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    Weekly Articles

The Pleasant Valley Church publishes a newsletter every week, distributed at the Sunday morning worship services. Every newsletter includes an article on a Biblical topic. These articles are posted here. 

The articles are listed in reverse chronological order, with the latest article at the top. They are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.

2010

March 7 Examine Yourself
February 28 Stealth Revenge
February 21 Speaking in Tongues
February 14 Courting by Exclusion
February 7 Preaching Christ, or Ourselves?
January 31 The Pastor
January 24 No Excuses!
January 17 So You Want to Be an Elder?
January 10 Give Me
January 3 Depression: Cause and Cure

2009

December 27 The Spirit of Giving
December 20 Baptism for the Dead
December 13 The Spirit of Harlotry
December 6 Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge
November 29 Hypocrites in the Church
November 22 The Providence of God
November 15 The Preacher's Work
November 8 Congregational Benevolence
October 25 Do Not Commit Adultery
October 18 Truth and Testimony
October 11 The Source of Division
October 4 The Multitude of My Anxieties
September 27 The Noble Mind
September 20 "God Wants Me to Be Happy"
September 13 The World of a Child
August 30 Happiness is a Choice
August 23 Heroes or Rogues?
August 16 I Am Naked!
August 9 The Blame Game
August 2 Why Church Organization Matters
July 26 To Know God
July 19 Satan's Opportunities
July 12 Cheap Grace
July 5 Learning to Listen Like Jesus
June 28 A Carnal Religion
June 21 Why I Do Not Drink
June 14 My Rock and My Fortress
June 7 The Tax Collector and the Zealot
May 31 Humanizing God
May 24 The Gospel of the Kingdom
May 17 A Willing Heart
May 10 Christ in You
May 3 The Gift of the Holy Spirit
April 26 What Is Truth?
April 19 Peace to Your House
April 12 Greatness in the Kingdom
April 5 Only God
March 29 Parachurch Organizations
March 22 Is the Church of Christ a Denomination?
March 15 Living Life the Hard Way
March 1 Jesus Was a Scoundrel
February 15 Tear Down to Build Up
February 8 The Mission of the Church
February 1 Becoming What You Oppose
January 25 How to Manage Anger
January 18 A People Dwelling Alone
January 11 When We Come Together
January 4 Hope for the Future

2008

December 21 Be Sober
December 14 Being Transformed
December 7 Zeal Without Knowledge
November 23 "Come . . . and Rest A While"
November 16 How to Recognize Authority
November 9 The Feeding of the 5,000
November 2 A Mind to Grow
October 26 When People Disappoint Us
October 12 Forgive
October 5 Stand!
September 21 Be Still, and Know that I Am God
September 14 Once in a Lifetime
September 7 Tomorrow
August 24 Where Does Your Heart Lie?
August 17 Sinner or Hypocrite?
August 10 Cunningly Devised Fable?
August 3 Stifled by Fear
July 27 Would They Preach at Your Church?
July 13 "Honor Me" . . . Not God?
July 6 Three Little Words
June 29 When to Judge?
June 15 Lord's Supper Falacies
June 8 Building Character through Organization
May 25 Looking for a Better Country
May 18 Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge
May 11 "Give Me This Mountain"
May 4 Never Give Up!
April 27 Appointed to Eternal Life
April 20 Capturing Thoughts
April 13 My Servants the Prophets
April 6 Settled in Complacency
March 23 Why a Preacher?
March 16 The Cave of Adullam
March 9 The Spirit of Factionalism
March 2 Hearts on Fire
February 24 Past, Present, Future
February 10 Count the Costs
February 3 A Spirit of Gentleness
January 27 To Know or Not to Know
January 20 The Fault-Finder
January 13 Esau, a Profane Man
January 6 Little by Little

2007

December 30 Finding Life's Purpose
December 23 A Healing Faith
December 16 The Tyranny of Stuff
December 2 Churches and Individuals
November 25 A Home for the Lonely
November 18 Thanksgiving
November 4 God is For Me!
October 28 "Leanness of Soul"
October 21 A Strange Thing
October 14 Tribute to Robert Turner
October 7 Casting Stones
September 30 Church Organization
September 23 The Compassion of Jesus
September 16 The Religion of Peace
September 2 Why People Fight
August 26 Churches of Christ
August 19 Making History
August 12 The Patience of Job
August 5 If You Do Not Believe in God
July 22 To Whom Shall We Go?
July 15 The Perils of Porn
July 8 Christianity, In a Word
June 24 Oh, To Fly Away!
June 10 Is It Helpful?
June 3 Do-It-Yourself Religion
May 27 "I Didn't Know that I Was a Liberal!"
May 13 Seeking Perfection in an Imperfect World
May 6 "It Is Finished!"
April 29 "What Can Man Do to Me?"
April 22 Words Children Should Hear
April 15 To Each His Own
April 8 The Body of Christ
March 25 The God of Second Chances
March 18 A Soft Answer
March 11 Why We Forget God
March 4 God Under Attack
February 25 It's All About Me . . . Isn't It?
February 11 A Religion Devised in His Own Heart
February 4 Why They Hated Jesus
January 28 Love Gives
January 21 Marriage is Honorable
January 7 God's Family

