Church of Christ Sermons & Lessons 2024

The Assembling Of The Saints

Bobby Stafford

Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Introduction: I was first introduced to this sermon by Jonathan Edwards in college. Edwards would later become president of Princeton University. This powerful sermon struck fear in the hearts of its listeners when delivered in 1741. There are several lessons from this sermon which are biblically relevant for us to hear. (Adapted from Jay. Brody)

Sin

Bobby Stafford

Introduction: There is a growing belief among those who claim Christ as Savior that the assembling of the saints is unnecessary. The American culture at large has slowly come to the place of believing that a person can be a Christian without regularly gathering together with other believers in worship and fellowship. This is just not the case. The Christian faith is an assembling faith. The very word church in the Greek is “Ekklesia” which, in the ancient Greek, denoted a group called out to come to the assembly. Assembly is in the word Ekklesia.

It is claimed by some that new testament Christians did not assemble for worship, therefore it is not a requirement today.

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David Hersey

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 5:27-28
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount

Matthew 5:33-37
Jesus Forbids Oaths
33 "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.' 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Go the Second Mile
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 5:43-48
Love Your Enemies
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 6:1-4
Do Good to Please God
6 "Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 7:1-6
Do Not Judge
7 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount
Matthew 7:7-12
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

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Bobby Stafford

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The Thief On The Cross

This man who died next to our savior teaches us many great lessons. This lesson will primarily focus on this man's attitude at the point of death.
Matthew 27:38-44, Luke 23:40-42

Salvation

Bobby Stafford

Attitude Matters

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Scott Perkins

Our Response To God's Revelation

God has spoken and we need to listen! Jehovah has refilled himself in both nature and in the Bible. Psalm 19 describes both of these, plus what our response to God’s revelation should be.

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Bobby Stafford

Remember To Pray

Prayer is simply talking to God, Psalm 55: 16-17. Prayer is a very natural part of our existence. Our heavenly father loves to hear our voices. We are encouraged to make our requests known to God the Philippians 4:6; To pour out our heart before him Psalm 62: 8. We need to honor him by learning to speak to him according to how he has instructed us in this World - to learn the principles of prayer from scripture.

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Prayer

Bobby Stafford

The Value of Fellowship

It is easy to understand that fellowship has great value. See Psalm 133: 1-3. Yes the early church knew this as our text affirms.
Text: Acts: 23-37

Bobby Stafford

All Men To Be Saved

Christ purchased the church with his blood and he wants it to carry out his will on earth, 1 Timothy 2: 4. God has given us this responsibility and we must take it seriously.

This was originally commissioned to his apostles and then to the whole church, Matthew 28: 18-20. The primary emphasis is on the command to ”make disciples”. This disciple making begins by being baptized. Then disciples are be taught to “observe all things that I have commanded you.” Jesus wants his disciples to go and seek out others for discipleship. These new disciples are to come from “all nations". See mark 16: 15. What will help us to fulfill our responsibility?

Evangelism

Bobby Stafford

Work Out Your Own Salvation
Philippians 2:12-13
Many in the religious world do not believe that works and salvation should be mentioned in the same sentence. Yet the apostle Paul does that very thing in our text - Philippians 2:12-13, “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” So what does God want us to learn from this passage?

Christian Living
Obedience
Work

Bobby Stafford

All Your Commands Are Truth
James 2:10-12
The readers of James's letter had formerly been followers of the law of Moses. After their conversion to Christianity, they were forced to leave Jerusalem due to persecution. Some were starting to forget the importance of observing all the commands of the royal law. James stresses in our text that every commandment is essential and not to be forgotten or disregarded.

Obedience

Bobby Stafford

The Vineyard Of The Lord
Text: Isaiah 5
Vineyards were of great importance in biblical times period a song was written about vineyards during the days of Isaiah. It is recorded in the 5th chapter. Verses one and two describes how everything possible had been done to the vineyard to make sure it would produce the best possible fruit. But it only produced wild grapes. Not only worthless, but noxious and offensive, possibly even poisonous.

Bobby Stafford

Salt And Light
Matthew 5:13-16

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Bobby Stafford

Why Remain Faithful?
Revelation 2:10
Many in the religious world believe that a person cannot lose their salvation. So there is no real reason to remain faithful to God. But salvation is conditional. We can lose it!

