Stop 11 Road Church of Christ

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  • What Kind of Sword?

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    Events in Iraq point to growing hostility on the world’s stage.  This is not some civil war in that part of the world.  This is about the exertion of the will of one group over another with a view toward others.  A civil war is just that.  It is localized as one group seeks to…

  • Salvation By Works

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    Some parts of the religious world have often taught that you cannot be saved by works. We have even had some in the church to espouse the same false idea. How then do we solve the issue? We should know that man has to have knowledge beyond himself to direct the course of his life…

  • When Hope Dies

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    Man in sin is without God, without Christ and without hope (Eph. 2:12). This expression is made in regard to the Gentile world but it certainly describes all men who are outside of Christ. This same chapter opens up by telling us that men are dead in their trespasses and sins (verse 1). Those who…

  • We Ought To Obey God

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    These words came from the apostles in Acts 5.  Earlier in chapter 4 it was Peter and John in trouble with the authorities.  Here in Acts 5 it was all the apostles who were standing trial, perhaps even for their lives.  They had been warned back in chapter four to not preach in the name of…

  • What If You Were Up For Re-Election?

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    Under our present system of government, members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years and the senate every six years. The president comes up every four years. Judges, appointed for life, have no means of having to answer to the will of the people. As the election cycles continues the ads will…

  • God Over Nature

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    God is the source of all creation and life (Gen. 1:1).  All life consists by the laws that God has put into motion (Col. 1:17).  God gives to all men, whether they know it or not, life and breath (Acts 17:25).  He made man in His own image and likeness (Gen1:26).  Man is different than…

  • Knowledge Then Belief

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    Faith comes from comprehending what God has said (Rom. 10:17). It is not only comprehending but also acting on what God said. I know, for example, Felix trembled, evidence of believing what he heard (Acts 24:25). He did not act on what he believed and, hence, he did not come to saving faith. Agrippa believed…

  • Judah and Israel Become One

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    We see our nation being divided over many issues. The religious world as a whole remains divided. There are at least three groups in Iraq that are trying to exalt their position. The Catholic Church is beset by divisions of one kind or another. The world of the Protestants is no less divided. The Bible…

  • Doer of the Work

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    The Bible is from God and He is not the author of confusion (1 Cor. 14:33). There can be no claim of contradiction without impugning the nature of God. God gave us His written word to allow all men who chose to, can find the truth which sets men free. The finding of truth requires…

  • Weep No More

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    Jarrod Lemon
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    The prophet Isaiah wrote about the coming kingdom and the Messiah who would rule in that kingdom.  His message came from God and not some guess about a future event (2 Peter 1:20, 21).  The prophets of the Old Testament inquired (asked about) and searched diligently concerning the grace that would be revealed (1 Peter…