Venice church of Christ

What is going on in the Song of Solomon?How should Christians approach and appreciate the Song of Songs?The Song of Solomon | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

How does God feel about people in poverty?Why should Christians invest resources into helping the poor?Helping the PoorOutline | Conversation

How can Christians well and effectively pray?How to PrayOutline | Conversation

What is the Book of Ecclesiastes all about?Is the Preacher really depressing, or can his message ironically help us better appreciate life under the sun?The Book of Ecclesiastes | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

Why should Christians strive to avoid divorce?How can we strive to love and care for one another in marriage so to make divorce unthinkable?Avoiding DivorceOutline | Conversation

What has been made known in Scripture regarding our adversary?How can we well resist him, manifesting the fruit of the Spirit, avoiding the works of the flesh?Our AdversaryOutline | Conversation

Why would Paul want us to abhor evil and thus feel so strongly against it?What consequences attend to sin and evil which would justify that kind of reaction?The Consequences of SinOutline | Conversation

What is the Book of Proverbs all about?How can we appropriately use the wisdom in the Book of Proverbs today?The Book of Proverbs | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

What is the ecumenical movement, or ecumenism / ecumenicalism, all about?What is commendable about ecumenicalism?Has ecumenicalism led to the kind of unity for which Jesus prayed?EcumenicalismOutline | Conversation

How can Christians gain insight regarding teaching their children from how God intended the Israelites to teach their children?How can we well raise children in the discipline and instruction of Jesus?Teaching Children DiligentlyOutline | Conversation

What is ignorance, and how is it a stumbling block to faith?How can we make sure we do not prove ignorant of God in Christ intellectually, relationally, or experientially?Stumbling Blocks to Faith: IgnoranceOutline | Conversation

Why did Paul use adoption as a metaphor for the Christian's relationship with God?How should we understand ourselves as God's adopted children?AdoptionOutline | Conversation

What are the Psalms all about?How can we well incorporate the Psalms into our faith lives?The Book of Psalms | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

How can improper perspective lead to all kinds of disagreements and divisions in Christianity?How can we maintain a proper perspective on the Bible and our faith to glorify and honor God in Christ?Proper PerspectiveOutline | Conversation

How can we well glorify and honor God?Zeal without knowledge?Knowledge without zeal?No knowledge and no zeal?Zeal and knowledge?Zeal and KnowledgeOutline | Conversation

How does our relationship with God "work"?Since we did nothing to deserve salvation, is it really true that we have absolutely no active role in our salvation?How can election and obedience "work" in our relationship with God?Election, Obedience, and Our Relationship With GodOutline | Conversation

How should we approach the many things we have to do in our lives all the time?How can we maintain a healthy perspective about the constant spiritual behaviors in our lives?Attitudes Toward ConstancyOutline | Conversation

What is the Book of Job all about?What are we to make of Job, his friends, and God's message to Job?The Book of Job | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

Hi! We're on the Internet together!It can be good. It can be bad. It can also be quite ugly.How can we glorify God on the Internet?The Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyOutline | Conversation

How should Christians approach entertainment?How can we glorify God in how we entertain ourselves?EntertainmentOutline | Conversation

What is the Book of Esther all about?What should we make of the Book of Esther?The Book of Esther | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

Where did marathons come from?What spiritual lessons might we derive from the Battle of Marathon?Lessons From MarathonOutline | Conversation

Upon what do most conversations about the clothing of Christians focus?Yet what is the focus of the New Testament authors regarding the Christian's clothing?How should we approach the matter of the Christian's clothing?The Christian's ClothingOutline | Conversation

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."Thus John F. Kennedy challenged Americans in 1961. What spiritual applications can we draw from the principle of seeking the best interest of others?Ask Not...Outline | Conversation

What did Nehemiah want God and us to know about him and his work?What can we gain from Nehemiah's story and his example in his time?The Book of Nehemiah | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

Why do we say but do not do?What double standard exists between how we view ourselves versus how we view others?How can we better reflect in our actions that which we speak?Saying and DoingOutline | Conversation

What are the various forms of deceit out there?Why must Christians strive to avoid all forms of deceit?DeceitOutline | Conversation

What are the various forms of corrupt communication?Why should Christians give serious consideration to what and how they speak?Corrupt CommunicationOutline | Conversation

What is the Book of Ezra all about?How can we gain encouragement from Israel's restoration to its land?The Book of Ezra | Books of the BibleOutline | Conversation

How much will people ruin their lives in their pursuit of money or other such things?When will we all be confronted by our moment of truth?The Moment of TruthOutline |Conversation

Romans 8:1-39 has many encouraging promises for those who are "in Christ Jesus." But what prospects exist for those who are not in Christ? The Curses of God | Romans 8:1-39 Outline | Conversation

What kind of promises did God make in Romans 8:1-39? How can we gain encouragement from those promises? The Promises of God | Romans 8:1-39 Outline | Conversation

