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QA: Whose Prayers Does God Hear?

My QA: Whose prayers does God hear? from March 10, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Psalm 4: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

My Psalm Commentary continues with Psalm 4: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Words of Wisdom: Back on WECO Radio

My Words of Wisdom minute is back on WECO radio station, which is broadcast online. What Is Your "Truth"? and "A Shameless Existence" aired on August 5 and 6, 2021, after the noon news. Recordings of these and other Scripture based minute long studies are available in Words of Wisdom Radio. It is also available at www.wecoradio.com

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Psalm 84: Commentary Now Available

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 84: A Person's Security, Strength, and Shield, is now available in Devotions From Psalms.

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Psalm 143: What If the Spirit Is Not Willing?

My Commentary on Psalm 143, What If the Spirit is Not Willing, is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Psalm 116: What Can One Do In Response to God's Love

My commentary for Psalm 116: What Can One Do In Response to God's Love, is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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QA: Do Devout Friends Have to be Baptized?

My QA: Do devout friends have to be baptized and go to the same church to be saved with me? from September 1, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Falling Short - Words of Wisdom Available Now

“Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it” (Hebrews 3:17 -…

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QA: Why Has Society Changed So Quickly?

QUESTION: Why has society changed so quickly? - February 28, 2021

ANSWER: The fate of any nation involves only one principle factor: obedience or disobedience to God.

1. The Law of Moses included Leviticus 26:14-17: The result of defying God's commandments led to a  reason for repentance.

2. The Law of Jesus Christ says, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of lov…

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A Father's Day D.A.D

An article from Chillicothe, Ohio, church of Christ in honor of D.A.D.s on Father's Day is now available in Publications from Guest Authors.

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A Word to the Wise: Proverbs 4

My sermon A Word to the Wise, taken from Proverbs 4:5-9, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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QA: Why Do We Need "Organised Religion"?

My QA: Why does anyone need "Organised Religion"? is now available in Publications On Christian Evidences. It is also available in Questions Answered.

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God Help Us! Sin's Unchanging Nature

My outline for A Contrast of the First and Second Adam Shows Sin's Unchanging Nature is available within my Catalog of Sin.

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"Prey" David Has Confidence In God - Psalm 17 Commentary

My commentary for Psalm 17, "Prey" David Has Confidence in God, is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

 

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QA: If the Bible is God's Word, Why Are There Atheists?

QUESTION: If the Bible is the word of God, why are there so many atheists? - 7/28/2019   

ANSWER: There are two kinds of atheists: practical and doctrinal.

1. Practical atheism is described in Titus 1:15-16. Many people practice atheism, that is, they live their lives as though there is no God. They think they exist because of godless evolution; or they are totally in charge of their lives…

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Salvation and Worship: Mini Article

“So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read” (Luke 4:16).  Jesus began His public preaching in a Jewish synagogue. A “synagogue” was a local Jewish worship place.  “Custom” is what He was brought up doing:  going to “church!”  People who obey the Gospel will worship with the saved. The people…

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Are All Saved? - Mini Article Now Available

“We trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe” (1 Timothy 4:10).  God is the “Savior of all men” but not all are saved, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).  God has made His offering for any who will accept it. “But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand …

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QA: What Makes the church of Christ Better Than Other Churches?

QUESTION: What makes you think the church of Christ is better than any other church? - February, 2019

Answer: The church of Christ is made up only of people who have accepted, and been saved by, what Jesus taught, not what humans have said about it! 1) The church of Christ was begun on the first Pentecost after Jesus' resurrection, described in Acts 2. The 12 Apostles were baptised in the…

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Sellers Crain's Proof Texting: Now Available

Sellers Crain’s article Proof Texting is now available in my page, Publications from Sellers Crain.

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Missing Books of the Bible: Sermon Audio Available

My sermon The Missing Books of the Bible is available in Sermon Audios.

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