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Words of Wisdom: July 24-28, 2023

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 7/24/2023  The Summer Drought     
- 7/25/2023  The Time Is Now …

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QA: It’s confusing; who is telling the truth?

My QA: It’s confusing; who is telling the truth? from May 21, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Questions Answered.

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Examples of Non-Conversions in Acts

Donnie Barnes' chart Examples of Non-Conversions in the Book of Acts is now available in my dedicated page, Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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Words of Wisdom: February 13-17, 2023

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 2/13/2023  Misunderstood Cross  
- 2/14/2023  The Cross of Christ …

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Truth or Contradictions?

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is Truth or Contradictions? for January 31, 2023. 

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Words of Wisdom: January 16 - 21, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 1/16/2023    Bothering a Christian  
- 1/17/2023  The Sin of Lawl…

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What About Profanity?

My article What About Profanity? is now available in Bible Articles. It first appeared in the Gospel Gleaner in Q3, 2002.

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No Confusion: Slides Now Available

My sermon slides No Confusion, based on 1 Corinthians 14 and preached on May 1, 2022, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Gerald Cowan's Do Not Profane Available

Gerald Cowan's Do Not Profane or Take God's Name In Vain from April 7, 2021, is now available in Publications from Gerald Cowan.

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Bible Critics

“For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion”  (Romans 11:25). Have you noticed that the people who criticize the Bible know practically nothing of its contents? Bible critics, most of the time, are ignorant of its theme, continuity, or preservation, and are only wise in their own opinion! Many atheists and skepti…

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QA: What About the "Yard Sign" On Romans 10:9-13 and Acts 2:38?

My QA: What about the "yard sign" at the church building in Oneida, TN, on Romans 10:9-13 and Acts 2:38? is now available in Questions Answered.

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Enemies Post Malicious Yard Sign on Church Property

My article, Enemies Post Malicious Yard Sign on Church Property, is now available in Bible Articles.

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Words of Wisdom Radio: Audio Available

My Words of Wisdom Radio minute, broadcast LIVE after the noon news on WECO Radio, is also available in Words of Wisdom Radio, also in Words of Radio Transcripts. The week of October 4-8, 2021 covered the following:

- 10/4 -  Misunderstood Cross
- 10/5 - No Baptism, No Cross of Christ 
- 10/6 - The Cross of Christ, Not Circumcision 
- 10/7 -  Self Praise Is No Praise 
- 10/8 -  Anxiety…

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Words of Wisdom One Minutes: August 9 - August 13, 2021

My Words of Wisdom for WECO Radio Week of August 9th are now available in Words of Wisdom Radio. They are also available in Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts. These include Blaspheming God's Word (August 9, 2021); Hate Filled Strife (August 10, 2021); The Valley of Opinion (August 11, 2021); Are All Saved? (August 12, 2021); and  Did Jesus Make Baptism Essential to Salvation? (August 13, 2021).

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QA: How Can Christians Respond to False Charges?

QUESTION: How can a Christian respond to false charges? - February 21, 2021   

ANSWER: Since this is not a new problem, let the Apostle Peter instruct us in 1 Peter 2:15

1. Let our good conduct make them liars!  (1 Peter 2:11-12

2. Remember the Example of Jesus (1 Peter 2:21-23, quoting Isaiah 53:9). 

3. Do not become like them, with false charges   (1 Peter 3:8-9) .…

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The Greatest Conversion in the Bible

My slides for The Greatest Conversion of the Bible, taken from Saul's conversion to Paul in Acts 22, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is also available in Commentaries> Assorted Chapters.

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How To Stop the Violence - Now Available

Jesus said: "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 15:19). Only the Word of God can change the human heart. “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intent…

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Misunderstood Cross: Audio Available

In light of the discussions of Easter, my Words of Wisdom radio minute from March 8, 2017, Misunderstood Cross, is now available in Bible Content On Jesus Christ. The Transcripts are also available in Words of Wisdom Radio.

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Is There an Unpardonable Sin? - Sellers Crain Article

Sellers Crain, Jr's article, Is There an Unpardonable Sin?, is now available in Publications from Sellers Crain.

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NEW PAGE: What Is Sin?

I have put together a The Catalog of Sin, which can be used as Bible Class material or as a personal study into what actually are the behaviours and attitudes that God is against. This is available as a PDF version here: What Is Sin?. Alternately, This PDF and an "eBook" that can be read online from my NEW What Is Sin? page.

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