The Gospel Observer

January 7, 1996

• Did Jesus Die For Only A Certain Few? (Tom Edwards)
• That Cornbread Habit (A. G. Hobbs, Jr.)
• Beyond A Million (Tom Edwards)
• Who Am I? (Cletis Beach)

January 14, 1996

• Rumors: How They Fly (Dee Bowman)
• Is Only One Church Right? (Sewell Hall)
• The Sports Fan (?) (Selected)

January 21, 1996

• "Comfort Zone Christians" (Jim Lee)
• Death -- What Is It? (selected)
• Pleasing God or Pleasing Man -- Which Will It Be? (Keith Greer)
• Nobody Did It (Selected and Adapted)

January 28, 1996

• Answers For Our Faith (Bill Robinson, Jr.)
• The New Testament Text (Jerry F. Bassett)
• A Look At The Word "Christian" (Tom Edwards)
• Ruined By Bitterness (Selected and Adapted)
• Living Beyond the Grave (Tom Edwards)
• New Year With the Lord (selected poem)

February 4, 1996

• Preaching Another "Jesus" (Keith Greer)
• God Does Things Slow (Lloyd Barker)
• Working As One (Tom Edwards)
• The Parable of the Vacationist (Selected)
• Hypocrites in the Church (Selected)
• What Is? (Chuck Bartlett)

February 11, 1996

• "Swear Not At All" (Carl A. Allen)
• The Body of Christ -- The Church (Selected)

February 18, 1996

• Sponsoring Churches (Gary N. Patton)
• Man's Purpose On Earth (Tom Edwards)

February 25, 1996

• He That Uttereth A Slander Is A Fool (Kent E. Heaton, Sr.)
• Forgiving Others (Greg Gwin)
• Fear (Gary J. Oliver)
• Honesty (Selected)
• In This Election Year...Just Suppose (Selected)

March 3, 1996

• Is Only One Church Right? (part two) (Sewell Hall)
• The Rabbi and the Soap Maker (selected)
• Dangerous Myth (J. Allen Petersen)
• Two Brothers (selected)

March 10, 1996

• God Was Manifest In the Flesh (Tim Coffey)
• God's Way of Salvation (Scripture references)

March 17, 1996

• Incidents Of The Social Gospel (James P. Needham)
• Human Organizations (Roy E. Cogdill)
• Marilyn Vos Savant on the Big Bang (Floyd Chappelear)
• They Need To Repent Also (Arthur M. Ogden)
• The Abiding Love (poem; John W. Chadwick)
• You Preach First (selected)

March 24, 1996

• New Heavens And A New Earth (Tom Edwards)
• Question: What Does the Bible Mean By "Pentecost"? (selected)

March 31, 1996

• The Resurrection: Premillennial View Versus the Bible's (Tom Edwards)

April 7, 1996

• The Past Still Speaks (Chuck Bartlett)
• Possessing the Mind of Christ (Everett Hardin)
• Mini-Sermons (selected; 5 remarks)
• Why Attend Bible Classes (Steve Hardin)
• A Portrait of Soul Winners (selected)

April 14, 1996

• Forgiveness, A Mark of Maturity (Dwane Derrick)
• God's Salvation (Scripture references)
• Is Heaven A Leap of Faith? (Bill Robinson, Jr.)
• Quantity or Quality (Richard C. Halverson)
• A Merry Heart (Connie Adams)
• The Joy Of Accomplishment (Foster Ramsey)

April 21, 1996

• Evidences of Design (Bill Carrell)
• The Big Bang (Bill Carrell)
• Are We Alone In The Universe? (Bill Carrell)

April 28, 1996

• The Armor of God (Chuck Bartlett)
• Grasshopper Complex (Glen Owens)
• Things That Really Matter (Irvin Himmel)
• Mini-Sermons (6 selected remarks)

May 5, 1996

• Why "Liberal" and "Conservative"? (Greg Gwin)
• Drive A Mile In His Shoes! (Greg Gwin)
• Four Versions of Mark 16:16 (Roy E. Foutz)

May 12, 1996

• The Jehovah Witness' View of "Soul," "Spirit," and "Hell" (Tom Edwards)
• Judgment (poem; C. Wesley)

May 19, 1996

• When The Church Ceases To Be A Lifesaving Station (Kent E. Heaton, Sr.)
• What Does Preaching Accomplish? (Bob Waldron)
• Every Christian Needs... (selected)

May 26, 1996

• Judas Iscariot (Tom Edwards)

June 2, 1996

• New Testament Church & The Churches Of Men (Jefferson D. Tant)
• Detached Members (Frank L. Smith)
• Blazing Logs or Lonely Embers? (2 paragraphs; Tom Edwards)

June 9, 1996

• Knowing When To Shut Up (Craig Meyer)
• Two Covenants: Hebrews 8:7 (chart; John Isaac Edwards)

June 16, 1996

• Improving Our Worship (Mark Mayberry)
• Just Happened? (Dr. Merritt Congdon)

June 23, 1996

• Setting Your Spiritual Clock (Steve Klein)
• From the Editor (on Steve's article; Tom Edwards)
• Fool's Gold (Rob Harbison)
• Gifts For Children (Glenn Seaton)

June 30, 1996

• Show Yourself An Example (Rick Lanning)
• The Average (Forrest Moyer)
• Difference Between Work and Play (Selected)
• "Peace, Peace; When There Is No Peace" (Conway Skinner)
• Salvation--God's Way (Scripture references)

