The Margaret Street Church of Christ
Joliet IL

BULLETIN ARTICLES (page 1)


SERMONS AND COMMENTARY ON BIBLICAL SUBJECTS

Welcome! This page is to present various articles written by the Margaret Street church's evangelist and preacher, Matt Bassford and others. Most of the articles were published in previous editions of the church's bulletin, now edited by John. We hope and pray that these articles will be of spiritual benefit to you; that they will lead you to greater faith, love and service in His name.
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GOSPEL BASICS
Sound Teaching

THE GREATNESS AND POWER
OF GOD OUR CREATOR

Obeying The Gospel
Is it Necessary to Obey God?
Importance Of Christ's Resurrection

How Can I Know I Am Pardoned?
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Can We Understand The Bible Alike?
The Deceitfulness Of Riches
Does Spirit Dwell In Me Today?
God's Two Laws Of Pardon
We Preach Christ Crucified

Finding God's Way
What is a Christian?
The Love of God
Be Content With God's Word
Speaking the Lord's Message
Be Silent Before Him
Coming to the Light
Access into Grace
What is the Church?
Spiritual Nature of the Kingdom

Rocks in a Jar
The Christian and Anger
Polygamist Convicted
Answering the Macedonian Call
Tools For Bible Study
More Tools For Bible Study
Visiting Those in Distress
Starting Over

What Happened at the Cross?
Freedom of Religion
Following Jesus at a Distance
Is Hell For Real?
Uzza and the Ark
Church Full of Hypocrites?
Discerning Good From Evil
What About Tithing

Lessons From Abraham's Faith
Alcohol Helps

Lessons Learned From 9-11
Overcoming Discouragement
What Is Wrong With Divorce?
Observe Lord's Supper Weekly
What's Happened To Our Homes?
Our Responsibilities to Elders

Answering Calvinism
Bawdy TV Program Ads
Spreading the Good News
It Was a Crime to Read the Bible
Doctrinal Preaching Unpopular?
Rescue the Perishing
"Make No Provision"
Is Islam the Answer?
Building On The Lord's Day

Bible Teaching About Mary
Origin of Catholic Organization
"One and Only One"
Turned The World Upside Down
Things Teenagers Can Do
Drugs and Alcohol
Trust is a Two-Way Street

The Kingdom of God

The "Alls" of Great Commission
He Heals Us!
Speaking in an Unknown Tongue
Before We Criticize

Winning Souls

Patience

Simply Christian
No Social Stigma Attached
Will The Atheist Go To Hell?
The Doctrine of Christ
W.E.Vine on 2John 9

How Much is too Much?
We're Not Home Yet

Answering A Criticism

How Do We Deal With Dinosaurs?
Living the Beatitudes
Do What You Can . . .
No One Can Know The Truth?

FAITH BUILDERS - Series by H.Rogers
The Religion of Freemasonry -Rogers
Lord's Supper: Eucharist-H.Rogers
Be Concerned About Dress-H.Rogers
How Church Raises Funds-H.Rogers

Stumbling Over Baptism
Murdered - Mistaken Identity?
Order of the Universe
The Signs of Jesus
It's Not Fair!
Beatitudes for Married Couples
Thoughts on Submission

Two Are Better Than One

Were Adam and Eve Vegetarians?
G-Rated - Not What It Used To Be
It's a Hoax - by Norman Fultz
Will A Man Rob God?
Learned, Lived and Left Behind
Enjoying The Bible
Thanksgiving Proclamation
A Right-To-Marriage Exam

Love In The Home
Open My Eyes That I May See
Maintaining Balance
Success in God's Eyes
Bible Principles For Giving -
H.Rogers
Absence... Heart Grows Fonder?

You Can Count On Me
Why Practice Church Discipline
Variety, Good and Bad
How Do You Define Job Security?
Surrogate Christianity
More About Surrogates


Right Fundraising Method-D.Rader
Where Are Our Priorities?

Bible Paradoxes
Who Is a False Teacher?
Reincarnation vs. Christianity
When The Fire Flickers
Asking, Seeking and Knocking

Why Keep Jesus Waiting?
The Fruit at the Top of the Tree
I Am Always With You

Why Do They Call Them Shorts?

Baptism - What's Hindering Me?