Perseverance

Bobby Stafford

Commands All Men
Acts 17: 30-31
Introduction: God has placed in our world physical laws that all men are subject to. Law of gravity, every single person is subject to gravity whether they believe in it or not. But this also applies to the spiritual world as well. All people are subject to our lord's commandments whether they believe them or not.

Obedience

Bobby Stafford

Seek The Old Paths
Jeremiah 6

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Restoration

Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 1
Matthew 5:3-4
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."

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Bobby Stafford

Blessed Are The Meek Lesson 2
Matthew 5:5
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."

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Bobby Stafford

Sermon On The Mount Lesson 3
Beatitudes
Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness"

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Bobby Stafford

Blessed Are The Merciful Lesson 4
Matthew 5:7
"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."

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Bobby Stafford

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart Lesson 5
Matthew 5:8
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."

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Christian Living
Beatitudes
Bobby Stafford

Blessed Are The Peacemakers Lesson 6
Matthew 5:9
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."

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Bobby Stafford

Why We Must Love God's Word
King David loved and cherished God’s Word. He knew God’s Word reflected His love for mankind. He wrote of his love for God’s Word in many scriptures. One in particular really encapsulates David’s devotion to God’s Word in Psalms 119:105-113

Christian Living
Bible

David Hersey

The Unity Of Grace, Law, Works & Faith
In God's Word
Chapter 1

David Hersey

Sowing & Reaping
2 Corinthians 9:6, Galatians 6:7-9
Today is the father of tomorrow. What we are today is the result of what we have been thinking and the way we have lived in the past. The nation of Israel had to learn this in a very personal way, Judges 2: 1-4. They failed to follow God's instructions and suffered the consequences. The Lord gives principles in scripture which serve as both warnings and encouragements,

Evangelism

Bobby Stafford

Are We The Brother of the Prodigal Son?

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Bobby Stafford

Temptation
How to Resist

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Bobby Stafford

Using Our Time Wisely

Most of us feel pressed for time; too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. God has instructed Christians about time management; Ephesians 5:17-21.

No doubt we live in evil times period as a result, we must use our time here wisely so as to conduct our lives in a godly way, Hebrews 3:12-13.

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Bobby Stafford

Sinners In The Hands Of God

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Sin

Bobby Stafford

Nehemiah Lesson 1

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Nehemiah

Bobby Stafford

Nehemiah Lesson 2

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Nehemiah

Bobby Stafford

Nehemiah Lesson 3

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Nehemiah

Bobby Stafford

Nehemiah Lesson 4

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Nehemiah

Bobby Stafford

Nehemiah Lesson 5

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Nehemiah

Bobby Stafford

God Has Spoken
We Must Listen

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Bible

Bobby Stafford

Paul's Final Message To Titus
Titus 3:9-15

Bobby Stafford

The Word of God
Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else
God chose to reveal His will to mankind and His Word is recorded for us in scripture. Contained within God’s Word are numerous statements that help us to learn about it. God’s Word establishes itself as being complete, preserved and authoritative in our Christian lives. The purpose of this lesson is to examine what God’s Word teaches about itself so we can have faith and confidence in it as our guide for living on earth and our instructions for getting home to live with our God and Father in Heaven forever.

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Bible

David Hersey

According To His Mercy

What motivates you to attend services? What motivates you to live a godly life? What motivates you to maintain good works? The text for this lesson is a motivational one to inspire us to live a more dedicated life.
Titus 3:3-8

Bobby Stafford

Remind Them

Paul instructed Titus to teach Christians on Crete to LIVE above the world. The world's behavior is sick, immoral and corrupt. A Christians behavior should be healthy, sound; Setting an example of good works based on pure motives- love of god and love of fellow man.
Titus 3:1-3

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Bobby Stafford

The Grace Of God Has Appeared

Paul has been instructing Titus on the proper conduct required for Christians of all ages and gender. So why should men conduct themselves in a godly manner? Because of the grace of God!
Titus 2:11-15

Bobby Stafford

Paul's Final Message to Titus

Paul brings his letter to Titus 2A close by advising him on how to avoid division in the church and by expressing gratitude for faithful workers.

Bobby Stafford

Lessons From The Book of Titus
Proper Conduct
Titus 2:6-10