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The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)
Classes, Sermons, and Devotionals from Matthew L. Martin, Gospel preacher
Episodes
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)24.1 - THE BEST LIFE FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Kicking off a new year

The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - ROMANS chapter 3 (the rest of it) and chapter 4 (the first half)
little bit more from a great Book


The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Family Day is 270 days away.
A reminder, an invitation, and a warning!



The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Christmas Bells
Longfellow's poem, and the background behind it
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.29 - TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE...
A sermon that walks through history, to find some times when God stepped in to fix a problem...


The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Christmas a humbug?
on Scrooge, and sincere well-wishes this holiday season






The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.28 - UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN
A sermon about the Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - My soul mate
A thought about my Soul Mate...and about my wife.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 12b-13
The rest of chapter 12, and all of chapter 13. This ends the study. It was alright.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - God's habit
What is God doing with all His free time? The answer may shock you! (not really, that's clickbait)
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - a "simple" Thanksgiving resolution
for those whose lives are too complicated...

The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapters 11 (the rest of it) and 12 (the start of it)
chapter 11:21-33 / chapter 12:1-9
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - “Forgive” is not a dirty word
In which I ramble on about "justice mobs" that are everywhere these days
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Family Day is 321 days away.
some reflection on the value in having a "special" Sunday
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapters 10-11:25
I get a little worked up in the end...
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - a devo in a sentence
Are you sincere or fake, because sooner or later you're going to have to choose
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - The Devil will *also* work till Jesus comes
"Evil never takes a holiday"
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.26 - REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
on Jesus, the radical revolutionary
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Thank God for technology, from tree sap to smartphones
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof!

The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - It's (eventually going to be) the end of the world as we know it.
One day it'll all go belly up, but not till God says so.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Does the Devil ever make me do it?
thoughts about free will and the power of influence
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 8
I had to talk fast (crazy, right?) to get through it, but I did...
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Israel, Palestine, and the tragedy of the cycle of vengeance
that time Samson committed animal cruelty and arson, and what we can learn from it
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.25 - MARK 16:16
The sermon I preached in the Gospel Meeting last week. These are never the exact same every time I do them, so there are subtle differences here too. Anyway, I…
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)Mark 16:16 (Plummerville Gospel Meeting 2023, night 4)
The last sermon from the Gospel meeting. I also preached it a few days later at North Heights, but I think this one turned out better. I'll upload both so you…

The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)The Parable of the Father (Plummerville Gospel Meeting 2023, night 3)
A sermon outline I preached this past Father's Day, but Lauren wanted me to upload this new version of it, so here it is.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Plummerville Gospel Meeting 2023, night 2)
A sermon I preached recently at North Heights, but this one is 10 minutes longer somehow, even though it's the same outline. That's what happens when you just…
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)Christianity is an Invitation (Plummerville Gospel Meeting 2023, night 1)
A sermon about what Christianity looks like.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - A second life to live
Paul's perspective on life and death...
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - No, Seth did not die at the age of 76
I watched a youtube video that annoyed me and now you're going to hear about it
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 6 (the rest of it) and chapter 7
the rest of ch6 and all of ch7
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - No, war in Israel is not a “sign of the End Times”
in which I rant about the song "Jesus is Coming Soon"
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.24 - FAITH DECONSTRUCTION DECONSTRUCTED
A sermon about the Devil, and how he can trick you into doing his job for him
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - The church is not the building
A Getwell Church of Christ postmortem
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 6 (the first half)
end of chapter 5 and the first ten verses of chapter six, plus a story about falling and hurting myself

The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)23.23 - ACT LIKE A CHILD
A sermon about being the kind of people Christ wants us to be.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Can an introvert serve God? Must you be front and center?
"Blessed are the meek," my Master says... Not that being an extrovert means you can't be meek or that you're not blessed. I'm just thinking about introverts…
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 5
well, all but the last verse...
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Family Day is 370 days away.
A little reminder, and also an apology.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - "None of Self and All of Thee (and thee)"
How full of yourself are you?
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)CLASS - 2 CORINTHIANS chapter 4 (mostly)
the end of chapter 3, most of chapter. It's all verse-by-verse so do the chapter breaks really matter? No, no they don't.
The Bible with Matthew L. Martin (VCC)DEVO - Contradictory Contentment
Christ Sufficient > Self Sufficient