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Three Qualities That Made Abraham A Great Father

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 12, 2026

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When people think of great men in the Bible, they often think of kings, prophets, warriors, and apostles. Yet one of the most honored titles in Scripture belongs to a man simply known as "Father Abraham."

FATHER ABRAHAM TEXT: Romans 4:16-25 Ezekiel 18:1-20 PROLOGUE Every Father's Day we celebrate many different kinds of fathers. Some are young fathers just beginning the journey. Some are raising teenagers and wondering if they are doing anything right. Some are grandfathers whose ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:16-22, Genesis 18:19, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, Psalm 78:4-7, Ezekiel 18:1-20 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Noah The Father Of The Year

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 12, 2026

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Noah built the ark, survived the flood, and became one of the most famous men in history. Yet his greatest accomplishment may have been something else entirely. Noah shows us what it means to save not just yourself, but your house.

FATHER OF THE YEAR, NOAH’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT PROLOGUE: Father's Day can be a difficult day. For some, it brings happy memories of a father who loved, sacrificed, and led his family well. For others, it reminds them of an empty chair, a strained relationship, or opportunities that were ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:7, Genesis 6:1-14, Titus 1:6, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:12, 1 Samuel 3:13, Romans 4:19-21, Romans 10:8, 1 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Peter 2:5, Psalm 78:5-7, 2 Timothy 1:5, 1 Peter 3:20-21 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There But For The Grace Of God Go I

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 12, 2026

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Most of us can think of someone whose life has been devastated by sin, addiction, or poor choices. The old saying, "There but for the grace of God go I," reminds us that apart from God's mercy, we might have traveled the same road.

"THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I." PROLOGUE That famous saying is usually attributed to John Bradford, an English preacher who was later burned at the stake during one of the most turbulent religious periods in English history; the reign of Queen Mary I, (“Bloody Mary” if you are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:10, Romans 5:8, Romans 11:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 2:11-12 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Dust Of The Journey

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 8, 2026

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Though believers have been completely cleansed through Christ, they still need continual cleansing from the spiritual dust accumulated through daily life in a fallen world.

THE DUST OF THE JOURNEY CENTRAL THOUGHT Though believers have been completely cleansed through Christ, they still need continual cleansing from the spiritual dust accumulated through daily life in a fallen world. TEXT: John 13:1-10 PROLOGUE Most of us understand the feeling of coming home ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-10, Exodus 40:12, Exodus 30:19, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 119:9 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kilkenny Cats

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 6, 2026

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Most Christians know exactly what it feels like to want to do right and yet do wrong. We wonder why the struggle never seems to end. The Apostle Paul described it this way: “The good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.”

TEXT: Romans 7:7-21 INTRODUCTION: There once were two cats from Kilkenny Each thought there was one cat too many So they fought and they fite And they scratch and they bite Til, excepting for their nails And the tips of their tails Instead on two cats, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-21, Genesis 2:7, Job 32:8, James 2:26, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Galatians 5:17, John 21:25, Isaiah 7:16, Genesis 3:5, Hebrews 5:14 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truth Travels Best Across The Bridge Of Love

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 6, 2026

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Most Christians have heard the saying, "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." Scripture repeatedly demonstrates that truth is most readily received when carried across the bridge of a genuine relationship.

TRUTH TRAVELS BEST ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF LOVE PROLOGUE In a recent Bible class on Nehemiah, the discussion on why Israel drifted away from God turned more personal and modern considering why children don’t always embrace the “faith of their Fathers” as the old song goes. The pattent go to ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Judges 2:10, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Did You Expect God To Do?

Contributed by Charles Payne on Jun 6, 2026

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One of the most dangerous assumptions a believer can make is this: “If God is working, it will look the way I expect.” Yet throughout Scripture, some of God’s greatest works were missed, resisted, or misunderstood because they arrived in an unexpected form.

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT GOD TO DO? PROLOGUE One of the most dangerous assumptions a believer can make is this: “If God is working, it will look the way I expect.” Yet throughout Scripture, some of God’s greatest works were missed, resisted, or misunderstood because they arrived in an unexpected ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:11, Jonah 4:1-3, John 11:23-24, Ephesians 3:16, Isaiah 40:29-31, Colossians 1:9-11, Philippians 4:6-7, James 1:5, John 6:15, Psalm 119:27, Psalm 119:34, Psalm 144:12, Psalm 78:4-7, Matthew 9:37-38 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Believe That Jesus Christ Is The Son Of God

