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October 9, 2026 | Issue #792 The New Testament teaches that baptism is necessary for salvation. This is seen in many passages. However, many religious people reject this idea, and this becomes clear when we discuss the subject with them. It is common for people to dismiss the plain teaching of these passages by claiming that submitting to baptism is not trusting in Christ, but instead is trusting in the water or in our works. However, the reason why we submit to baptism is because we trust Christ.

October 2, 2026 | Issue #791 I forgot to mention this last week, but I just started a new quarter on Daily Bible Notes, which will go through the New Testament in chronological order. I include one article every week in this newsletter, but if you would like to receive these articles each weekday, visit Daily Bible Notes on Substack and subscribe for free. Thanks for reading! –Andy Sochor Many churches have some statement of faith or confession that they adopt as a unifying belief.

SERMON OUTLINE Do This First In every area of life, there are certain things that must be done first before something else can be done. It does not mean that the second action is unimportant, but the sequence is. Sometimes this is of necessity (Proverbs 24:27); other times it is of divine decree (Mark 16:16). Matthew records a few times in which Jesus taught that something must be done first before something else could be done. Let us notice what Jesus said and see what lessons we can learn.

September 18, 2026 | Issue #789 Our family traveled to Arkansas this week for the funeral of my wife’s Grandfather. He was a faithful Christian, so we can all take comfort in God’s promises and “not grieve as do the rest who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Yet it is still appropriate to mourn the loss of a loved one. Please remember my wife and the rest of the family in your prayers during this time.

SERMON OUTLINE Why People Miss the Obvious When Paul got to Rome, he spoke to the Jews who lived there about Jesus. Some would not believe, even though the truth should have been obvious to them. Why did they miss the truth? Their hearts were dull, their ears could not hear, and their eyes were closed (v. 27). Sadly, the same thing happens today. People miss some obvious truths in God’s word. Why do they miss the obvious? There are different reasons, and we will consider four reasons in this lesson.

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SERMON OUTLINE “Remember Me For This” It is natural for us to prefer that others remember us favorably. But what would we want God to remember about us? Four times, Nehemiah asked God to remember him for something. What were they? We are going to see what we can learn from the four things Nehemiah wanted to be remembered for. [Read more...]

August 21, 2026 | Issue #785 I want to make one final reminder about the Plain Bible Teaching reader survey. I am gathering feedback to help me decide what topics to cover, what features to add, and what improvements to make. For those of you who have already filled out the survey, THANK YOU! If you have not yet filled it out, please do so at the link above. It should only take about two minutes. Thank you! –Andy Sochor What Is a Sin Not Leading to Death?

SERMON OUTLINE The Limits of Fellowship The New Testament describes fellowship as something to be valued, built, and maintained. The “right hand of fellowship” was a symbol of acceptance and approval. But we cannot accept and approve of everyone. There are limits to fellowship. We will discuss them in this lesson. [Read more...]

August 7, 2026 | Issue #783 Saturday, August 1, was the anniversary of the start of Plain Bible Teaching. We are now in the 22nd year of Plain Bible Teaching, and also just completed 15 years of the Plain Bible Teaching Weekly Newsletter. Thank you for subscribing, and I hope the material published here continues to be helpful to you. Every year, I conduct a survey to collect information and feedback from readers in order to determine what topics to cover, new features to possibly add, and so on.