East Baltimore Church of Christ

Focal Text: Matt 4: 1-11 Matthew 4:1–11 KJV - "[1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. [2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. [3] And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. [4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live b...

Focal Text: Matt 28: 18-20 Matthew 28:18–20 KJV - "[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. [19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end...

Focal Text: 1 Cor 15: 1-4 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 KJV - "[1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; [2] By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. [3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sin...

Focal Text: Dan 6: 1-3 Daniel 6:1–3 KJV - "[1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; [2] And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. [3] Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spi...

Focal Text: Acts 16: 6-7 Acts 16:6–7 KJV - "[6] Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, [7] After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not." Presenter: Kevin Bethea

Focal Text: Acts 3: 1-10 Acts 3:1–10 KJV - "[1] Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour]. [2] And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; [3] Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked...

Focal Text: 1 Pet 1: 21-25 1 Peter 1:21–25 KJV - "[21] Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. [22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently: [23] Being born again, not of corruptible...

Focal Text: Acts 8: 1-4 Acts 8:1–4 KJV - "[1] And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. [2] And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him. [3] As for Saul, he made havock o...

Focal Text: Phil 3: 7-9 Philippians 3:7–9 KJV - "[7] But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. [8] Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ, [9] And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which...

Focal Text: Matt 1: 20-23 Matthew 1:20-23 - But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. [21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. [22]...

Focal Text: Rom 8: 24-28 Romans 8:24–28 KJV - "[24] For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? [25] But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it]. [26] Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us...

Focal Text: John 3:16-17 John 3:16–17 KJV - "[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." Presenter: Geoffrey Veale

Focal Text: 1 Pet 2: 4-7 1 Peter 2:4–7 KJV - "[4] To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious, [5] Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. [6] Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone...

Focal Text: Judges 2: 8-10 Judges 2:8–10 KJV - "[8] And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an hundred and ten years old. [9] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. [10] And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, w...

Focal Text: 1 Pet 3:1-2 1 Peter 3:1–2 KJV - "[1] Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; [2] While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear." Presenter: Gregory Claiborne

Focal Text: Acts 5: 33-42 Acts 5:33–42 KJV - "[33] When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. [34] Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; [35] And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye int...

Focal Text: Acts 2: 42-47 Acts 2:42-47 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. [43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. [44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common; [45] And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man ha...

Focal Text: Hebs 1: 5-6 Hebrews 1:5–6 KJV - "[5] For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? [6] And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him." Presenter: Larry Frazier

Focal Text: Matt 3: 13-17 Matthew 3:13–17 KJV - "[13] Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. [14] But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? [15] And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. [16] And Jesus, when he was baptized,...

Focal Text: 1 Pet 1: 22-25 1 Peter 1:22–25 KJV - "[22] Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently: [23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. [24] For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the gl...

Focal Text: Luke 22: 31-32 Luke 22:31–32 KJV - "[31] And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat: [32] But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." Presenter: Larry Frazier

Focal Text: Heb 6: 4-8 Hebrews 6:4–8 KJV - "[4] For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, [5] And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, [6] If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [...

Focal Text: Luke 24: 44-47 Luke 24:44–47 KJV - "[44] And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me. [45] Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, [46] And said unto them, Thus it i...

Focal Text: Heb 10: 1-10 Hebrews 10:1–10 KJV - "[1] For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. [2] For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. [3] B...

Focal Text: Matt 25: 31-40 Matthew 25:31–40 KJV - "[31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: [32] And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: [33] And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on th...