Chardon church of Christ

Acts 19:17-41 INTRO: Good morning. Today we continue in our look at the book of Acts. Last week we saw that Paul found some disciples who had been baptized with the baptism of repentance, which looked forward to the coming of Christ. Paul explained to them that the baptism for salvation was baptism into Christ. We suggested that we each need to ask the question; “Who am I?” “Was I baptized for the...

Acts 19:1-16 INTRO: Good morning. Our text for today will be in Acts 19:1-16 . I'm going to start with a story. A number of years ago a man was sitting on a park bench when a little boy of about five sat down near him and started looking at what appeared to be a most prized possession, a watch. The man said to the boy, "My, what a good looking watch," "Does it tell you the time?" "No sir," replied...

Acts 18:12-28 Intro: Good morning. Today we are in Acts 18:12-28 . In the last few lessons we saw Paul’s teaching ignored, questioned or rejected in Thessalonica, Athens and Corinth. Though there was success, there was a lot of discouragement as well. If there was ever was an apostle who could have felt discouraged it was Paul. You probably recall some of the trials Paul went through. Paul recaps...

Acts 18:1-11 INTRO: Good morning. Last time our text was in Acts 17 and we left the apostle Paul boldly preaching in Christ’s Name to the so-called wise men of Athens. Today we will look at the first verses of Acts 18. In chapter 17 as usual, we found there were those who were convinced and believed that God was the creator of all things and we found those who weren’t convinced and didn’t believe....

Acts 17:16-34 INTRO: Good morning. The last time we were together we left Paul speaking with the more noble Jews of Berea and we saw that their attitude towards God’s word was the kind of attitude God wants from everyone. People with that attitude do not just listen to the traditions of men, but examine the Scriptures for themselves to see if what was being preached was true. What we are going to...

Acts 17:1-15 INTRO: In our last sermon we left Paul and Silas being freed from prison. The preachers through teaching the gospel had led a bunch of people to be freed from their sins and there was also a slave girl who was freed from demon possession. Then they both left Philippi after spending some time with Lydia and her household. Our text for today will be Acts 17:1-15 though we will look at a...

Acts 16:16 :40 INTRO: Good morning. Last week we left Paul and Silas in Philippi after the conversion of the very first European converts, Lydia and her household who were added to the Lord’s church. Our text for this morning continues in Acts 16:16-40 . First though a quick story I heard a long time ago about a young couple looking for their first new car. While looking around the auto dealer's s...

Acts 15:35-16:15 INTRO: We are continuing our study of the Book of Acts this morning. We will pick up the story in Acts 15 at verse 35 and then on to 16 verse 15. First though a story. An elderly man on the beach found a magic lamp. When he rubbed it, a genie appeared and told him he would grant him any wish. The man thought for a while and said, "My brother and I had a fight 20 years ago and have...

Deuteronomy 8:1-10 INTRO: This morning I’m going to take a break from our study of the book of Acts. Today is July 4th, Independence Day. For Americans it is a wonderful time to celebrate, gather together with friends and family, have picnics, watch parades, see fireworks and generally kick back and relax. Our text for this morning is from the book of Deuteronomy 8:1-10 . I invite you to turn ther...

James 2: 14 – 20 One third grader was wearing a Fitbit watch, which prompted the teacher to ask, “Are you tracking your steps?” “No,” said the little girl. “I wear this for Mommy so when Daddy gets home she can show him how active she was during the day!” If I said to you, "Thou shalt not think of a purple elephant," - suddenly, you would be able to think of nothing else. But, if I then set before...

Luke 15:11-32 INTRO: Today is father’s day. There are those of us who are fathers and grandfathers some even great grandfathers. I was thinking about this and I realize that a number of us are “empty nesters”. Our children have left home not just to go to college but to be on their own, perhaps in far away places, maybe to start families of their own. I wondered for those of us in that situation,...

Acts 15:1-13 INTRO: This morning I’m going to continue from where we left off in the book of Acts. We left Paul and Barnabas in Antioch encouraging all the believers by telling them what God had done through them and how God had opened a door for them to preach to the Gentiles. What we’re going to see today is warning for the church about legalism. First I want to tell you a story about someone we...

