Bethlehem Church of Christ Messages

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 7th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. "Christian" means Christ-follower. Acts 11:26 - A Christian is one who tells about Christ no matter what. (Acts 11:19-25; Isaiah 62:2) Acts 26:28 - A Christian is one who shows others what it means to follow Christ. Agrippa saw Paul's association with Christ. Agrippa saw the cost of...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on October 31st, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. God intends for us to use discernment. (Gen. 1:26-28; Proverbs) - We are created in the image of God . II. We must use discernment. A. Satan is a deceiver . (Gen. 3; John 8:44; II Cor. 11:13-15, 3; 4:4; I Pet. 5:8-9) B. Falsehood is rampant. (Isa. 59:12-15; I John 4:1-3) C. Life is f...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on October 24th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. "Weird" and "normal" are relative terms. - A. It depends on surrounding realities in culture. - B. When "normal" violates Biblical principles, it's time to be weird! ( Romans 12:1-2 ) II. Some Biblical models of weirdness. - A. Noah (Genesis 6) - B. Ruth & Boaz (Book of Ruth) - C...

Tom Claibourne's message preached on October 17th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. What religion is and is not. Religion is not Christianity . Anti-religion is not Anti-church . II. Religion can be bad or good. Religion is bad when... It is built on false teaching . It becomes empty and loses its meaning . (Amos 5:21-23; Mark 7:5ff) It is not matched by our life ....

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on October 10th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. The Faith was given by an unchanging God . - " I AM " ( Ex. 3:14 ) - "The God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob ." II. The Faith responds to an unchanging problem: Sin . ( Rom. 5:12 ; 6:23 ) III. The Faith offers an unchanging solution: Grace . ( Gen. 3:8-9 , 21 , 15 ) IV. The Faith is...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on October 3th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: God has the last word, because He had the first word . (Gen. 1:1-3) I. God spoke a powerful Word. The power of the spoken word. God has spoken (Gen. 1:3; Heb. 11:3;Ps. 148:5; II Pet. 3:3-5; Ps. 33:6, 9) II. God spoke a consistent Word. God's Word will not conflict with the world He creat...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on September 26th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: URGENT CARE Luke 5:27-32 “What if, instead of going to the doctor’s office for an illness or an ailment, we went because we had a spiritual illness or ailment?” “Because I think if we really had a spiritual check-up and we diagnosed some spiritual ailments, quite a few of us would b...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 19th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: "What Happens at Bethlehem Should NOT Stay at Bethlehem" 1. Gen. 35:19-21 - A death at Bethlehem: Rachel (See also Jer. 31:15-17) 2. The Book of Ruth - A Godly family at Bethlehem: (1:1, 2, 6, 22; 4:17) Boaz & Ruth 3. I Sam. 16:1, 13 - A hero at Bethlehem: David (See also Jer. 23:...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 12th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: Jerusalem: A Stage for God I. A city to study over. Significant in world history. Significant in Bible history. (more than 800 references) II. A city to look over. III. A city to fight over. IV. A city to weep over. Jews have wept there. (Lamentations; Jer. 6:8 ; 9:11 ; 26:18 ) Jesus...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 5th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: Blessing Others on the Journey of Life (The Panama Canal) Genesis 12:1-4 I. Let's bring people joy . ( Rom. 12:9-18 ) II. Let's meet people's needs . ( Rom. 12:13 ; Mk. 2:1ff ; I John 3:16-18 ) III. Let's help people grow . ( Heb. 10:24 ; II Tim. 3:16-4:3 ) Teach and train Rebuke and c...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 29th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, Ohio. Outline: I. Some walls are NECESSARY and GOOD.      They are necessary because of SIN.      A. PHYSICAL protection. (Ps. 122:6-7)      B. MORAL protection. (Jer. 1:17-18) II. Some walls need to be TORN DOWN. (Eph. 2:13-1...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 22nd, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, Ohio. Outline: I. The foundation makes all the DIFFERENCE.      A. The lesson from the tower.      B. A parable by Jesus. (Luke 6:46-49; James 1:22)           * Many SIMILARITIES; different RESULTS. II...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 15th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. The Dead Sea is UNIQUE ... and in TROUBLE. (One of a kind; salty; evaporating)      * The Dead Sea rarely receives any FRESH water. II. We need CONSISTENT nourishment. (Psalm 63:1-5)      (PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY) III. GOD is our...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on August 8th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: Venice -> Water; Israel -> God I. PROTECTION . (Num. 9:15-23; 10:33-36) a. Venice had protection in WATER . b. Israel had protection in GOD . II. WEALTH/SUSTENANCE. (Num. 11:1-15) a. VENICE’S WANTS overcame them. b. God met ISRAEL’S NEEDS. III. DANGER . (Num. 14:20-38) a. WATER an...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 1st, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. To climb higher we have to WANT TO. (Ps. 61:1-4; 62:1-2; 63:1-8)      Do you want the result without the EFFORT?      Are you actively WORKING at your relationship with God? II. To climb higher we have to PREPARE adequately.  &nbsp...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on July 25th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, Ohio. Outline: I. The pharaoh's grandiose pyramids: a FUTILE display.      A. It is futile to ACCUMULATE things. (Eccl. 5:10-15; Prov. 23:4-5; Luke 12:15; Matt. 6:19-21; Mark 8:36)      B. It is futile to have a GLAMOROUS burial. Transition: Matt. 27:57...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on July 18th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church&sermonid=18924&cred_referrer_form_id=25 Outline: I. Strong walls provide PROTECTION and SECURITY.      A. A principle from history. (Psalm 122:6, 7; Deut. 3:5)      B. The Great Wall of China  &nbs...

