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This feed is a collection of sermons preached in the gatherings of the Rockville church of Christ in Rockville, MD. If you are in the area, we would love to join us for worship so we can meet you in person. If you are not in the local area, thank you for listening as well. Email us at rockvillechurc…

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    Where Are The Nine? (Luke 17:11-19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021


    Rayford WelchSunday, August 1, 2021

    That I May Gain Christ (Philippians 3:7-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021


    Rayford WelchSunday, August 8, 2021

    Dare to Dream, Part 1 (Hebrews 11:32-38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021


    Rayford WelchSunday, August 15, 2021

    Dare to Dream, Part 2 (Numbers 14:1-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021


    Rayford WelchSunday, August 22, 2021

    Be Still My Soul (Romans 8:31-39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020


    “Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side…” We explore the biblical themes in this timely hymn.

    Loving the Least of These (Matthew 25:31-46)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020


    What does it mean to love our neighbor in the age of the coronavirus?

    Gender Talk 3: Teaching and Authority (1 Timothy 2:8-15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020


    In the 3rd lesson in our series on the biblical perspective on gender, we look at some of the restrictions placed on men and women in the areas of Teaching and Authority. How do we make sense of the instructions in 1 Timothy 2? We explore.

    Jonah and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020


    A rebellious prophet, pagan sailors who turn to God, a vicious king who humbles himself, animals wearing sackcloth, grief over a plant. The Book of Jonah is full of surprises. And each chapter contains some anticipation of the life and teachings of Jesus.

    Children Stories Revisited 3: Joseph and Brothers (Genesis 37:18-36)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020


    A 17-year-old who speaks freely of his dreams of grandeur. A father who favors him over his other brothers. And older brothers whose envy of this cocky little tattletale has reached a boiling point. What could go wrong?

    Arguing About Fairness (Matthew 20:1-16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020


    Shepherding and Building the Body (Ephesians 4:11-16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020


    3 metaphors - Shepherding/Sheep, The Human Body, and House Construction - get thrown in a blender and out comes Ephesians 4:11-16. And this blend of language is vital for our understanding of leadership and church growth.

    The River of Your Edens (Psalm 36:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020


    Romans 1:20 says that through our observation of the created world, we should be able to discern some things about God: 1. His nature 2. His eternal power 3. His invisible attributes Psalm 36 is a reflection on what the elements of creation teach us about God, especially in highlighting 4 central virtues of His nature.

    Churches Challenged 2: Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020


    These 4 verses give us a lot of meat to chew on about what it means to suffer for the sake of Jesus, including 4 specific forms of persecution which Christians may face.

    Gender Talk 2: The Family (Ephesians 5:21-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020


    Many documents in the ancient world and time of antiquity contain “haustafels” (house tables or house codes). The members of a household who are in a position of subordination (wives, children, slaves/servants) are addressed with responsibilities toward the man of the house. The Bible contains a few house tables as well. But it is unique in also addressing the husband and father. He is also held accountable for his actions in a Christian understanding of family. We look at 3 of these “House Tables” in the Scriptures and some other relevant passages for understanding Gender Roles in a family.

    Obadiah and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020


    It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament. And its message seems to be mostly directed at the Edomite people. But there are still some universal lessons here about judgment on prideful peoples/nations, and how the Kingdom of God inaugurated in the work of Jesus provides an alternative to those who will seek refuge in it rather than being defined by the sins of their nation/tribe.

    Children's Stories Revisited 2: Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020


    Isaac was the culmination of everything Abraham and God had been wrestling about for about 40 years. He was the child of promise. Yet God shows up and says Abraham is to end the life of this son. We examine what we learn about faith, about obedience, and about shadows of Jesus from Genesis 22.

    Confessional Statements (1 John 4:1-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020


    1 John 4 compels us to test the statements about the identity of Jesus to make sure they are true. We examine some foundational confessional statements about Jesus from the Scriptures.

    Churches Challenged 1: Ephesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020


    Can a church be sound in doctrinal practice, active in its work, and enduring in the face of persecution, and still not be a church which Jesus finds pleasing to Him? Apparently so, according to Jesus’ letter to the church at Ephesus.

    What's in the Driver's Seat? (Proverbs 6:16-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020


    The human body is a gift and an important part of the human self, along with the heart, the mind, the spirit, and the soul. But we distort the intended order of the self when we allow the body to be in the driver’s seat.

    Gender Talk 1: Creational Principles (Genesis 1:26-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020


    We begin a new series on Gender by laying out 4 problematic perspectives and then establishing some principles from the Creation Account which will be foundational for this entire series.

    Amos and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020


    The economic numbers are looking strong in Amos’ day. Israel and Judah are enjoying another Golden Age…at least on the surface. But there are major spiritual problems: Idolatry, Excess, and Injustice. So a farm boy is going to be called to the urban population centers to call out those who are perpetuating these problems. We explore how the themes of this book set us up for a greater appreciation of Jesus and His Kingdom.

    Children's Stories Revisited 1: The Flood (Genesis 6:5-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020


    Politics and Prayer (1 Timothy 2:1-8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019


    Light in the Darkness (Matthew 4:23-25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019


    Give Attention to Reading (1 Timothy 4:13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019


    Responses to Questions: Part 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019


    Joel and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019


    What could a locust plague have to do with anticipating Jesus? We explore “the day of the Lord” in Joel and how 2 New Testament passages shed light on Joel’s message.

