Hohenwald Church of Christ: Recent Episodes
Hohenwald Church of Christ
This message will encourage us to be more patient in waiting on God in challenging times. We will look at numerous examples from Holy Scripture of how God reveals his plan in his time. Portions of Isaiah 40 and Romans 5 will be used in this lesson.
This message is intended to remind us of the magnitude of the birth of our Savior. Luke 2:6-15; Micah 4:8; and John 1:29 will be used as part of this lesson.
This message will serve to remind us why God is worthy of our worship one week before we celebrate the arrival of a king. I will preach from Isaiah 55 and Matthew 13.
This message will take a look at the parables of Jesus in Luke 15 and Luke 18 as we attempt to fix the teachings of Jesus on the subject of forgiveness.
This message will serve to follow last week’s discussion of faith as the foundation of the Christian experience. This lesson will seek to remind us what faith should produce in the way of good fruit and service to others. I plan to use James 2:14-26; Hebrews 10:19-25; and possibly Titus 3:14 or 1 John 3:18.
This message will seek to challenge those who hear to consider the source of their joy. John 16 and 1 Thessalonians 3 will be the focus of this lesson.
This message will look at baptism as part of salvation and where we get our doctrine of baptism. Romans 6 and 1 Peter 3 are scriptures we will look at, as well as excerpts from the book of Acts.
This message is about how our battle with sin and human nature is ongoing. I will use Galatians 5:16-26; Mark 14:32-42; and 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 to look at how the Holy Spirit works on our behalf as we wage this war.
This message will look at how we should be slow to draw a conclusion about a situation or about someone else’s life. I plan to use portions of Proverbs, James, and possibly Luke to show what God’s word teaches us.
I will use portions of Hosea 6, Matthew 9, and Matthew 12 to illustrate how we need to put mercy into practice when dealing with others, just as we seek mercy from our Heavenly Father.
This message will seek to give us insight into what unity in the body might look like. Portions of John 17 and Colossians 3 will be used, as well as an example about the apostles which teaches us about how differing viewpoints can work toward a common good.
This message is the last in our series on Daily Reminders and will serve to remind us of not only how to grow spiritually, but what we are preparing for. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 will be the focus text, but other scriptures will be used as well.
This message is the last in our series on Daily Reminders and will serve to remind us of not only how to grow spiritually, but what we are preparing for. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 will be the focus text, but other scriptures will be used as well.
This message will be delivered as part two in our series, Daily Reminders. We will look at why God’s children should exhibit gratitude in our lives each day. Parts of Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 will be used as well as part of 1 Thessalonians 5.
This message is the first in a series, Daily Reminders, in which we will look at daily habits, disciplines, and routines that lead to spiritual growth. I will Colossians 3:5-13 and 2 Peter 3:18 in this lesson.
This message will conclude our series, Fresh Air, as we explore what the good news of Jesus Christ provides for our lives as we follow him. This lesson will look at Luke 7:36-50.
As the second segment of our Fresh Air series, this lesson will focus on the meaning of the gospel and how it defines God’s love. 1 Corinthians 15:1-10a; Romans 5:3-11; and John 15:9-15 are scriptures that will be used to illustrate this love.
This will be the first message in our series, Fresh Air, about what the gospel provides for us. This first lesson will focus on peace as I use John 14:1-10; 26-28, and 2 Thessalonians 3:16 to illustrate the beauty and benefit of God’s peace. I will also make reference to people who had encounters with […]
This message is about the Jewish practice of Jubilee in Leviticus 25 and how this helped the people of God to understand the importance of generosity. I will also use Luke 12:13-21 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-13 in helping us to understand how we should practice generosity with a giving heart.
This stand-alone message is an effort to remind us once again of the necessity to forgive others as we seek to be forgiven. This is not about a new perspective on this subject, but rather a call to treat others as we seek to be treated. Matthew 18:21-35; Ephesians 4:25-32; and Matthew 6:14-15 will all […]
This message will look at the biblical perspective of leaving a legacy of faith to future generations. 2 Timothy 1 and Psalm 78 will be used to challenge adults to live as a faithful witness.
This message will focus on the problem of letting fear and judgement prevent us from loving people the way we should. Most of this lesson will center around the story of Jonah as we consider how we sometimes allow ourselves to feel a similar way toward others.
