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
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Jonah 4 is one of the most intriguing parts of this famous account Jonah preaches to the wicked city of Nineveh and they repent and Jonah is upset and angry about it He wants them destroyed In this chapter God tries to work on Jonahs heart just as the message of God had worked on the hearts of Nineveh But Jonah is terribly angry and bitter The question God asks that ends the book is powerful but provides a strange ending to this book Jonah 41011 The book feels unfinished because there is no answer given to the question but it is not unfinished The hanging question is the point And it is a point we need to continue to grasp in our own lives
Sunday Dec 18, 2016
Sunday Dec 18, 2016
Psalm 119916 reminded us of the walk Psalm 1193340 reminded us of the desire Both are necessary to know God However if we are going to know God and follow Him there is a promise we must make as well Not surprisingly it involves the Word of God Even when we become a Christian we must continue to draw nearer to God From Psalm 1195764 we will notice two related promises we must make if we are going to draw nearer to God each day
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Sometimes tragically the least attractive part of Christianity are those who wear the name of Christ We must hold to sound doctrine but we must also carry ourselves in a proper way In the little book of 3 John we are given two short descriptions of men One could have destroyed the church while the other is the kind of person we all need to strive to be
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
I want to know Christ Philippians 31011 wrote Paul But he was not the first nor the last to desire to know the Divine We can know a few things about God just by looking around us Romans 11920 but if we are going to fully know Him we must desire it David shows us the kind of heart that takes in Psalm 1193340
Sunday Dec 04, 2016
Sunday Dec 04, 2016
Walking may seem boring to our facepaced world but the Bible places a premium on walking with the Lord At times we must slow down and be deliberate if we are to truly know God Using Psalm 119916 we are going to see some of those traits that may seem slow but that will make all the difference
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
Can you imagine the impact on a community if every member of the Lords Church took his or her part in the Great Commission seriously Using both the Bible and a recent survey conducted at 9th Avenue this sermon seeks to instill in all of us a fire for personal evangelism so that we are faithful to Christs command in our daily life
Sunday Nov 06, 2016
Sunday Nov 06, 2016
With the election just a couple of days away many Christians are more than concerned they are worried Many are worried about this person or that party being in charge If things do not go your way what can the righteous do That is exactly the question asked in Psalm 113 But many use that question then jump into a sermon on various moral issues Instead we want to use Psalm 11 itself and find three things the righteous canand mustdo no matter who is in charge or what happens in society
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Scripture often uses the picture of a shepherd and sheep to describe God and His people But no picture is more beloved that Psalm 23 In this lesson we want to examine just the first verse to discover five truths about the Lord and our relationship with Him
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Monday Oct 31, 2016
A good sermon points out Biblical truth but also seeks to apply that truth to modern life At least one book in the New Testament carries that same trait so much so that many people believe the book of Hebrews was originally a sermon After multiple arguments of why Jesus is better the book ends with many points of application They are all based upon Hebrews 1213 where we are told to consider Jesus Using Hebrews 1316 we will notice four things that should continually be true if our minds are truly focused upon Jesus
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
Sunday Oct 30, 2016
Even faithful Christians at times can wonder if God really cares Some even at times might feel abandoned by the Lord If you struggle with wondering if God has abandoned you you are in good company At least six times in the Bible people called out to God asking Him to remember them Their circumstances are similar to times when we cry out to God in the same way