Bethlehem Church of Christ Messages

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 22nd, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Thankfulness overflows when the CUP is full.      A. A principle of PHYSICS.      B. A principle of the HEART. (Lk. 6:43-45; Mk. 7:20-23)      C. The principle of a CHANGED life. (II Cor. 4:13-15; Ps. 30:11,...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 15th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. People HURT. (Gen 3; Rom 8:18ff; 1 Thes 5:14-15)      . . . because we live in a world CURSED by SIN. II. People DOUBT themselves. (Matt 7:12) III. People do DUMB things. (Ex 32:21-14; II Chron 18:28-32) IV. People need ENCOURAGEMENT. (I Thes 5:11; Heb 3:13)...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 8th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Persecution is REAL.      A. We have a real ENEMY. (I Pet. 5:8)      B. The enemy attacks GOD'S PEOPLE.           1. Old Testament (Heb. 11:35ff)       &n...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 1st, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Satan's conspiracy theories about what follows death.      - Lights out      - Time out      - Out-on, out-on, out-on . . .      - Happy, Happy, Happy II. There are TWO possible eterna...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on October 25th, 2020  at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Fight for your FAMILY. (II Timothy 1:3-12; Nehemiah 4:1-23) II. Fight for your FAITH. (II Timothy 2:1-14; James 1:19-27)      A. Good SOLDIER. (vv. 3-4)      B. Honest ATHLETE. (v. 5)      C. Hardworki...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on October 18th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. God gave fundamental statements about humanity and sexuality.   A. Clear declarations (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7; 2:24-25; Matthew 19:4-6)      1. Humans are God's CREATION. (Psalm 139:13-14)      2. Humans are created in the IMA...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on October 11th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.  Outline: I. God worked through CREATION. A. "Big Bang" (Gen. 1:14-19; Isa. 40:25-26) B. Creation of MAN (Gen. 1:26-31; 2:4-9) Forming him (HANDS ON!) C. Creation of WOMAN (Gen. 2:18-25) Forming her (HANDS ON!) II. God worked through JESUS. From the FALL... (Gen. 3:14-15) Jesus in the BEG...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 27th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. If God doesn't exist ... There is no ultimate PURPOSE or MEANING in life. (Ecclesiastes) There is no basis for MORALITY. (Judges 21:25; Romans 1:18ff) There is no HOPE beyond this life. (Ecclesiastes 3:18-21; 9:2-3; Ephesians 2:12) II. Since God does exist ... We can LIVE with purp...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 27th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Be aware of the DANGERS (False teachers). A. IMMORALITY. (4, 8, 10; Rom. 1:21-26; 6:1ff) B. DENIAL of Jesus. (4) C. Not taking the DEVIL seriously. (8-9; II Pet. 2:10-12) D. IMPOSTERS who are ungodly. (12-16) II. Be ASSURED of God's Judgment. A. Unfaithful ISRAELITES. (5; I Cor. 10...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on September 20th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.  Outline: The responsibility of a watchman (33:1-9) A. Keep their EYES OPEN. (33:3, 6; 1 Chron. 12:32) B. Take the THREATS seriously. (33:3, 6; Ja. 1:14-15) Culturally Nationally Spiritually C. Give a CLEAR WARNING. (33:6-9) D. Warn people NO MATTER WHAT. The responsibility of the hearers...

Christian Martin's sermon preached on September 6th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: 1. Worship as SACRIFICE. Genesis 22 Matt. 2:1-12 Dan. 3 2. Worship as SERVICE. Ex. 7:14-25 Acts 24:1-21 3. Worship as LIFE. Romans 12:1-4 Phil. 1:20-21 Gal. 2:20 Col. 3:12-17 WHO or WHAT do you worship with your life today?

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 30th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: *Ephesians 5:15-17 Spiritual Growth is our PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY . (II Pet. 3:18; II Tim. 2:14-18; I Cor. 3:1-2; Heb. 5:11-6:3) DISCERNMENT is vital. (II Tim. 2:15-17; John 8:31-32, 43-47; Isa. 59:14-15) Freedom is worth DEFENDING . (Gen. 1:26-27; John 8:32, 36; II Cor. 3:17) Fear can...

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on August 23rd, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: *Ephesians 5:15-17 We live in a FALLEN world. (Gen. 1-3; Rom. 8:18-22) Life can CHANGE very quickly. (Ja. 4:14-17; 1 Cor. 16:5-7; Ps. 90:12; Eph. 5:15-17) "Church" is not confined to a specific PLACE or SCHEDULE . People still need EACH OTHER . (Acts 2:42-47; Heb. 10:24-25; Gen. 2:18) LE...