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... I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My
salvation to the ends of the earth.
(Isaiah 49:6)

 

 


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A Study of the Local Church
Wed. Night Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
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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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The "Hierarchy" of Loyalty   
 

by Aubrey C. Belue

 

Through time, based on principle and experience, most of us appreciate folks who are loyal…How rare, but how great it is to have loyal friends, who as David says, “stick closer than a brother”…(Prov 17:17;18:24). In God’s world, one is expected to be loyal to Him, to be loyal to His word, to be loyal to His kingdom, to be loyal to His “order of things”…

But, in life, there are conflicting loyalties…what then?

Realistically, each of us must deal with a world in which there are times when being loyal to a certain thing or person means you must NOT be “loyal” to another. The first “level” is easy – our first loyalty is to God. There are many other “layers” of loyalty, but getting THAT one right is helpful in dealing with the rest.

To illustrate: I am loyal to myself. “no man ever hateth his own flesh; but nourisheth it and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church” – Eph 5:29. And yet, there are times, because my first loyalty is to God, when I must “love not my life unto the death” – Rev 12:11; when I must “crucify myself” – Gal 2:20

I am loyal to my country. In important ways, I put “country” before many other things…but because my first loyalty is to God, I must often detach myself from it, and count myself a “pilgrim” and a “sojourner” here. Heb 11:8-16.

I am loyal to my family. My parents, my wife, my children, my extended family have a special place in my heart and my priorities. And yet, if I do not “hate father and mother, etc” I cannot properly express my greater loyalty to God.

I am loyal to my friends (or at least, try to be). I will defend them when appropriate, support them in every way I can. But I am not so “loyal” to them that I overlook their shortcomings, ignore their spiritual needs, and fail to “wound” them when necessary (Prov. 27:6). Holding back in such circumstances would in fact be “disloyal”. 

I am loyal to “my” church – its elders and fellow disciples (I take the command to practice “brotherly love” seriously); but at times I must exercise my greater and first loyalty to God and His truth by respectfully disagreeing and even opposing them (1 Tim 5:17-23).

ALL earthly loyalties have their limits, and sometimes truly fulfilling them might call for action in a direction that men (even those who expect loyalty) might consider as disloyal. That greater loyalty to God must be factored in.

 

Other Articles by Aubrey Belue

How Can You Tell?
My Dreams Have Shrunk

What Is Wrong With Exclusive?
Restricting the Never Bound
Get Thee Behind Me Satan
Two Visions of the Church
The Exculpatory Rule
It's Not How You Feel

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The Assembly of the Saints

Adult Bible Class by Larry Rouse
Download the current outlines:
Lesson 1 - How Can We Know What God Wants?
Lesson 2 - What Is a Local church?
Lesson 3 - The Lord's Supper

Lesson 4 - Should Women Speak in the Assembly?
Lesson 5 - What is the Place and Purpose of the Contribution?
Lesson 6 - Misconceptions about the Assembly

 


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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You are Invited to Hear
Dee Bowman of Pasadena, Texas

In a Series of Bible Lectures
August 21-24, Sunday - Wednesday
at the University church of Christ in Auburn, AL

 

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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 (Isaiah 7)

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Sermon Series on the Book of 1 John
by Robert Harkrider

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Hear Mark Broyles on "Marriage as God Designed It"

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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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