This message continues our series on real-life faith as we take a look at how our Heavenly Father responds to our repentance. Psalm 32:1-7; Acts 3:19-20; and James 1:14-15 will serve as our scripture focus for this lesson.
This message begins a three-part series, Real-Life Faith in which we will be urged to resist the temptation of projecting a carefully filtered version of ourselves. This first part will look at Galatians 2:11-14 and Colossians 3:22-25 as we focus on the problem of pleasing people.
This message will look at what the Lord spoke through Jeremiah regarding Israel in Jeremiah 18:1-6 and also at how Matthias was added to the apostles in Acts 1:15-26. The focus of this lesson is letting ourselves be molded by God.
This message will include a discussion of the resurrection and we will read from Luke 24:13-35 as we consider what it means to experience Jesus in our lives today.
This message will move from our usual Palm Sunday message to consider the cost of eternal living. This lesson will use Luke 14:28-30 and Matthew 16:24-26 as the focus of this teaching.
This message will focus on the most famous teaching of Jesus from the Torah from Mark 12:28-34. We also look at Paul’s teaching on the subject from Romans 13.
This message will bring our Equipping series to a close and will focus on what should be at the heart of our use of our God-given gifts—love. I plan to use 1 Corinthians 12:27-14:1; as well as portions of Galatians 5 and Romans 13 as we take a look at what love has to do […]
This message is a continuation of our series, Equipping, in which we are encouraging the believers who gather with us to find and use whatever gifts God has blessed us with in the year ahead. Romans 12:3-8 and John 13:1-17 are the texts used to inspire us this week.
This message will be a conclusion of what began last week: The Gospel According to ___________. We will look at scripture from both testaments including portions of Genesis 3, Job 42, and Luke 24. This lesson is intended to remind us of the importance of a closer walk with our Lord as we live according […]
As we begin the new year, we are reminded that Jesus is the way to the Father. Galatians 1 and 6 will be explored to illustrate that there is no other gospel message besides that of Jesus.
This message will being our Christmas series, ‘Tis the Season, to a conclusion. Peace is the subject of this presentation and how the light that came into the world brings peace to all who allow themselves to bask in the glow and glory of our Savior.
This is the second message in our Christmas series, ‘Tis the Season. This message will focus on love and how we are to live others as much as we love God.
This marks the first message in our Advent series, ‘Tis the Season. We will look at the hope that Jesus is and the hope the Messiah provides as we look at scriptures of inspiration from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.
This message will look at the influences a person needs in their life in order to be a contributing citizen of God’s kingdom. Luke 2:41-52 will be the primary biblical text.
eries, On the Run, to a close as we look at Hagar’s story, how she was treated, and how God responded. We will see the importance of waiting on the Almighty Father and how our impatience can have consequences.
This message will look at the ups and downs of Elijah’s story in 1 Kings as we consider our own struggles with fear and doubt within our Christian faith.
We will examine 1 Samuel 24 and look at how we we might find encouragement from this aspect of David’s story. A time when Israel’s future king was on the run.
This message represents the first in a series on running from God. We will look at portions of Luke 22 and John 21 as we consider what would have made one of the boldest apostles run from God and what might make us do the same.
This message will seek to challenge us to view love as a an action toward others and not merely a concept. Roman’s 12 will serve as the inspiration for this message.
This message will Center around Acts 2 and the coming of the Holy Spirit as we conclude our series on Revival.
This message will continue our series on revival and will focus on repentance as a necessary component of experiencing renewal. Matthew 3:1-12 will be the main text. Portions of Hebrews 10 will also be used.
In the second part of our series, Revival, we look at how we can revive our spirituality through prayer. Nehemiah 1 and Hebrews 5 will be our textual focus as we consider how God can do all things.
This message is the first in a four-part series on Revival. I will use 2 Kings 22 and 23 as well as Acts 17:10-12 to discuss the value of Holy Scripture and how our soul is revived by the Word of God.
This message will look at Acts 12:1-17 and Joshua 4:1-7 as we consider the power of God to transform us when we submit to his will and his power. This brief message will serve as an introduction to Adam Nutt of Hope Center Ministries to share his testimony of what God has done in helping […]
This message will be focused on the value of the local church and how we are called to support it financially. I will use Acts 11:19-30; Colossians 3:23-24; and 1 Chronicles 29:6-9 among other scriptures to inspire this understanding.
