Many members of the church of Christ use the terms “sound” and “conservative” interchangeably, but in this lesson with brother Mike Vestal challenges those assumptions. He asks the question - What would “soundness” look like to Jesus? The answer to that question should be what shapes our attitudes.

Whenever topics like this arise, I can’t help but remember what the Hebrews writer said when he wrote that the word of God is able to ...

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The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known to both Christians and non-Christians, and today, we’ll talk about the question, or more importantly the questioner, that prompted Jesus to teach it.

In Luke 10, a lawyer asked Jesus two questions, “What must I do to inherit eternal life,” and, “Who is my neighbor?” While the answers to those two questions are eternally important, this talk deals more with the...

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Notes go hereAs you may know, the Superbowl is this weekend, the United State’s single-largest sporting event each year. Over 100 million people will tune in to watch the game, about ⅓ of our population. In a society where sports are oftentimes given more attention than religion and players discussed more often than Jesus, it can be easy for people, especially young people, to get our priorities out of balan...

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Notes go hereHey there. This week’s lesson was not presented at Polishing the Pulpit, but at the Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat that we host each year.

In addition to the practical teaching, we featured this lesson today to promote this year’s upcoming retreat. It’s in about 4 weeks, and it’s held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. Since it’s 6 months away from PTP, many people see it as a “...

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One of the highlights of PTP each year is the Sunday morning worship service. Worshiping with over 3,000 Christians is an unique experience, and we hope that you will make plans to join us next year. Remember, PTP is August 16-22, 2019, and even if you can only come for the weekend, you’ll be glad you made the trip. You can learn more at polishingthepulpit.com

Today’s lesson is the Sunday morning sermon tau...

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Part of the holiday season is spending time with family members that we might not see that often. Most families have members that are not Christians, and this might be the only time of year that we have to influence them for Christ. Sometimes, these situations are uncomfortable and we don’t know what to say or do.

This week’s podcast features a short, practical lesson from brother Hiram Kemp where he provi...

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Notes go hereEach year, Polishing the Pulpit has 100s of classes across a wide range of subjects such as textual studies, practical lessons related to families, leadership training, and preaching advice. Also, numerous hot-button-issues are covered with topics such as the Christian’s response to politics, difficult Bible passages, racial relations, and more addressed.

This week’s episode is from a 2015 key...

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What makes Polishing the Pulpit unique is the wide range of topics addressed each year. At any given hour, you have multiple class options to choose from with topics varying from health, textual studies, issues that women face, eldership training, and more. One of focuses of PTP each year is family, and in this lesson, brother Eric Owens addresses a temptation that many parents face: letting their children b...

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This week features a lesson by Neal Pollard presented as the Wednesday night keynote in 2017. Neal examines 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 to draw out four easy-to-understand principles that we can use to maintain our focus. The Christian life is a long-distance marathon that is filled with distractions, and it is so easy to lose sight of the goal. Neal uses this text to highlight a plan provided by the Apostle Paul ...

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Too many times we keep our faith locked up inside of the church building instead of letting it shine in our respective spheres of influence.

In this lesson, brother Cliff Goodwin reminds us of the five benefits of evangelism.

1. The world will better see who we are (Matthew 5:14)
2. We will be doing what the Lord has told us to do (Luke 6:46)
3. We will find open doors of opportunity. (Acts 16:9)
4. We will be ...