2006

December 17 Rejoice! Rejoice!
December 10 In Search of Greater Application
December 3 Serving Others. . . or Self?
November 19 Two Views of Creation
November 12 Loyal to the Lord . . . or the Church?
November 5 Going It Alone
October 29 The Double-Minded Man
October 22 The Cost of Discipleship
October 15 Selective Obedience
October 1 Men and Women are Different
September 24 People Power
September 17 "For the Remission of Sins"
September 10 Back to Normal
August 27 Fig Leaves and Skins
August 20 Useless Religion
August 6 On Mercy
July 30 How Can I Sin Against God?
July 23 A Fence Around the Law
July 16 How Can I Be Righteous?
July 9 What God Requires
July 2 Freedom
June 25 Dealing With Addictions
June 18 Does God Care How I Dress?
June 11 Just Another Day?
June 4 Wives, Like Your Husbands
May 28 Attitude Is Everything
May 21 The Bible and the DaVinci Code
May 14 The Power of Faith . . . To Do Evil
May 7 Sins of Ignorance
April 30 Perspectives on Truth
April 23 Wrestling with God
April 16 The Secret to a Happy Life
April 9 Root of Bitterness
April 2 When We Choose to Sin
March 12 Recognizing God's Help
March 5 Greatness in the Kingdom
February 26 When a Nation Forgets God
February 12 Religion and Recreation
February 5 Why People Do Not Believe
January 29 The Book of Daniel
January 22 The Elusive Nature of Humility
January 8 The Dignity of Labor
January 1 What Marriage Ought to Be

2005

December 18 The One Thing Needed
December 11 Why the Family is Important
December 4 The Struggles of a Good Heart
November 27 Sola Scriptura
November 20 Why Pray?
November 13 Demystifying the Holy Spirit
November 6 Liberal or Conservative?
October 23 When People Hurt Us
October 16 What is Modest Clothing?
October 9 Know Thyself
October 2 The Basis of Friendship
September 18 Church Buildings
September 11 The Folly of National Pride
August 28 Complaining About Our Hardships
August 21 Why Brethren Wrong One Another
August 14 The Inspiration of Scripture (#3)
August 7 The Inspiration of Scripture (#2)
July 31 The Inspiration of Scripture (#1)
July 24 Preaching that Changes Lives
July 17 The Self-Destructive Nature of Evil
July 10 The Fruits of Selfishness
July 3 Sound Doctrine
June 26 Men or God?
June 19 The Reasonableness of Faith
June 12 Who Would You Blame?
June 5 Speak Evil of No One
May 29 A Father's Duty to His Children
May 22 A Final Accounting
May 15 Adversity and Faith

May 1

 Should Churches Worship Money?
April 17 Happiness Can't Be Faked
April 10 Forgetting the Past
April 3 Christians and Sex
March 20 Independent Local Churches
March 6 The Word of God--Or of Men?
February 27 Sifted Like Wheat
February 13 To Be Seen By Men
February 6 Test the Prophets
January 30 The Portrait of His Death
January 23 Futile Thinking
January 16 Happy New Year?
January 2 Lessons from the Prodigal Son

2004

December 26 The Forbidden Fruit
December 19 The Demise of Christmas
December 12 Riding Balaam's Donkey
December 5 The Joy of Doing Justice
November 14 Questioning the Resurrection
November 7 The Love of Money
October 31 Grace Is Not License
October 24 The Addictive Nature of Sin
October 17 Family Traditions
October 10 What Do You See?
October 3 The Family Needs Grandma
September 19 Why Nations Decline
September 12 Early Christians Speak on Abortion
September 5 The Joy of Salvation
August 29 Generational Sins
August 22 Where Are the Nine?
August 15 Beware of Covetousness
August 8 The Wife of Your Youth
August 1 Churches and Charity
July 25 Only Believe
July 18 Rejoice Before the Lord
June 27 The Power of His Resurrection
June 20 Justification by Law
June 6 Fearful . . . Or Lazy?
May 23 A Different Spirit
May 16 The Things Which Are Not Seen
May 9 We're In This Together
May 2 Who Killed Jesus?
April 25 The Blame Game
April 18 When God Doesn't Answer Prayer
April 11 Encouraging Moral Decline
March 21 The Greatest Evangelistic Tool
March 14 What Husbands and Wives Need
March 7 The Apostles
February 29 In Defense of Traditional Marriage (2)
February 22 In Defense of Traditional Marriage (1)
February 15 Churches and Money
February 8 When God Does Not Speak
February 1 To Be a Parent
January 25 A Child's Psalm
January 18 The Case for a Final Judgment
January 11 How We Got Our Bible
January 4 Your Life in a Sentence

