The Gospel of Christ-TGOC

The Lord Jesus Christ said, "You shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free." John 8:32 How wonderful it is to know that a person can know God's truth and that each of us can be free from sin. But the question remains: How do you know? Are you sure that you know God's truth? How can you know, just as Jesus said, how can you know that you know the truth? Today, we're going to look to th...

The Lord said, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God,' Matthew 4:4. Welcome to our study of passion for Bible study. We want to think about how wonderful it is to study the Bible and why Christians ought to study that to have a closer relationship with almighty God. What does the Bible say about daily Christian living? (The full transcript is ava...

“Be sober; be vigilant for your adversary, the Devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking those whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 Satan is no doubt aggressively pursuing people today who he can tempt, destroy, and what an evil, ungodly adversary the Devil is. Think about all the havoc that Satan has reeked on humanity since the very beginning. What can I do today, then, to turn the tables on the...

The Bible says in Isaiah 43:7, “Everyone who is called by name, whom I have created for my glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.” What a beautiful passage from the lips of Isaiah inspired by God that shows that we are created for the glorification of our God. You know, so many people wander through life without purpose, without meaning, just take a lackadaisical approach to life. They ha...

Every child of God is in a spiritual battle for his eternal soul. The word of God says, "Fight the good fight of faith," 1 Timothy 6:12. You can be sure that our enemy, the devil, is walking about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He's going to and fro, back and forth on the earth looking for people to tempt and deceive to be lost, Job 1:6. What are we going to do to overcome our ene...

The apostle Paul said, "For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we eagerly wait for the Lord Jesus Christ." Welcome to our study of God's word and as we think about the Christians' way home. Home is one of those words that brings such a fond meaning to our hearts and to our life. We often say, "There's no place like home." How true that is. Where you feel the most comfortable, where you feel...

‘Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.’ There is no greater joy in all the world than the joy of being a Christian and the joy of being able to look up to Heaven and say, "Our Father, Who are in Heaven", Matthew 6:9. We're going to be thinking about why Christianity is such great joy, and how wonderful it is to be a Christian. Sometimes when you see Christians, sadly, they don't loo...

The message of God came to the people of Israel saying, “Thus says the Lord, stand in the way and see, and ask for the old path, where the good way is, and then you'll find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not walk in it.” Jeremiah 6:16 God encouraged Israel through the great prophet, Jeremiah, to find the old path, to seek the good way, to strive to do what God wanted them to do, and...

In Mark 10:45, our Lord says these powerful words about service: "The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life for ransom for many." Welcome to our study of the gospel of Mark, the majesty of Jesus Christ. Today we're going to be studying, overviewing Mark chapters 9 through 12, and we want to make sure that you've got your Bible handy as we're going to be looking to th...

The Lord said, "What will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Mark 8:36-37. Welcome you today to our study of the gospel of Mark. We hope that you got your Bible handy, as we're going to be studying Mark chapters 5 through 8 today in our overview of the gospel of Mark. Such a powerful book about the majesty of Chri...

Of the life of Jesus Christ the people in His day said, "And they were astonished beyond measure saying He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak," Mark 7:37. Welcome you today to our study of the gospel of Mark. Mark is going to identify the majesty, magnificence, and the power of Jesus in the gospel of Mark. Mark is one of the more exciting one of the more...

The Lord said with great urgency to His disciples, "What I say unto you, I say unto all Watch," Mark 13:35. Welcome you today to our study of the Gospel of Mark. Today we're going to be studying those final concluding chapters in the Gospel of Mark, Chapters 13 through 16. We encourage you to locate your Bible, have that ready to open up with us as we're going to study from the Word of God today....

It's evident from Ephesians 5:25 that Jesus loved the church deeply. The Bible tells husbands “love your wives as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” Today we're going to think about the love that each person ought to have for the Lord's church, what makes that love so strong, and how do we show that love for the church in each one of our lives. We hope that you've got your Bib...

In Psalm 8:4 we find that compelling and ever humbling question that the psalmist asked. “What is man? God, what is man that you care for him, or the son of Man that you look after him?” As I think about this wonderful question, it humbles us to realize there is an answer in Scripture as to why God cares for me and for you. Why does He care for me? Why does He care for you? Why am I a big part and...

The word of God says, “Great peace comes to those who love your law,” Psalm 119:165. Welcome to the second part of our study of the peace of God. Take your Bible and have that ready as we're going to study together about the marvelous subject of God's peace. As we think about the peace of God and how that peace is obtained in the Christian's life, or is initially attained and maintained in the Chr...

The Bible says, “God is not the author of confusion but of peace,” 1 Corinthians 14:33. In a world filled with conflict, disagreement, war, and chaos, how wonderful it is to know that the God of the Bible is the true source of peace! The peace of God is clearly seen throughout the Scripture. The Bible says in Luke 2:15 that when Christ Jesus came into the world the Angels proclaimed ‘Peace on eart...

In Matthew 26:28, as Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper among His followers, when He took the fruit of the vine He said, “This is my blood of the new covenant that was shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Every person who reads the words of Jesus and looks into the life of Jesus realizes the significance of the blood of Christ in the New Testament. Today we ask you a very important question...

What does the Bible say that a person has to do to become a Christian? There could be no greater question all the world than the question found in Acts 16:30-31, ‘What must I do to be saved?” We hope that you'll get your Bible as we're going to think about what the word of God says concerning the matter of salvation. As we think about the great question, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ How does one...

In the gospel of John Jesus said “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me,” John 10:27. What does it really mean to hear the voice of Jesus? Get your Bible as we let God's word answer this very important question for us today. John 10 is the beautiful words about Jesus being the shepherd and His people being the sheep. Now friend we pose the question from Scripture today: What d...

The Bible says in 1 John 1:7 that ‘if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.’ The word of God clearly teaches that in Christ, Christians have fellowship. But what is fellowship? That's a word we hear a lot, but are we familiar with the biblical idea of fellowship? What exactly is the word fello...

“Rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God,” Joel 2:13. Welcome to our study of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. Today, specifically, we're going to be thinking about the Pentecost prophet that pointed more than any toward that great day in Acts chapter 2 on Pentecost-the book of Joel. The book of Joel is a very unique minor prophet in that Joel points men and wom...

Through the minor prophet Hosea, God said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,” Hosea 4:6. Welcome to our study of the Minor Prophets, and in particular today, the book of Hosea. As we think about the book of Hosea, we're talking about a section of books known as the Minor Prophets. I want to say just a little bit about the breakdown, the categorization, of the Major Prophets and the M...

In the Book of Amos, God asks Israel and the nations around who He's reaching out to, ‘Can two walk together unless they are agreed?’ Amos 3:3. Welcome to our study of the minor prophets as we think specifically today about the power packed message of the book of Amos. Amos, who was a tree tender and a shepherd, gives a great powerful message to Israel during the time of wickedness to remind them...

“The pride of your heart has deceived you,” Obadiah verse 3. Welcome you today to our study of the minor prophets. In this lesson, we're thinking about the little known one-chapter book of Obediah. Let’s start with little bit of the rich history of Obadiah that will help us to understand what's going on in this book better. Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament and probably one of the...

The Scripture says, “As He who called you is holy you also be holy in all your conduct,” 1 Peter 1:14-15. Did you know that there is something you cannot live without? In Hebrews 12:14 the Bible says, “Without holiness no one can see God.” Holiness is that key attribute that if it doesn't exist in my life and yours, I'll never be able to be in the presence of Almighty God. And friend, holiness is...