Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ

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Biblical Truths from West Palm Beach church of Christ episodes

September 11, 2022 New Life (Matthew 9:14-34)
The Gospel of Matthew is showing us who Jesus is and particularly showing his authority and power over sins through the healings he is performing. We are going to look at four miracles that Matthew places together by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to reveal more about this Jesus. Matthew sets up these miracles by first introducing a question that is brought up in Matthew 9:14-17…
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38 min
September 04, 2022 All Things New (Nehemiah 9-12)
How many times have you tried to start over with God? How many times as have you been convicted by the word of the Lord and knew you needed to change but nothing really happened? It is a common problem that we think about how we are going to be different and live different only to have nothing happen in our lives that is any different. It is the same old sins getting us each day. It is the same old problems cropping up again and again. We going to learn how the leaders in Nehemiah’s day are going to work to bring about a renewal in the hearts of the people…
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38 min
September 04, 2022 Mercy (Matthew 9:1-13)
We are in the middle of a section of the Gospel of Matthew where the focus is on the power of Jesus to change lives. Chapter 8 has revealed the kind of faith that is needed to follow him. Jesus has the desire, authority, and ability to heal lives. But we are reading that there are many who are unwilling to allow Jesus to overhaul their lives so that they can be healed. Matthew 9 is going to show this power again in Jesus for your life. As we begin I want you think about what you really need in your life. What is the most important thing that you need? We might come up with all kinds of answers initially. We can have funny shirts and coffee cups that declare how we need coffee, need sunshine, need a hug, need a pet, or some other need. But what do you need the most? Jesus is going to show that to us in this text before us today. Please have your copies of God’s word open to Matthew 9…
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41 min
August 28, 2022 REWIND: There’s A Scarecrow In Your Cucumber Field
The immediate problem with speaking about idolatry is that our natural reaction is to believe that idolatry is not a problem today. We look at life and we do not see anyone bowing down to idols. There are not idols in our house. When we think of idols we think of images made of stone, wood, or metal that are placed in a shrine where we physically bow down before it…
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36 min
August 28, 2022 REWIND: The Faith Foundation
It is always in times of difficulty when people look for heroes. No one is looking for Superman to save them when things are going well. But it is time of crisis when we expect heroes to lend a hand. In this series we are going to look at some heroes, who through their faith were able to overcome the difficulties of life. But before we can look at the heroes, we need to see why they are recorded for us. What is the purpose of the writer of Hebrews recording this section of scripture describing the heroes of the past?
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33 min
August 21, 2022 The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength (Nehemiah 7-8)
In the book of Nehemiah we have been observing Nehemiah’s work and how he had the strength to do the work that God had given to him. In Nehemiah 6 we see that the walls of Jerusalem were completed in only 52 days. In spite of the intense opposition, Nehemiah showed great determination to complete the work God had given to him. Even though the walls are completed, there is still more work that must be done. Even though the visible work of the walls were finished, there was still a spiritual, internal work that needed to be done in the hearts of the people. Nehemiah has shown us how to have the strength to do the work when facing hardships and opposition. In the second half of the book, Nehemiah is going to show us how to have the strength to do the work of restoring hearts to the Lord…
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38 min
August 21, 2022 Faith To Follow – Part 2 (Matthew 8:23-34)
This sermon is a continuation from last week as Matthew 8:18-34 is a single unit as Matthew wants to show us about having the faith to follow Jesus. We noticed that great crowds are following Jesus. They begin following after he preached what we commonly call, “The Sermon on the Mount.” In Matthew 8:18 we see the crowds continue to be with him. Seeing the crowds Jesus orders for his disciples to take a boat to go to the other side of the sea. Jesus is doing this to see who has the full dedication to follow him wherever he goes. A scribe tells Jesus he will follow wherever Jesus goes. But Jesus challenges him by telling him that it will not be comfortable to follow him. Jesus does not have a home. Jesus does not have a place to sleep. The faith to follow Jesus requires doing what is uncomfortable. Another disciple comes to Jesus and tells him that he just needs a short delay and he will follow Jesus. But Jesus will not wait. We cannot wait to follow Jesus until a more convenient time because that time will never come. Following Jesus must be immediate. So that is where we left off in our study of this gospel. Matthew will continue to challenge us to see if we have the faith to follow by recording two miraculous events in the life of Jesus…
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37 min
August 14, 2022 Focus (Nehemiah 6)
The sixth chapter of Nehemiah opens with three names that we have read before. Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem are the leaders of the opposition against Nehemiah and the people. We first read about them in Nehemiah 2:10,19 as they jeered at the idea of the people rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls and were displeased that Nehemiah had returned for the welfare of the people. In Nehemiah 4 we read about them stirring up more opposition as Nehemiah and the people are working on rebuilding the walls. But the opposition is not done in trying to thwart the plans of the people. They are going to continue to be a problem for Nehemiah and for this work that God wants accomplished…
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42 min
August 14, 2022 Faith To Follow (Matthew 8:18-22)
Jesus has a great crowd following him. Matthew 8:1 reads that there were great crowds following him. Matthew 8:18 says that Jesus saw the crowd around him. But what is so interesting about Jesus and his work is that he is not content to have crowds follow him. Jesus is not interested in doing whatever it takes to have a bunch of people walking next to him. He is seeking true followers. Jesus always will say things and do things to whittle down the crowd. To state this another way, Jesus does not want superficial followers. Jesus does not want people who say they are disciples. Jesus wants people who are deep rooted followers. Jesus is not interested in people who say they are followers. In the second half of Matthew 8 we are going to see Jesus determining who are really followers and who are superficial followers. As we consider Jesus, I want us to consider ourselves and determine if we are really followers or just superficial followers. As we look at this, I want to remind us that Matthew by the Holy Spirit has placed these short accounts together so we will see the common theme and develop another important picture about who Jesus is and what he came to do. Let’s begin in Matthew 8:18-22…
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38 min
August 07, 2022 Treasuring God (Nehemiah 5)
We noticed in Nehemiah 3-4 revealed how the people had a mind to work in spite of the intense opposition they faced. There were people who refused to help. There were people who were insulting and discouraging. There were people who were causing confusion. There were people who were physically confronting them. There were people who were attacking them. In spite of all of these obstacles and even their own feelings of inadequacy and discouragement, the people had a mind to work. They refused to stop doing the great work that God had given to them. All of the attention of these chapters have been on the external problems in doing the work. But now we are going to see the internal problems that existed. We are going to look at how we need to handle internal problems and the kind of leadership needed to continue the work…
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41 min