Welcome to our Southeast church of Christ website!
We are grateful with you for making time to inquire and learn more about us. As members of the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, our primary goal is to faithfully serve and worship our God in accordance with His word so that all glory may be His through His son (1st Peter 4:11). Understanding that we are epistles of Christ that are known and read by all men, we strive to show that we have been written by the Spirit of the living God (2nd Corinthians 3:2-3).
We believe that the one true God is to be worshiped in spirit and in truth for that is the worship He seeks and approves (John 4:23-24). We offer praises to our God with the fruit of our lips in song without the use of mechanical instruments (Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 13:15). We seek to sing and pray with understanding so that all in attendance may be edified and grow in the grace and the knowledge of our God (1st Corinthians 14:15-17, 2nd Peter 3:17-18). Our prayers are offered in the name of Jesus Christ to the Father so that the Father may be glorified by them(John 14:12-14). Every first day of the week (Sunday) we partake in the Lord's supper in remembrance of Him by eating unleavened bread and drinking fruit of the vine (Matthew 26:26-29, