Sermons 4/9/2022

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Baker Heights Church of Christ, 5382 Texas Ave.

Services: 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday worship. Bible classes 9 a.m. Sunday.

Topic: (a.m.) "Living in hope, living in holiness"; (p.m.) "Oh, what love!"

Synopsis: (a.m.) 1 Peter 1:13-25. (p.m.) 1 John 4:7-21.

Belmont Baptist Church, 2117 Palm St.

Services: 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship. 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Adult Bible Study and TeamKid. Services also available via Facebook, YouTube and belmontbaptistchurch.net.

Speaker: Jimmy Griffith

Topic: "When Jesus Wept"

Synopsis: Luke 19:41-44; John 11:35. As we observe Palm Sunday, we look at Jesus when He wept. He was fully human and also fully God. We see His humanity on a number of occasions, but none stand out more fully than when He wept. I believe that He wept over the condition of men, the destiny of men, and the response of men. We should weep for the same reasons.

Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, S. Seventh St. at Meander, east of Sayles Boulevard

Services: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion inside, Swahili inside worship at 1 p.m. Livestream at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at heavenlyrestabilene.org.

Speaker: Rev. Corrie Cabes

Topic: "Holy Week"

Synopsis: Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:14-23:56. Our Gospel lessons move from Jesus' triumphal entrance into Jerusalem through to his final hours of suffering and death. Holy Week services: Holy Communion at noon Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; Maundy Thursday Agape Supper & Footwashing at 6 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Solemn Liturgy at 8:30 a.m. and noon Friday; Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m. Friday at Cedar Creek Waterway; Holy Saturday Liturgy at 8:30 a.m. Saturday; and Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. Saturday.

North Fifth and Grape Street Church of Christ, 433 Grape St.

Services: 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Bible classes 9 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Speaker: Charles Ivie

Topic: (a.m.) "Bible Faith" (p.m.) "I Know That Nothing Good Dwells In My Flesh"

Synopsis: (a.m.) The world has a different view of faith that that taught in God's word. Since the world does not understand "Bible Faith," they do not understand what it means to be saved by faith. (p.m.) This is a continuance of a series of sermons on things we can "know." This lesson is taken from Romans 7:18-25. This is a difficult passage and has been twisted to mean many different things. We may not completely understand this passage, but there are many things we can learn from it.

Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane

Services: 8:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Bible class 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday. Life in the Light television program 10 a.m. every Sunday on KTAB. Livestreaming 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. services at olcoc.com/live.

Topic: "What Would Jesus Undo? — The Curse "

Synopsis: What’s your fig leaf? Is it your appearance? Is it initials after your name or degrees on the wall? Is it rule-following? Is it avoidance? What’s your cover? It should be Jesus.

South Pointe Church, 3050 Buffalo Gap Road

Services: 10:45 a.m. Sunday; online via Facebook Live

Speaker: Dan Carpenter

Topic: "Simply Jesus: God Has Spoken"

Synopsis: Hebrews 1:1-4. People in this world are asking life’s big questions. The answer to all our questions is simply Jesus. Because Jesus is better than ... (fill in the blank). Jesus is better than anyone, anything, any idea, any authority, any king, any priest, any prophet, Jesus is simply better.

Wylie Baptist Church, 6097 Buffalo Gap Road

Services: 8 and 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday; also available online via Facebook Live

Speaker: Pastor Mike Harkrider

Topic: "Jesus’ Words to Remember: Jesus Went to the Cross For Us"

Synopsis: John 19-25-30. Jesus took my place and your place on the cross. He was the only one sufficient to pay for our sins, evil, and darkness. Jesus was the King on the Cross, King of the Jews, Gentiles, and the whole Universe! Jesus, the only One who could offer salvation to all who would trust Him!

This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Sermons 4/9/2022