You're Not Going to the Prom??
Church Recreation
A Tough Command
He Missed One Service
Obeying God In Youth
The Doctrine of the Church

Significance of the Resurrection

Older Christians Arise
God Has Set up a Kingdom
God's "Holey" Calendar
Mother's Day

What Gospel Mtg Mean to You?
Why Jesus Taught by Parables

Sacrificing Like David -
H. Rogers
Unity of the Church -
Jennings
7 Vacation Suggestions

Assuming the Center -
  L.Kelley
Merged Identities -
J. Gillmartin
For Those Who Suffer.
Campanella
Valueless Knowledge -
Dan Peters
Plan to be Reverent -
J. Ward
Do Not Be Deceived -
Dan Peters
Young Mothers, WE LOVE YOU
Female Preachers, False Teachers
A Little Nail
An Open Letter to Young Ladies

Words of Wisdom

Not a Great Shock -
S. Deaton
Wit of Marshall Keeble-
J Meyer
Noah's Salvation: Faith or Sight?
God Is Love - And Much More
Our Greatest Need -
Dan Peters
How We Got the O.T. -
D.Peters

Upper Room at Troas -
Dan Peters
Lord's Supper Any Day of Week?
Let This Cup Pass -
Dan Peters
There Is One Lord -
Jim McDonald
Drive or Lead?
PSYCHICS -
Dan Peters
John Andre, 1751- 1780 -
D.Peters
The Best Translation -
Selected
National Crisis -
Dan Peters
Camel Knees of James-
D. Peter

Gospel of Christ
Rape and Abortion -
A. Webster
Spiritual Survey -
Dan Peters
After The Survey -
Dan Peters
A Lesson For Us All -
Dan Peters
Why All The Outrage?-
S Deaton
How Much Owest Thou My Lord?
Amazing Grace (I)-
Patrick Blythe
Amazing Grace (II) -
P. Blythe

For What Reason? -
Dan Peters
Archaeological Background -
D.P.
Should We Offer An Invitation?

Thought About Your Soul Lately?
Where Would You Worship?

Love, Bond of Perfectness -
J.M.
A Humorous God? -
Dan Peters
Why Meet on Wednesdays?
What is Forsaking? -
Dan Peters

The Way of Christ Without Denom-
inationalism- Can This Be Possible?

- J.Vinson (part 1)
 (part 2)  (part 3)
Jail Imposes Dress Code -
H.R.
Is Gambling Sinful? -
S.Deaton
How To Increase Your Faith -
D.P.
Choose You This Day -
D.Venuso
Deaconess? -
Dan Peters
Sir William Ramsay - Dan Peters
Trusting in Evolution? - D.Peters
"The Full Number of Days -
D.P.
What is Hell Like? -
H.Rogers

• JESUS AT THE WINDOW - Our Creator & Savior wants everyone to be saved. Will you accept His love, mercy and salvation?

THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY

PROOF THE BIBLE IS FROM GOD!
Fulfilled prophecies - Undeniable Evidence - by Harry Osborne

Fulfilled Prophecy: Introduction From Isaiah
Fulfilled Prophecy & the Nations
Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled

EVOLUTION OR CREATION?
Which makes more sense? After reading these articles you will have no doubt. Some of the absurdities of the theory of evolution are pointed out by author Harry Osborne.

 • The Story Of My Watch
 • Assumptions of Evolution
 • Order In The Universe
 • The Laws of Thermodynamics

 • Mutations and Evolution
 • Fossil Record and Evolution
 • Age of the Earth

The Creation Account - Literal or Non-Literal? From the scriptures only one honest conclusion is possible!

A Hermeneutic of "Comfort"? - Let's just trust the word of God and His record of creation and not try to stretch it into millions or billions of years!

•Religion is NOT the Problem
TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS THE ANSWER, NOT THE PROBLEM!
by Larry Ray Hafley

Calling Evil "Good" and Good "Evil"- Grave consequences will result! Harry Osborne

• HAS THE NEW TESTAMENT BEEN TAMPERED WITH? Is what we read today the original message? Or has it been altered through the years by careless copying or by false teachers? Author David Dann says we can put our full confidence in it - with good reasons.

HUMAN SPECULATIONS OR THE WORD OF GOD? Which is more reliable? How Man Began-Randy Sexton

THE GREATEST ENGINEERING FEAT!!!
Who Wound Up The Clock?
 Plants Can Call For Help!
- by Larry Ray Hafley

AMAZING FACTS OF NATURE AND OTHER REASONS TO BELIEVE IN GOD AND CREATION - 3 articles by Matt Hennecke
•REASONS TO BELIEVE (1) (2) (3)

HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY PROVE THE ACCURACY AND INSPIRATION OF BIBLE!!
MORE REASONS TO BELIEVE - Scientific wonders; Sea paths; Evolution disproved

Dinosaurs Attack Children!

