Sermons and Biblical Studies

Date written: 1/25/97 Scripture ref: 2 Timothy 4:11 SUBJECT: Love TITLE: Getting Out of our Comfort Zones in Christian Kindness PROPOSITION: Christian kindness requires us to leave our comfort zones to practice 1) Charity, 2) Compassion, and 3) Courtesy. OBJECTIVES: The listener should be able to recognize scriptures discussion charity, compassion, and courtesy and state … Continue reading “Getting out of Our Comfort Zones in Christian Kindness – Bible study”

Recently a wonderful lady whom I have gotten to know in my work here at Berryville posed this question to me. I appreciate this question and thought that it would be a good subject of a bulletin article as there is great misunderstanding in the religious world today regarding pastors. When we look in the … Continue reading “Do You Believe In Pastors? – Bible study”

The Bible speaks of only one church. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, “Upon this rock, I will build my church.” The first congregation of that church was established in Jerusalem in 30 A.D. Persecution came upon that congregation (Acts 8:1) and new congregations sprang up all over Palestine. After the gospel was given to the … Continue reading “The Church of the Bible – Bible study”

Recently I noticed an advertisement on the television-an advertisement for beer-in which Budweiser, a well known brewer of alcoholic beverages boasted that alcohol related deaths had decreased by 36% in the past year. They claimed that this decrease was due to the designated driver program and encouraged individuals to participate in this program and drink … Continue reading “Budweiser’s Boasts – Bible study”

Please note: This article requires the use of the TekniaGreek font. Download it here. Summary1 The Acts 2:41 argument on the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not as impregnable as supposed. Recent studies conducted by the author in the Greek New Testament shed additional light upon the construction of the sentence from which … Continue reading “Acts 2:41 and the Holy Spirit Issue: A Logical, Textual, and Scriptural Response – Bible study”

We wish we knew! It is a modern-day phenomenon, but not just confined to our time. Some generations ago, one of the first missionaries to South America turned out to be the best-known and highest-ranking Pentecostal preacher in his land. Not two weeks ago we heard from an American brother in Korea, and his words … Continue reading “Why Do Some Of Our Missionaries Return So Very Weakened In Doctrine? – Bible study”

It is in the last ten years or so that we have been hearing more and more of the brethren speak of “our being sinners” just as those in sectarianism are sinners. But, the point being made, as has been demonstrated over and over again, is that we have no right to call anything error, … Continue reading ““We’re All Sinners” – Bible study”

Surely one of the most effective, and most scriptural, arguments the saints have made down through the years is that of the authority of the SILENCE of the scriptures. In hundreds of debates with proponents of every kind of error, audiences were shown that when God legislates in a certain area, making clear his requirements, … Continue reading “The Silence of the Scriptures – Bible study”

A local newscaster, some time back, was lamenting the fact that many needs that people have are not being met. She pointed out that civil authorities are taxed to the limit, and that those agencies who operate to relieve those on the streets are also working to their limits. She was trying to express that … Continue reading “She Said, “That’s What Churches are For” – Bible study”

The day called “New Year’s Day” has no religious significance, being just another mark of time on the calendar. However, many in the world look at the day, and think of “beginnings,” and on that note plan some renewal, some change, some correction, which they hope they’ll be able to carry forth on throughout the … Continue reading “Resolutions – Bible study”