This is the final part of our series, The Con. This message will look at the role Satan plays and we will look at the final two of the enemy’s most effective lies. Romans 8, Job 1 and Revelation 12 are among the scriptures we will explore.
This message will be part three of our series, The Con, in which we unpack the enemy’s favorite lies. I plan to use Ephesians 4 as my primary text and also plan to use 2 Corinthians 12:9 and 1 Corinthians 10:12-13.
This message will serve as part two of our series, The Con, in which we will continue to look at the lies of Satan and how we can overcome deception by knowing the truth. Ephesians 2:1-10 will serve as our main scripture for this lesson.
This message will begin a new series and will focus on the redemptive and courageous story of Rahab in Joshua 2. James 2:25, Hebrews 11:31, and Colossians 1:13-14 may also be used.
This message will carry us through the remainder of 2 John as we look at how truth is worth protecting. John 1 is also an inspiration for this lesson which brings us back to love.
This message picks up where we left off last week in the gospel of John. We look at John 20:1-31 and at the various encounters people have with the aftermath of the resurrection and at what point they truly believed that Jesus was alive.
This message will remind us why the day is called Palm Sunday, but the focus of this message will be to focus on how Christ gained the Victory through sacrifice. Gospel accounts of the Passion will be explored.
This message will look at what Hebrew and New Testament scriptures teach us about how we were made to rest. There are consequences to a lack of rest and we will consider the rhythm of the day, the week, and the year in understanding part of how we were made.
This message is about staying the course of the Christian faith even when it seems that those who are not living a holy life are blessed in this world. God, Loving Father, and Righteous Judge will have the final say on the value of a person’s life. I will use portions of 1 John 2; […]
This message is intended to encourage all of us to not just appreciate God’s blessings in our lives, but to actually take part in blessing the lives of others. Acts 18 and Acts 9:36-43 will be the primary examples in this message, but other scriptures will also be used.
This message will focus on discipleship. I will discuss biblical examples of iron sharpening iron and we will look at portions of Luke 9, 1 Kings 19, Ephesians 4 and Matthew 5:14-16 as we draw inspiration to be the men and women God has called us to be.
This message intends to have considering ourselves as the image of God and how we are called upon to be obedient to the teachings of Jesus. My primary text will come from Luke 6 and John 14.
This message will remind us, or possibly help us understand for the first time, the nature of the human soul. I plan to use a portion of Psalm 23; Matthew 22:34-40; Matthew 16:21-27; and 3 John 2 as I teach this.
This message is to provide us with insight into how the early church would fellowship and care for one another. Luke 22:7-12 and Acts 1:12-14 will be among several New Testament scriptures that will be used to help understand life together.
I will use 2 Kings 6:8-23 as the primary text to illustrate God’s presence, though unseen. Romans 8:28 will be used to remind us how God is at work in the world and in our lives.
Romans 15:1-13 and Galatians 6:9 will serve to remind us to let the love of Christ and an enduring of others be something we live by throughout the year–and not just during the season of Christmas–if we truly are imitating Christ.
This message will bring a close to our four-week series inspired by Advent. Adoration (Love) will be the focus of this teaching as we consider the family of Jesus and how all of us fit right in.
As we continue our series, The Promise of Christmas, this message will serve to explain a little about the inspiration of this series: Advent and the liturgical calendar. This sermon ultimately centers on joy and we will look at the joyful celebration in the birth narrative of Jesus in Luke 1 and 2.
This message will seek to show us how the prophecies concerning the birth of the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible are fulfilled in Jesus’ birth in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Jesus is good news.
As we begin a four-week series, The Promise of Christmas, we will look specifically at the concept of hope as found in Holy Scripture. We will look at numerous scriptures from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as we seek a renewed understanding of humanity’s greatest gift.
So much scripture, so little time. There is so much in the Bible that describes Jesus as the cornerstone. We will look at portions of Ephesians 2:19-22; Isaiah 28:16; 1 Corinthians 3; Matthew 21:33-44; Acts 4:8-12; and 1 Peter 2:4-10 to discover what this really means and what it should mean to us.
This message will serve to help the audience understand that God’s favor is on all who call on Jesus as their savior. Much scripture will be used in this presentation from the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament alike.
