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Tom Sheppard, elder at South Main Church of Christ, explains what the Bible says about Baptism. Romans 6 answers the questions:Paul said “know ye not so many of us were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death.” When we are baptized and buried under the water, we are buried with him in baptism. This is getting into his death. “Therefore, we are buried with Him by baptism to his death. Like as Christ was raised, we are raised up to walk in the newness of life.” That is the way we get baptized. How can you sprinkle someone […]

Tom Sheppard, elder at South Main Church of Christ, explains Communion, or “The Lord’s Supper” is Christ’s death. We remember Christ’s death on the first day of the week. Act 20:7 tells us the Disciples came together on the first day of the week to break bread. When we take the Lord’s supper, we all take it at the same time, during the last part of worship. Jesus said when we take the Lord’s supper, this is my body, fruit of the vine, precious blood. When we take it, we are supposed to remember what our Lord did for us […]

Jim Lanning explores the question, answering “what is our relationship with God”. Do you call on him only in a time of need? Do you have faith in him? Jim says it is not likely that God will answer prayers when a human has no faith in him. Jim recommends making sure you are right with God with the understanding that God has all power and authority.

Tom Sheppard says the answer to that question is contained within God’s word. “God’s word is all authority that we go by at the Church of Christ in New Lexington,” Tom says. The Bible teaches us in Ephesians 5:19 that we are to speak to ourselves in songs and hymns and spiritual songs, singing in grace in your hears to the Lord. “Remember, it says singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. We are singing to the Lord; we are not singing to each other. We are teaching each other and getting strength from this,” Tom says. In […]

For this question, Jim Lanning discusses the New King James Version of the Holy Bible:Psalms 111, verse 9, which reads “He sent redemption unto his people. He had commanded His covenant forever: Holy and reverend is His name.” Holy and Reverend is God’s name. Because of that, we do not use Reverend with any man’s name.

Tom Sheppard, elder at South Main Church of Christ, highlights the baptism experience at our church. Tom says someone should expected to be buried (submerged) in water in our baptistry in front of the auditorium. “We should have the baptistry ready for them with garments to wear. Whomever baptizes them needs to baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.” “Buried” means fully submerged under water for two seconds. Baptism is a starter into Christianity. If after listening to our Quick Question podcast episode, you would like to find out more about baptism, the Elders recommend […]

Join Jim Lanning, elder at South Main Church of Christ, as he discusses attending church on Sundays. Hebrews 10:24 and 10:25 in the New King James Version says “let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works”. Verse 25 says “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another in so much the more as ye see the say approaching”. Jim says if we reference Acts 20:6–7, we see evidence of worshiping on Sundays. “Upon the first day of the week when the Disciples came together to break […]

Join Jim Lanning, elder at South Main Church of Christ in New Lexington, Ohio as he analyzes the definition of Christianity as described in the New King James Version of the Holy Bible. In this episode, Jim Lanning breaks down the word and defines it by what goes into the word. Some call Christ being the hub of the Bible. Redemption that is in Christ Jesus.Romans 3:24 talks about redemption and what Christianity would be without redemption.2 Timothy 2:10 speaks of salvation in Christ and what Christianity would be without salvation.1 John 5:11 discusses eternal life and how it is […]