Listen to Bible-based and scripturally-sound sermons preached during the worship services of the Ninth Avenue Church of Christ, located in Haleyville, Alabama. All sermons are by our Preaching Minister, Matthew Balentine, unless otherwise indicated. Our Youth Minister is Josh Wade.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Jesus is our example in all things and that includes prayer He did not just teach about prayer He modeled a faithful life of prayer John 17 is the only text that scholars are absolutely certain is the full text of a prayer though there are other texts that are possibly the full text of a prayer from our Lord but He prayed often Herbert Lockyear wrote The Master never discussed any difficulties about prayer He took it for granted that men ought always to pray This lesson will give three observations about the prayer life of Jesus that we can emulate in our own lives
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Focus on Restoration Lesson 2Though Haggai had made a powerful first speech his work was not done One speech rarely changes everyones mind In his second and shortest speech Haggai reminds the people I am with you declares the Lord This lesson is designed to show how understanding Gods presence can motivate us to action
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Prayer is a simple concept but also unfathomably deep because we are speaking to God Many struggle with prayer Would God really care about me I dont know the right formula Hebrews 4 reminds us that because Jesus knows what it is like to be human we can go before the throne with boldness literally without ambiguity Hebrews 416 Still some struggle This lesson is designed to remind us of four things we can always do in prayer and need to do regularly as we pray
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Focus on Restoration Lesson 1Can you imagine leaving a project undone for more than a decade and a half Thats what Haggai and Zechariah were sent to fix Ezra 3 tells us that the people of God rebuilt the altar to God then laid the foundation of the temple at which there was rejoicing Haggai 11011 and weeping Haggai 112 With that the work stalledfor 16 years Haggais series of speeches motivates the people to action after 16 years of not doing what they were to be doing This lesson will focus on the first speech found in Haggai 1111
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
As a part of our annual state of the congregation address Adam Faughn presents our theme for 2018 FocusSimplify Submit and Serve
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
As we close our year we are faced with the one word Holy Spirit In Mark 3 Jesus spoke of a sin that is eternal or unpardonable and it deals with the Holy Spirit This lesson seeks to explore this passage and give us some insight into a very difficult text
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Forty days after His resurrection Jesus was preparing to ascend His followers still thought He was going to set up an earthly kingdom but He assured them something greater was coming Before ascending He told them to take the message to the whole world But for what purpose He is coming back in the clouds Using some of the final words of Jesus recorded in Scripture this lesson will remind us of some facts about His return
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Though human earthly fathers fall short that does not take away from Gods perfection as a Father Using passages of Scripture that describe God as Father this lesson will show what makes Him perfect in that description
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
In John 3 Jesus reveals a powerful truth to one man Nicodemus The truth is about the new birth being born again Nicodemus does not fully understand the spiritual truth so Jesus uses an earthly thinga historical reminderto give a great truth about His coming crucifixion
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
If Jesusthe Son of Godhad met Pilate in our mediasaturated culture today can you imagine the press coverage Yet we only have a few verses of Scripture about this interaction Pilate led Judah or Judea from 2636 AD as a Roman prefect He was a cruel leader who often clashed with the Jews in overt ways Eventually he was called to Rome and forced to take his own life by the emperor Caligula This man who was unstable and seemingly swayed by public opinion was the one Jesus stood before in the midst of the mock trials leading to His crucifixion It is Pilate who asked the question What is truth Of course the answerJesuswas right before Him but Pilate was not looking for that answer However in the words of Jesus toward Pilate the Lord revealed three truths that we must all understand