This message serves as the conclusion to our series, The Way of Jesus. Jesus prepared his followers, his disciples, to spread the good news that salvation had come to the world. This teaching will serve to put our primary challenge into perspective as we look at Ezekiel 14 and Acts 4 as our primary texts.
This message will focus on the pinnacle event of Jesus’ earthly life and ministry. The resurrection sets Jesus apart from any other deity the world has ever known and is the ultimate hope of all who believe.
As we continue our series, The Way of Jesus, this message will look at how Jesus took great care to not only associate with, but dearly love those in his society that were considered “less than” by most people, especially the religious leaders of the day.
As we continue our series, The Way of Jesus, we look at Jesus and Money. We will look at portions of Matthew 17, Matthew 22, and John 12 in looking at how Jesus treated money, honored his obligations, and taught others to do the same.
This message will continue our series on The Way of Jesus. This week we look at Jesus and the kingdom of God. Kingdom is something Jesus spoke about often and we will look at some of the parables of Matthew 13 to gain an understanding of why this is important.
We will look at how Jesus welcomed children and why this was counter to the culture of the day. Portions of Matthew 18 and 19 will be our primary biblical text.
We will look at pain and suffering as we consider why God allows his children to hurt sometimes. 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 will be the primary text for this message.
This message will focus on the need for gratitude in our lives and the cautionary tale of letting pride take root in our attitudes. The text will largely focus on Hezekiah as we look at 2 Kings 20:1-11; 2 Kings 18:5-7a; 2 Chronicles 32:24-26; Colossians 3:17; and 1 Corinthians 10:12.
This message will serve to remind us that doing the work of Jesus is the most important endeavor we undertake as Christians. Walking in light means we should leave the ways of darkness behind. John 9 is our primary text from the Bible, while 1 Peter 2:9 and other scriptures might also be used.
As our society continues toward a post-Christian reality, we need to be emotionally prepared for this. 2 Timothy contains some of the final words Paul would write. We will look at part of this letter as an encouragement to maintain our faith and guard the gospel’s truth.
We take a look at 1 Kings 7, John 13, Ephesians 2 and 4 as we gain a deeper understanding of how our Heavenly Father calls us to use our gifts for service to others.
As our nation celebrates its independence, we look at John 8 and Matthew 27 in considering how we as God’s children have gained our own freedom once we become followers of Jesus.
Portions of Hebrews 5 and 1 Corinthians 9 are explored as we consider the training and discipline necessary to live the most faithful life possible as we grow as people in our walk with God.
Matthew 4 and James 3 are the primary scriptures used in this message in which we consider the only Fruit of the Spirit that applies to humans but not to God. This concludes our series, Becoming More Like Jesus.
We explore John 8 and several other scriptures to explore how gentleness might look in the context of the Fruit of the Spirit in our effort to become more like Jesus.
This message continues our series on Becoming More Like Jesus as we look at faithfulness. We will look at God’s faithfulness to us, our faithfulness to God, and our faithfulness to one another.
This message will look at goodness as a fruit of the Spirit. I plan to use the parable of the workers in the vineyard to illustrate what one aspect of goodness looks like as we continue our series, Becoming More Like Jesus.
As our series from the fruit of the Spirit continues, we will look at patience. I plan to mention several people from the Hebrew Bible, but will focus on Caleb in Numbers 13 and 14.
This message begins our look at the individual components of the fruit of the spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22-23. I will use portions of 1 John 2, 3, and 4 as well as Ephesians 5 and Romans 13 in looking at love and how love changes how we treat others and changes the world […]
As we celebrate the resurrection on Easter Sunday, we will take a look at the conclusion John came to after arriving at the empty tomb. John 20:1-10 will be our scripture focus as we piece together how John comes to believe that Jesus has risen and what kind of faith we are called to have.
Our scripture focus for this Palm Sunday message will be John 12:20-36. We will look at the mission of Jesus and how he answered his calling. We too, in emulating the risen Savior, should find our own calling to spread light to the world.
This message will conclude our series on Satan by looking at Luke 16:19-31 and Ephesians 2:1-10. This lesson is intended to help the audience understand that life in Christ means ultimate protection from anything that can harm us.
