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Words of Wisdom June 24 - July 5, 2024

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:

    - 6/24/2024 - Pluto Points to God          
    - 6/25/2024 - Doctrine By the People     
    - 6/26/2024 - Bible Over False Prophets   
    - 6/27/2024 - Escaping Immorality          
    - 6/28/2024 - The Holy Spirit or the Written Word?  

    - 7/1/2024 - Tragic Events and Innocent People       
    - 7/2/2024 - Church of Love                                   
    - 7/3/2024 - The Church of Your Choice        
    - 7/4/2024 - Freedom to Obey Christ  
    - 7/5/2024 - The Cost of Liberty   

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 11

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 11 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 11, released July 2, 2024, contains:

  • Why Does Violence Erupt? - John T Polk II
  • Rules to Teach Your Son - Anonymous
  • Awake Yet? - MEME by Anonymous
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Leonardo da Vinci & Aesop

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Christmas in July

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. Lessons available from December 2023 are:

    - 12/11/2023 - Be Merry Without Alcohol    
    - 12/12/2023 - Profane Pleas                           
    - 12/13/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: No Mass   
    - 12/14/2023 - Jesus More Than Meets the Eye   
    - 12/15/2023 - Christ Or Christmas?     

    - 12/18/2023 - What Peace Did Jesus Bring?   
    - 12/19/2023 - No Seasonal Goodwill     
    - 12/20/2023 - Who Has Seen Jesus?  
    - 12/21/2023 - How God Delivers         
    - 12/22/2023 - Apollo 8 Tribute to God  

    - 12/25/2023 - Christmas Day Peace  
    - 12/26/2023 - Christian Living            
    - 12/27/2023 - The First Day of the Week 
    - 12/28/2023 - Labels Are Not Arguments 
    - 12/29/2023 - Insane New Year               

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Gerald Cowan's Where Are the Others?

Gerald Cowan's Where Are the Others? featured in his personal periodical. It is also available in Publications from Gerald Cowan. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED".

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Words of Wisdom: November 20 - December 8, 2023

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. Previous lessons now available are:

    - 11/20/2023 - Street Crime
    - 11/21/2023 - Who’s Killing Jesus? Part 2 - Keepers of Moses’ Law 
    - 11/22/2023 - [Thanksgiving] Thank God
    - 11/23/2023 - What Is Discrimination?
    - 11/24/2023 - Being Religious Without Jesus - Cornelius

    - 11/27/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: Bible Order 
    - 11/28/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: Birth Date  
    - 11/29/2023 - Baby Jesus, Part 1
    - 11/30/2023 - Baby Jesus, Part 2
    - 12/1/2023 - What Is Your Truth?
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    - 12/4/2023 - The Influence of Jesus Christ
    - 12/5/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: Came From God
    - 12/6/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: No One Spoke Like Him
    - 12/7/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: Speaks Boldly
    - 12/8/2023 - What Peace Did Jesus Bring?

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 10

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 10 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 10, released June 24, 2024, contains:

 

  • QA: Are All Bible Versions the Same? What is the real difference between a translation, interpretation, or paraphrase Bible? - John T Polk II
  • 8 Fights Worth Picking With Your Kids - David Morris
  • Why I Am Not Afraid - Gus Nichols
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Benjamin Disraeli, William Arthur Ward, and Theodore Roosevelt

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 7 Now Out

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 7 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 7, released June 3, 2024, contains:

  • How Can We Trust the Scriptures?: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • Lessons From the Tornado - Bill Brandstatter
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Aesop and Anonymous
  • Shameful, Irrational, and Erroneous Efforts of False Teachers - David Sproule
  • Pearls Before Swine: A National Pastime cartoon

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What Are Fathers For?

My sermon slides What Are Fathers For? based on Psalm 78:1-8, and delivered June 14, 2023, is now available. Look for it on Sermon Powerpoints.

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The Time is NOW ... and Are You Double Minded?

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . Last week’s contribution was The Time is Now for June 3, 2024. This week’s contribution is Are You Double-Hearted? for June 10, 2024. 

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Walk In Wisdom Edition 5: Out Now

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 5 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 5, released May 20, 2024, contains:

  • The Things I Can Control: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • History’s Mysteries: The Petrified Tree Stump - John T Polk II

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Forgiveness Is With God ... and Bringing Your Life To God

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . Last week’s contribution was Forgiveness Is With God for May 20, 2024. This week’s contribution is Bringing Your Life to God for May 27, 2024. 

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Why Mary? Now Available

In honor of mothers and wives for Mother's Day, my sermon slides for Why Mary? based on Luke 1:26-38 and delivered May 14, 2023, is now available. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED" on Sermon Powerpoints.

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Walk in Wisdom, Edition 2 is Out Now

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 2 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 2, released April 29, 2024, contains:

  • Millennial Antichrists - John T Polk II
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Socrates & Ronald Reagan

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Gang Violence

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . This week’s contribution is Gang Violence for April 30, 2024. 

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Cruelty to People ... and Right Judgments

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom . Last week’s contribution is Cruelty to People for March 26, 2024. This week’s contribution is Right Judgments for April 4, 2024. 

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Has Christ Died In Vain?

My sermon slides Has Christ Died in Vain? based on Galatians 2:15-21 and delivered November, 2023, is now available. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED" in the Sermon Powerpoints page.

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Donnie Barnes Charts on Jesus Christ

Several of Donnie Barnes' charts relating to Jesus Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection in particular, have been added to the dedicated page for Charts from Donnie Barnes:

  • The Three Persons on the Cross
  • A Look At the Three Crosses
  • The Woman At the Well
  • There Must Be Repentance
  • Examples of Conversion
  • The Tears of Our LORD

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Meaning of Numbers

My slides for the Meaning of Numbers sermon based on the book of Numbers and delivered January 28, 2024, is now available. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED" on the Sermon PowerPoints page.

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Donnie Barnes' The Ark & the Church

Donnie Barnes' The Ark & the Church is now available in my page dedicated to Charts from Donnie Barnes. It compares Genesis 6 and Noah's Ark to the church in Matthew 16, among others.

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Tommie Jean Polk's The Lord Is My Shepherd Poem

Tommie Jean Polk's editorial poem, The Lord Is My Shepherd, based on Psalm 23, is now available in Publications from Guest Authors. So is a Confucius' Ancient Proverb on Peace, as featured in a Donnie Barnes chart.

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