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Gospel Meetings
By order of date

The Church -vs- Culture

(presented by Kieran Murphy, Fall 2016)

Part One:  Christianity and Culture

Part Two:  God Has Spoken

Part Three:  Pandering to Pluralism

Part Four:  Gender Roles

Part Five:  “Gay” Christians

Part Six:  No Compromise, No Surrender

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Handling Trials

(presented by Simon Harris, Spring 2016)

Part One:  Surviving the Journey

Part Two:  Handling Trials

Part Three:  The Blessing of Pain

Part Four:  God Is There For You

Part Five:  Overwhelmed?

Part Six:  Blessings of Overcoming

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Lessons on Dating, Courtship, Engagement, and Marriage

(presented by Tom Rainwater, Fall 2015)

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The Work of a Church

(presented by Joe Hamm, Fall 2014)

Part One:  Denying The Lord – Lessons from Peter's Denial

Part Two:  Made For Good Works

Part Three:  Preparing For Evangelism – Prayer, Godly Living, & Love of Souls

Part Four:  The Work of a Church – Evangelism

Part Five:  The Work of a Church – Edification

Part Six:  The Work of a Church – Benevolence

Fellowship

(presented by Dan Bunting, Spring 2014)

Part One:  God Building Relationships
(The fellowship of God and Ηis people)

Part Two:  What Does Fellowship Mean? 
(The Biblical concept and timeless applications)

Part Three:  Who Is In Fellowship? 
(Understanding who the "Lord added to their number," Acts 2:47)

Part Four:  Who Is Not In Fellowship? 
(Setting aside our emotions to understand God’s will)

Part Five:  Our Fellowship and the World 
(What should we do with those outside God's fellowship?)

Part Six:  Our Fellowship and the Kingdom 
(What should we do with those inside God's fellowship?)

Building a Family

(presented by Scott Smelser, Fall 2013)

Part One:  Home Foundations and Fathers
(Visual presentation for One and Two here in PDF format)

Part Two:  Home Environments and Mothers
(Visual presentation for One and Two here in PDF format)

Part Three:  The Effects of Pornography on the Child and the Family
(Visual presentation here in PDF format)

Part Four:  Avoiding Parenting Pitfalls, A
(Visual presentation for Four, Five, and Six here in PDF format)

Part Five:  Avoiding Parenting Pitfalls, B
(Visual presentation for Four, Five, and Six here in PDF format)

Part Six:  Raising Godly Teens
(Visual presentation for Four, Five, and Six here in PDF format)

Part Seven:  A Message to the Young People

Leadership in a Local Congregation (with and without elders)

(presented by Sewell Hall, Spring 2013)

Part One:  The KING Has Delegated Authority in a Congregation to Elders

Part Two:  “Elder,” “Bishop,” and “Pastor” Refer to Different Aspects of One Office

Part Three:  The Work of Elders and how a Congregation Can Accomplish Its Work without Them

Part Four:  The Qualifications of an Elder

Part Five:  How Individuals, Families, and Congregations, Can Develop Elders

“The Wise and Foolish Versions”
(presented by Rick Duggin, Fall 2012)

Part One:  A Discussion of the Septuagint
Chart Here

Part Two:  A Discussion of the Veracity of the Bible
(exposing Bart Ehrman’s fallacious arguments)
Chart Here

Parts Three and Four: 
A Little about Translation Theory, Including Difficulties Translators Face, the King James Version, and Tips for Choosing A Good Version
(These two are combined in one recording:
part one ends at 46:51; 
a short intermission follows;
part four begins at 1:01:12.)
Charts Here:  Part 3  Part 4

Part Five:  A Little about Translation Theory and the
God’s Word and English Standard versions
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Part Six:  A Little about Translation Theory and the New International Version
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“Joy of Family”
(presented by Skip Sebree, Fall 2011)

Part One:  God’s Purpose For The Family

Part Two:  God’s Purpose For The Husband

Part Three:  God’s Purpose For The Wife

Part Four:  God’s Purpose For The Parents

Part Five:  God’s Purpose For The Children

Part Six:  God’s Principles For Communicating

Misc. (Series and Other)
By order of date

“For The Kingdom!”  Click here

(presented by Tim Reeves, Fall 2016)