This is part two in our series of understanding the devil and how he works against us. I plan to use several references of scripture to help us understand that the work of the devil leads us to idolatry. Scriptures used will be from Jonah 2, Colossians 3, John 10, 1 John 5, and 2 […]
This begins a new series of teaching about the reality of the devil and how he works against the Children of God. I will use Luke 4:1-13 as we look at how Jesus used scripture to fight temptation. We also look at the source of temptation in this lesson.
This message will use 2 Timothy 3:10-17 to look at the value of Holy Scripture and the responsibility we have to pass along our faith to others. This lesson was in conjunction with five of our young families dedicating newborn children to the Lord.
I will use 1 Corinthians 3, Luke 13, and Galatians 6:9-10 to help us understand that God is constantly at work in the whole of his kingdom and within us as individual children.
This message will begin our Sunday morning series from Jonah. The focus will be on Jonah 1:1-3 and how some of us may be running from God and not know it. I also plan to use Psalm 139:7-10 and will refer to Luke 15.
I will use highlights from Genesis 37-50 as we look at how the narrative of Joseph’s life is something we can learn from in understanding that God will allow us to go to places where he can use us for his glory.
This message will focus on the need for wisdom in our lives and the source of that wisdom. I will use 2 Chronicles 20 as my main text and will also use James 3:13-18. This lesson is to remind us who is in control and how we should first respond to life’s difficulties.
This message will look at the suffering and comfort that comes from being a child of God. The text will be 2 Corinthians 4:7-18. The takeaway for the audience is that it’s not really about us, but about what God does for us, and will continue to do for us. This should be the message […]
This lesson will focus on Mark 4:21-25. Genesis 1:3-4 and other NT scriptures will also be used as we look at how Jesus was the light of the world and how we are called to shine his light around us during his physical absence.
This message will be the last in our Sunday morning series from the book of Acts. I will use portions of Acts 17:16-18:8 as we look at what God has done through Paul to this point on his second journey. The takeaway from this message is that God can use people we do not suspect–and […]
This message from Acts 16 will make reference to the exodus, as well as Acts 4, 5, and 12 in helping us understand that God is bigger that whatever prison we might find ourselves in. I also plan to use Isaiah 61:1.
This message will look at one of the challenges that arise from relationships: disagreement and conflict. We will continue in the book of Acts by looking at chapter 15:30-41 and then 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 as we look at the ministry of reconciliation.
This message will look at the relationship between Paul and Barnabas and how they worked together on what we now know as Paul’s first missionary journey. We will look at some of the foundational aspects of what constitutes a Christian friendship. I will use portions of Acts 13 and 14 in this sermon.
This message will center around Acts 4:36-5:11 and Acts 11:19-30. Our Father desires servants who are encouraging and generous, not representatives of his kingdom who are conniving and transactional.
This message will focus on Peter’s second escape from prison in Acts 12:1-24 and the aftermath of this event. God’s divine providence is at work in what happens to James and what happens to Peter, as confusing as that may be. The Believers at Mary’s house are doing the truest work of our faith as […]
Greg uses portions of Acts 10 and 11 as well as Ephesians 2:11-13 to look at the monumental shift of Peter’s understanding that the message of salvation was for the Gentiles as well as the Jews.
This message will continue our look at the early Christians and how our current situations might mirror some of their joy and challenges. Portions of Acts 2 and Acts 4 will be used as we consider how the love of God is reflected in our actions and attitude.
This message serves to remind us how Jesus welcomes us in our sinfulness the same way he welcomed Peter. He accepts our confession and asks us to follow him. Scripture for this sermon comes from Luke 5 and John 21.
We look at James, the brother of Jesus, as someone who moved from skepticism to become a key figure in early Christianity. Scripture will come from Matthew 13, Mark 3, 1 Corinthians 15, and Acts 21.
As we celebrate the resurrection, we look at Exodus 12, 1 Peter 1, John 1, and John 10 to point us to Christ Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for the atonement of humanity.
The aim of this message is to take us from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the foot of the Cross as we gather for worship on Palm Sunday. I will use John 12:12-15; John 13:2-5; and John 19:28-30.
March 29, 2020: This message is about learning how to slow down and be still. In our busy and charged world, it takes considerable discipline to be still and listen to the voice of God. I will use multiple examples from Holy Scripture to illustrate how we should learn to be still, but my primary […]