Winston Salem church of Christ

Detained by the authorities from the Bureau of Religious Affairs.  Interrogated by the same.  Warned that if what occurred in 2008 happens again, the warning will turn into something not so kind.  Six officials from the Communist regime of China sitting in front, behind and to the side, all are speaking Chinese.  None of us [...]

  Restoring the Kingdom  Acts 1:6 – So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”  What was in the mind of the apostles when they asked this question?  Did they have political and personal ambitions?  Were they focused on [...]

  Did Jesus Fulfill All the Messianic Prophecies? To help separate my comments and observations from the source, his material will be in “Times New Roman” while the font for mine will be “Ariel.” INTRO: A.         As a believer, the obvious answer should be to us, that Jesus did fulfill all the Messianic Prophecies.  However, [...]

                   INTRODUCTION TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES IN REVELATION

                                                                                                                 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to define the “Kenosis” by defending the thesis that Jesus retained all essential, divine, attributes while incarnated.  Our apologia will be buttressed by understanding the role and working of these attributes in non-incarnated Divinity before applying them to Jesus’ fleshly experience.

INTRO: A. Illustrations: 1. When we put together a puzzle, is it helpful to look at the picture on the front of the box? 2. When we are reading instructions to put something together (i.e., tricycle), have we ever needed to look at the picture showing the finished product? 3. Do we have an example [...]

  Study  Sheet Text: __________                                                                                                           Name: __________   Three R’s to Making The Bible Relevant to You Remember It is Real – Find the Humanity With the Characters! Relive the Situation – Put Yourself in the Story; How Would You Feel, Think, Act? Recast the Situation – How Would It Look Like Today? Lessons to [...]

 Text:                         Outline                Main Thoughts                  Power Words            Promises From God             Commands To Keep             Eternal Principles Lessons To Apply Memory Verse                                Prayer Requests                              Prayers Answered

THE MEANING OF “CHILDREN” INTRO: A. One of the predominant controversies, unfortunately, is over the word “children.” 1. Does it include families of only one child? 2. Does it include families only of two or more children? 3. Does it include only biologically produced children? (This is addressed in an addendum) B. The more prevalent [...]