Chardon church of Christ

Matthew 16:24-26 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? I heard a story about a...

Luke 10:25-37 Good morning. I hope your week went well. My brother, Mom, and I are going to Chicago in a few weeks' time. My brother and I are going to go check out the Comic-Con they have up there. There's cool stuff you can see and do, so we like to go to those. We've gone to one in Pittsburgh and one in Cleveland. We thought we might as well go to Chicago. Mom and Dad are tagging along. They'll...

Esther 4: 1–17 As you’re turning to Esther 4 this morning, I want to give you a little background to the story we’ll be reading. Nearly 500 years before Christ, and about 50 years after Ezra had led the Jews back to Jerusalem from their captivity in Babylon (they’d been sent into captivity due their sinful and unrepentant hearts) many of the Jewish people still live the land of Persia under the re...

Text: Judges 6 & 7 While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, “Are there any gators around here?” “Naw,” the man hollered back, “they ain’t been around for years!” “Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming l...

Mark 1:14-15 INTRO: Good morning church. Little Jenny was standing on a stool in the kitchen and she was helping her mother by drying dishes.   She was looking at her mother and she noticed that in that beautiful auburn hair that her mother had, there were some gray hairs. So she looked at her mother and she said, Mom, why are there gray hairs in your hair?  Her mother said, Well, Jenny, whenever...

By Jerad Allen Good morning. Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in here. I'm pretty sure there's quite a few of you. I hope everybody's week went well and it wasn't too much hassle. The other day I was going through YouTube and I saw a channel with things that fathers typically teach children—how to tie a tie, how to change a tire, things like that. The whole purpose of this channel was to teac...

By Jerad Allen Good morning. I hope everyone's week went well. We have another one coming up and it just feels like we're always going through another week. I was born in 2004. The pop culture I have been raised in has had a lot to do with Marvel movies. You might have heard of them. These are comic book inspired movies that are sometimes taken right from the comics they're based off of. Because c...

JOHN 21:1-14 OPEN: About 50 years ago I went with my WIFE’S FAMILY on vacation up in Canada at a place called North Bay. It was a great place. Beautiful lake, rustic cabin, and there was the fishing. You remember the part in the story of the disciples out fishing where they’ve been out on the lake all night long? That’s me. If anybody’s not gonna catch a fish… it’s me. Frankly, it’s a lot more fun...

John 21: 1 – 4 Imagine a sleepy, early morning at the Sea of Galilee. A crew of fishermen friends—Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, and the rest—had spent a long, chilly night out on the water. Their fishing expedition was less "great catch of the day" and more "great nothing at all." Imagine them sitting in their creaking boat, rubbing their eyes and muttering, "Really, not a single fish tonight." It was...

John 1:43-51 INTRO: Good morning church. It is easy to miss, but the Apostle John has given a number of different titles to Jesus. Recall that the gospel began with the description that Jesus is the Word (1:1). Jesus is called the true light (1:9) and the Only Son (1:14). He is called God in verse 1 and verse 18. John the Baptizer has proclaimed Jesus to be “the Lamb of God” (1:29, 36). The two di...

Proverbs 31 and 2nd Timothy 1 Today, we not only acknowledge the mothers who brought us into this world, but we also salute every soul who has taken up the role of nurturing us in any way possible. 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, and the memory of their presence lasts a lifetime. I wou...

John 1:35-49 INTRO: Good morning church. In studying John’s Gospel we learned that John the witness was sent by God for a purpose. We read that he called himself “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the Lord,''” When Jesus came toward him, he began declaring, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!” With that great declaration! John is d...

ACTS 9: 1-25 What comes to mind when I mention Friday the 13th? Both Fridays and the number 13 have both been considered “unlucky” down thru the ages. Take the number 13, for example: Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don’t have a 13th floor. And according to information I had a number of years ago, some airlines refused to have a Flight 13 or even a row of sea...

The Lamb of God John 1:19-34 INTRO: Good morning church. Open your Bibles to the Gospel of John, and we will be picking up today in John 1:19. In our look at John’s gospel so far we saw the first 18 verses describing Jesus as the Eternal Word. The Word became flesh, made His dwelling, His tabernacle among us, and we have seen His glory and from that fullness we have all received grace upon grace....

Luke 7:36 – 50 The AP Wire Service reported this story out of Nashville, Tennessee a few years ago. A Tennessee Highway Patrolman stopped a car that was a total wreck. It had 3 flat tires. Every window had been broken out, and the roof was caved in, indicating that it had rolled over. This car had been wrecked, but it was still going down the highway. When they stopped it, the woman who was drivin...

Colossians 4:2-6 and 2 Kings 6:8-23 INTRODUCTION: A Chinese doctor can’t find a job in a hospital in America, so he opens a clinic and puts a sign outside that reads "GET TREATMENT FOR $20 - IF NOT CURED GET BACK $100." An American lawyer thinks this is a great opportunity to earn $100 and goes to the clinic. Lawyer: "I have lost my sense of taste." Doctor: "Nurse, bring medicine from box No. 14 a...

John 1:14-18 INTRO: Good morning church. Today I would like to continue our look at what John is telling us in chapter 1. John has introduced the Word and shown us Jesus is God. He is the eternal God. He created everything. Jesus is life, not only the Giver of life, but He is life. He also is the light and by receiving this light we can now know the way to God. Then he talks about John the Witness...

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 which cost $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, the clerk brought out a tiny...

Matthew 18:16 Good to see each of you out this morning. This morning I would like to bring you a sermon that has been titled, The Lord's Church is Different. The Lord's Church is Different. So while sad, it's very fascinating to know that the workers of Satan if I can use that term, are very hard at work trying to destroy that which God deems to be important and dear. Institutions like marriage, o...

James 1:12-15 This morning’s sermon is entitled; DON’T BLAME ME.  I came across this story which tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with the center fielder's performance he ordered him to the dugout and assume the position himself. The first ball that came into center field took a bad hop and hit the manager in the mouth! Now, Remember he's trying to show...

John 1:9-13 INTRO: Good morning church. Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable consequences. Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old farmer was taking his hired man to task for carrying a lighted lantern when he went to call on his girl. "Why," the old farmer exclaimed, "when I when a courtin’ I never carried one of them things. I always went in the dark." "Aye,"...

Ephesians 5: 15–16 Did you realize all the things we do with time? We “MAKE” time, and we TAKE time, for things that are important to us. We “SAVE” time with all kinds of gadgets and doodads. We “MARK” time, we “KILL” time, we “RACE AGAINST” time. AND (someone noted) that the worst thing you can do with time, is “WASTE” time. One little girl complained to her mother after her first WEEK at school...

John 1:6-8 INTRO: Good morning church. In our first lesson from John’s gospel we noticed in the prologue where he introduces Jesus; that Jesus is the Word, He is the eternal God who reveals the message and character of God. Jesus is the creator of all things and nothing was created without him. Further, in Jesus is life. If we are not in Jesus, we are dead. We are dead in our sins, separated from...

2 Timothy 4: 3 – 4 Intro: A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap. Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning; "There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Rat, I c...

John 1:1-5 INTRO: Good morning church. Today we will continue our look at the prologue to John’s gospel. In our last lesson on we noticed John’s foundational teaching that Jesus is God. John proves Jesus is God by showing that Jesus created all things and that in Him is the light and the life. Paul puts it this way in Colossians 1:13-23 – “13. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and tra...