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Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

   Love does not keep a ledger of the sins and failures of others.

 

 

 


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A Study of the Local Church
Wed. Night Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
Download the outlines:
Lesson1 - Attitudes Towards Open Study and Resolving Differences
Lesson 2 - The Need to Find Bible Authority
Lesson 3 - The Local Church and the Individual Christian
Lesson 4 - The Work of a Local Church
Lesson 5 - The Organization of a Local Church
Lesson 6 - The Fellowship of a Christian

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A Friendly Discussion on Mormonism

Held at the University church of Christ -
February 17, 2011

 


Following the Footsteps of Jesus
Bible Class by Larry Rouse

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Lesson1 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Baptism
Lesson 2 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Praying
Lesson 3 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus in Teaching
Lesson4 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus to the Cross

Lesson 5 - Follow the Footsteps of Jesus to Heaven

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Building a Biblical  Faith

College Class

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A Study of Evangelism
(Studies in the Cross of Christ)
College Bible Class by Larry Rouse

 

A Study of the Life of Joseph



Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse

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Building a Biblical Home Bible Class Series

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"How Long?"
 

by Stephen Rouse
 

"Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him." (Isa. 30:18)

In Isaiah’s day, the people of God were constantly being oppressed and threatened by the nations around them. When suffering seems to be unjust or unnecessarily prolonged, it is not uncommon for the righteous to cry out, "How long, O LORD?" (Ps. 13:1-2)

In times of trouble, Israel would have felt the urge to question God as to why their oppression was so lengthy. Had God forgotten them? Did He hear them? Would He ever answer their cries for relief? However, there is another factor in oppression that we all must consider before questioning the Commander of all things. Did the people themselves have anything to do with incurring the oppression?

The LORD had been urging Israel over and over again to accept His deliverance, but "[they] were unwilling" (Isa. 30:15). They had stubbornly resisted every offer for mercy and deliverance because they desired to walk by sight and take matters into their own hands by making sinful military alliances with the nations around them. So the reason for God’s seeming disinterest was not God at all but the unyielding pride of the people themselves.

Does this pattern sound familiar? We all have the tendency to act just like Israel and turn to our own power and our own petty methods. We trust in what we can see, rather than walk by faith. Instead of receiving God’s persistent opportunities to repent, we take the deceptive bait of Satan and reject the salvation God offers. Often our predicaments are nothing more than the just result of our own failures to turn to the right Savior.

However, there is wonderful news even if our track record is dismal. In Isa. 30:18, the Lord reveals Himself to be a patient God. His earnest desire is like that of a father wishing to give good gifts to his children. God wants to forgive us!

Our sinful practices keep us from being the recipients of His good favor. As long as we continue in our selfish will, God will not extend His mercy to us, for to do so would be contrary to His justice. So the one waiting turns out to be God, not us.

At the time when we are most inclined to shout to the heavens "How long, O LORD," in reality God is looking down on us, asking, "How long, stubborn child?"

The following verses (Isa. 30:19-33) vividly describe the blessings God has in store for those who repent and turn to Him: God will hear their cry (vs. 19), reveal Himself (vs. 20), give them guidance (vs. 21) and help them clean out their lives (vs. 22). The voice of the LORD is alluded to numerous times in His deliverance of His people from their oppression (vss. 27, 28, 30, 31 and 33).

What a moving picture of God’s answer to His people when they choose Him over their self-willed substitutes! Where do you find yourself in this picture? Are you righteously waiting for God’s deliverance, listening to His voice and walking by faith? Or are you stubbornly asserting your own will and crying to God for deliverance when God is really waiting on you to clean up your life?

Praise God for His patience! But also know that He will not wait forever to see you return. Make things right while it is still today, and God will graciously grant you His mercy and guidance. How long, stubborn child, how long?

 

 

Other Articles by Stephen Rouse
The Struggle and Advantages of Being Single
Conversation Control
The Blessings and Danger of Humor

 

 

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Student Sunday Night Home Study and Singing

 

 

Our God He Is Alive! (Evidences From DNA by Buddy Payne)
PowerPoint
Audio of Lesson

 

Making God Real to Us by Joshua Carter - Nov. 27, 2011
Outline
Audio of Lesson
Audio of Singing

The College Christian by Harold Carswell - Nov. 6, 2011
Outline
Audio of Lesson (Part 1)
Audio of Lesson (Part 2)
Audio of Singing

My Struggle as a College Student by Kyle Gibson- Oct. 23, 2011
Audio of Lesson
Audio of Singing

"I Press" by Dee Bowman
Aug. 21, 2011
Audio of Lesson
Audio of Singing

When Evolutionist Tell the Truth by David Tant
Outline
PowerPoint
Audio of Lesson
Audio of Singing

Situation Ethics by Caleb George - March 30, 2011
Audio of Lesson
Audio of Singing

 

 


Studies by David Tant at the University church of Christ

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How to Study the Bible
College Class

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Monthly Bible Study in Lagrange
at the Eastside church of Christ in LaGrange, Georgia

Overcoming the Present Apostasy by Larry Rouse

 

Saturday October 9, 2010


9:30 AM
- How do We View the Bible?

Outline
PowerPoint
Audio

 

Saturday December 11, 2010

9:30 AM - How Do We View the World?

Outline
PowerPoint
 

Saturday May 14, 2011

9:30 AM - How Do We View God's Order for Leadership?

Outline
PowerPoint
 

Saturday June 11, 2011

9:30 AM - How Do We View the Local Church?

Outline
PowerPoint
Audio

 

Saturday July 9, 2011

9:30 AM - How Do We View God's instruction on Fellowship?

Outline
PowerPoint
 

 


Messianic Prophecies in the Book of Isaiah
Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
Sunday Mornings at 9:30
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Lesson 1 - The Time and Reign of the Messiah
Lesson 2 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 42)
Lesson 3 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 49)
Lesson 4 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 50)
Lesson 5 - The Servant Songs (Isaiah 52-53)
Lesson 6 - The Virgin Birth (Isa. 7)

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Sermon Series on the Book of 1 John
by Robert Harkrider

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Themes From the Life of David
Sunday Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse

 

A Study of Religious Beliefs

Wednesday Night College Bible Class

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Lesson 1 - Introduction and Approach
Lesson 2 - The Roman Catholic Church
Lesson 3 - An Overview of Islam
Lesson 4 - An Overview of Mormonism
Lesson 5 - An Overview of Pentecostalism
Lesson 6 - An Overview of Calvinism

 


Student Sunday Night Home Study and Singing

 

 

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