Gooch Lane Church of Christ Podcast

As the year begins to draw to a close and a new one comes into view, it is a meaningful time when reflection and anticipation meet. Businesses, organizations, and individuals will soon look back on 2025 to assess whether progress has been made. This is also a valuable practice for the people of God. Like the groups mentioned above, we must use the proper standard to gain an accurate picture. This sermon will explore God’s standard for ensuring His people are progressing onward and upward in their spiritual growth. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on November 30, 2025.

Judas holds a dark place in the Bible story, with the gospel writers consistently referring to him as the one who betrayed the Lord. Though deeply villainous, the outcome of this wayward apostle’s life teaches important principles about how one can forfeit a great gift with tragic consequences. This sermon will explore how the actions of this apostle serve as warning signs for any child of God who is not growing spiritually as he or she should. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on November 23, 2025.

A sermon given by Andrew Boyd on October 16, 2025.

“The judgment seat of Christ” can fill Christians with a great amount of trepidation and fear. The thought of standing before Him to give an account of one’s life quickly brings to mind all of the failures along the way. However, is this how Christ wants His people to think? This sermon will explore the Apostle Paul’s message to the Corinthians on how we can not only remove fear from this judgment scene, but also eagerly anticipate its arrival. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on November 9, 2025.

Difficulties in life can have one of two major impacts on faith: they can create a stronger trust in God or bring one to turn away from Him in distrust. The Apostle Paul faced numerous difficulties in his life, many of which were brought on by His faith in Jesus. Rather than turning from His Lord, He allowed these challenges to bring greater strength. This sermon will explore Paul’s explanation to the Corinthians on how he learned to endure times of desperation by hoping and trusting in the promise of trading an earthly tent for a heavenly home. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on November 2, 2025.

Throughout human history, God has used unique methods to demonstrate important concepts regarding His relationship with His people. One such illustration was a tent in the center of the ancient Israelites’ camp. This was no ordinary tent: it represented God’s presence with His people. It symbolized God’s promise to dwell among them. Though the tabernacle is gone, its message remains relevant for God’s people today. This study will trace the tabernacle’s origins and show what this ancient structure teaches Christians today about God. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on October 26, 2025.

Visiting speaker Ben Hall brings a lesson about the need to be partners of God and grow in love. 

A lesson given on October 19, 2025.

Life is fleeting, and the older one grows, the more apparent this becomes. For most, there is a desire to accomplish something with one’s life; however, it is easy to allow the years to pass by and these life goals become nothing more than distant memories. For the people of God, this simply cannot be the case; thus, it is important to seriously evaluate the good that can be done in the short years spent in this part of life. This sermon will explore how easy it is to allow things to derail godly ambitions and how Christians can avoid these pitfalls, while maintaining steely determination to the end. 

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on October 12, 2025.

How do you handle anger? On both a national and personal stage, this question beckons for an answer. It is an emotion that lurks behind strained relationships, broken homes, national tensions, and divided churches; thus, it must be approached with sobriety and spiritual insight. This sermon will explore how God’s wisdom can help us manage this emotion so that good prevails.  

A sermon given by Greg Chandler on October 5, 2025.

The fourth and final lesson in our Gospel Meeting with Kevin Clark, which took place September 26 - 28, 2025.