Robertsdale Church of Christ

Jesus’ final words recorded in Matthew’s Gospel are very important. They are some of the last words he ever spoke before he left this earth and ascended back into heaven. They are important because just a few weeks ago he defeated death by being raised from the dead. And now he has one more message… he has some final words for his disciples. And these words are for you and me too. What we must lea...

Over the Christmas season, we celebrate arrivals. Family members arrive home, presents arrive under the tree, and guests arrive for holiday meals. But 2,000 years ago, the world witnessed the arrival of the King of the Universe, and very few people noticed. The New Testament makes it clear – Jesus is not just Lord… Jesus is King. He’s King of the universe and he should be King of your heart. Here’...

Faithful endurance. In a dark world with a lot of uncertainty, that’s the call of God to his people. It’s the message of the book of Revelation. In Revelation 19, there’s this beautiful scene that was written to give us hope as we faithfully endure. It’s a description of a wedding supper – the wedding of the Lamb of God (Jesus) to His bride (the Church). This scene gives us hope to faithfully endu...

Worshiping together is a sanctifying experience because we are entering into the holy presence of God. It is a moment of transformation and empowerment. Today, and every Lord’s day, we gather to celebrate and remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus in the Lord’s Supper. This Supper is sacred. There is nothing routine about it because each week this meal should recenter our lives on Je...

In Exodus 16, the Israelites had been traveling for roughly a month from the time they left Egypt. They were getting discouraged and hangry (hungry + angry). They found themselves in a spiritual desert. Have you ever found yourself in a spiritual desert? Maybe it was a season where you had no desire for prayer, reading scripture or worship. Maybe it was a season where you felt distant from God. Ma...

There are plenty of things in our lives that we can easily take for granted – like clean water, electricity, access to education. And tables. The table is a special place. It is a place of bonding, transformation, sharing and welcoming. The church we read about in Acts 2 understood the power of the table. That’s why the table was a focal point for the health and growth of the church. They learned...

Romans 12:2 – Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. The you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Four preactical habits that will lead to transformation: 1. Spending time with God 2. Investing in your relationships 3. Sharing your faith story 4. Worshipping with your life If we’re all hone...

Those of us who are older have stories that we tell on repeat. Some stories that we are really proud of, and some that we aren’t so proud of. Mainly because some of those stories are filled with regret from terrible decisions. As we close the series on “The Road to Better”, how can we make better decisions in the future? It’s difficult sometimes because we are making decisions in emotionally-charg...

Have you ever found yourself, after making a major decision, with nothing but regret? Some of those decisions, you’ve turned into stories. But some of those decisions, you are still living with today. The reality is that most of our worst decisions could have been avoided. It wasn’t because of a lack of information. There is more information available to us today than ever before. Many of our wors...

Have you ever found yourself distracted from what you should have been doing? Maybe it was checking email or social media when you were supposed to be working on a report. Or a friend sent you a text when you were supposed to be studying for a test. Or you were driving and talking on the phone, not realizing you missed your turn. What you may not have realized is this: Intentional or not, distract...

Over the years, there have been some terrible predictions made about the future. For instance, in a 1950s edition of Popular Mechanics, it was stated that we would have flying cars by the year 2000. It’s not easy to predict the future. But that doesn’t keep us from trying. Yet, without success. How many times have you said, “I should have seen that coming?” Maybe it was after a terrible decision....

Over 248 years ago, our founding fathers declared their independence from England. The United States of America is not a perfect country. Far from it. We have many problems today. We have many areas that need change. Fortunately, the Bible speaks about what to do when you find yourself living under a government that needs to change. Paul said to pray. But not just pray… He actually told us to do f...

For the entire summer, we’ve been learning about the covenant name of God – Yahweh. In that amazing text in Exodus 34, Yahweh revealed not only his name, but his character. He described for us what we should always think when we think about God. In another important Old Testament text, Yahweh talked about his name, and the importance of revering his name. Maybe you’ve heard about the command to no...

Yahweh is jealous. What feelings, thoughts or images does that statement evoke for you? For some, the idea of a jealous God is difficult because we bring our own ideas of what we think jealousy is to the Bible. But when God says he is jealous, it doesn’t mean that he is afraid or threatened, like our feelings of jealousy. It means he is protective of his relationship with us. He is passionate abou...

For the last five weeks, we’ve been in a series called “YHWH” where we’ve been learning about not only the covenant name of God, but the covenant character of God. Today we find ourselves dealing with a part of God’s character that is challenging – His Justice. Today you’ll see two things: 1. Forgiveness flows from Yahweh’s character. 2. Yahweh is forgiving, but sin is not.

In Luke 5:17-39, we meet a man who was paralyzed that had four amazing friends because they were willing to risk everything to get their friend to Jesus. Will you do the same? Are you willing to risk everything to get your friends and family to Jesus?

Genesis 15 is this powerfully weird story where we learn about an ancient blood-path covenant that God invited Abram to enter. But God didn’t allow Abram or his descendants to suffer the consequences of breaking the covenant. In fact, God in essence told Abram, “Even when you break covenant with me, I won’t break covenant with you. I will never abandon you.”. Because Yahweh is abounding in love an...

When God was ready to reveal himself to the Israelites, he wanted them to understand his character. And one of the most important aspects of Yahweh’s character is that he has a really long nose. Not literally. He actually said he is erek apayim – slow to anger. But literally it means long of nostrils. Think about it… When you’re slow to anger and you’re tempted to be angry, you breathe deeply in t...

In the Hebrew scriptures, order matters. Generally, whatever is listed first is the most important. So, when Yahweh described himself to the Israelites, the first thing he mentioned was compassionate and gracious.

What comes to mind when you think about God? Thankfully, God answered that question for us. In Exodus 34:6-7, he told us who he is. And rather than beginning with qualities and characteristics, God began with his name. That’s right… God has a name. And it isn’t “God.” His name is Yahweh. And his name tells us a lot about him.

Paul challenged believers to forgive one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven you. But how is that even possible? Jesus shows us what it means to forgive someone who doesn’t deserve it. So through our Savior, we can learn to apply undeserved mercy to our undeserved hurts.

Admonishment is high-octane encouragement. It is speaking truth into a difficult circumstance. It means to exhort or counsel other believers with a heart directed toward their spiritual development.

In the early 1500s, an artist by the name of Michelangelo took what was thought to be a ruined slab of marble and turned it into one of the most amazing statues ever created – the statue of King David. Michelangelo could see something within the massive piece of marble that others couldn’t see. He could see what it could become, not just what it was. The Bible has a word for people like this – Enc...

In this message, Dillon reminds our graduating seniors, as well as everyone else, that God will lead us into new beginnings.

In James 5:16, we are challenged to pray for one another. In this message, Eric uses a story from the life of Abraham in Genesis 18 to show what it means to stand before the Lord for one another.