July 7, 1996

• TV: A Thief of Time (Gary Coles)

July 14, 1996

• Christ and the News (Steve Klein)
• "The Cardinals' Advice" (Ken Green)
• "Some Peculiar People" (Selected)
• A Squeak In The Pulpit (Steve Higginbotham)

July 21, 1996

• Thoughts on Christians Marrying Non-Christians (Tom Edwards)

July 28, 1996

• How To Develop Self-Discipline (Donnie V. Radar)
• Plants And Trees Of The Bible (Wayne S. Walker)
• Selected Sentence Sermons (5 of them)

August 4, 1996

• The Mountain, the Valley, and the Path Between (or, The Vicissitudes of Life) (Tom Edwards)

August 11, 1996

• A Blessing In Disguise (Tom Edwards)
• He Died In My Place (Gary D. Perry)

August 18, 1996

• What Motivates A Person Toward Conversion? (Tom Edwards)
• "Sincere": "Without Wax" (Tom Edwards)

August 25, 1996

• It Doesn't Pay (Robert Jackson)
• "The Death of Moses" (Randy Harshbarger)
• To Whom Shall We Go? (Gene Taylor)
• I Met The Strangest Man (Selected)
• The Indian's Memory (Tom Edwards)

September 1, 1996

• A Plea For Pure Christianity (Jere E. Frost)
• Purgatorial Insurance Company (selected)
• Mantras of the 90's (No. 1) (Warren E. Berkley)

September 8, 1996

• The Stranger (Keith Currie)
• Mantras of the 90's (2): Support (Warren E. Berkley)
• Thanking God for Toasters! (Dennis G. Allan)

September 15, 1996

• "You Asked For It" (Bob Crawley)
• Mantras of the 90's: #3 (Warren Berkley)
• Please Don't Call Me "Pastor" (Wayne S. Walker)

September 22, 1996

• A Meteorite from Mars? (Steve Klein)
• Mantras of the 90's (#4) (Warren E. Berkley)
• Remember Me? (Selected)

September 29, 1996

• "Meemaw" (Tom Edwards)
• Mantras of the 90's (#5): "My Problem Is My Past!" (Warren E. Berkley)
• Mini-sermons (selected sentence-quotes)

October 6, 1996

• Did Jesus Ever Experience Sexual Temptation? (Tom Edwards)
• What About the Prayer of a non-Christian? (Tom Edwards)
• If You Think... (Larry Ray Hafley)
• With Fork In Hand (author unknown)

October 13, 1996

• Are Some Sins "Bigger" Than Others? (Tom Edwards)
• Just What Is Offensive Behavior? (Steve Klein)
• Tolerance, Homosexuality & Humanness (Bill Robinson, Jr.)

October 20, 1996

• Thoughts on the Olympics (Dan Richardson)
• The Prepared Heart (Morris D. Norman)
• Mid-Week Service (author unknown)
• What I Owe My Home Congregation (author unknown)

October 27, 1996

• Remaining In A Group Where Error Is Taught (Bob Buchanon)
• "I'm Not Going Along With What I'm Going Along With" (Tom Edwards)

November 3, 1996

• But God Wants Me To Be Happy!" (Mantras #6) (Warren E. Berkley)
• Fall of the Roman Empire (author unknown)
• Before We Fall (Steve Klein)
• The One-Time Wednesday Night Visit of a Young Person (Steve Klein)
• He Was A Member Of The Church (Foster Ramsey)
• Attend Church?? (selected)

November 10, 1996

• Do Demons Possess People Today? (Edwards O. Bragwell, Jr.)
• Do You Need Glasses? (selected)
• The Strength of Meekness (Don Truex)
• Two Contributions Next Sunday!! (J. F. Dancer, Jr.)

November 17, 1996

• Christian Weight Control? (Harry R. Osborne)
• A Matter of Perspective (selected)
• "It's My Body!" (Mantras #7) (Warren E. Berkley)
• The Word Became Flesh (via The Providence Light)

November 24, 1996

• "Homosexuality Is Genetic" (Mantras #8) (Warren E. Berkley)
• Speculations (author unknown)
• Children and Their Changing Attitude Toward Their Parents (via Just a Minute)
• Snap-Judgments (anonymous)
• To Be Happy Children (Don C. Truex)

December 1, 1996

• "I'm A Victim!" (Mantra #9) (Warren E. Berkley)
• Is There Room For Both Views? (Dick Blackford)
• Sentence Sermons (selected)

December 8, 1996

• "No Fear!" (Mantra #10) (Warren E. Berkley)
• Losing Our Young People (via Old Paths II)
• "If The Unbelieving Depart" (J. T. Smith)
• Like Father, Like Son (selected)

December 15, 1996

• Are You Hungry? (Alan Jones)
• "Think Positive, And You Can Do Anything" (Mantras for the 90's: Mantra #11) (Warren E. Berkley)

December 22, 1996

• "I Demand My Rights!" (Mantras of the 90's: Mantra #12) (Warren E. Berkley)
• What The World Needs (Bob Buchanon)
• Another Modern Parable (author unknown)
• Some Quotes Worth Pondering (Via Good News)

December 29, 1996

• Some Benefits of Suffering (Bob J. Walton)
• "Save the Whales!" (Mantras of the 90's: Mantra #13, final) (Warren E. Berkley)