    War Against the Darkness 12: The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019


    The armor is not only what God gives for His people to wear. It’s what He Himself has worn into battle.

    The Bread of Life (John 6: 24-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019


    Jesus has just performed a miracle involving bread. Now He feeds a crowd another meal - this time for their ears and souls. What is the Bread of Life? Why do we need it? And how do we partake of it?

    Baptism: An Appeal Through Resurrection (1 Peter 3:21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019


    There are many central texts on the significance of Baptism, 1 Peter 3:21 being one of the them. It gives us 3 clauses which tell us how baptism “saves us.”

    Fellowship and Accountability (Ezekiel 3:16-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019


    A watchman has 2 responsibilities: seeing danger on the horizon and alerting others to that danger. Ezekiel 3 walks through 4 scenarios of issuing spiritual warning and how others may respond. We use this passage to reflect on our own responsibilities toward each other.

    War Against the Darkness 11: A War of Wisdoms (James 3:13-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019


    Several Bible texts associate the work of demons with worldly wisdom. We explore how spiritual warfare is being tased in the arena of Wisdom.

    War Against the Darkness 10: Beyond the Cross and Tomb (Revelation 12:7-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019


    Satan has lost the decisive battle, but he will not away quietly. We use Revelation 12 and the Book of Ephesians to examine the strategy of the powers of darkness after the cross and the tomb.

    Traits of the Wise: Money, According to Proverbs (Proverbs 30:7-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019


    Proverbs has a lot to say about wealth, poverty, spending, debt, and generosity. We survey the book for wisdom applied to money.

    Hosea and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019


    Heartbreaking events bring the prophet Hosea right into the pain of God. How will this faithful God react to an unfaithful spouse? And where is Jesus in this story?

    Playing the Part: Three Kinds of Hypocrisy (Matthew 23:25-28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019


    Responses to Questions: Part 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019


    1. What Scriptures relate to the topic of when a human being is capable of sinning? If there are babies or other humans that are not capable of sinning, are they still separated from God? If such a person dies, then what can we know about their situation? 2. Was Elijah sinless since he did not die?

    War Against the Darkness 9: Escape from Bashan (Psalm 68:15-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019


    We preach on the cross often, but how often do we look at the crucifixion within the framework of the war between light and darkness? If Satan wants this to happen but it is also God’s predetermined plan (Acts 2:23), something has to give. Someone loses. We connect 2 of the Psalms with the Gospel accounts to explore the battle in the spiritual realm being waged on Mount Calvaly.

    Driving out Darkness (Ephesians 5:1-21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019


    Thanking God (Psalm 116:1-19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019


    Shutting Off the Kingdom (Matthew 23:13-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019


    “The gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” I imagine a Pharisee giving a hearty Amen to this teaching of Jesus. But he would only do so because he believes he is on the narrow way and is a gatekeeper deciding who is in and who is out. But what if Jesus exposed the Pharisee for where he actually stood in such a metaphor? On the outside. But how can the most religious people be on the outside? We open Matthew 23 to hear some of the fieriest words of Jesus ever recorded.

    Responsible to the Local Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019


    War Against the Darkness 8: The Gates of Hades (Matthew 16:13-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019


    War Against the Darkness 7: Announcing the Kingdom (Luke 10:17-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019


    Addressing Concern, the Jesus Way (Matthew 18:15-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019


    This was not an easy sermon to preach. But it was a necessary one. Far too many Christians do not follow the Matthew 18 protocol to handle disagreements, offenses, or concerns. Why? Either we still don’t know the protocol, or, more likely, we ignore the protocol because other means of “dealing with our concerns” are easier. So how do we get back to addressing concerns in the way of Jesus?

    Responses to Questions: Part 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019


    1. If a man was saved but then commits suicide, is he still saved? 2. Can you pray and intercede on behalf of someone who has passed? 3. Please help me understand 1 John 3:9. I sin every day.

    Responses to Questions: Part 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019


    We tackle the following questions on Prayer: 1. When we pray to God, is it ok to then ask the Holy Spirit to plead for us as there are times we need to be asking for help or wisdom and don’t even know how? 2. Can we change God’s mind through prayer?

    Traits of the Wise: Relationships According to Proverbs (Matthew 7:24-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019


    Proverbs presents us with several caricatures, and the most prominent ones are the wise man and the fool. So what does the life of the wise man look like when it comes to his interactions with others?

    War Against the Darkness 6: Tapping into the Darkness (Deuteronomy 18:9-15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019


    In Part 6 of the series, we discuss the attempts to tap into dark powers. These attempts we place under the umbrella term "Occult." What are some of these practices? Why are they appealing? Is it all fake or is there anything real going on? And how should the people of God view these practices?

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    Nicodemus and Joseph: A Case Study in Peer Pressure (John 19:38-42)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


    What can 2 men burying the body of Jesus teach us about Peer Pressure and discipleship?

    Ezekiel and Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019


    There’s so much in Ezekiel’s prophecies which anticipate Jesus. We focus on 3 components: 1. A New Temple 2. A New People 3. A New Shepherd

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