The sermon on “Fellowship” (1) was presented at the Walnut Street church in Jesup, GA on Sunday, April 11, 2021. An associated study guide was prepared after the sermon was delivered and can be accessed by the link below the audio player. Thanks for considering the teaching and taking the time to examine it in light of God’s Word!

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The following sermon entitled “Are You Ready?” was presented at the Walnut Street church in Jesup, GA on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Thanks for considering the teaching and taking the time to examine it in light of God’s Word!

By Mark J Ward

The sermon on “Zeal and Knowledge” was presented at the Walnut Street church in Jesup, GA on Sunday, February 28, 2021. An associated study guide was prepared after the sermon was delivered and can be accessed by the link below the audio player. Thanks for considering the teaching and taking the time to examine it in light of God’s Word!

Coming soon, Lord willing…a study guide of the lesson. – mjw

By Mark J Ward

The following sermon (audio) was presented on February 7, 2021, at the Walnut Street church of Christ in Jesup, GA. The lesson was designed to look at what the Bible really teaches about conversions to Christ (i.e. becoming a new testament Christian the way God determined in Scripture). Please give the material your consideration and let me know if you have questions.

Thanks for reading and listening!

By Mark J Ward

The following sermon (audio) and handout (study guide) were used in a lesson preached January 17, 2021 at the Walnut Street church of Christ in Jesup, GA. The lesson was designed to look at what the Bible teaches about death, hades, Sheol, Jesus’ return and the resurrection of all those who have passed away since Adam. In addition, we do ourselves a great spiritual service by attending to God’s Word and walking with Him so we are prepared for death and/or the resurrection at Jesus’ return. Please give the material your consideration and let me know if you have questions.

Thanks for reading and listening!

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By Mark J Ward

Please consider the teaching from a lesson presented in Jesup, GA on Sunday, December 6, 2020, concerning the requirement of God in the new testament dispensation for Christians to meditate on acceptable things. There is a play button for audio immediately below followed by a link for the study outline.

If you have questions or comments, please scroll to the Questions area and submit the questions and/or leave comments.

CLICK HERE for outline (slightly adapted from a sermon prepared by my late father, Dick Ward. We hope to share many more outlines, as well as audio files from the past for your consideration.

By Mark J Ward

This lesson is based upon an article written several years ago, “Peanut Butter Religion”. There is a copy of it elsewhere at this site for your consideration.

We have so many choices, of great importance and consequence in our lives! How do we approach such life-impacting decisions? One easy solution (well, not so easy, but easy to recommend) is that we simply ask, “What would please God concerning this question/issue/choice?”

Please listen to the audio of the lesson preached in Jesup, GA on Sunday, November 15, 2020 (along with reviewing the outline/handout). If you have comments or questions, please send them in by using the questions area on this site…

[CORRECTIONS to the audio file: In reviewing the lesson, I realized that I needed to correct the following: (1) at ~10:15 into the lesson, I should have clearly distinguished between the ‘error of the fathers‘ of the folks that Joshua was talking to and then the ‘errors of those present’ when in Joshua 24:15 he instructed, “Choose you this day whom ye will serve…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”, (2) around ~11:08 in the lesson, I attributed previous studies about Elijah and the contest on Mt. Carmel that was covered fairly recently in our Wednesday night study as being in the NT rather than in the OT, and (3) later in the lesson, ~24:15, I referenced the “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” passage as Ephesians 6 when I should have said Ephesians 4. If you see others, please let me know. Thanks!]

May we always put “Pleasing God” as our first and foremost thought in every choice that we are about to make. It CAN make a huge difference with regard to our eternal destiny!

As always, THANKS so much for reading and listening!

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This is a sermon with outline preached at the Walnut Street church of Christ in Jesup, GA on Sunday, October 18,2020. Please enjoy studying along, searching the Scriptures as the lesson progresses, by listening to the audio and viewing the outline available below.

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Who is “God”? Are there “three Gods”? Is the Holy Spirit God? Is Jesus Christ God? What about the “trinity”? What does the Bible teach about just what type of God is revealed in the Bible? This is a sermon with charts preached at the Walnut Street church of Christ in Jesup, GA on Sunday, September 27,2020. Please enjoy studying along, searching the Scriptures as the lesson progresses, by listening to the audio and viewing the charts available below.

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This is lesson two in a two-part series preached at the Beavercreek church of Christ in the Dayton, Ohio area on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Did you know that some activities for people under the law of Moses that were mandatory then, are forbidden now under the law of Christ? And, that other activities, that were mandatory under the law of Moses are now optional (i.e. liberties/freedoms) today? How can we tell? How do know what is right and wrong for the individual and the local church today? Please listen to the audio and follow along with the charts used, if you like! Thanks! – mjw

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This is lesson one in a two-part series preached at the Beavercreek church of Christ in the Dayton, Ohio area on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Who determines what sin is? How are we to understand what sin is? What are the various ways in which a person can sin? Please listen to the audio and follow along with the charts used, if you like! Thanks! – mjw

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This lesson covers New Testament passages that illustrate the responsibility of Christians to “identify with” a local congregation. What is God’s will concerning placing membership in a local congregation?

What is local church membership? Is it necessary? What is the relationship of the elders of a local church to the “flock” which is “among them”? What shepherd (in real life) doesn’t know which sheep are in his flock? (Doesn’t this teach us that the flock’s membership must be “defined”?) Please consider the following audio lesson on this important topic. Thanks! – mjw

Is sin just a disease? Does God specify all the sins in the Bible by naming them? How can we know what sin is? Sin separates us from God and all have sinned according to the teaching of Romans 3:23. Please consider the following audio lesson (and link from the “Charts” below to view the slides as the lesson progresses. May God richly bless you in your study and consideration of the teaching. -mjw