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  • jesus

    Jesus Died on the Cross to Bring Unity for Mankind in the Church

    In this lesson, we will study why Jesus died on the cross. To understand that Jesus brings unity to mankind in the church, we must understand God’s original design in the creation. When we understand this, we will understand that Jesus died on the cross to restore unity between God and man, and between man and man. Each member should understand that Jesus died on the cross to bring unity in the church as the restoration of His purposes in creation.

  • justice

    Justice for the Earth

    Justice for the Earth entails: 1) Common Justice, 2) Cry for Justice, 3) Coming Justice. Each listener should understand that justice in the earth now is incomplete, but not final. One day God’s justice will be finished through Christ Jesus.

  • God Provides for His Saints

    God provides for the saints by 1) Sealing the Saints of the Past, 2) Saving the Saints of the Present, 3) Sheltering the Saints from the Future. The hearer should marvel at the wonderful blessings that God has given to his saints in the past, present, and future.

  • First Corinthians

    Second Corinthians Five and Six

    http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/second-corinthians-five-and-six.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS2 Corinthians Chapter 5 1 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not […]

  • First Corinthians

    Second Corinthians Three and Four

    http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/second-corinthians-three-and-four.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS2 Corinthians Chapter 3 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to […]

  • Resolving to Change (Part 1)

    Perhaps you have made some New Year’s resolutions.....What happened? Why couldn’t we keep up the good work? We recognize the importance of making changes in our life, but then we don’t necessarily always follow through on those changes.

  • New Year

    On New Year’s Eve

    On New Year’s Eve I will 1) Forget the things that are behind, 2) Reach forward to the things that are ahead, and 3) Press toward the goal. Each listener should be resolved to leave things in the past that need to stay in the past, remember what is important for the future, and seek to finish their race.

  • holidays

    Questions Christians Have About Holidays

    In this lesson, we will look at some basic questions regarding observed holidays so that each Christian would know the biblical principles governing holidays. The aim of this lesson is to teach the biblical principles concerning holidays and discuss how we respect holidays today without offending God.

  • First Corinthians

    A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 5-6

    http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/first-corinthians-five-and-six.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFirst Corinthians Chapter 5 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not […]

  • baptism

    Essential Ingredients to Effective Evangelism

    In this lesson, we will discuss the conversion of the three thousand in Acts chapter 2 and the essential ingredients to effective evangelism. This includes 1) The Presence of the Holy Spirit, 2) People of the Dispersion, 3) Prophets of the Old Testament, 4) Preachers of the Gospel, 5) Penitent of Heart, 6) Persistent in Faithfulness. The hearer should be familiar with the events in Acts 2 and the principles of evangelism as related to this conversion account. The aim of this lesson is to help the hearer understand more about the principles of evangelism taught in Acts 2.

  • arrested

    Arrested for Preaching the Resurrection

    In this lesson, we will study Acts 4. The apostles were arrested for preaching the resurrection. How did they handle this? We will note: 1) The Situation of the Arrest, 2) The Steadfastness of the Apostles, 3) The Sentence of the Sanhedrim, 4) The Supplication of the Saints. The hearer will be able to understand how the early church dealt with the problem of preaching the gospel in the face of opposition. We want to know how the early church handled problems so that we can imitate their faith.

  • What Does It Mean to Quench the Spirit?

    When you quench a fire, you put out the fire. When you quench your thirst, your thirst goes away. The word “spirit” here could refer to the Holy Spirit, or one’s own personal spirit. Either way, spirit is the source of all things spiritual. So the basic meaning of the command is not to put out the source of all things spiritual.

  • Blood

    Life is in the Blood

    In this lesson we will learn that the life is in the blood as we compare the functions of blood with the functions of the blood of Christ: Blood 1) replenishes, 2) removes, 3) repairs, and 4) regulates. Each listener should recognize the function of the blood of Christ as it gives life to the body.

  • How We Got the Bible – Transmission and Translation

    In this lesson we will examine how we got the Bible. We will briefly look at the canonization, the transmission, and the translation of the text. The student should be able to briefly discuss the concepts of canonization, transmission and translation. The aim of this lesson is to help all understand that the Bible has been accurately preserved throughout the ages for our benefit and that we have what they had.