Franklin County MO. Church Of Christ

Guard And Grow by Kendall Fox2 Peter 3:17-1817 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unscrupulous people and lose your own firm commitment, 18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Hard To Understand by Kendall Fox2 Peter 3:1616 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which there are some things that are hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Yes or No by Kendall Fox James 5:12 12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

By Faith by Kendall FoxHebrews 11:32-3832 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection; 36 and others experienced mocking and flogging, and further, chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented 38 (people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.

Rewards Seekers by Kendall FoxHebrews 11:66 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

What Is Faith by Kendall FoxHebrews 11:1-311 Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old gained approval.3 By faith we understand that the world has been created by the word of God so that what is seen has not been made out of things that are visible.

Confidence And Promise by Kendall FoxHebrews 10:35-3935 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.37 For yet in a very little while,He who is coming will come, and will not delay.38 But My righteous one will live by faith;And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

No Longer A Sacrifice For Sin by Kendall FoxHebrews 10:26-3126 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Benefits Of The Assembly by Kendall FoxHebrews 10:2525 not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Stimulate One Another by Kendall Fox Hebrews 10:23-2523 Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, 25 not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Waiting Eagerly by Kendall FoxHebrews 9:27-2827 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Beware Of False Teachers by Dennis Deno2 Timothy 4:1-51 I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Big Change by Kendall FoxHebrews 8:7-137 For if that first covenant had been free of fault, no circumstances would have been sought for a second. 8 For in finding fault with the people, He says,“Behold, days are coming, says the Lord,When I will bring about a new covenantWith the house of Israel and the house of Judah,9 Not like the covenant which I made with their fathersOn the day I took them by the handTo bring them out of the land of Egypt;For they did not continue in My covenant,And I did not care about them, says the Lord.10 For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of IsraelAfter those days, declares the Lord:I will put My laws into their minds,And write them on their hearts.And I will be their God,And they shall be My people.11 And they will not teach, each one his fellow citizen,And each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’For they will all know Me,From the least to the greatest of them.12 For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings,And their sins I will no longer remember.”13 When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is about to disappear.

Courage by Hunter FoxActs 18:99 And the Lord said to Paul by a vision at night, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;

New Priest Better Priest by Kendall FoxHebrews 7:23-2823 The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing; 24 Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. 25 Therefore He is also able to save forever those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; 27 who has no daily need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because He did this once for all time when He offered up Himself. 28 For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, who has been made perfect forever

From Betrayal Crucifixion To Risen Savior by John WhitakerMatthew 28:66 He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

Mercy And Grace by Jeff Snider1 Peter 1:3-53 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Repentance Impossible by Kendall Fox Hebrews 6:4-64 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

What It Cost by Kendall Fox1 Corinthians 6:19-2019 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

You Are What You Eat by Kendall FoxHebrews 5:11-1411 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become poor listeners. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the [d]elementary principles of the actual words of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.