The Gospel of Christ-TGOC

In Acts 11:26 the Bible says, “They were called Christians first in Antioch.” Why are there so many Christians in the world today? And more importantly, why should you become a Christian? Stay tuned as we let God's word answer the question: Why am I a Christian? Why should someone become a child of God? Why be a Christian? What is it that motivates and encourages one to want to be a child of God?...

The apostle Paul said, “Fight the good fight of faith,” 1 Timothy 6:12. Did you know that Christians are soldiers in the Lord's army? To find out more about this wonderful idea, we encourage you to stay tuned as we think about ‘Soldiers of Christ Arise.’ One of the most powerful pictures of the church that is seen in Scripture is as the army of the Lord. Paul would say in Ephesians 6:12 “We do not...

In Acts 16:30-31 the greatest question that's ever been asked comes, “Sirs what must I do to be saved?” Today we're going to discuss the most solemn and important question ever asked. We hope you'll get your Bible as we're going to study “What must I do to be saved?” together. That question, “What must I do to be saved?” is a question that each person who wants to live with God must answer accordi...

Welcome to our study: Christianity Start to Finish. In this lesson, we're thinking about continuing the idea of our authority, and especially emphasizing it, as it relates to the New Testament and the church which Jesus Christ built. We're thinking about our authority in matters of salvation and matters of religion. Last time we noticed our authority comes from God. That authority is through Jesus...

To the elders of the Lord's church in Ephesus the apostle Paul said, “So now brethren I commend you to God and to the word of His grace which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified,” Acts 20:32. What are some of the most uplifting and encouraging verses in all of Scripture? Stay tuned as we look to those verses that encourage us today from the word o...

Jesus said, “God is a spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth,” John 4:23-24. We're so glad that you joined us for our study of acceptable worship in the church today- as it relates to Christianity start to finish. Just by way of reminder, we have noticed that in matters of religion, God and Jesus have all authority. ‘All authority,’ Jesus said, ‘has been given to Me.’...

In this lesson we're thinking about the idea of evangelism, becoming a Christian, and our authority in religion. Why do we do what we do? Why do we not do some of the things that sometimes people do? What is our authority? What do we use as our source for why we do what we do? Our authority in religion today is God's truth. It is the truth that comes from God that is of supreme importance. It's th...

To the elders in Ephesus the apostle Paul says, “So now brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified,” Acts 20:32. We welcome you to our study of Paul's message to the elders at Ephesus and the continuation of the spread of the gospel in Acts chapters 20 through 22. We hope you'll get your...

“What must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 It is this compelling question and the biblical answer that follows that we'll address in our study of Acts 13 through 16 today. Get your Bible handy as we're going to study the word of God together. In Acts chapter 13 the apostle Paul is now going to begin some of what we know of as his missionary tours or journeys to preach the gospel. In these initial fi...

The apostle Paul said, “Men and brethren I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day,” Acts 23:1. We welcome you to our study of the book of Acts. We hope you'll get your Bible and stay tuned as we study this wonderful text together. In this text, Acts chapter 23 through 25, the apostle Paul is now going to be giving a defense of the gospel and of Jesus Christ before the Jews and...

The apostle Paul said," God now commands all men everywhere to repent" Acts 17:30. We welcome you to our study of Acts chapters 17 through 19, and we hope you'll stay tuned as we study the gospel going to Thessalonica, Corinth, and Ephesus. In Acts chapter 17, the apostle Paul is now going to be taking the gospel in his missionary journeys to the region of Thessalonica. The gospel is here met with...

The apostle Paul said “I appeal to Caesar.” And to that Festus said, “To Caesar you've appealed, to Caesar you shall go,” Acts 25:11-12. We welcome you to the final chapters in our study of the book of Acts. We hope that you’ll get your Bible handy and stay tuned with us as we think about the climax of this great book in these final chapters. In Acts chapter 26 Paul is now going to be before Agrip...

The apostle Paul, who was formerly known as Saul, asked this great question: “Lord what would you have me to do?” Today we're going to let the Bible answer that question. We hope that you'll get your Bible and stay tuned as we look together in our study of the book of Acts. In Acts chapter 9 we now come to one of the pivotal conversions in the New Testament: Saul of Tarsus, who has done much harm...

But Peter and the other apostles answered and said, “We ought to obey God rather than man,” Acts 5:29. We welcome you to our study of the book of Acts. What is it that Peter said this about when he said “We must obey God rather than man.” We hope you'll get your Bible as we study Acts chapter 5 through 8 together. In Acts chapter 5 we start off with a very eventful scene where Ananias and Sapphira...

“What must I do to be saved?” this is the question that we're going to be looking at as we study the marvelous book of Acts. We hope you'll get your Bible as we're going to let God's word answer this marvelous question for us. The book of Acts is a very powerful, action-packed book in which the great question: ‘What must I do to be saved?’ is answered. (The full transcript is available in the "Dow...

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By inspiration of the Holy Spirit the apostle Peter said “Baptism does now also save us,” 1 Peter 3:21. We welcome you to our second study on the purposes in this series on the purposes of baptism. What's the purpose of baptism in the Bible? Why should one be baptized? (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

Jesus said, “He that believes and is baptized will be saved. He who does not believe shall be condemned,” Mark 16:16. We welcome you to our study of the purposes of baptism. Why be baptized? What's the purpose behind it? Sometimes we hear people say, ‘Well baptism's something good you ought to do, something that you really need to follow, but it's not essential to salvation.’ Does the Scripture te...

The Ethiopian eunuch said, “See here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36. Implied from the question by the eunuch is that one must be prepared to be baptized. Today we want to think about, who is a candidate to be baptized? Is anybody who just walks up off the street a candidate? Is an atheist or agnostic a candidate to be baptized? What about a young child? When are they rea...

The Scripture records in John 3:23 that “John was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there.” We welcome you today to our study of the subject of baptism. Today we're going to be thinking about the subject of the mode of baptism. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

The apostle Peter said, “Repent and be baptized for the remission of sins,” Acts 2:38. In this series of lessons, we've stressed the essentiality of baptism. But today, we want to take a slightly different approach. Today we ask the question: What will baptism not do? (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

The apostle Paul said, “As many of us as were baptized into Christ have clothed ourselves with Christ.” The Bible clearly teaches that baptism is essential to salvation, but often time we hear objections to baptism being essential to salvation. This is a second part of our series on the objections to baptism. We encourage you to get your Bible and stay tuned as we study this subject together. (The...