Chardon church of Christ

TEXT: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:21-23, 2:1-15; Luke 2:8-20 This time of year brings the question : WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR? We ask children, grandchildren, spouses, and friends to give us a list of items they might like for Christmas. I would like to start my lesson this morning by asking you …. if you could ask for just one thing this year … no matter the cost… what would it be? I d...

Luke 17:11–19 It was the usual schedule: up at 4:30 a.m., out the door by 5:00 a.m. to take my son to ice hockey practice, pickup another hockey team mate on the way to the rink, dash home, get ready for work and head out the door again. On this morning though, I realized I had not done the grocery shopping. At this point, I knew the grocery list by heart. So as I drove the boys to hockey practice...

Exodus 4:1–9 “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows. I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, a candle glows. I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way. I believe, I believe. I believe above the storm the smallest pray'r will still be heard. I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word. Every time I hear a newborn baby c...

Acts 1:1-3 INTRO: Good morning church. Turn in your Bibles with me this morning to Acts 1:1-3. “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach until the day in which He was taken up, after He, through the Holy Spirit, had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proof...

Luke 22: 31 – 62 A rooster and a fox lived in a forest. The rooster was very intelligent and clever. One day a fox was hungry and spotted a rooster sitting on a tree branch. On seeing the rooster, the fox thought of capturing it, but for that, he would have to call the rooster down. The fox thought that he could fool the rooster into climbing down. He asked the rooster to come down as he no longer...

JAMES 1: 13 – 15 Back in the 14th century, in the region we now call Belgium, there was a duke by the name of Raynald III. Raynald had a nickname – Crassus. Crassus means fat, and he was fat because he really liked to eat. He liked to EAT ... a lot! In the course of time, he had a violent quarrel with his younger brother Edward which resulted in Edward leading a revolt against him. Edward took Ray...

Matthew 7:1-6 INTRO: Good morning church. Turn in your Bibles with me this morning to Matthew 7:1-6. This will be our main text though we will be looking at other scriptures. This is a part of the Sermon on the Mount as Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7:1-28 is called. In this sermon, the Lord proclaims the principles of the kingdom of heaven. In chapter 5 are what we call the beatitudes, and the relat...

Daniel Chapters 5&6 A young man, who was preaching his very first sermon… announced his text in Revelation 22 and read, “Behold I come quickly.” At that point his mind went blank and he couldn’t think of anything else to say. Then he remembered being told that if this happens to you, just repeat your text. So, he said again, “Behold I come quickly.” but still couldn’t remember what to say. Fru...

Job - Epilogue Job 42:7-17 INTRO: Good morning church. I suspect many of us are familiar with the Book of Job and the story told there. I find the answers that are provided in Job to be challenging because the things that God explains are often not the cliché Christian answers of how we want to explain suffering. I believe that God's answer in this book is really full of comfort. This morning I wa...

HANDLING DISCOURAGEMENT Nehemiah 4 : 10-23 An old-time minister tells the story of a man lost in the desert: “He has been out of food and water for days. His lips are swollen, his tongue is swollen, he’s all beat up and bloody. Some of his bones are almost peeking through. He has been scraped and beat up by the cactus, the sand and most of all the sun. He’s blistered all over his body. As he’s cra...

HIDDEN BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Genesis 14:17-20 OPEN: During WWII, the Geneva Convention allowed Allied POWs to receive gifts from home. Some of the most popular gifts were board games and decks of playing cards, and one of the most popular board games was Monopoly... especially the Monopoly games sent to them by British government. The reason this was so popular was because, hidden in the box were tool...

Some Can Not be Saved John 3:16 Good evening to everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. Mark said don't worry if he passes out. I've never had that problem with anybody when I've been preaching, but I have had a problem with people going to sleep sometimes. That's the one I have to watch out for. It is a privilege to be here. It is great to see Ralph and his family and to be with Dale and have some...

It’s Great to be a Christian Acts 8:35-38 Good afternoon. I hope you're as full as I am. When you hear preachers say it is challenging to preach after lunch, it is because I just like you feel right now. To tell the truth, you'd like to lay down and take a nap, but we're going to try to not do that for at least a little while. Maybe afterwards, everybody can go home and take one. But it's wonderfu...

The Christian Family Genesis 3:16 Good morning to everyone again. We have some here that may have not been here for the Bible hour. We're glad to see you. I think that I have spoken to everyone. If I missed you, I'll catch you after services. Looking out in the audience, I think I did get to speak with everyone and say hello to you and it is good to be here with you. I want to let you know that I...

BOLDNESS BY THE BLOOD Hebrews 10:19-21   Good morning. It is good to be here. He mentioned that I am a recent grandfather. It was just two months ago I became one. I'm going to show you pictures for the next 45 minutes. I could do that, but I'm not going to do that.   It is a blessing to be here and to teach God's word. We'll have a few more things to say at the worship hour. This hour, I want us...

2nd Kings 5:1-13 INTRO: Good morning church. I will start this morning with 2nd Kings. In chapter five is one of the most popular stories in the Old Testament. Jesus specifically mentions this event in Luke 4:27 – “And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”[NKJV] As you can see, our story is about Naaman and how he was...

Deuteronomy 32:48-52 & Numbers 20:1–12 Imagine a rugged landscape, bathed in the warm hues of a setting sun. In the center stands Moses, a figure of wisdom and strength, his weathered face reflecting years of leadership and communion with the Divine. As the gathered Israelites hush in anticipation, Moses begins to speak, his voice carrying the weight of a lifetime's worth of guidance and instr...

Matthew 15:21-28 and James 2 A single guy decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet. After some discussion, he finally bought a talking centipede, (100-legged bug), which came in a little white box to use for his house. He took the box back home, found a good spot for the box, and decided he would start off b...

James 2:1-13 INTRO: Good morning church. In bible study we are currently looking at the book of James chapter 2. Dale is doing a wonderful job covering this tough topic. And I thought it worthwhile to bring it to our attention again. I wish that everyone could attend that bible study. For our text this morning I will be using James 2:1-13 and I’m using the New King James version. Let's read those...

1st Timothy 4:12 INTRO: Good morning church. I’ll start with a little story this morning on how I came to this sermon. A short time ago Dale had received an email from a young evangelist, now at the Chalmette church of Christ, who had been doing work in New Zealand. This young man sent an article entitled; Evangelism. It’s what we do. After reading the article my thoughts turned to Timothy. Timoth...