Alston Road Church Of Christ Podcast

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleOn January 22nd, 1973 the Roe v. Wade decision struck down a Texas statute which banned abortions. In 1857 the Supreme Court decided that blacks are humans but not persons or citizens with unalienable rights. Though this was later overturned, the Roe v. Wade decision used this same logic — declaring that unborn babies are humans, but not persons with the right to live. This decision legalized abortion across the entire United States. Now, nearly fifty years later, it is possible Supreme Court is setting up to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. Now, we shouldn’t be naive. If the Supreme…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: 1 Peter (Living in Exile)Service: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleFor two years we have been studying 1 Peter off and on being reminded that we are foreigners suffering  in exile for a little while, awaiting the eternal day of glory and exaltation. Now, as Peter wraps up his letter, we ask: how should we think and live until God exalts us in due time? First, Humble Yourselves So That God May Exalt You (5:6-7)We are to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. God is God and he will do what he sees fit with our lives and we don’t get to argue. Think about the gravity of what…

Series: 1 Peter (Living in Exile)Service: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleJudgment is beginning now at God’s house, so, in our text, Peter exhorts the elders over God’s house. Let's rewind for a moment to setup Peter's words. It is 591 BC and Ezekiel is sitting in his home in exile outside of Babylon. The elders of Judah had come to hear a word from the Lord. The exiles had been away from home for six years and felt this whole thing was an injustice that would end soon. Their fathers were responsible, not them. Soon, they would go home — exile will have been a bad dream… but Ezekiel’s theatrics caught…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleThe world is always changing and in her 2018 book iGen author Jean Twenge analyzes copious amounts of data to help us appreciate the differences between teens today and teens 10-40 years ago. One observation she makes is that there is a much lower percentage of teens today who are interested in the Church — Christianity proclaims a worldview that appears archaic and cruel to many teens. Twenge wonders and hopes at the end of this chapter that maybe the church could help teens if only it would let go of some of its strangeness, its rigid ways of viewing…

Series: 1 Peter (Living in Exile)Service: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleAs a minority community, Peter has been preparing us to be both questioned and slandered for our hope and actions by pointing us to Jesus who also suffered the same things. Today, he will tell us to arm ourselves to suffer and to leave behind human passions. Next, he will warn us that, in their surprise, the world will revile and vilify us for not joining them, but that we should not worry because they will have to give an account to God for this. Notice verses 1-3. Arm Yourselves (4:1-3)Jesus didn’t play games when it came to proclaiming the truth.…

Series: 1 Peter (Living in Exile)Service: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott Kercheville“All things praise thee, Lord most high, Heav’n and earth, and sea and sky; All were for Thy glory made, That thy greatness thus displayed; Should all worship bring to Thee; All things praise Thee  — Lord may we!” All things were made for the glory of God the Father, and the aim of all history is that in the Son God would have glory and dominion over all things, and that through the Spirit his presence would fill all the earth. So, God has made us in his royal image and told us to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth,…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleI have lived on the West Coast, East Cost, and the South and have travelled to China and India. Many of you have been to and lived in far more places. People in different places eat and dress differently, go to bed at different times, practice wide-ranging traditions, and often think about the world and their place in it completely different ways; yet, they all practice marriage. Even when Europeans landed on the shores of the Americas, they found that even the natives here practiced marriage. Why? We all agree that we gradually evolved from apes, right? So, how did…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleReading ancient mythology can be surprising as a Christian — the gods of Greece, Rome, and various cultures are often quite selfish and evil. They sleep around, scheme, break rules, and get revenge. But it really shouldn’t be that surprising, because Paul says the gods in idols temples aren’t gods at all, but demons. The gods of pagan mythology appear to often really be empowered by what we call demons. These pagan gods exist because rebellious sons of God don’t stay in their place: they want to hijack and replace us and God. So they deceive us and make us…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Wendell Stevens

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore

Series: The Gospel and the KingdomService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleBecause it was so ironic, I don’t think I’ll ever forget two years ago at the beginning of 2020 when John asked who among us was hoping 2020 would be better than 2019. A lot of people raised their hands. That hope didn’t turn out so great. And, I remember how once we neared the end of 2020 we longed to put a very difficult year behind us. Leaving behind 2021 for 2022, I don’t think a lot has changed — we still hope things will change: personally, nationally, globally. As we enter a new year commonly filled with excitement about…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: Scott KerchevilleDo you ever feel tired and discouraged — wondering what in the world we are doing, what God is doing, where God is? Hoping for some sort of direction or action from God? That’s not uncommon for people of God, especially this time of year. Not only do we miss loved ones, but the days are shorter. It’s darker and colder. It would be nice to have some light. The Scriptures are full of people who live in darkness and in the waiting — wondering, questioning, troubled, hoping God will act. Noah was in the rain and darkness a long…

Series: N/AService: Sun AMType: SermonSpeaker: John Kilgore