Gooch Lane Church of Christ Podcast

A sermon given by Nick Smith on July 7, 2024.

A sermon given by Brandon Miller on July 7, 2024.

Around 10% of Americans will be victims of the crime of identity theft this year. While thieves use this crime for financial gain, the victim is left to convince mortgage companies, credit card corporations, and other institutions that they are really who they say they are. Identity theft is an ancient crime first employed against the occupants of Eden. In fact, the devil has been so successful wi...

Joining and working with a church is an important part of one’s relationship with God and fellow members of His family. This provides the opportunity to collectively offer worship and service to the Lord. In this community relationship, it is important to make sure that a church functions in a God-approved way. In this, a church demonstrates holiness. This sermon will explore what God expects and...

A report on Greg and Pam Chandler's recent trip to visit evangelist Larry Vinson in Malawi, Africa.

In 1988, singer Bobby McFerrin’s song, Don’t Worry, Be Happy , raced to the top of the charts. The song’s basic premise is to let nothing get you down; in other words, focus on the positive. While this idea might sound good, reality makes us realize that there are challenging times of life that bring unhappiness. In these times, how do we deal with the problem of worry? How do we determine the dif...

Luke records many conversion accounts within the Book of Acts that have become well-known, including such individuals as the Ethiopian Eunuch, Saul, and Cornelius. However, there is another conversion account that rarely receives the same amount of attention yet shows a tremendous illustration of making the right choice when presented with truth and falsity. This study will not only focus on his d...

A sermon given by Eric Hamilton on June 2, 2024.

A sermon given by Lane Crawford on June 2, 2024.

A sermon given by Michael Molloy on May 26, 2024.

For the next two weeks, many American students will celebrate the completion of thirteen years of learning. Graduation is one of the first big milestones in life and is also a time that marks a significant transition from adolescence to adulthood. This important change is not without challenge and danger; thus, a young person should be prepared for the potential life-changing choices that will occ...

Conducting oneself in a holy manner is not easy business! Because of this, it is easy to get discouraged and feel overwhelmed; however, that is not what God desires. Along with the commands for holy conduct, He has included a number of promises to help as well as explaining the good that these commands can accomplish.  A sermon given by Greg Chandler on May 12, 2024

This study will present an overview of how diligently John seeks to stress the importance of eternal life in his writings. This emphasis is to help God’s people see the need to choose fellowship with God now so that this fellowship can continue in the coming age. A sermon given by Greg Chandler on May 5, 2024.

One of a teacher’s greatest accomplishments is teaching children how to get along. Within any classroom, there are a host of personalities, differences in likes, and strong opinions. A skilled teacher helps children to see the strengths in one another and the ability to listen to alternate ideas from one’s own. To that end, “works well with others” has been a standard conduct grade category for ma...

The fourth and final lesson in our 2024 Spring Series, presented by guest speaker Kevin Clark on April 28, 2024.

 One of the greatest gifts a parent can instill in a child is teaching him or her how and why to respect parental authority. When this lesson is learned, it prepares the child for other life situations where respecting authority is essential. Most importantly, it will help train a child to show respect to the Father in Heaven. As our Holy Conduct series continues, this study will focus on how we s...

The third lesson in our 2024 Spring Series, presented by guest speaker Alexander Newman on April 21, 2024.

One of the challenges that teachers face is instilling a sense of respect in children. For this reason, conduct grades once evaluated a child on how well he or she “respects others.” The Bible also teaches the need for respect, both in attitudes toward God and fellow humans. One area, in particular, is the respect God demands for humans to have toward the opposite sex. This coming Sunday, a sermon...

The second lesson in our 2024 Spring Series, presented by guest speaker Steve Klein on April 14, 2024.

“Talks too much” was once a measure of classroom conduct. If a student was too chatty, the teacher would inform parents that it was time to have a conversation with their child about controlling his or her communications. This is also a marker of one’s holy conduct. Throughout the Bible, numerous warnings are given about the dangers that speech poses. God warns that one’s speech is never to be wea...

The first lesson in our 2024 Spring Series, presented by guest speaker Sewell Hall on April 7, 2024.

Conduct grades were once standard in education. In giving these grades, teachers communicated to parents the cooperativeness of a student, or lack thereof, in the classroom setting. As Peter wrote his first epistle, he, too, spoke of such things: “But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct” (1:15). In his second epistle, he returned to this idea of conduct, asking his r...

For the entirety of human history, agriculture has played an essential role in survival. Because of this close association, the Bible often uses illustrations from the agricultural world to make spiritual application; Jesus’ final conversation with His apostles is no exception. As He delivered His expectations to them a final time, He stated, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser....

Joyce Kilmer’s classic poem, Trees, ends with the statement: “Only God can make a tree.” This is true not only in the world of nature but also in that of the spiritual. In Psalm 1, the writer describes the blessed one as “a tree planted by streams of water.” How do we come to know the blessings that will make us like this blessed one? This sermon will explore this question. This study will demonst...

A blessed man understands that progress is not always a good thing. As Psalm 1 emphatically points out, the blessed man “does not walk in the way of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scoffer.” He understands that to begin walking in the direction of sin will to a life he never intended to live. This study will seek to demonstrate how actions do have consequences a...