Various Topics
21 Lessons in this series
Conclusions: Necessary, Unnecessary, and Impossible
In this class, we look at how to properly use necessary conclusions (also known as necessary inference) and see the difference between this and how...
Fellowship Meals
In this class, we examine some arguments that are made to justify fellowship meals--common meals eaten as a church.
Difference Between the Church and the Individual (or Family)
Sometimes the argument is made that since the church is the people, anything Christ wants the people to do, the church can do. We want to examine...
Church Supported or Operated Organisations
So-called "main-line churches of Christ" band together as organisations of churches through sponsoring churches or separate organisations that the...
Fasting: What is the Purpose?
Fasting is something that we find done fairly frequently in some circles of the denominational world. Most brethren I know don't spend a lot of time...
Joel: The Day of the Lord
The book of Joel is quite short but uses the phrase "day of the Lord" repeatedly throughout the prophecy. What is meant by this phrase that is used...
Matthew 24: Destruction of Jerusalem
We looked last time at the "Day of the Lord" in the book of Joel and saw that very similar language can be used to describe various judgments of...
Demons
What are demons? How do they affect people? Can we still be troubled by demons today? We want to examine these questions.
Give No Offense: A proper approach to offending people
The Bible teaches us that we should not give a cause for offense to anyone. But what does that mean? How does a Christian stand for truth and not...
How to Keep From Repenting: A Guide to Being Offended and Other Great Techniques!
There are a number of techniques people use to keep from repenting from their sins. We want to look at some of those today and see how easy it is to...
Church History: An Abridged Overview from the Apostles to the 1850s
We are looking at history of "the church" in the sense of those who claim to be following Christ but there are many departures from the way of...
Church History: An Abridged Overview from the Restoration Movement to Today
Today, we continue our look at the history of some departures from the way of Christ and attempts to return to His way. We are looking at much more...
The Holy Spirit: His Nature and Work (Part 1)
We want to take a look at some of the many scriptures that teach us about the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of misunderstanding regarding who He is...
The Holy Spirit: His Work (Part 2)
In the last class, we started talking about the work of the Holy Spirit. Today, we want to finish this study, looking His role in our sanctification...
The Holy Spirit: Misconceptions
There are many ideas about the Holy Spirit and His work that are widely believed but not taught in the scriptures. We want to look at some of the...
Judging Traditions
In this class, we look at how to think about our traditions, whether cultural or religious (or both) and try to understand some basic principles in...
Dressing As a Christian: How Should We Dress?
This lecture was delivered on July 14, 2022 at the beginning of a series of lessons on some Bible basics for Christians. In this lesson, we look at...
The Blessing of Forgiveness
This is a guest speaker, Philip Williams The way God forgives is not like man wants to for ...
The Effects of Local Congregations Not Having Qualified Elders
In this class, Philip Williams talks with us about not only the problems of having no elde ...
Great Need for Gospel Preachers
There has always been a need for those who will preach and teach the gospel. The lost need to hear the gospel to be saved. The church needs to hear...
Vows, Oaths, and Commitments
What is the connection between vows, oaths, and commitments? Are we required to keep every vow or oath we say, even those that are to do something...