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Andy Sochor January 8, 2024

Living for Christ

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross was an act of love. This love should motivate us to live for Him. But what does it mean to live for Christ? It is more than just belief in Him or an appreciation for what He has done. These things should affect our behavior. So […]

Filed Under: Christian life, New Testament Tagged With: authority, church, obedience, pattern

Andy Sochor January 16, 2023

Unacceptable Gifts for God

Text: Amos 5:21-24 These words from God in our text might sound shocking to many people today. Why would God not accept worship that was being offered to Him? In this case, it was because of their sin. Yet there are other passages that describe other kinds of unacceptable gifts to God. In this lesson, […]

Filed Under: God, obedience, Old Testament, worship Tagged With: authority, free will, giving, obedience, pattern, sacrifice, service, worship

Andy Sochor July 2, 2018

An Appalling and Horrible Thing

Text: Jeremiah 5:30-31 There are many appalling and horrible things in our world today. What would qualify as appalling and horrible may depend on who you ask. But what if God was deciding what qualified as appalling and horrible? We are not left to wonder. He told us in our text. The Condition of the […]

Filed Under: Old Testament, society Tagged With: authority, false teaching, pattern, repentance, sin, truth

Andy Sochor September 12, 2016

Vanity of Our Efforts without God

Psalm 127:1-2 Psalm 127 was written by Solomon – king of Israel and builder of the temple. He understood the need to rely upon God. In this lesson, we are going to make some spiritual applications to what Solomon mentioned in this psalm. Building the House God’s house today is the church (1 Timothy 3:15) – made […]

Filed Under: church, Old Testament Tagged With: authority, church, elders, error, gospel, pattern, preaching, work

Andy Sochor April 25, 2016

The Churches of Men

Text: Matthew 15:13 There are many churches in the religious world that can be classified as “churches of men.” We need to be warned about these churches – not just so that we can avoid being a part of them, but so that we can help lead others out of them. Define “Churches of Men” We often […]

Filed Under: church, New Testament Tagged With: church, denominationalism, denominations, disciples, Jesus, pattern, religion, salvation, teaching

Andy Sochor October 19, 2015

The Needed Work of Elders

Text: Acts 14:23 As Paul returned from his first preaching tour, he and Barnabas visited the churches that had been established (Acts 14:21-23). As they visited, they “appointed elders…in every church.” In this example, we see that a church having elders should be a priority. This lesson will focus on the needed work of elders […]

Filed Under: church, New Testament Tagged With: church, elders, example, growth, pattern

Andy Sochor July 20, 2015

Do Not Exceed What Is Written

Text: 1 Corinthians 4:6 Paul had to address several problems in his first letter to Corinth. One had to do with them elevating men and regarding them as more important than they were. He used himself and Apollos as an example to teach them “not to exceed what is written.” His warning to them was […]