Author: David Lemmons

Preacher for Maple Hill Church of Christ near Benton, KY. Married to Diane for 44 years. Father of Heather, Aaron, and Rachel. Grandfather of Maverick, Serenity, and Cannon.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT MAPLE HILL SERVICES…

I have just met with our elders and we have discussed the problems in dealing with the Coronavirus and the government’s request to cancel meetings of more than ten people. They have asked me to pass on this information. Our elders and your preacher are in agreement that we must assemble on the Lord’s Day. All Satan would need to destroy the Maple Hill church is to get us to quit assembling. At the same time we also understand the importance of yielding to civil authorities (Romans 13) where possible. We are a pro-life people and the request from the government is not out of hatred of Christianity or to stop us from worshiping our God, but rather from pro-life concerns. We certainly understand that concern in this present situation. If there is some way to take heed to both of these mandates, that would seem to me to be the ideal.

We think we have found a suitable way to do both. The elders have decided to cancel Wednesday Bible Study, Sunday Evening Assemblies, and Bible Classes on Sunday mornings temporarily. Thus, there will be no Bible Study tomorrow night. We will certainly be returning to our regular schedule just as soon as it is wise to do so. The meals on Wednesday nights will likewise be put on hold (Linda has been notified).

With the new annex facility, we have the ability to assemble 20 people and still be in compliance because ten can meet in the auditorium and ten in the annex at one time and still be part of one assembly by means of the wired-speaker that connects the two rooms. Your preacher will be preaching four times this coming Sunday. We will be having four complete worship services. On Thursday you will be contacted and given an opportunity to indicate which service you prefer to attend (9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and for those unable to come earlier, there will be a 6:30 p.m. service.

Of course this arrangement is not what we would prefer at all. At the same time it is an arrangement which can work for us temporarily. We all need to be responsible and careful to cooperate in the battle against the spread of this deadly virus to the best of our ability. I and our elders ask for your cooperation to make it through this period as best we can.

We also are working on plans to share some video teaching on Wednesday nights through our website. More on that later.

TRUTH for 2002

We are so thankful for the good writing skill of our friend Roger D. Campbell. It is always helpful to read his monthly publication, TRUTH. Here is the issue for February of 2020. It contains four articles:

  1. The TRUTH about Murder. An excellent discussion.
  2. The Lord’s Passover (Exodus 12.13).
  3. My Heart Drops When I Hear those Words
  4. Paul, A Pattern of Believers (1 Timothy 1.16)

You may read these articles by clicking H-E-R-E.

An Allegory

Walking in Truth: called of GodWith our listening audience in western Kentucky, we finish up a lesson about LAST THINGS, which is an encouraging area of study for the faithful. What happens after death or at the time of the second coming of Jesus? We also begin a study from Galatians 4.21-31 regarding the allegory Paul uses to teach the Galatian Christians regarding their relationship to the Law of Moses. We invite you to listen to these studies by clicking below…

Christ & Credible Testimony

GREAT VIDEO FROM WORLD VIDEO BIBLE SCHOOL…

Did Jesus endorse a “blind faith”—one based on feelings rather than facts? If so, then why did He rebuke His apostles for not believing in His resurrection before they had actually seen Him resurrected? And why did Jesus tell Thomas, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed”? What kind of “faith” was Jesus advocating?

And Then What?

Walking in Truth: called of GodIn this audio file, we present to you and later to our radio audience in western Kentucky an introduction to a study of eschatology (the study of last things). Before that, we complete a study of the sin of IDOLATRY. An honest and biblical study of eschatology surely is one of the most interesting and comforting studies a Christian can consider. We have failed to post the recent programs, but will list them under the menu above: WALKING IN TRUTH. You can hear this latest program by clicking below…

Paul’s Conversion

Walking in Truth: called of GodThe conversion of the Apostle Paul is one of the most interesting and most well-covered matters in the entire New Testament. For a person to completely turn 180 degrees and go in the exact opposite direction he had been heading is remarkable. Paul had been the number one enemy of the developing 1st Century church. After his conversion, he became one of the greatest evangelists for her, ever. A study of Paul’s conversion is rich indeed. Why not listen along to the study we presented to our radio audience regarding this important event. You can listen by clicking below…

John’s Use of the OT #3

Walking in Truth: called of GodWith our listening audience in Marshall County, Kentucky, we finish our study of the passages from the Old Testament which John used to produce faith that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Christ. You can listen in by clicking below…

John’s Use of the Old Testament

Walking in Truth: called of GodWith our radio audience in western Kentucky, we began a study of the way the Apostle John used the Old Testament in presenting his account of the life of Christ. This study is from the writings of Wayne Jackson. You can read his excellent writing at: Christian Courier. We considered five of the 14 passages in this particular study: John 1.23; John 2.17; John 6.31; John 6.45; and John 7.37-38. The life of Christ as presented in the Book of John is unique from the other three accounts. It is important to study these passages so that we might appreciate the scriptural basis of arguments John makes for Jesus being the Christ. You can listen to the study by clicking BELOW

The Prayer of Intercession

Walking in Truth: called of GodWith the listening audience in the Marshall County Kentucky area, this broadcast discusses a type of prayer. People seem to have difficulty in knowing for what we should pray. Of course, the only reliable source of information for an accurate answer to that question is the Bible. We attempt to present the Bible’s answer to the question of for whom should we pray. Prayer is such a tremendous blessing of the IN CHRIST relationship (Ephesians 1.3). Those who are on praying terms with God ought to want to know more about it and how best to use this powerful resource for the good God intended. Surely prayers of faithful Christians is the thing Satan fears MOST. Let’s commit to defeating Satan’s purposes by effectively using this most powerful tool from the Lord! You can study with us by clicking HERE