Winston Salem church of Christ

                                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 [...]

INTRO: A. Life Experience: A Simple Question? My wife tends to goodheartedly warn the unsuspecting to run for the hills anytime I preface a question with, “Let me ask you a simple question.” Apparently she thinks I am the type of person who enjoys trapping these innocent bystanders. 1. Anyone want to surmise where I [...]

INTRO: A. A man drives to a gas station and has his tank filled up. The gas station attendant sees two penguins sitting on the back seat of the car and asks the driver, “What’s up with the penguins in the back seat?”

The Cross & The Way[1] INTRO: A. Illustration: Cheated on the Cost of the Cross Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church-building. With pride the minister pointed to the expensive, imported pews and [...]

The Mystery of the Cross[1] INTRO:A. Illustration: George Berkeley’s Falling TreeMost people believe that Philosophy is boring, useless and weird. That is probably why I majored in it in College. I therefore find a little self-satisfaction in knowing that the word philosophy simply means love of wisdom. Therefore, borrowing from my syllogistic training in logic, [...]