Chardon church of Christ

INTRO: It is good to see all of you back again this evening. The Serenity Prayer is one of the most widely known prayers in existence. It was written and published by Reinhold Niebuhr in 1951, although he had used it much earlier in a sermon in 1943. Although only the first four lines are usually quoted there is more to it. The full quote is; God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot...

Judges 3:7-11 OPEN: “Muhammad Ali” was probably one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in the sport's history. Not only was he a skilled boxer, he was very good at self-promotion, and he’d use clever pieces of short poetry to catch the imagination of his audience. For example, before his fight with Sonny Liston he said he was: “gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee… hands can't hit wha...

Numbers 18:12 INTRO: Good to see everybody here this evening. This evening I would like to talk about a portion of our worship that some might even not recognize as actually being worship. When you think about worship what do you think about? We come together, and we praise God in song, in worship. We pray to God, in worship. We take the Lord's Supper, in worship, but there is another thing we did...

Mark 7:31-37 INTRO: Good Evening. The miracles of Jesus and the things that Jesus said have been placed on record as evidence of His deity, to make men and women recognize who He is and what He can do for them. A young mother tells the story that when her son was two and a half she would send him to clean his room but each time he went in, he got distracted by all the toys and nothing got put away...

John 10:11-16 INTRO: Good morning church! Please turn your Bibles to John 10:11-16, and I’ll begin reading at verse 11 where Jesus says, “11. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12. "But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them...

Matthew 21:1-27 INTRO: Good evening. Our lesson for tonight comes from Matthew Chapter 21. Let me tell you a brief story to get started. For centuries people believed that Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all time, and surely he would not be wrong. Anyone, of course, could have taken tw...

Romans 8:31-39 INTRO: Good evening. For this evening I would like to again venture into the sermons of the preacher I was named after, DeWitt Talmage, and present another to you with minor adjustments. I find the lessons in these sermons just as applicable today as they were in the 1800’s. They serve to show us that though the presentation may change, God’s word does not change and we can learn fr...

Matthew 26 A young boy was kneeling in prayer, looking quite disgruntled. He muttered, “Aunt Harriet hasn’t gotten married, Uncle Hubert hasn’t found work, and Daddy’s hair is still falling out… I’m getting tired of praying for this family without getting any results!” Or there’s the prayer of the person who asked: Dear God, My prayer for 2024 is for a FAT BANK account and a THIN BODY PLEASE don’t...

Romans 12:1-2 INTRO: Good morning.   Today we are going to continue to look at Romans 12:1-2.  Just as a reminder if you hear me say anything that you do not think is according to scripture please let me know and we can look at it together.   In general I will be using the New King James or the King James Version for reference.   Specifically we will be looking at where Paul says we should not be...

Romans 12:1-2 INTRO: Good morning.   Today’s lesson is from chapter 12 of Romans verses 1 and 2.  In general I will be using the New King James or the King James for reference.  Look with me now at this text.    “1.  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  2.  And do not b...

Isaiah 64:6 INTRO: Good evening. As we have been studying in I Thessalonians we noticed that Paul goes to great lengths to articulate about sexual purity in a Christian congregation; We found that the Thessalonians had only newly come into the Christian faith and they had come from a society in which chastity was an unknown virtue; they were still in the midst of that society and the infection of...

A Passionate Appeal 1st John 4:7-21 INTRO: Good morning! A few weeks ago, we said that it might be good for us to begin each day with the request that is found in Psalm 143:8, “Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.” Then in Mark’s lesson last week, we read in Psalm 19 about the wond...

Psalms 19:1-6 With all the hype and excitement concerning April 8th And the TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE I thought we would that a look at the skies this morning.. The Title of Our Sermon is A MESSAGE FROM THE SKIES. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray...

Romans 6:1-4 INTRO: Good morning church! I once knew a person who attended assembly regularly. They were curious about the Christian faith, but they had not yet committed their life to Christ. When asked why they hesitated, they said, “I’m not ready to give up my life.” This person understood something some Christians do not – giving your life to Christ is life-changing and impacts every aspect of...

2 Peter 3:10-18 In December 2018, all of the approximately 400 St. Paul firefighters trained for ice rescues. The department’s firefighters usually respond to a couple of ice rescues each winter and practicing for them is important because, if someone is in the icy water, time is of the essence. Less than two hours after St. Paul firefighters completed ice rescue training that month, they responde...

John 8:30-59 INTRO: Good morning church. To introduce our lesson this morning I want to read from the gospel of John chapter 8. We will begin reading at verse 30 and read through the end of the chapter. 30. As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. 31. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32. "And you shall know the truth, and...

Judges INTRO: Good morning. Rob in teaching Wednesday evening bible class was giving us a picture of some of the Judges from the Old Testament. I thought just for a partial break in the sermons linked to Romans today we would take a high level view of the book of Judges. I'm pretty certain those who are familiar with Judges may not be so excited about this because it is a dark, dismal, depressing...

1st Corinthians 15:33 INTRO: Good morning church. I am going to start this morning with an off-color story. Please bear with me. After years of his wife's pleading, this good ol’ boy who was very wealthy, finally goes with her to Church on Sunday morning. He was so moved by the preacher's sermon that on the way out he stopped to shake his hand. He said, "Preacher, that was the best <expletive d...

2 Timothy 3:14-17 A Christian writer recalls a time when he was scheduled to attend a lectureship on the campus of Ohio State University. As he was being driven to the lecture, he passed the new Wexner Art Center and the driver told him, “This is a new art building for the university. It is a fascinating building designed in the post-modernist view of reality.” Post-Modernist view of reality?... w...

Revelation 2:10-11 INTRO: Good morning church. This morning turn to the book of Revelation chapter 1 and we will start by reading a few verses to set the groundwork for our lesson. Revelation 1:9-11, “9. I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus...

Ephesians 6:10 – 20 OPEN: It was an early morning in Los Angeles, CA several years ago. A motorcycle policeman named Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speeding through a stop sign, and he turned on his siren and gave chase. When the pickup pulled over, and Vernon approached the driver’s side door to ask for ID. But what the police officer didn’t know was that driver had just engaged in an armed ro...

<auto transcribed> Good morning. It's good that we have chosen to be here this morning to worship God. And we didn't plan for that, but we remember that song, there's power in the blood. We made a choice, didn't we? We chose to be here. We made a choice to be here. I chose, I was telling people, I chose not to take my usual route. I chose to avoid the king's mountain road because it has vall...

Mark 4 We’re going to be in Mark 4 this morning. What I want you to keep in mind as we read Mark 4 is that Jesus is teaching a kingdom principle. And the people he’s talking to on the shoreline – a lot of them are farmers. They will understand the parable of the Seed very quickly. A old time minister made a trip to Israel a couple years ago, and one of the places he visited was Jesus’ childhood ho...

Philippians 3:13-14 INTRO: Good morning church. I hope everyone had a wonderful time this holiday. I thought I’d start this morning with a story about a Sunday school teacher in a community church who had been telling her class about the Birth of Jesus. The teacher then asked, "Who do you think the most important woman in the Bible is?” Little Johnny raised his hand and said, “Eve.” Surprised the...

THE SACRIFICES WE MAKE Matthew 2:13 – 15 There was a Christmas play where a little boy desperately wanted to be Joseph. But when the parts were handed out, his biggest rival was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn keeper instead. He was really bitter about this. So, during all the rehearsals he kept plotting in his mind what he might do to get even with his rival who was Joseph. Fin...