Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on April 11th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. What Jesus DEMONSTRATES.

     A. Unblemished CHARACTER. (I Pet. 1:18-19; Her. 4:14, 15)

     B. Undying LOVE.

     C. Unbelievable SACRIFICE. (John 15:13; Rom. 5:6-8)

II. What Jesus CLAIMED to be.

     A. Jesus made bold claims that we can't AVOID. (John 6:38; 8:58; 14:6; 14:9; 11:25; 8:24; 5:22; 10:30)

     * Jesus' claims would be absolutely RIDICULOUS if they weren't true!

     B. Jesus must be one of the following:

          1. A LIAR.      2. A LUNATIC.      3. The LORD.

III. What Jesus' FRIENDS said about Him. (John 1:29; Matt. 16:16; Acts 2:36; John 20:28; Col. 2:9; 1 Cor. 15:6; I John 5:20)

IV. What Jesus' ENEMIES said about Him. (Matt. 27:37; Matt. 27:19; Matt. 27:3ff; Matt. 27:41-44; Matt. 27:54)

V. What early Christian WRITERS said about Him.

VI. What will we DO about Him?

     A. Decide WHO He is. (Matt. 22:41-42; 16:15)

     B. Decide WHAT we will DO. (John 14:15; Mark 8:34ff; I John 5:11, 12)

What do you BELIEVE about Jesus and what will you DO about Him?

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on April 4th, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. The road to Jerusalem: The road of PURPOSE. (Matt. 20:17-19; Eph. 1:4-5; Gen. 3:15; Acts 2:23)

II. The road into Jerusalem: the road of PRAISE. (Matt. 21:1-11)

III. The road across Jerusalem: The road of SUFFERING. (John 18; Matt. 27)

     [Upper room -> Gethsemane -> Trials -> Cross]

IV. The road from Jerusalem (to Emmaus) and Back

     A. A road of DEVASTATION (Luke 24:13-24)

     B. A road of AWAKENING and HOPE. (Luke 24:25-35)

V. The road from Jerusalem to the world: The road of PURPOSE. (Luke 24:45-48)

     A. To all PEOPLE groups.

     B. To all PEOPLE.

I will faithfully walk with Jesus ON PURPOSE, wherever His roads LEAD me.

Steve Fulton's (Grundy Mountain Mission School) message preached on March 28th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. The PURPOSE of the ministry of hope. (I Pet. 3:15)

II. The PLAN for the ministry of hope. (II Cor. 5:17)

III. The POWER behind the ministry of hope. (Eph. 3:20)

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on March 21st, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

* The goal: TRUST, REMEMBER, OBEY. (78:7)

I. Let's build PURPOSEFULLY. (78:1-4)

II. Let's build CONSISTENTLY. (78:5-6)

     A. Consistent GUIDANCE.

     B. Consistent PRAYER.

III. Let's build WISELY. (78:1-3)

     A. Good TEACHING. (78:4-5)

          1. Teach them what God has DONE.

          2. Teach them what God has SAID.

     B. Healthy STRUCTURE. (78:5)

     C. Clear WARNINGS. (78:8-11; 1 Cor. 10:11; 78:32)

IV. Let's build with OTHERS. (78:4 -- "WE")

     A. Teamwork in our FAMILY.

     B. Teamwork in GOD'S family.

     C. Teamwork through HEALTHY relationships.

V. Let's build by PERSONAL EXAMPLE. (78:56-57)

What course is your family on?

I will follow God's LEAD, so I can lead OTHERS to Him, beginning with those CLOSEST to me.

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on March 14th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. A secure haven: God is the SAFE place. (1-4)

     A. A PLACE greatly desired. (2-3; Ps. 42:1-2)

     B. A PEACE greatly desired. (3-4)

II. A great journey: God is WORTH the journey. (5-7)

     A. An EFFORT to be with God.

     B. STRENGTH through the valleys. (II Cor. 4:16-18; Heb. 12:22-24)

III. A wonderful privilege: God can be APPROACHED anywhere. (8-10)

     A. The privilege to PRAY. (8-9)

     B. The privilege to SERVE. (10)

IV. A special blessing: God SHINES on His people. (11-12)

     A. A blessing for those who TRUST God. (12)

     B. A blessing for those who WALK with God. (11)

Where are you headed in life?

Do you ENJOY being with God?

Christian Martin's sermon preached on March 7th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

Psalm 147:1

· Praise the Lord! For He is PLEASANT and DESERVING of praise.

