Orangeburg (SC) Church of Christ Audio

When Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in Matthew 6, he is doing more than giving us words to say in prayer.  He is also teaching us about our God and our relationship with Him.  The prayer for daily bread is a reminder that we depend on God for our daily needs, while at the same time serving as a statement of trust and contentment.  Lastly, it serves as a reminder to be focused on our community, and use the opportunities we have to do good for others.

Speaker: Justin P. Sivley

God created us in his image.  God wants to have a relationship with his creation.  God took steps to redeem and restore the broken relationship because of his great love for us and because we matter to him.

Teacher: Matt Burleson

We continue our discussion of the last two chapters of Revelation, with particular focus on the descriptions of New Jerusalem that John saw.

Teacher: Justin P. Sivley

We are blessed to have several men capable of serving in many different ways, and it is always a blessing to hear one of them share a message from God’s word.  Today our brother shares with us a lesson about the love of God, namely its generosity, it’s impartiality, and its immortality.

Speaker: Fredelin Hicher

Within the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus gives an example for prayer.  Though it gives us some thoughts that we can express as we pray, there is also much that it teaches about the God to whom we pray.  As we consider this week, the first few lines of the prayer teach us that God is our Father, that He is holy, and that He is sovereign.

Speaker: Justin P. Sivley

The Bible beings with the reality of God’s existence, assuming that you, the reader, believe that God exists. Nature itself testifies to the reality of God (Ps. 19:1-6, Rom. 1:20), that he is the infinitely powerful creator of all things (Job. 38:1-11)

Teacher: Justin P. Sivley

As we return to this study on Wednesday evening our tour of God’s picture of heaven continues with a reminder about who will recieve that inheritance, and who will recieve a different portion.  We then begin to examine the details of the holy city which John saw.

Teacher: Justin P. Sivley

Revelation ends on a high note, with promises of things to come and an eternal home that human words cannot really describe.  We long for that new place in which we will be with our God for eternity.

Teacher: Justin P. Sivley

The writer of Hebrews encourages the running of the race with endurance.  To run that race, we must lay aside every weight that would slow us down.  This can even include things that are inherently good, but may keep us from following Jesus with all of our heart, as we see in Luke 9.

Speaker: Justin P. Sivley

2 Chronicles is one of the saddest chapters in the Old Testament.  After years of God’s faithfulness and patience, the faithlessness of Judah finally caught up to him.  Though God sent them prophets to try to turn them from their evil, they refused to listen, and were ultimately taken into captivity in Babylon.

Teacher: Matt Burleson