14 episodes
CCoC-TX on Audio Carrollton Church of Christ
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- Religion & Spirituality
Sometimes you're looking for encouragement, advice and guidance to help with the challenges in life. Here is a good place to find them!
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Jesus: Demon or Deity
Jesus: Demon or Deity - recorded Dec 3rd, 2023
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Four "R" Words
Kevin speaks about Four "R" words relevant to us and our relationship with God.
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Land of Beginning Again
LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN
1 Cor. 6:9-11
1. We are on the threshold of a new year.
As we look back over 2020, we are all ready to wave good-bye to it, with hopes of a better year ahead.
What will 2021 bring to us? We’re all filled with the hope that it will give us the opportunity to begin again.
2. Is there a way that we could begin again? (Note Louisa Fletcher’s poem).
(Fletcher, b. 1878: married/divorced 3 times – billed as eccentric)
“I wish there were some wonderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again,
Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches Could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door, And never be on again.”
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Immanuel: God With Us
IMMANUEL: GOD WITH US
Matthew 1:18-25
INTRODUCTION:
This is a joyous time of the year. Despite the setbacks and lockdowns of 2020, this season is one that challenges us to count our blessings. As it reminds us of blessings, it also reminds us of need.
1. What is our greatest need?
If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist.
If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist.
If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer.
But our greatest needwas forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.
2. Because we needed a Savior, God came among us. Jo. 1:1-3, 14.
This is what we mean by “Incarnation.” The term literally means “in the flesh.” Although we might sometimes use it accommodatively, however the true incarnation is Jesus Christ: one who is truly God, who took on full humanity. The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is set forth in the Gospels.
3. That incarnation is presented in our textual setting.
Matthew provides a genealogical list from Abraham to Jesus. He sets forth a whole series of father-son relationships in that line. However, when he comes to the birth of Jesus, he is very careful to distinguish between the previous records and the realities involved when Jesus was born.
The text demonstrates the way the Lord entered into the realm of human beings.
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The Christian's Lifestyle
1. What is distinctive about the Christian’s lifestyle?
What do we mean by “life-style?”
It is a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes.
It is the manner in which we relate to others, how we spend our time, and how we express our individuality. It is the characteristic mode of our communication and the distinctive application of our values. It is ethics, priorities, and acquired customs all rolled into our behavior that is observed by others.
What is your life-style?
2. The Christian's life-style is different.
It is different from what he was before he was a Christian. It is different from those in the world. It may even appear strange to those not in Christ.
3. What is the basis for the Christian's lifestyle?
Our text is concerned with that basis. It is important for us to see who God is and what we are to be in our relationship with him. While our anti-God atmosphere screams at us to conform, we are called by God to be different. Be Transformed! We belong to God.
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You Can't Go Home Again
This is a novel by Thomas Wolfe published posthumously (1940).
The meaning is: “If you try to return to a place you remember from the past,
it won’t be the same as you remember it.”
How true!
It is demonstrated in our growing up.
I first heard of this book when a speaker in chapel
was applying the principle to us Harding Freshmen.
Does this thought have any relevance to us as a church?
How can we ever get back to NORMAL?
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