2003

Date Title
December 28 Give Yourself a Black Eye
December 21 "Follow Your Heart"
December 14 Have an Affair!
December 7 The Human Cost of False Religion
November 30 The Cost of Free Will
November 23 The Audience and the Message
November 16 All His Troubles
November 9 Preaching Christ
November 2 Independent Churches
October 26 Why Religion Matters
October 19 What Made the Samaritan "Good"
October 12 Me, a Sinner
October 5 The Biologist
September 28 Why Marriages Fail
September 21 Love Yourself
September 7 The Wrath of Man
August 24 Myths About Alcohol for Teens
August 17 Male and Female
August 10 Conditional Salvation
August 3 The Units of the Church
July 27 A Mind to Work
July 20 The Social Cost of Sin
July 13 The Sabbath Day
July 6 Beware of Hypocrisy
June 29 Why Islam Is Growing
June 22 Discouraged on the Way
June 8 Beware of Counterfeits
June 1 Daniel's Parents
May 25 How Genuine Is My Faith?
May 18 "All Have Sinned"--Now What?
May 4 What Will I Gain?
April 27 Choosing a Mate
April 13 Young People: Remember God!
April 6 Following the Crowd
March 30 A Nation at War
March 23 Patience in Doing Good
March 16 Are You a Discourager?
March 9 Nothing in Return
March 2 Evil Will Not Prevail!
February 23 Acting As a Judge
February 16 The Deciding Vote
February 9 The Value of My Soul
February 2 The Ethiopian
January 26 Our Weakest Moment
January 19 Behaviors Have Consequences
January 12 Will God Claim Us?
January 5 "I Will" . . . Or Will I?

2002

December 22 What About Christmas?
December 15 Drawn of God
December 8 Our Children Will Pay
December 1 "Good" Isn't Good Enough
November 24 "Do You Not Care?"
November 17 The Young Demand Consistency
November 10 Our Freedom in Christ
October 27 Life Is a Seed--Plant It
October 20 The Power of Preaching
October 13 Trusting in Ourselves
October 6 To the Rich and Poor
September 29 Forgiven--And Changed
September 15 What Is "The Kingdom"?
September 8 Alcohol and Holiness
September 1 Satan's Opportunities
August 25 When You Marry
August 18 When You Divorce
August 11 Tribute to a Good Man
August 4 Two Kinds of Heart
June 23 Preach the Word!
June 16 Preaching Christ--With an Attitude
June 2 Persecuted for Righteousness' Sake
May 26 What Can I Do?
May 19 Satan the Accuser
May 12 In Praise of Fulltime Moms
April 14 The Lord's Volunteer Army
April 7 Change Your Heart, Change Your Life
March 31 Love Is . . .
March 24 David and Bathsheba
March 17 Movies and Morals
March 10 "I Am Not Alone"
March 3 Imperfect Churches
February 24 When Churches Grow
February 17 The Sin of Cynicism
February 10 Truth In the Heart
February 3 Self-Pity
January 27 The Sin of Reviling
January 20 The Fatal Flaw
January 13 The Satisfied Soul
January 6 Seeking God

2001

December 30 The Days of Our Lives
December 9 The Misery of the Rich
December 2 Judging Others Fairly
November 18 Flesh and Spirit
November 11 The Ship to Tarshish
November 4 Managing Our Money
October 28 The Resurrection Body
October 21 The Sabbath Controversies
October 7 Why We Sing
September 30 Consistency Is a Jewel
September 23 When the World Goes Crazy
September 17 Where Was God?
September 9 Brotherhood Accusers
September 2 By Grace Through Faith
August 26 "You Follow Me"
July 22 Young People Are Strong
July 15 Parenting: How Birds Do It
July 8 Two Different Leaders
July 1 "If I Had Been There . . ."
June 24 Faithful Until Death
June 17 "The Lord's Calf Died"
June 3 A Spirit of Harlotry
May 27 After We Are Gone
May 20 Meditate on These Things
April 29 God's Holy Mountain
April 15 He Who Is Not Against Us
April 8 Pure Heart, Clean Hands
April 1 How to Have a Happy Home
March 25 A Short Subject
March 18 Much More!
March 4 The Devil's Devices
February 25 God Rules--And Always Will
February 18 "All These Things Are Against Me"
February 11 Warped by Knowledge
February 4 "Perfect" Obedience
Janurary 28 Anatomy of a Complainer
Janurary 21 Happy People Are Beautiful
Janurary 14 Why Do Christians Quit?
Janurary 7 How Does the Church Change?