Category: Subject Index

Study Material Categorized by Subject

Sermon: The Ability of God

We can trust in the promises God has made to us because of His ability to keep His promises.

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Sermon: The Will of God

A reference to the Will of God should include not only His commands and requirements of mankind, but also his purpose for man.

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Sermon: Self

In order for us to please God, self must be crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20).

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Podcast: It Still Says Wine!

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Podcast Number 34

Social Drinking apologists sometimes point to the wedding feast at Cana (where Jesus turned the water into wine) as justification for social drinking. An examination of the context, as well as the greek word for wine show this argumentation to be without merit.

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Podcast: We Have the Answer!

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Podcast Number 33

Our society is presently plagued by many problems: Violence, sexual immorality, disease. Those who seek the answers to the problems are often looking in the wrong place. The Bible has the answers to society’s problems, whether men wish to accept it or not!

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Podcast: Redefining Adultery

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Podcast Number 32

The denominational world (and some brethren) seek to redefine and minimize the sin of adultery. In so doing, they exhibit a laxness in their attitude toward this heinous sin.

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Sermon: Life and Death

Romans 6 establishes that the Grace of God is not a license to sin. The child of God, who has died to sin and been raised to walk in newness of life, must become a slave to righteousness.

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Sermon: Wisdom from Proverbs

Guest speaker Mo Hafley discusses the first chapter of Proverbs, explaining the wisdom that young people should heed to be successful in their life of righteousness.

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In The News: North Richland Hills church of Christ to Begin Using Instruments in Worship

inthenewsOn Saturday, February 10, 2007, the Richland Hills church of Christ will begin holding a weekly Saturday evening worship service that will include the use of musical instruments in worship, and an observance of the Lord’s Supper. Jon Jones, (the former “pulpit minister” and one of the elders), said that the elders “fully and completely” endorsed the decision. At an adult Bible study, he said, “There is unity in our eldership, and we are so thankful for that.”

However, two of the 17 elders serving resigned when the decision was made. Though there seems to be some “politicking” going on, and the two remain members of the congregation, Roger Dean, one of the remaining 15 elders acknowledged that the decision had prompted the two elders to resign.

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Podcast: Misconceptions Regarding the Judgment

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Podcast Number 31

There are many misconceptions that people have concerning the final judgment of Christ. In this podcast, these misconceptions are refuted, and other facts revealed about that great day.

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Sermon: One Baptism

What is the one baptism of Ephesians 4:5?

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Sermon: Another Sermon on the Fear of God

Matthew 10 describes the limited commission given by Jesus to his disciples, and the persecution they could expect in their preaching. Our Lord indicated in the text that the fear of God should trump any fear of man, and motivate them to fulfill their duty.

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Podcast: A Mark of the True Church

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Podcast Number 30

An examination of the Bible text reveals how different the Lord’s church is from the denominations today. If a congregation of Christians follows the pattern of the New Testament, then and only then it can be known as the true church of Christ.

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In the World, Not OF the World

“I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner — not even to eat with such a person. 12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”

1 Corinthians 5:9-13

In this context, the apostle Paul explains the difference between living in the world, and living “of” the world. It is obviously necessary for the Christian to interact with worldly people. Ungodliness is everywhere. When you go to the grocery store, the clerk might be an adulteress. Your child’s teacher might be guilty of covetousness, your banker might just be an extortioner, and the plumber may be a drunkard!

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Podcast: Cleanse Yourself

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Podcast Number 29

The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 7:1 admonishes Christians to purify themselves from filthiness,
and perfect holiness. This lesson describes and explains how this can be accomplished.

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