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Walking in Wisdom #20 - False Teachers

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 20 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 20 - False Teachers, released September 2, 2024, contains:

  • Distracted by Details - John T Polk II
  • Motivation of False Teachers - Dan Jenkins
  • Theophilus: Some Love Darkness - Bob West cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Andrew Carnegie, George Washington, and Thomas Paine about leadership, virtue, honesty, character, peace, and Bible study

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A Look At the Three Crosses

Donnie Barnes' A Look At The Three Crosses chart is now available in Bible Content On Jesus Christ. It is also available in Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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Your Salvation's Cost

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 Your Salvation’s Cost for March 30, 2023. 

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QA: Can a Christian Condemn Others?

My QA: Can a Christian Condemn Others? from June 5, 2022, is now available in Questions Answered.

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QA: Are We Saved Like the Thief on the Cross

QUESTION: Are we saved like the thief on the cross?  - 3/1/2020

ANSWER: Read Galatians 6:14-15. The Holy Spirit-inspired Apostle Paul wrote this summary of why the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a most important, pivotal moment in human history.

1. No person has any reason to “boast” (brag), for nothing we do has earned our salvation. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 3:21) ... Read More of this and other QA in Questions Answered.

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Words of Wisdom Audio: Your Salvation's Cost

In light of discussions on Easter, please find my Words of Wisdom "Your Salvation's Cost" in Bible Content On Jesus Christ. It is also available in Words of Wisdom Audio for March, 2017, and Words of Wisdom Transcripts.

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A Calendar Or the Cross? Words of Wisdom Archive

My minute long Words of Wisdom, A Calendar or the Cross, based on 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, addresses the concept of Easter. It is available in the Words of Wisdom archive from March 6, 2017.

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The Thief On the Cross: Sermon PowerPoint Now Available

My NEW sermon The Thief On the Cross is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is based on Luke 23:39 - 43 and was delivered in December, 2012.

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The Cleansing Power of Baptism - Acts 2:38

My revised sermon The Cleansing Power of Baptism is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is based on Acts 2:38 and was delivered in July, 2016.

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Black Friday: Sermon Available

My revised sermon Black Friday is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Words of Wisdom: March 27 - 31, 2017

Please find my Words of Wisdom as Audio and as Transcripts for the days:

3/27/2017: God's Family Ties

3/28/17/2017: Hatred Without a Cause

3/29/2017: Christ's Cost

3/30/2017: Kingdom's Worth

3/31/2017: Your Salvation's Cost

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Words of Wisdom: March 6 - 10, 2017

Please find my Words of Wisdom as Audio and as Transcripts for the days:

3/06/2017: A Calendar Or the Cross

3/07/17/2017: Cross Caused Division

3/08/2017: Misunderstood Cross

3/09/2017: No Baptism, No Cross of Christ

3/10/2017: The Cross of Christ, Not Circumcision

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Distracted By Details

Appropriately for this election cycle, my article Distracted By Details is now available in Bible Articles.

It first appeared in The Gospel Gleaner in February, 2013, and is available here for easy use on smart phones, etc., via PDF. Click here for further details.

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The Cleansing Power of Baptism

Continuing the theme of baptism, my updated sermon The Cleansing Power of Baptism is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is based on Acts 2:38 and was delivered in July, 2016.

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New Sermon: Black Friday

My sermon Black Friday is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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What's In Baptism? Now Available

My tract What's In Baptism? is now available for free in PDF booklet format in Tracts.

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