The Phenomenon of the Bible
E. Hardin -
  It's Phenomenal!
Lessons From Geese In Flight-J.Andrews
Be Safe - Not Sorry - Choosing
the infallibly safe way
-R.Lanning

Zeal For Christ, Spirit of Christ
No Man Cared For My Soul
Doesn't Anybody Like Soccer?
Don't Feel Forgiven, Saved?
Value and Conduct - Are we conducting ouselves in a way that reflects the price Jesus paid for us on the cross?
Sweden to Outlaw Opposition to Homosexuality
- The forces of evil at work!
Qualities of the Death of Christ
- The many aspects of Christ's
death and the benefits for all who hear and heed.
Today is the Day of Salvation - Tomorrow may never come!

A Sad, Sad Occasion - Without God at death!
Speak to Visitors - The drawing power of friendliness!
Praying to the Ceiling - Don't wait until a crisis to think about calling on God!
TV Guardian - New technology helps make TV viewing more pleasant!

Most Important Resolution -H.Rogers
Better Bible Classes-J.Clark

What is Baptism? - Scott Finley
Let's Play the Lottery?- K.Heaton Sr.
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs - or Other Music? Harry Osborne
Interpreting Figurative Language F.Himmel
Where The Soul Goes After Death- S. Deaton
ALL IN THE FAMILY -T. Roberts

E-Tithing - by Heath Rogers
Good People Still Must Be Saved F.Himmel
Conditions For Membership - Heath Rogers
The Refiner - Author Unknown
Differences in Islam & Christianity D.Beck
I believe Jesus Rose From Dead Rogers
Sentence Sermons

Progressive Revelation - Olen Holderby
Atheism, Alive and Well - Shawn Smith
Let's Make A Deal -Jeff Andrews
Saved by Grace - Joe R. Price
A Gospel Meeting's Purpose Frost
Adding "Only" to Jn. 3:16 - Heath Rogers
You're a Minister Too! - by Rick Liggin
Oil Wells - W. Hoagland  
Following Afar Off - H. Rogers
Concerned About Immodest Dress
 - H.Rogers
Consequences of Poor Decision
HR

Virtue and Vice - by Dan Peters
Planting a Tree - by Dan Peters

True Repentance - by D.Peters
The Call of History
The Sin of Slander -
Brent Hunter
Remember Me? -
Landers
Words of Wisdom

Guilty - He Didn't Tell - D.Peters
Socks Made The Difference.Meyer

Swimming With the Devil Kirby
I Don't See Any Harm In It
- SD
Authority & Noah - S.Deaton
Hold Fast Form of Sound Words -Watkins
Authority & Noah - S.Deaton
The New Name - Bart Campell

All Spiritual Blessings-BAnderson
Silence of Scripture - John Meyer

Lamp of the Body, the Eye
J.McD
"THE BIBLE"  by Dan Peters
Conscience and Conviction-
SD
The Risks of Growth-S.Dewhirst
Clap Hands in Worship?Beasley
What Kind of Church? - Bulletin

William - Dan Peters
Drawing Near - Dan Peters
Submersion, Sprinkling or Pouring?DP
Responding to the Call
A Deep Concern -
Dan Peters
"In Pointing Out These Things"
Evolution - Dan Peters
How We Got the Bible - D.Peters
She Had AIDS - Dan Peters
Households in the N.T.-Dan Peters
No Room For Him - Dan Peters
Only One Addiction - Dan Peters

Christ and His Kingdom- DP
The Book - Dan Peters
The Koran vs. The N.T.- D.P.
Our Greatest Need - Dan Peters
How We Got the Old Testament-D.Peters
A Church of Christ - D.Peters
Evangelize and Defend Truth
Before Campbell's Time
Weight Watchers-
Dan Peters
Inspired Accuracy - Dan Peters
Church Autonomy -J Needham

A Fiery Sermon - Dan Peters
"Walk Before Me Blameless"

Only A Few Saved? - D.Peters
WHO RULES? - L. Kelley
Vessels of Honor, Dishonor

Want to Help Your Bible Class?
God's Favorites -
Dan Peters
Bible Tracts -
Dan Peters
They Loved the King! D.Peters

Cultural Collapse - L. Kelley
Daughters of Faith - Dan Peters
He Died In His Own Sin - D.P.
Rejecting God's Purpose?-
D.P.
The Tongue -
Dan Peters

Tongues of Fire - Dan Peters
For What Reason? - Dan Peters
Archaeological Background -D.Peters
The Lost World - Dan Peters

Controversial Minister- H.R.
Reincarnation - Heath Rogers
Rendering Unto Caesar- H.R.
A Lesbian Pastor? - H.Rogers
The Thief on the Cross? HR
The Purpose of Baptism?

Joseph On The Move - D.Peters
A Mother's Memory - Dan Peters
"As A Gentile" - Dan Peters

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