Ninth Avenue Church of Christ

You Can Trust the Bible (Adam Faughn)

Too many people let experts tell them the Bible is not reliable or that it has been disproven by science This lesson will give a short list of reasons why we can fully trust every word of the Bible It is intended to encourage you to seek even more reasons to build your trust in Scripture

What Exactly Do Deacons Do? (Adam Faughn)

We need to love the Church for many reasons God is glorified through it it is Christs body etc But that love needs to extend to all of Gods plans for the church including the organization of the church This lesson quickly explores that organization then focuses on deacons the very special servants of each local congregation

Restoration Is Ongoing (Adam Faughn)

Focus on Restoration Lesson 4Haggai had delivered great speeches and the work was beginning But near the end of the book he made one more speech that reminds us that restoration is not a onetime act Our society struggles with things that are never truly accomplished yet we must continue to judge ourselves by the standard of Scripture and restore what needs to be fixed at all times

Jesus's Prayer Life (Adam Faughn)

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

God's Presence (Adam Faughn)

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

The A.C.T.S. of Prayer (Adam Faughn)

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

16 Years Later... (Adam Faughn)

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

State of the Congregation Address (Adam Faughn)

As a part of our annual state of the congregation address Adam Faughn presents our theme for 2018 FocusSimplify Submit and Serve

One Word: Holy Spirit (Adam Faughn)

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

Christ Returneth! Hallelujah! (Adam Faughn)

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