On our previous site we had a link to a wonderful sermon preached by Glenn Colley at the 2013 Polishing the Pulpit gathering. We want to include it here, on our new site, as well. Please consider carefully this powerful and VITAL message:
Please read the following excellent Q&A from Jason Jackson: Jackson, Jason. “What Is the Church of Christ?” ChristianCourier.com. Access date: June 26, 2018. https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1205-what-is-the-church-of-christ
Prayer–Will it Save Me? by Cliff Goodwin
“God’s Test of Loyalty,” audio sermon by Bobby Duncan, first preached in 1983.
5 Views of Mark 16.16, by Allen Webster, click HERE.
Churches of Christ Didn’t Begin During the American Restoration Movement, by Ben Giselbach. Click HERE.
Jackson, Wayne. “The Indestructible Church of Christ.” ChristianCourier.com. Access date: February 28, 2019.
THE ONLY WAY OF SALVATION, Adapted from Jerry Jenkins
In a day of compromise, arbitration, and concession, the thought of there being only “One Way to Live” is offensive to some. Jesus was not a lunatic when he affirmed: “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me” (John 14:6). Notice the following:
Jesus is the way out. He is the way out of sin. Sin deceives and many are enslaved without realizing it. Some say, like the ancient Pharisees, “we are not under bondage” (John 8:33). This denial is based upon a limited understanding of sin and moral wrongdoing. Sin will manifest itself by blatant actions such as stealing, killing, and immorality, but may also be attitudes and ambitions. Only Jesus can deliver from the slavery of sin (John 8:32).
Jesus is the way through. When illnesses, disappointments, and failures come, Jesus is the way through these difficulties. Just as Israel needed the cloud by day and light by night, so we need a guide that assists us through the dangers of evil and wrong. Jesus is also the way through an uncertain future. Jesus gives us hope for the future. Experience confirms the need for strong daily faith.
Jesus is the way in. Jesus gives life in abundance. All seek satisfaction, yet some are confused in thinking an affluent life is equivalent to abundant living. Jesus said, “The thief cometh not, but for to seal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). He is the way to have inexpressible joy; a condition much deeper and permanent than happiness. Happiness to many depends on circumstances, yet Christ brings joy even in the midst of the most adverse circumstances.
Jesus is the way up. He enables us to reach greater potential. We’re made to love, worship and serve the Lord. Someone once said, “If you would find the best potatoes, go to Idaho; the best onions, go to Michigan; the best apples, go to Washington; the best peaches, go to Georgia; the best sailors, go to Annapolis; the best soldiers, go to West Point; BUT TO FIND THE BEST BEING, YOU MUST GO TO JESUS.” He alone will lift you up to heights never imagined before.
Jesus is the way to Heaven. If you sought a guide to a location never visited before, you would not choose a guide who had never visited your desired destination, but you would seek one who knew the way. Jesus left the splendors of being with the Father and came in poverty to a world filled with sin. He seeks to guide us back to His home.