The Gospel of Christ-TGOC

Jesus prayed to the Father, "Sanctify them by your truth; your Word is truth," John 17:17. We hear from the voice of Jesus how He believed and prayed to the Father that God's Word was truth. In this lesson, we're going to be thinking about Jesus' teaching on inspiration. What did Jesus believe about the scriptures? The Bible teaches, "I'm to have the mind of Christ," Philippians 2:5. The Bible tea...

The Disciples of Christ said, “Lord teach us to pray,” Luke 11:1. Welcome to our study on the beautiful subject of prayer. We'll be thinking about some of the fundamentals of prayer; specifically: the how, the what, and the when of prayer. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.” As we think about the how, the who, and the what of prayer, we realize that Christians must know and must be...

The single greatest question in all the Bible is, "What must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30-31. As a follow-up to that question, another great one that we want to discuss today is, "What must I do to stay saved?" Now that you are a child of God, now that you're a Christian, what can I do every day, practically speaking, things I can put in place every day that I can do, to stay saved? (The full tra...

In John 10:10 Jesus said, “I came that you may have life and have it more abundantly.” Today we're going to be considering: What are the greatest things of the Christian life? We hope that you'll stay tuned as we think about this motivational lesson on the great privileges of the Christian life. The greatest privilege of the Christian life is to be called sons and daughters of Almighty God. To be...

In John 7:17, Jesus said, "If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine whether I speak on my own authority or whether it is from God." Jesus, in this passage, told us the importance of good doctrine and making sure that what we're following is from God not from man. Welcome to our study of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. In this series of lessons, we're going to...

The Bible says “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised,” Proverbs 31:30. Welcome to our study of the godly wife. As we think in this series of lessons about godly homes in an ungodly world, we're thinking about the role of the Christian wife in the home and how important that is, and what a pivotal part she plays in the home today. (The full...

"And you fathers do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 Welcome to our study of Godly Homes in an Ungodly World. In this lesson, we're thinking about the wonderful role of the godly father, godly husband, and godly man in the home, and what an important role that is. The world often tries to look at the role differently th...

"For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." Ephesians 5:31 Welcome to our study of "Godly Homes in an Ungodly World." In a day and age where the home is being threatened and attacked on every avenue, we want today to offer help and hope to the godly home. It can maintain its faithfulness, integrity, and be a home that's...

"Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right." Ephesians 6:1. Welcome to our study of godly homes in an ungodly world. Today we're thinking about the role and responsibility of children in the godly home, and what an important role they do play as well as their parents. What's the responsibility and what's the role of children in the home? (The full transcript is available in the "Dow...

Matthew 19:6, Jesus said, “Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” Welcome to our study of Godly homes in an ungodly world. In today's lesson, we're thinking about God's laws on marriage, divorce, and remarriage. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

‘The word of God says have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, rather, expose them, Ephesians 5:11. Welcome to our study of answering denominational doctrines. Today, we're going to be looking at the word of God and then looking at a doctrine of men to see if the two match up. There are millions of people who believe that all you've got to do to be saved initially is have faith. I...

“Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” (Ps. 29:2). Welcome to our study of exalting Christ through the Gospel. The child of God has the privilege and the responsibility of glorifying the name of God in all that he says and does. In fact, that is why I am here. And there is why you are here on this Earth. God said in Isaiah 43:7, “Everyone who is...

To His disciples, Jesus gave this wonderful privilege, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel unto every creature,’ Mark 16:15. Today, we're going to be thinking about how being evangelistic promotes and encourages faithfulness among God's children. We welcome you to our series of lessons on the subject of being faithful until death. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Documen...

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ, and when they heard this they were cut to the heart and they cried out, ‘men and brethren what shall we do?’” Acts 2:36-37. Today we’re going to be studying about cases of conversion in the Bible. In essence, we‘re asking the greatest question that's ever been asked: What mu...

A philosophy that was popular in the days of Christ and is extremely popular today is: ‘Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.’ This has long been the motto and philosophy of the Epicureans, and so many people adopt this materialistic, worldly-minded idea. One of the men in the Bible who did that was named Esau. Today we're going to talk about Esau and the bad bargain that he made....

The book of Genesis tells us ‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth,’ Genesis 1:1. What a powerful presentation of creation that is. It tells us something about God's nature as creator and designer. Welcome to our study of the nature of God as we're going to be looking at the evidence that there is a God and He is the God of the Bible, the Creator of all the universe. Let's think...

In Jude 3, Jude said, "Though I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith." Welcome to our study of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. Just as Jude said in the verse that we just noted, sometimes it's necessary for Christians to defend the Christian faith. In this lesson, we want to...

The Bible tells us in 1 Samuel 13:14 that God was seeking a man ‘after His own heart.’ We learn in the Bible that, that was King David. We're going to be thinking about one of the greatest men of the Old Testament. David is looked up to by many in the nation of Israel, still today, and by very many Bible students. What is it that made David such a great king? Why do we relate to him so well today?...

"O magnify the Lord with me, let us exalt His name together." Psalm 34:3 Welcome to our study of "Godly Homes in an Ungodly World." In this lesson, we're thinking about a very important subject as it relates to the home and marriage. That is the subject of dating, engagement, and the marriage covenant that two people enter into. Priority number one in dating should be to date and marry a Christian...

Jesus said, ‘You shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free, John 8:32. Welcome to our study of answering denominational doctrines. In this lesson, we're comparing the doctrines and teachings of the cowboy church with that of the Bible in the New Testament. As we consider these things today, all we ask of you is to have your Bible handy and look to the word of God with us to see if the...

‘Can anyone forbid water that they should not be baptized?’ Acts 10:47. Welcome to our study of cases of conversion in the book of Acts. Of the approximately 2,000 questions that are asked in the Bible, in this lesson we're thinking about the number one question: What must a person do to be saved? Acts 16:30-31, Acts 9:4-6, and Acts 2:36-37 mention that question as well. We're thinking about Corne...

“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42). Welcome to our study of continuing in the apostles’ doctrine. As we examine this subject, let us first realize that we are not talking about following something that the apostles themselves created. When we follow the apostles’ doctrine, we are not following some sort of...

In Exodus 23:2, Moses said long ago, ‘You shall not follow a multitude to do evil.’ Welcome you today to our study of answering denominational doctrines. In this lesson we're going to be considering one of the more popular, one of the more new religions that is out today in the sense of people are going to it a lot and that is the doctrines of the community church. What does the community church b...

"Let all things be done decently and in order." Those are the words of the apostle Paul to the church at Corinth. Welcome you today to our study of the Lord's church as we're going to be thinking today on the subject of, Church Order. That is, that all things are done according to the Bible and in a decently and orderly fashion as God tells us. Meaning that we do things as Paul said, in 1 Corinthi...