The Gospel of Christ-TGOC

Do you ever hear any of these stories? And a lot of them occur around the timeframe of the Civil War and that era. I hear stories where somebody had a great treasure, maybe they had a lot of money, maybe it was Confederate money, maybe it was other gold or silver. And instead of taking that money and putting it in a bank when there was so much upheaval in government, they took all that money and they put it in something like a mason jar and they buried that treasure in the backyard. Wouldn't you love one day to be working out somewhere? Maybe you had a shovel and you were digging and to find some great treasure in something like that. But who does that? Who puts treasures in a mason jar and buries it in the ground? Well, friend, I want to talk to you today about an amazing treasure that's in a jar of dirt. The Bible tells us God has placed an amazing treasure in a dirt jar. What is that treasure? And what is that dirt jar? I think you'll be surprised at both. To view the complete lesson, click "download transcript" below

The Lord Jesus Christ said, “Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth,” John 17:17. You know there are a lot of people who are at odds with Jesus' view of scripture and truth. I hear people say that although God might have said that, or although the Bible might say that, that's really not what Jesus said. Or, they say some of the things that Jesus taught or some of the things Jesus said, that's really the way the apostles or the church wanted it to be. And then there are those who say that the Bible has errors and that we really can't know if it's truth or not. My friend, there are a lot of folks who are at odds with Jesus' view of scripture. What was Jesus' view of the scripture? That's what we're going to think about in our lesson today and we're so glad that you've joined us. Please have your Bible handy as we're going to consider the Lord's view of the scripture. (Click the " Download Transcript" to view the complete lesson)

Do you ever wonder how to make good decisions? As a Christian, we want to be like Jesus. We want to think the way he thinks, approve the things he approves, disapprove that which is not right and really live a life that makes right and good decisions. But how do you make good decisions in every phase of life that you're in - from a young person maybe who's just obeyed the gospel, to a newlywed couple who's trying to live their life for the Lord and start a family, to middle-aged people who are trying to focus on the right things, all the way up to people who are in their older years? How do I make good decisions in every phase of life? We're glad you joined us today, because we're going to look to the word of God to consider that exact question, and we're going to give five principles that will help us to make good decisions in every phase of life. (To view the complete lesson click the "download transcript" below

If there's one thing that the scriptures clearly teach, Christians are joyful. We have so much to be joyful about. Paul said, “Rejoice in the Lord always. And again, I say rejoice,” Phil. 4:4. But then we step back from that and we ask, what is it that, as Christians, we have to be joyful about? What is it that lifts our spirits? What is it that causes us to look up? What is it that helps us to overcome the problems of this world and to maintain our joy? Today, we're asking, what do Christians have to be joyful about? And maybe your life isn't as joyful as it ought to be. Maybe you're missing some of that joy in your life. Maybe the world or Satan or sin has stolen it from you today. We hope from the word of God to remind and restore us with the joy a Christian ought to have. To view the complete lesson, click the "download transcript" below

A shocking scene happened one day in the life of Jesus. It left people probably with their mouth open wide, and they were shocked at what went on. A prominent religious man of Jesus' day invited the Lord over to his house for supper. Everybody's gathered around the table eating, having a good time. And then that woman, you know who we're talking about, that woman came in and everybody's mouth hit the floor. She touched Jesus. She began to talk to Jesus. She began to show her affection to Jesus by wiping his feet with her tears and her hair, and nobody knew what to do and a lot of people were embarrassed. What would you do in a situation like that? And more importantly, what is Jesus trying to teach us when that woman crashed the dinner party? (For the complete transcript, click the "Download Transcript" button below)