Contributed by Charles Payne on May 26, 2026

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There are statements a man can make that change everything. “I do.” “I surrender.” “I was wrong.” “I love you.” But there may be no greater confession ever spoken by human lips than this: “I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

I BELIEVE JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD Text: John 20:30–31 “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life ...read more

Scripture: John 20:30-31, Matthew 17:5, 2 Peter 1:16-18, Acts 2:24, Acts 4:24-28, Acts 13:32-33, Hebrews 1:3, Acts 2:33, Romans 1:2-4, Matthew 27:54, Matthew 8:28-29, Mark 3:11, Mark 1:23-24, James 2:19, Acts 8:37, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 14:32-33 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Walking By Assumption

Contributed by Charles Payne on May 25, 2026

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Scripture teaches we should "Walk by Faith." Too many Christians are basing their religious convictions upon things they assume to be true without ever verifying them.

WALKING BY ASSUMPTION TEXT: Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” PROLOGUE: Do you remember the movie titled Leap of Faith starred Steve Martin as a charismatic con-man traveling faith healer/preacher named Jonas Nightengale who may ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, John 20:30-31, Luke 1:3-4, Acts 1:3, 2 Peter 3:15, Acts 17:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Proverbs 14:12, John 8:32, Ezekiel 18:20, Romans 10:17, Mark 7:7-9, Acts 17:2, James 1:19 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Before Easter… There Was Passover

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 24, 2026

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Most of us grew up knowing about Easter. We know about the cross, the empty tomb and Jesus rising from the dead. But what many people don’t realize is this: Long before Easter… God had already been telling that story.

BEFORE EASTER… THERE WAS PASSOVER TEXT Exodus 12 12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord! 13 But the blood on your doorposts ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7, John 1:29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Battle Within

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 24, 2026

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Every person you shake hands with…who smiles politely…sitting quietly in a pew…is fighting a war. A war between what we know is right… and what we feel pulled toward anyway. Psychologist Carl Jung called this hidden force “the shadow.” Apostle Paul called it something else:

THE BATTLE WITHIN: Jung’s Shadow and Paul’s Struggle PROLOGUE Carl Jung is one of the towering figures behind modern psychology—whether people realize it or not. Even psychologists who disagree with him are often reacting to him. His fingerprints are all over how we think about the human mind ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12, Galatians 5:24, Romans 12:2, Galatians 5:17, Colossians 3:5, Galatians 2:20, Romans 7:23-25 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why I Believe In The Resurrection

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 24, 2026

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We live in an age that bows at the altar of what it calls scientific proof. Jesus' scientific method simply stated: By the word of two witnesses or three, truth is established. A standard every courtroom in history operates by.

WHY I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION PROLOGUE We live in an age that bows at the altar of what it calls scientific proof. If it cannot be measured… weighed… reproduced in a laboratory… many assume it cannot be trusted. And yet—pause for a moment and consider this: The very world that demands ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 19:15, John 8:17-18, Acts 14:17, Acts 26:26, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Brain Power

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 24, 2026

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There are moments when we feel it…That quiet frustration of being limited. We live every day within limits—failing bodies, fading memories, and minds that can only grasp so much—and yet something deep inside us protests, as if we were made for more; and the Bible says we were.

BRAIN POWER TEXT The Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building. 6 He said. “After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!” PROLOGUE After getting another message from my AI that it was not allowed to do something I asked it to do, it occurred ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 11:6, Matthew 26:41, John 2:25, Luke 2:52, 1 Corinthians 13:12 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Side Of God We Fail To Consider

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 24, 2026

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We are careful—rightly so—to say: God needs nothing, is complete, is self-sufficient But Scripture does something unexpected.

A Side of God We Fail to Consider The God Who Longs—and Is Often Refused PROLOGUE We are careful—rightly so—to say: God needs nothing God is complete God is self-sufficient But Scripture does something unexpected. Instead of only describing God in abstract perfection… It tells stories that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-5, Hosea 1:2, Matthew 23:37

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

As Your Body Fails Your Soul Prevails

Contributed by Charles Payne on Apr 20, 2026

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There comes a quiet moment in every persons life… Not loud. Not dramatic. Just a realization. The strength isn’t what it used to be.

AS YOUR BODY FAILS/YOUR SOUL PREVAILS TEXT 2 Corinthians 4:16 “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” PROLOGUE There comes a quiet moment in every persons life… Not loud. Not dramatic. Just a realization. The strength isn’t ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16, Ephesians 3:16, Colossians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Isaiah 40:31, Ecclesiastes 12:3-5, 2 Peter 1:13-14 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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