A Christian’s Spiritual Clothing 23 July 2023 PM – Colossians 3:12-14 – Col23 – Scott Childs Introduction: I played the trombone in my high school marching band. We had a uniform that we had to wear when we marched. It included maroon wool pants, a maroon and white wool double-breasted coat, white shoes and a […]
The Christian Walk 4 June 2023 PM – Colossians 2:6-7– Col23 – Scott Childs Introduction: When we were on holiday, I noticed in the paddock beside our cabin that the sheep had clearly worn paths where they had repeatedly walked. Though we do not think about it, we too have spiritual paths that we follow […]
Four Characteristics of a Worthy Walk 5 March 2023 PM – Colossians 1:9-12 – Col23 – Scott Childs Introduction: In the previous section (Colossians 1:3-8), Paul identified four reasons that he was thankful for the Colossian believers. In our text for this evening (Colossians 1:9-12), Paul further described his prayer for the saints. He desired […]
Walk in the Spirit 6 June 2021 AM – Galatians 5:25 – Holy Spirit – Scott Childs Introduction: If Melody told me, “Do not go into the kitchen”, my first reaction would be to say “Why?” If she answered, “I just mopped the floor.” That reason both informs me and motivates me. Read Gal 5:25. […]
The Love of Christ 4 April 2021 PM – 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 – Resurrection – Scott Childs Introduction: In John 15:13 Jesus said, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest love ever displayed. (Romans 5:6-8) […]
Preparing for Success 13 December 2020 AM – Joshua 1:8 – Bible Study – Scott Childs Introduction: Moses had just died. Joshua was now the leader of the nation of Israel. He faced a huge task of leading Israel into the Promised Land and conquering the many enemies and difficulties ahead. Those challenges seemed overwhelming […]
Living Right in a Wrong World 13 September 2020 AM – Titus 2:11-12 – Tit20 – Scott Childs Introduction: We have found in our garden that dandelions are determined to keep growing. We can pull the top off and it will regrow. We can even pull them out and put them in a bucket and […]
Doctrine for Young Men 23 August 2020 AM – Titus 2:6-8 – Tit20 – Scott Childs Introduction: We have been learning here in Titus chapter two ways that we must flesh out the Bible doctrine we believe in our daily lives. We are to live doctrine not just learn it. Today’s section is addressed to […]
Doctrine for Young Women 16 August 2020 AM – Titus 2:4-5 – Tit20 – Scott Childs Introduction: In Proverbs 7, Solomon described a woman that he called the strange woman. She was not weird. Her character was strange or foreign to God’s holy expectations. She did not live a moral, virtuous life. Sadly, many young […]
Better Choices – Despised 9 August 2020 PM – Proverbs 12:9 – Choices – Scott Childs Introduction: We are going to begin a brief series on Better Choices from the book of Proverbs. Read Proverbs 12:9. When I was in grade school, we had a holiday called St. Patricks Day. On that day, everyone in […]