Kevin Whitsett's sermon preached on July 11th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church&sermonid=18700&cred_referrer_form_id=25 Outline: God desires that Christians have an active, evident and "ridiculous" faith. Story of Elisha and 3 kings. Lessons learned: Our greatest need becomes a BLESSING when it drives us to DEPEND on God. Before w...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on July 4th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church&sermonid=18300&cred_referrer_form_id=25 Outline: The nation that recognizes its BLESSINGS. (Isa. 5:1-7) The nation that remembers its HERITAGE. (Isa. 51:1-2) The nation that seeks to IMPROVE. ("a more perfect union") The nation that lives by God's PRINC...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on June 27th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church&sermonid=18299&cred_referrer_form_id=25 The families in Genesis have MALFUNCTIONS because others have rewritten the DESIGNS and FUNCTIONS that God made. (Gen. 4:17-26) PEOPLE'S Problems -> PEOPLE Problems a. Jacob/Israel's Problems   &nb...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on June 20th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church=bethlehem&sermonid=17807 Outline: I. Real men live for GOD.      A. RECOGNIZE who He is. (Psalm 145:1, 5:2)      B. Recognize our DEPENDENCE upon Him.      C. RESPECT His Word. II....

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on June 13th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. https://sermons.church/archived?church&sermonid=17525&cred_referrer_form_id=25 Outline: I. Choose UNITY instead of DIVISION. (Genesis 1; Ps. 133:1; John 17:20-23; Rom. 12:16; I Cor. 1:10; Eph. 2:14-19; 4:1-3)      Satan is a DIVIDER. (Gen. 3)    &nbsp...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on June 6th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. God called His people all through SCRIPTURE to speak truth to their culture. (Matt. 5:13-16)      A. Old Testament (Prophets; Prov. 14:34)      B. New Testament           1. John the Bapti...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on May 30th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: * We are in a WAR. (Gen. 3:15; Eph. 6:12) * Jesus LOVES His church. I. Jesus' church offers LIGHT. (John 1:4; 8:12; 9:5; Mt. 5:14-16)      *The devil hates the EXPOSING power of light. (John 3:19-21; Eph. 5:8-14) II. Jesus' church offers TRUTH. (John 8:32; Matt. 7:1...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on May 23rd at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: If JESUS wrote a LETTER to the BETHLEHEM CHURCH OF CHRIST, what would it say? Context: Revelation 1:9-20 I. The DANGER of COMPLACENCY (Rev. 3:14-16)      a. 2 Peter 2:20-22      b. Jeremiah 24:1-10 II. The DANGER of SELF-SUFFICIENCY (Rev. 3:17-1...