Winston Salem church of Christ

Is it possible to believe a lie? Is it dangerous to believe a lie? Can we die spiritually because we believe a lie? If anyone doubts the truth that Satan preaches lies, then they have not read the Bible with an honest heart. Jesus Himself denounces Satan as the father of lies (Jn.8:44). Jesus speaks [...]

No one told me about the pain and the suffering, about all the funerals.  As a young man focusing on the supposed glories of becoming a preacher, never did I ever think of emotional and spiritual tribulations found at the bedside, in the hospital, at the funeral home, and by the graveside. If I had [...]

What word describes people, every single individual, all of mankind, maybe more definitely than any other? There are many to choose from such as “sinners,” and “mortal.” Indeed, we all sin and we all die. But one word that comes to my mind is maybe completely unexpected by you, which is very fitting, because that [...]

I have a wild imagination.  It serves me well…usually.  My mind can’t help but wonder about the story behind the story.  I keep asking “why” which keeps the story real, especially when reading the Bible.  But before going there, do you ever find reading the classifieds interesting?  For example, one classified read, “Wedding Dress – [...]

Faith is….  How would you describe faith?  Faith Is…trusting that God will save us.  Faith saves.  That is the point of Hebrews 11.  But what is the faith that saves?  We might be surprised, and not very much like what faith is.  Faith Is…accepting what God says because God says it, not because we understand [...]

How To Be A Real Man – How To Find A Real Man INTRO: A.        Know Your Place Gentlemen, we need to learn to be real men.  Gentlemen, we need to know our place.  If we don’t know our place in life, we will be filled with delusions and we will not be very happy [...]

                                The Unexpected Identity of Jesus and His Church [1]  INTRO:A.        God loves surprises.  And by that I mean that God loves to surprise.  The problem is that often people do not appreciate, understand, like, or agree with God’s surprises.  A surprise, by definition, is something unexpected.  Jesus was a surprise to the first century [...]

INTRO: A. Before getting into discussing how the Bible teaches on the resurrection, I have a question – How does the world teach on the resurrection? By world I do not mean other religions such as Hinduism which does not teach a resurrection but instead teaches a reincarnation. What I mean is, is the concept [...]

Poor pitiful Paul pleads profusely. Proficiently proffering purposeful preaching, plus personal pain, Paul profits through preaching, proclaiming, but not peddling. Paul, properly placing perspective pleases his paradigm. OK, that’s plenty enough with my patent patois pleasure. But please put in plain words how Paul could persist among such personally painful problems? The answer is that [...]

Poor pitiful Paul pleads profusely. Proficiently proffering purposeful preaching, plus personal pain, Paul profits through preaching, proclaiming, but not peddling. Paul, properly placing perspective pleases his paradigm. OK, that’s plenty enough with my patent patois pleasure. But please put in plain words how Paul could persist among such personally painful problems? The answer is that [...]