James 2:1-13 I love that story about a man who fell into a pit and could not get out. A few minutes later a subjective person came along and said, "I feel for you, down there." And then an objective person came along and said, "It's logical that someone would fall down there." A little later a Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall into a pit." And then a mathematician calculated how he fell into th...

James 1:21-22 & James 5:17 Four Students plan to arrive late to their final exam so they can take it the next day. By the time they arrive the exam is almost over, so they head over to the professor to ask if they can take it the next day. They tell him they tried their best to come on time, but their tire blew out and it took a very long time to replace it. The professor tells them, "Don't worry...

Jeremiah 9:23-24 INTRO: Good morning. I ran across something in Jeremiah that I would like to look at this week. We will get back into the Book of Acts in a future lesson. Our text is in Jeremiah chapter 9 and the topic of that chapter is the judgment against Judah. The pitifully wicked and immoral behavior of God's Once Chosen People had reached its terminal extent; and the horrible punishment wh...

James 1: 22 – 25 After being away for some time on a business trip, ... Bill thought it would be nice ... to bring his wife ... a small gift. "How about some perfume?" ... he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle ... costing $60.00. "That's a bit much," he said, ... so she returned ... with a smaller bottle ... for $30.00. "That's still quite a bit," ... he complained. Growing annoyed...

2 Timothy 1: 2 – 7 and Proverbs 31: 1 - 29 Since today is a special day I will not be looking at the Book of James this morning! Instead we will be looking at Proverbs and 2nd Timothy. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in our audience this morning!!! On our journey through life nothing can compare with the impact made by our mothers. Their words, for good OR for bad, are never fully forgotten, an...

  James 1:18-21   James 1:18-21 INTRO: Good morning. Mark has been working through the little book of James in his series. This book, though it is small, has many things I believe apply directly to us in the 21st century. This morning with Mark’s permission will continue in James. Today’s text is from James 1:18-21 though I intend to focus on verse 19 for the most part. But first let me tell you a...

James 1: 12 – 18 Let me share a short story with you about this man who was seriously ill. A visitor asked him if he was willing to turn his life over to God and reject the devil. "I am willing to give my life to God," he said, "But a man in my condition should not be making any enemies." We may laugh, but we must not forget that the strength and influence of the devil is real. And all he wants is...

James 1:3-11 One day there was a tough old farmer who was out walking. He was on a narrow path when he met a man who didn't like him. One of these men would have to step aside to allow the other to pass. The man came charging ahead saying, "I never make way for fools." To which the farmer quickly stepped aside saying, "I always do." One of the most common questions I hear asked on the internet is,...

  James 1 The Violin is a beautiful instrument, and is capable of making very beautiful sounds. When you look at a violin, and listen to the sounds it makes, it causes you to think, "What an extraordinary piece of workmanship!" The pieces of wood were carefully cut from the trunk of the tree in thin sheets, which were then cut into exactly the right shapes to fit together into a musical instrument...

  Matthew 7: 24-27 & Luke 24 A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing and we’re behind.” “Boy,” said the spectator, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged.” “Why should I be discouraged?” replied the little boy. “We haven’t even gotten up to bat yet!” A man told of going through his father’s possess...

Acts 14:1-28 INTRO: As we continued our look at the book of Acts, the last time we left Paul and Barnabas they were shaking the dust from their feet after the Jewish leaders stirred up trouble for them in Antioch in Pisidia. While this was going on Luke informed us that the gospel was being spread all over the country. Today we move on to Acts 14. This chapter concludes the account of the first mi...

John 19: 1 – 22 INTRO:  A group of people volunteered to do a parachute jump for charity. On their first day of training, the instructor made an important point about preparing for landing at 300 feet off the ground. One woman asked “How do you know when you’re at 300 feet?” The instructor smiled and said: “Good question. At 300 feet you can recognize the faces of people on the ground.” The woman...

  Matthew 6:25 – 34   INTRO: It was a cold, rainy Sunday evening in the North of Scotland. The preacher was standing at the front of the building and as he looked around the building there was only him and a scruffy looking guy right at the back of the church. When six o’clock struck, the preacher walked over to the man and said. ‘Look, it’s cold, it’s wet; it’s only you and me. Do you think we sh...