Always For All Things
Thanksgiving is my favorite time of the year. It is a holiday designed around the noble concept of gratefulness. Christians are to be thankful at all times for all […]
Tag: Rejoice in the Lord
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The Lord Hears When We Pray and Provides (Psalm 4)
The Lord hears when we pray and provides 1) Relief, 2) Relationship, 3) Righteousness, and 4) Refuge. Each Christian should learn to trust in the Lord and turn to him to prayer in all circumstances of life. The aim of this lesson is to help each Christian recognize the power of prayer through the Psalms.
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What Will I Make of the New Year?
What will I make of the New Year? I will make it a year of 1) love, 2) service, 3) optimism. Each should resolve to make this New Year a year of love, service, and optimism. The aim of this lesson is to exhort each Christian to make the best of this new year that they can make of it!
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Entering God’s Gates with Thanksgiving
We enter God's gates with thanksgiving because 1) thanksgiving is the only appropriate response for what God has done for us, 2) thanksgiving brings about a change of attitude in our lives, 3) thanksgiving spurs us into action for the welfare and benefit of others. The hearer should be able to state why he ought to have a heart of thanksgiving and how that relates to Christian living.
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“Ivory Palaces”
In this lesson, we will look at the song “Ivory Palaces” and the Psalm from which it comes as we consider its lyrics. Jesus came out of the Ivory Palaces to 1) Bring us joy by his presence, 2) Die on the cross for our sins, and 3) Receive us to His ivory palaces one day. May we better understand the hymn “Ivory Palaces” when we sing it.
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How Do You Handle Bad News?
In this lesson, we will study what the Bible teaches regarding how to handle bad news. Our aim is to help each manage the reception of bad news.
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“There is Sunshine in my Soul”
The sunshine in my soul is 1) The Light of Jesus, 2) The Song of Jesus, 3) The Joy of Jesus. Each hearer should reflect on the song and its lyrics as we seek to sing with the spirit and understanding.
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“I Need Thee Every Hour”
In this lesson, we will look at the song, “I Need Thee Every Hour” and study how we need God 1) for peace, 2) for help with temptation, 3) in the good times and the bad. We will conclude that we need to identify with Jesus in the invitation. Each listener should understand that God/Jesus is the only one that we truly need.
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The Lord is Righteous
The LORD is Righteous 1) in His Commandments, 2) in Conduct, 3) Continually. Each hearer will understand that the word of God is righteous because God is righteous.
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Being Involved Without Being Invested
This is an emotional phenomenon known as attachment: when we identify with it to the point of ownership. We take everything said or done about the subject “personally.”
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The Cleansing of the Word
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/psalm-119-9-16-the-cleansing-of-the-word.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDate written: April 7th, 2007 SUBJECT: Passage Study TITLE: The Cleansing of the Word PROPOSITION: The word of God provides cleansing for our […]
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Christian Reasons for Joy
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/christian-reasons-for-joy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDate written: 9 February 1997 SUBJECT: Happiness TITLE: Christian Reasons for Joy PROPOSITION: The Christian has much in which to rejoice because of […]