Lamar Avenue Church of Christ episodes:

• December 15, 2019Wait! (Audio)

  “Wait!”

  (Luke 1:5-25)

  I. We Are Introduced to Zechariah and Elizabeth (1:5-7)

  II. Gabriel Appears to Zechariah (1:8-23)

  III. Elizabeth Conceives (1:24-25)

  One tough question: despite disappointment, will we remain committed to God?

  Lessons to...

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• December 01, 2019You Will Be My Witnesses..."A Theology of the Church" (Acts) (Audio)

  “A Theology of the Church”

  (Acts)

  I. A Word Study

  ekklesia

  II. “Church” in Acts

  III. 7 Points about the Church

  1.It composed of the saved.

  2.It belongs to God.

  3.It gathers, then scatters.

  4.It is universal, and local.

  5.It is diverse, but...

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• November 24, 2019You Will Be My Witnesses..."When Christian Part Company" (Audio)

  “When Christians Part Company”

  (Acts 15:36-41)

  Disagreement about John Mark:

  1.  Paul and Barnabas plan a second missionary journey.

  2.  Barnabas is willing to give John Mark another chance; Paul disagrees.

  3.  Unfortunately, no settlement is...

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• November 17, 2019"You Will Be My Witnesses..." We Must Go Through Many Hardships (Audio)

  I.  The Reality:

  “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God!”

  The Reasons:

  1.  Opposition

  2.  Fellow Christians disappoint

  3.  Jealous Crowds

  4.  Verbal Abuse

  5.  Provocation

  6.  Plotting

  7.  Misunderstanding

  8.  Physical...

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• November 10, 2019"You Will Be My Witnesses..." Overcoming Prejudice (Audio)

  Acts 10:1-11:18

  “Overcoming Prejudice”

  Peter’s Progression to Overcome Prejudice:

  1. Unclean animals are declared clean and that principle is carried over to include people.

  2. He realizes his prejudice is tradition.

  3. He acknowledges before...

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• November 03, 2019"You Will Be My Witnesses..." Have You Been With Jesus (Audio)

  Acts 4:13

  “Have You Been with Jesus”

  I. Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar

  II. Peter Preaches to the Gathered Crowd

  III. Peter and John Taken to the SanhedrinIV.  Peter and John Report Back to the Church

  Evidence of Being with Jesus

  1.  There was a...

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• October 27, 2019A Noble Task (Audio)

  “A Noble Task”

  “An Elder Is a Man of Capability”

  I.  What Elders Did: A Look at the New Testament Evidence

  II.  Implications for Today

  III. The Way “Not” to Do These Things (1 Peter 5:3)

  IV.  When Is A Man Ready to Be an Elder?

  “To all of you”...

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• October 20, 2019"A Noble Task" An Elder Is A Man of Character (Audio)

  “A Noble Task”

  “An Elder Is a Man of Character”

  (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9)

  The qualities listed have to do with character, habits, and personality.

  A Man and His Fundamental Relationships:

  1.  As to Others

  2.  As to His Family

  3.  As to God...

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• October 06, 2019"You Will Be My Witnesses..." The Church As It's Meant To Be (Audio)

  "You will be my witnesses..."  Church As It's Meant To Be

  Acts 2:42-47

  I.Priority: One Important Verb

  II.Priorities: Four Important Nouns

  III. Priorities Illustrated: Ten Demonstrations

   

  “Church as It’s Meant to Be” (Acts...

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• September 29, 2019"You Will Be My Witnesses..." The Church Begins (Audio)

  “The Church Begins”

  Acts 2:1-41

  I.  Pentecost Arrives (1:1-21)

  II.  Peter Preaches (1:22-36)

  III. People Respond (1:37-41)

   

  Jesus is both Lord and Messiah.

  Have you truly repented?

  Have you been baptized?

  We, too, live in a...

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