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If you have died with Christ

By John Henson, Dibrell church, McMinnville TN

Colossians 2:20-23

  1. Then Why Are Some Worldly (verses 20-22)?
  2. Then Why Do Some Engage in Self-Made Religion (verse 23a)?
  3. Then Why Are So Many Engaged in Things That Have No Value (verse 23b)?
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8 things that won’t change on November 9

By Bobby Cloyd, Smithville TN

  1. God is still in control, Job 42:2, Isa 55:8-9.
  2. We stll have a duty to respect the office, Rom 13:1-3.
  3. We have a duty to obey God rather than man, Acts 5:9.
  4. We still have a duty to proclaim the gospel, Mat 28:18-20.
  5. We still need to be a proper godly example.
  6. We have the duty to expose wickness and stand for the truth, 2 Tim 3:2.
  7. We still have duty to treat each other like brethren, Jn 13:34-35.
  8. We still have duty to treat our neighbors as ourselves, Mat 7:12.

Pray for our country and then act.

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My Lot in Life

By Bobby Cloyd, Smithville TN

Genesis 13

  1. Our decisions detemine our destiny.
  2. Get past your past.
  3. Nothing impacts our success more than our relationships.
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The aim of instruction

1 Tim 1.3-7

  1. The need for love: false doctrine leads away from love.
  2. The aim at love: we want to get here for God is love.
  3. The nature of love: rational “instruction” that can be taught.
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Wise or Unwise?

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Proverbs 20:1-7

  1. The intoxicated are unwise (verse 1).
  2. A provoked fool is unwise (verses 2-3).
  3. The sluggard (lazy) is unwise (verse 4).
  4. The deliberate, righteous one is wise (verses 5-7).
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God’s Word Demands

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Text: James 1:19-27

  1. Attention (Verses 19-20)
  2. Reception (Verse 21)
  3. Application (Verses 22-25)
  4. Action
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The pain of persecution

From a series on the pains of the Christian. One of those pains is persecution.

Text: 2 Tim 3.6-17

  1. Persecution arises because of opposition to the truth, 6-9.
  2. Persecution is part of the “package” of living for Christ and proclaiming his word, 10-11.
  3. The Lord rescues us from it all, 11.
  4. Persecution is the reality of godly living, 12.
  5. The Christian’s reaction: faithfulness to the Scriptures, 14-17.

 

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Six questions

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Amos 3:1-8

I. GOD SPEAKS FOR A REASON (Verses 1-7)

a. Six questions pose a cause/effect relationship.

b. Each one explains ONE TRUTH: God speaks to his prophets for a reason!

c. Verse 7 is the Answer. There is a REASON for God’s message.

d. The Lord Has Spoken!

II. WILL WE LISTEN?

a. Go into all the world and preach (Matt 28:18-20)

b. We were dead, but God has made us ALIVE (Ephesians 2:1-7.

c. We have been reconciled to God! (2 Cor 5:18-19) We are changed!

d. START LIVING TODAY! (John 5:25-27)

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What God does not want you to know

  1. God doesn’t want you to know the hurt and pain of sin.

  2. God doesn’t want you to know the loneliness of selfishness.

  3. God doesn’t want you to know the suffering of eternity.