The Essence of All in Biblical Teachings

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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. Mark 12, verse 30. Folks, that’s all. And a lot more alls coming up on our study today from the International Gospel Hour. Stay with us.

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Thank you for joining us in this period of Bible study with our speaker, Jeff Archie of International Gospel Hour, a broadcast of the Churches of Christ. So let’s listen today. Here’s Jeff.

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Well, greetings to all of you, and great having you with us. I am always honored when you join me for our studies here from International Gospel Hour. Our Jay Webb appreciates you as well. You’ll hear from Jay throughout our broadcast, and he loves to share with you the free things, the tools that are available, and we truly appreciate and honor our Jay Webb. Now, the past couple of broadcasts, we’ve been blessed to revive our Some old-fashioned sheet lessons, lessons that preachers preached of days gone by. They would draw them up on a bed sheet or have them painted, and they would hang them up on a wire on the pulpit and would just simply preach from them. Kind of a forerunner of PowerPoint. Now, the lesson I’m going to bring today, you will find on our social media sites. At Facebook, go to International Gospel Hour. At Instagram, go to International Gospel Hour. At X, formerly known as Twitter, go to H-O-U-R underscore gospel. Follow us at every platform, and you can also see the lesson we’re going to talk about today today. And friends, the lesson, well, we’re going to talk about all. When you parallel Mark 12, verse 30 with Matthew 22 and verse 37, loving your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, all of your strength, and you know there are a number of all texts and thoughts throughout the Bible that apply to me, to you, well, to everyone, all of us. That’s our study today. But first, we want to share a free gift with you, and it costs nothing at, well, doesn’t cost nothing at all. Here is our J-Web.

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Friends, do you know all have sinned? That’s Romans 3.23. We’re also reminded in 1 Kings 8 and Ecclesiastes 7, there is no man that sins not. All men have sinned. Did you know that all men, that we all must give an account to God? That’s Romans 14 and verse 10. It’s also affirmed in 2 Corinthians 5 verses 1 through 11. And we’re reminded in Matthew 12, 36 that every idle word will give an account. All must give an account to God. Did you know, third, that all spiritual blessings are only in Christ? Well, that’s Ephesians 1 and verse 3. Listen to Galatians 3, 26 and 27. For all of you are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ… have put on Christ. And we note how we are in one body, the church, Colossians 1, 16-19. All spiritual blessings are available only in Christ. Fourth, did you know that all are invited to come to Christ? Matthew 11, verse 28 and following, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest unto your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Hebrews 2 and verse 9 reminds us of that invitation, but I love the thought of Revelation 22 and verse 17, And the Spirit and the bride say, Come, and let him who hears say, Come, and let him who thirsts say, Come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. Everyone is invited to come to Christ, or shall I say, all are invited to come to Christ. But friends, knowing we’ve all sinned, knowing we all must give an account, knowing that all spiritual blessings are in Christ, and note that we are all invited to come to Christ, then, friend, we all must obey the gospel of Christ. In Hebrews 5, verses 8 to 9, Though he was a son, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered. And having been perfected, he became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him. In 1 Peter 4, 17, for the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God, and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? All must obey the gospel of Christ, for if all do not, we are subject to eternal damnation when he returns. 2 Thessalonians 1, 8 and 9. Friends, let’s consider all things that are commanded is indeed essential. Jesus said in Matthew 28, 18-20, when one obeys the gospel of Christ, that one is to observe all things that he has commanded. In Psalm 119 and 172, My tongue shall speak of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness. And in 1 John 2, 3 and 4, Now by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. All things commanded are indeed essential, and we must be obedient unto God and the Lord Jesus Christ. All things are in one body. All in one body, the church. You know, in 1 Corinthians 12 and verse 13, the Bible says that all have been baptized into one body. And of the Jew and Gentile, through Christ, both would be reconciled into one body. Ephesians 2 and verse 16. There is but one body. And that one body in Ephesians 4 and verse 4, we learn in Colossians 1.18, speaking of Christ, He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He might have the preeminence. All are to be in one body or the church we read of in the New Testament. And friends, all must be done in the name of Christ or according to His authority. In Colossians 3 and verse 17, And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. What about Acts 4 and verse 12? That reminds us that there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. That is the name of Jesus Christ. And how in the name of Jesus Christ and His authority, all things are therein. And to praise Him as Paul did in his prayer in Ephesians 3 in verse 15. All in the name of Christ or His authority. And then friends, all things for good. Now it didn’t say everything in life would be good, for everything in life is not good. But in Romans 8 and verse 28, we are reminded, and we know that all things, all things work together for good to them who love God and who are the called according to His purpose. Who are called by that gospel of Christ we mentioned earlier in 2 Thessalonians 2 and verse 14. You know, in Psalm 119.71, the psalmist said, It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn your statutes. Friends, let’s face it. In life, we’re either heading into something. We’re in the middle of dealing with something that’s troublesome. Or we’re coming out of something. But the one thing that is steady all the time is God is there. And we can learn and we can grow. All, all, all. Nothing left out. Nobody left out. So if you see our chart, but if not, well, once again, all have sinned, and all must give an account to God. There are all spiritual blessings in Christ, and all are invited to come to Christ, and all must obey the gospel of Christ. All things that are commanded is essential, and we can learn those as all are in one body, the church, because all obey the gospel. where all things to be done in the name of Christ are His authority, with the assurance that all things work together for good. Friends, shall I simply say, that’s all. But is it? Well, can we help you in your study of the Word of God? Maybe we’ve talked about some things today, and what we’ve talked about, friends, you are among them, for you are part of all. How about, well, I’ll let our Jay Webb tell you about our online study.

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Well, friends, we hope the online Bible study will be of interest to you. And we also hope that our booklet, Something is Wrong, But the Bible is Right, will be available and be of help to you as well. It is available, of course, and it’s free. Now, if you don’t have an online capability to study, I’ll tell you something we can put in with that Something is Wrong, But the Bible is Right booklet. When you call us toll free at 855-444-6988 and leave us the information. When you say Bible track, I want you to also say God and man. And we’ll give you a free Bible study in the same mail as the same with the booklet. We’ll do that for you. Just let us know. We are delighted when you join us for our studies here from International Gospel Hour. And we’ll do it again at another time. Thank you for joining me today. I’m Jeff Archie, and friends, keep listening.

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God be with you till we meet again. Thank you for listening today. May this study prompt your search of God’s Word for His will in your life. To assist you in your study or to listen to our other programs, please visit our website at internationalgospelhour.com. To God be the glory.

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with you till we meet again.