Learning from the Mistakes of the Apostles

(presented by Tim Reeves, Fall 2016)

Part One

Part Two

Keeping Oneself Unstained By The World

(presented by Kieran Murphy, Spring 2013)

Part One:  James 1:1-18

Part Two:  James 1:19-27

The Letter To The Church In Philippi

(presented by Matt Duggin)

Thank God for Pain...  That Is, if You Use It the Right Way

(presented by Rick Duggin)

Characteristics of Christians

(presented by Lee Tosti)

Characteristics of Christians:  Forgiving

Characteristics of Christians:  Glorify God

Characteristics of Christians:  Obey Gvmt., Respect Culture, Work Hard

Characteristics of Christians:  Loving (1 Co. 13:1-7)

Characteristics of Christians:  Develop Love By Obeying Commands (1 Co. 13)

The History of the “Christian” Church: 
A Survey of the Lord’s Church and False Churches
(presented by Lee Tosti, Fall 2012)

Part One:  The Implementation
a look at the establishment and success of the Lord’s church in the 1st century

Part Two:  The Innovation
a very quick look at the immediate divergence from the established NT pattern,
continuing through the 17th century

Part Three:  The Reformation
a very quick look at the subsequent rebellion against the Catholic Church

Part Four:  The Restoration
a look at the following rebellion against the Protestant Churches - back to the Bible

Part Five:  The Re-innovation
a quick look at the digression away from the NT pattern that occurred in
the 19th and 20th centuries

Part Six:  The Personal Application
advice to new Christians (Why this really, really matters!)

Part Seven:  Self-Preservation
a word to a congregation that is [hopefully] patterned after the NT congregations

A Look At Biblical Authority

(presented by Lee Tosti in the fall of 2012 and again in early 2015)

Lesson 1:  Habitually Assembling with Faithful Christians — a Key to Maintaining Faith!
The presentation in this recording was not done before IRcoC, but because that presentation is unavailable, this one is made available in its place.

Lesson 2:  The Basics of Authority:  SCENI — God’s Revealed Method for Discovering His Will for Us
Individuals and congregations are limited in what they may and may not do.  This implies a system or method for discovering what God requires  Reading by itself isn’t enough, otherwise, whenever we sinned we’d still offer the sacrifices of the Old testament.   So while we must read the Bible, —and the Bible is the only source we need to discover God’s will for us—, while reading we look for Declarative Statements, Commands, Examples, and Necessary Implications.  Furthermore, there is a pattern in the NT.  And “silence” can restrict (just because God didn’t expressly forbid something doesn’t automatically mean we can do it)!

Lesson 3:  Strict Compliance To God’s Law — A Labor Of Love
The Pharisees were condemned for adding to the law of God and for missing the point of the law of God —Love, but they were never condemned for being too obedient!  In fact, they were condemned for not being obedient enough.  That’s because mankind does not know how to love on our own.  And the only way for us to develop love is —while trusting His grace to save us— to strictly obey God’s law!

Lesson 4:  The Presumption Of Unnecessary Implications
Building on and developing what was said in “The Basics...” lesson:  God is full of grace, but He is also a VERY demanding God... so we had better be sure we have His permission to do what we are doing.  Otherwise....

Lesson 5:  “Generic” and “Specific” Authority, and “Expedients”
Some review, some new, and example exercises and applications.

Lesson 6:  Unity — The Last Request of our Dying Savior (Ephesians 4:1-16)
God wants His people and His congregations to be unified.  (And the only way to be unified is through consistent obedience to God’s law.  This being the case, a study on discovering God’s law for us is so very appropriate!

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

What is “The Perfect” in 1st Corinthians 13:10 - Heaven or the New Testament?

(presented by Lee Tosti)

The Gift of Speaking in Tongues:  A Study of 1 Corinthians 14

(presented by Lee Tosti)

A brief discussion from our class of Acts 8 of gifts of the Holy Spirit, including Who received them, How they received them, and for How long they were available

It’s Not “Greek” to Us, and It Was Not to Them Either:  A Discussion of Tongues

(presented by Lee Tosti upon request April 2014)