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Andy Sochor August 26, 2013

When Paul Came to Rome

Text: Acts 28:16-17 Paul was forced to appeal to Caesar in order to be saved from the Jews who opposed him. When he came to Rome, the first thing Luke records him doing is calling the Jewish leaders to him. He wanted to explain why he was there and he wanted to teach them the […]

Filed Under: New Testament, people of the Bible Tagged With: belief, church, hope, Paul, preaching

Andy Sochor August 12, 2013

Confessing Sin

Text: 1 John 1:9 Confessing sin is important because it is tied to our salvation. Forgiveness & cleansing are conditioned upon us making confession to God of our sins. So in this lesson, we will spend some time looking at what the Bible says about confessing sins. Confess to Whom? To God (1 John 1:9) […]

Filed Under: New Testament, sin Tagged With: church, confession, courage, discipline, humility, prayer, sin

Andy Sochor June 3, 2013

Praising the Lord Around the Throne

Text: Revelation 4-5 Revelation 4-5 describes a scene around the throne in heaven in which the Lord is receiving praise. With everything that He is and that He has done that is worthy of praise, the vision that John saw emphasized three reasons why the Lord was worthy of the praise He was receiving. Creation […]

Filed Under: Jesus, New Testament Tagged With: church, creation, forgiveness, God, heaven, Jesus, praise, sacrifice, worship

Andy Sochor May 20, 2013

The Church Gathered Together

Togetherness is a characteristic seen in the Lord’s church throughout the book of Acts. In this lesson, we will consider these examples of the church gathering together and see what we can learn from them. Together on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1) The day of Pentecost would be the day the church of Christ […]

Filed Under: church, New Testament Tagged With: assembly, church, church discipline, evangelism, fellowship, Lord's Supper

Andy Sochor April 22, 2013

What People Want and Don’t Want in Religion

Text: Colossians 2:20-23 Paul describes certain practices that fall under the category of “self-made religion,” or “will worship” (KJV). This is worship according to the will of man. People often want to be religious because it satisfies their conscience. But they want to be religious on their terms, not God’s. So in this lesson, we […]

Filed Under: New Testament, obedience, worship Tagged With: authority, Christ, church, law, obedience, religion, salvation

Andy Sochor April 15, 2013

The Located Preacher

Text: 2 Timothy 4:5 Timothy was told to “do the work of an evangelist.” But how would this be done? There are different theories among brethren about having a “located preacher.” Many (perhaps most) congregations of God’s people have a located preacher. Some practice “mutual edification.” What does the Bible say on this topic? The […]

Filed Under: New Testament, preaching Tagged With: authority, church, edification, evangelism, preacher, preaching

Andy Sochor March 12, 2013

Healing the People Superficially

Text: Jeremiah 6:14 Jeremiah was warning of destruction that was coming because of the people’s sin. They needed to repent but would not listen. Why? The false prophets convinced them of “peace” so they felt no guilt for their sins. The same is true today. False teachers have convinced people that they are saved, even […]