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The word of God says that Christ purchased the church with His own blood, Acts 20:28. We're so glad that you've joined us for our study of the Lord's church as we look into what the Bible says about the church being essential to God's plan and essential to salvation. We want to emphasize, as we bring our series of lessons on the church to a close, that our main emphasis in this is to glorify God a...

Jesus said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be torn down or thrown into the fire," Matthew 15:13. Welcome to our study of Fundamentals of the Faith, as we're thinking about the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. As Jesus said, every plant that is planted is not from God. Some are going to be cut down and thrown into the fire. Jesus wasn't talking about trees or plants, rea...

The Bible says ‘all scripture is given by inspiration of God,’ 2 Timothy 3:16-17. We welcome you today to our study of Fundamentals of the Christian Faith. In this lesson we're thinking about the Bible as a fundamental teaching of God, its existence, its origin, its power, and how it applies to my life and yours as a Christian today. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" but...

In Psalm 38:4, David said, ‘My sins have gone over my head like a heavy burden. They're too heavy for me to bear.’ All of us can repeat those words of David when it comes to the sin problem. At times in our life, we feel the sting of sin and feel the weight of sin that man can't bear alone. The good news is we don't have to. The nature of our God is that He is ready to forgive, willing to forgive,...

The apostle Paul said, "I have been crucified with Christ, it's no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me", Galatians 2:20. We welcome you today of our study of great Bible characters in that we think today about the apostle Paul. Who is that man who went from Saul of Tarsus,...

“And the Lord God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. Therefore, He made a helper comparable to him,” Genesis 2:18. Welcome to our study of godly homes in an ungodly world. We live in a world where sin is rampant, where the home is being threatened and attacked from every avenue and every way, and Satan is trying to have his way in the home with one of the most fundamental relationships...

In Acts 2:37, the greatest question ever asked comes, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" That's the question that we're going to be considering in this series of lessons on cases of conversion in the book of Acts. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

In 1 Corinthians 5:7 the Bible says, "For Christ, our Passover was sacrificed for us." As you think about the Old Testament Passover and the events of that day, and then as we look forward to Christ, there are so many powerful lessons that we can learn from Christ, the new Passover lamb. Welcome to our study of Old Testament lessons that we're going to look at today especially revolving around the...

In 1 John 2:25, the Bible says ‘The promise he has promised us, eternal life.’ Welcome to our study of the nature of God. Specifically today, we're thinking about the God who fulfills his promises. In the Bible, we are told that God cannot lie, Hebrews 6:18. We're living in hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie promised before time began, Titus 1:2. God does not change, Malachi 3:6. He's...

“In that, He says, ‘a new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete is growing old and is ready to vanish away” (Heb. 8:13). Welcome to our study on Answering Denominational Doctrines. In this lesson we will be examining Seventh Day Adventist doctrine. We will take the Bible, which is our only authority, and to which we must not add or subtract, and we are going to e...

To Jesus' disciples, He made this wonderful promise: “I go to prepare a place for you and if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself that where I am, there you may be also,” John 14:1-4. We welcome you today to our study of the subject of the second coming of Jesus Christ. This is a part of our "Be Faithful" series in which we're offering motivational lessons t...

"Lord, what would you have me to do?" Acts 9:4-6. Of all the questions asked in the Bible, today we're considering one of, if not the most important question of all: What must a person do to be saved? Welcome to our study of cases of conversion in the Book of Acts. In this lesson, we're considering what Saul of Tarsus did to obey the gospel and become a Christian. We’re going to study the conversi...

“Those days there was no king over Israel. Every man did what was right in his own eyes,” Judges 21:25. In the dark days of Judges, there is a man by the name of Samson who teaches us some lessons about life and how a person ought to approach God with the proper attitude. Welcome you today to our study of the Old Testament lessons. In today's lesson we're thinking about one of the heroes, some peo...

The Psalmist said, "Zeal for your house has eaten me up." And while those words, in Psalm 69:9, are no doubt applied to Jesus as he cleansed the Temple, it would also apply, in practicality, to one great man in the Old Testament who was fed up with sin and took righteous action. His name is Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron and high priest will ultimately be high priest to God. What does the Bible s...

In Romans 4:3 a great question is asked, “What does the Scripture say?” Welcome to our Bible questions and answers series. This is the second lesson in our Bible questions and answers series, and we're so glad that you've joined us for this exciting study. We've got some really good questions that have been asked by users of our website or those who listen to our program, and we're going to give a...

The apostle Paul encouraged the young man, Timothy, “Study to show yourself approved under God a workman who does not need to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth,” 2 Timothy 2:15. We welcome you today to our study of the word of God. In this series of lessons, we've been looking at Bible questions and answers that have been submitted by our viewers. We're going to the word of God with th...

In Romans 4:3 the Apostle Paul asks the question, "What does the Scripture say?" We welcome you today to our study of Bible Questions and Answers. In this series of lessons, we're taking questions that had been submitted by our viewers, and we're looking to the Word of God for answer to those wonderful questions. Questions for this session: 1. I am dating a man who has been married and divorced se...

A great question is asked in Jeremiah 37:17, "Is there any word from the Lord?" We welcome you today to our study of Bible questions and answers. In this series of lessons, we're answering questions that have been submitted by you our viewers either through our email address, questions at TheGospelOfChrist.com , or through our website. As always, we want to take these questions and look to the wor...

The Bible says “I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation,” Romans 1:16. We welcome you today to our study of the word of God. In today's lesson, we're thinking about Bible questions and answers. We're continuing with our Bible question and answer series. If you've got a question you'd like to submit for this series, you can send those questions to us by em...

We welcome you today to our Bible questions and answers series. We have some really good questions that we're going to look to the word of God for answers. I suspect that maybe even you have thought about some of these questions and are wondering- what does the Bible say on this subject? Questions for this session: 1. Should we fear the Lord today or should we just respect Him? What does the Bible...

We welcome you today to our Bible question and answer series. This is our third installment in this series of Bible questions and answers, and we have some really good questions that we're excited about looking to the word of God for the answer. I bet that you’ve had some of these questions even in your own mind. We're going to let God's word answer these questions. Questions for this session: 1....

In Jeremiah 37:17 the question was asked, “Is there any word from the Lord?” We welcome you today to our new series of lessons entitled ‘Bible Questions and Answers.’ Occasionally people submit questions for us through our website or email, and we want to answer those questions. Many of these are very good questions, questions that I suspect many of us have wondered about in the past. We hope you'...

The book of Proverbs says, "Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from trouble," Proverbs 21:23. Welcome to our topical study of the book of Proverbs. Today our lesson for consideration is concerning the Christian, the tongue, and the Christian's speech. What does the book of Proverbs teach us about the Christian and his tongue? (The full transcript is available in the "Download Docum...

“Trust in The Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding,” Proverbs 3:5. Welcome to our topical study of the book of Proverbs. As we think today about the book of Proverbs, it is such a practical book from the word of God. Many have said that the book of Proverbs is like the James of the New Testament. It's all about practical living, practical godly living, for everyday life. In...

In Genesis 2:18, God said ‘It's not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.’ Thank God for the beautiful relationship of husbands and wives and how they have the ability to help one another get to heaven. Today in our topical study of the book of Proverbs, we're going to look at some great advice and wisdom that will help husbands and wives in their relationship...