Pepper Road Church of Christ Podcast

Series: Worship · Song

Service: Thursday AM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

While it may be observed that the inclination to worship is innate, how to worship a reverend God “properly and in an orderly manner” (1 Corinthians 14:40) is something that must be taught. Here is some practical advice for training our children to worship Our Heavenly Father.

Series: Marriage · Family

Service: Wednesday PM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

Few in the church fail to recognize that children are a blessing from God, but perhaps we do not fully appreciate the metaphor of the arrow in Psalm 127. To reach its full potential, an arrow must be set on the right trajectory, something the archer can do only after investing significant time and effort. Likewise, children require considerable investment and careful training to set on the right trajectory to reach their full potential.

Series: Sin · Temptation · Worldliness · Satan

Service: Tuesday PM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

While any honest Bible student must admit that Scripture condemns drunkenness throughout, there is disagreement about whether Christians may consume “moderate” levels of alcohol. We examine the matter with particular focus on what the New Testament has to say.

Series: Prayer · Thanksgiving · Praise

Service: Tuesday AM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

In Romans 8:26, Paul wrote, “the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (KJV). Who is this spirit who makes intercession, and in what way does this spirit intercede?

Series: God · Jesus Christ · The Holy Spirit

Service: Monday PM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

In Ephesians 1:13, Paul tells us that we “were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.” What is this seal of the Spirit? What does it do? Is the Spirit Himself the seal, or is the seal something distinct from the Spirit? We spend time looking at what the scriptures have to say.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Law & History

Service: Sunday Bible Study

Type: Bible Class

Speaker: Bryan Garlock

Stop skipping over the genealogies

Series: Sin · Temptation · Worldliness · Satan

Service: Sunday AM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

There is scarcely a more tragic collapse of faith in the Bible's pages than that of practically the entire nation of Israel in Numbers 13–14 when the men of war refused to march into the land of Canaan to take it as God directed. We look at what causes such a failure of faith and what sorts of consequences we can expect to follow. Finally, what is the cure for a failure of faith? Or even better, how do we avoid falling into one to begin with?

Series: The Bible · Wisdom · Knowledge · Thought · Truth

Service: Sunday PM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

We speak to each other in figures of speech. In scripture, the Holy Spirit likewise speaks to us in figures of speech. This lesson examines one of them: the ellipsis. Understanding the nature of the ellipsis is critical because failing to do so can lead to some serious errors, even conclusions that are the very opposite of what the Spirit intends to communicate.

Series: Sin · Temptation · Worldliness · Satan

Service: Saturday PM

Type: Gospel Meeting

Speaker: Brett Hogland

Bitterness has ensnared many an otherwise faithful Christian. Bitterness is the deep-seated root of the downfalls of some of the most well-known characters in scripture. How does one recognize bitterness in oneself, and what is the cure?

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Law & History

Service: Wednesday PM

Type: Bible Class

Speaker: Bryan Garlock

Solomon's prosperity, wisdom, and apostasy