Winston Salem church of Christ

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 [...]

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 [...]

INTRO: A. Women are evil, inferior, not worthy of being spoken to, and I literally thank God that I was not born a woman. [Do you think the sermon can get much worse?] Jesus was mentally ill (Mark 3:21); an agent for the Devil (Mt.12:24), and possessed by demons (Jn.8:48). [I guess it can!] 1. [...]

What Do We Know?      INTRO: A.         “Whaddaya know …” There was a time when people would casually greet one another by saying, “Hey, Whaddaya know?”  And then sometimes people would say with some surprise, whether real or feigned, “Well…, Whaddaya know?” Sometimes the greeting included the person’s name, “Hey, Whaddaya know? It’s…Perry Hall.”  [...]

  INTRO: A. Question – How can we tell we have hurt someone, or been hurt? How can we tell when the hurt has been healed? 1. The answers are many, but one of the ways is very simply the way we

INTRO: A. I have been to prison several times. Maybe I should clarify that. I have been to prison, but have never been in prison. I have been to prison to visit people in prison. B. Prison – not a pleasant subject, but nevertheless still a former or current reality for some believers. Others – [...]

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR? INTRO: A. Song – “Count Your Blessings” 1. That is a job that is impossible to finish. 2. Don’t Count Your Blessings—You Can’t Count That High 3. Some people use their fingers and toes to count their blessings and a calculator to count their miseries. B. What [...]

                           INTRO: A.        I do not know what a meta is for, but I do know what a metaphor is.  And walking is one of the most common and powerful of metaphors.  Anatomists see walking as the most distinctive innovation of the human body. Human feet, ankles, hips, ribs, and shoulders are dramatically different from [...]

                           INTRO: A.        I do not know what a meta is for, but I do know what a metaphor is.  And walking is one of the most common and powerful of metaphors.  Anatomists see walking as the most distinctive innovation of the human body. Human feet, ankles, hips, ribs, and shoulders are dramatically different from [...]