse 3, “For you died…”
The reference is to baptism. In chapter 2, verse 12 Paul wrote, “buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.” Paul wrote a similar passage to the Romans, “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:3-4).
The logical conclusion to be found in these words is that baptism plays a part in one being born again. It is not merely a sign of what has been accomplished. It is a step taken to begin a new life, being “raised with Christ.”
Baptism is necessary to salvation. When one is saved, it is then necessary, as a new creature, to “seek those things which are above.” In this short verse, the false doctrines of “faith only” and “once saved always saved” are denied.
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Sermon: The Elementary Principles of Christ
This lesson is a discussion of the elementary doctrines the Hebrew writer lists in Hebrews 6:1-3, with an admonition to progress in our spiritual maturity. Those who do not progress, tend to regress, and are in danger of apostasy.
Sermon: The Conversion of Lydia
A discussion of aspects of the conversion of Lydia and her household, as revealed in Acts 16:14-15.
Sermon: The Conversion of the Corinthians
Lessons learned from the conversion of the Corinthians, as recorded by Luke in Acts 18.
Sermon: Faulty Assumptions
The Sadducees were wrong in denying the resurrection. Their doctrine, as revealed in Matthew 22:23-33 was based on two faulty assumptions. Religious people today make the same mistake. Never base your doctrine on an assumption, it may too be faulty!