Psalm 147:2-3

· Isaiah 53:5; Romans 5:8

· Praise the Lord! He WELCOMES in the OUTSIDERand He BANDAGES the wounds of the BROKEN.

Psalm 147:4-5

· Job 38:31-38

Psalm 147:7-9

· Praise the Lord! For He is POWERFUL and MAGNIFICENT, and He CARES for ME.

Psalm 147:6, 10-11

· Praise the Lord! For He is HOLY and RIGHTEOUS.

GOD deserves PRAISE ALL of my DAYS.

I think CHRISTIANITY would be different in a BROKEN world, if we chose to live “PRAISE the LORD.”

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on February 28th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. God's GREATNESS and our SMALLNESS. (8:1, 9; 3-4; Psalm 19; Rom. 1:20)

II. God's WORTHINESS and our PRAISE. (8:2; Rev. 4:11; Matt. 21:15-16; 18:3)

III. God's CREATION plan and our UNIQUE role.

     A. We are DESIGNED by God. (Gen. 2; Psalm 139:13-14; Isa. 43:7)

     B. We are COMMISSIONED by God. (8:5-8; Gen. 1:26-28; Heb. 2:5-9)

     C. We are LOVED by God. (8:4; I John 3:1)

     D. We are ANSWERABLE to God. (8:1, 9; Rom. 14:11-12)

I will seek to FAITHFULLY fulfill the ROLE God planned for me.

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on February 21st, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. The tragic DECLINE of a culture. (Hosea 4:1-3; Mic. 7:2)

     A. Lack of GODLINESS. (1; 11:3; Rom. 3:10-18)

     B. Rampant DECEPTION. (2-3; 5:9; Isa. 59:12-15)

     C. Arrogant DEFIANCE. (3-4; Jdg. 21:25)

     D. Heartless OPPRESSION. (5)

     E. Glorification of EVIL. (8; Isa. 5:20)

II. The wise RESPONSE of God's people. 

     A. PRAY. (1)

     B. Seek TRUTH. (6)

          1. GOD'S truth. 

          2. TRUTHFULNESS. (Mal. 2:4-6)

     C. HONOR goodness. (8; Prov. 14:34)

     D. Be FAITHFUL. (1; Luke 18:8)

     E. Be HOPEFUL. (5-7; 1 K. 19:14, 18; Ps. 11:3-4)

What is God CALLING you to DO?

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on February 14th, 2021 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH.

Outline:

I. We must recognize our SIN. (1-3)

     A. Take PERSONAL responsibility for it. (1-3)

          Key word: "MY"

     B. CONFESS it. (Prov. 28:13; Psalm 32:1-5)

II. We must recognize that our sin is AGAINST God. (4-6; II Sam. 12:13)

     A. See sin as GOD sees it. (II Sam. 12:9)

     B. See the JUSTICE in God's punishment. (Gen. 2:17; Rom. 6:23)

          *We do not want God to treat us FAIR! (Psalm 103:10)

III. We must recognize God's GRACE. (1-2, 7, 9-10, 14)

     A. The GREATNESS of grace.

     B. The CLEANSING of grace. (Titus 3:3-7)

     C. The RESPONSE to grace. (15-17)

          1. A REPENTANT heart. (17)

          2. A praising MOUTH. (15)

IV. We must recognize the RESULT of God's cleansing. (8, 10, 13, 15, 18)

     A. NEWNESS. (10; Acts 2:38)

     B. JOY. (8; 12)

     C. USEFULNESS. (13, 19)

*God specializes in NEW BEGINNINGS.

Tom Claibourne's message preached online for Bethlehem Church of Christ's Facebook.

Outline:

I. The message of God's CREATION. (19:1-6)

     A. A CLEAR message. (1)

     B. A CONTINUOUS message. (2)

     C. A WORLDWIDE message. (3, 4; Romans 1:20; 10:17, 18; Psalm 14:1)

     D. An INCOMPLETE message.

II. The message of God's BOOK. (19:7-14)

     A. Its PERFECTION. (7; James 1:25)

     B. Its VALUE.

          1. It REVIVES the soul. (7a)

          2. It gives WISDOM. (7b; Acts 4:13; II Tim. 3:15)

          3. It gives JOY. (8a)

          4. It gives LIGHT. (8b; 119:105)

          5. It is a BETTER reward/standard. (10, 11; Job 23:12)

     C. Its GOAL.

          1. Our CLEAR VISION of self. (9, 12, 13; James 1:22-25; II Tim. 3:14-17)

          2. Our GOOD LIFE before God. (13-14)

How will you RESPOND to God's message?