What is the Second Book of Chronicles all about? How would 2 Chronicles provide background and encouragement for later Israelites and Christians? The Second Book of Chronicles | Books of the Bible

How do we become members of the Church of Christ and a church of Christ? How could we possibly not be a member of the Church of Christ when we are members of a church of Christ? Just Because You Are a Member of a church of Christ Does Not Mean You Must Be a Member of the Church of Christ Outline | Conversation

What would be controversial about the church relating as the family of God? How can we cultivate healthier relationships within the church as the family of God? The Nature of the Church: The Church as Family Outline | Conversation

Why would Paul speak of the church in terms of a body? How can we work better as the body of Christ? The BodyOutline | Conversation

What does it mean for God in Christ to be the Alpha and the Omega? How can we profitably understand Revelation in terms of God in Christ as the Alpha and the Omega? How can we well regard Jesus as the Alpha and the Omega? The Alpha and the Omega | Jesus in Revelation Outline | Conversation

How can we easily get so lost in the imagery of Armageddon we miss out on its meaning? How does Revelation portray the judgments of God? How would those judgments come to pass? How can we take comfort and assurance from Jesus the Rider and the sharp two-edged sword proceeding from His mouth? The Sharp Two-Edged Sword | Jesus in Revelation Outline | Conversation

Why do so many want Jesus to be the Lion of Judah? What does it mean for the Lion of Judah to be the Lamb? How should we thoroughly reconsider our understanding of Jesus in Revelation in light of His presentation as the Lamb which was slain? The Lion of Judah, the Lamb | Jesus in Revelation Outline | Conversation

How was Jesus described and portrayed in John's vision in Revelation 1:9-20? Why did Jesus thus present Himself before John? How can we gain encouragement today in our faith from Jesus as the One Like a Son of Man in Revelation 1:9-4:1? One Like a Son of Man | Jesus in Revelation Outline | Conversation

What is 1 Chronicles all about? What's up with all the genealogies? Why does the Chronicler characterize David in the way he did? The First Book of Chronicles | Books of the Bible Outline | Conversation

Why did Ezekiel see a temple and a city in a prophetic visionary experience? How was John's vision similar and dissimilar to what Ezekiel saw? Where can we find the realization of Ezekiel's vision of the temple and the city? The Temple and the City | Ezekiel 40:1-48:35 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

What was Ezekiel's prophecy of Gog of Magog all about? What kind of fulfillment of that prophecy could be really expected? What confidence should Christians have regarding prophecies regarding Gog of/and Magog? Gog and Magog | Ezekiel 38:1-39:29 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

How would God prove to be the God of the living, not the dead, in the valley of dry bones? How has God made all His people one? Dry Bones and Sticks | Ezekiel 37:1-28 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

Why would God restore Israel? How can we be the kind of people who share in God's restoration of Israel? A Heart of Flesh | Ezekiel 36:16-38 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

What did YHWH command Ezekiel to prophesy to the mountains of Seir and Israel? How would the word of YHWH against Edom and for Israel find its fulfillment in the Second Temple Period? How did Ezekiel's hope find its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus the Christ? Proclaim to the Mountains | Ezekiel 35:1-36:15 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

Why did Ezekiel condemn the leaders of Israel? What hope and encouragement did Ezekiel provide for Israel? How did Jesus prove to be the Good Shepherd of Israel? YHWH the Shepherd | Ezekiel 34:1-31 | Ezekiel's Hope Outline | Conversation

What would happen to the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the days of Elijah? How would these kingdoms meet their end? The Second Book of Kings | Books of the Bible Outline | Conversation

How could the Jewish people exult in the restoration of Zion? How would the disciples weep but then see their mourning turned to joy? How can we sow with weeping but have confidence we will reap with joy? Restored Fortunes | Psalm 126:1-6 | Hope in PsalmOutline | Conversation A song of ascents. When YHWH restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming. At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, "YHWH has accomplished great things for these people." YHWH did indeed accomplish great things for us. We were happy. O YHWH, restore our well-being, just as the streams in the arid south are replenished. Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest. The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.

How did David celebrate God and the Davidic king? How did the Spirit speak through David about what God would accomplish through Jesus the Christ? How can we draw encouragement from Psalm 110? Right Hand of Power | Psalm 110:1-7 | Hope in PsalmOutline | Conversation A psalm of David. Here is YHWH's proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!” YHWH extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you. YHWH makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.” O Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger. He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield. From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.

How did David celebrate his relationship with God? How would David better speak of the Christ than himself in Psalm 16:1-11? How can we well celebrate our relationship with God and the prospect of eternal life? Not Abandoned to Sheol | Psalm 16:1-11 | Hope in PsalmOutline | Conversation A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you. I say to YHWH, “You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.” As for God's chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much – their troubles multiply; they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods. YHWH, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure. It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land. I will praise YHWH who guides me; yes, during the night I reflect and learn. I constantly trust in the YHWH; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe. You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit. You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.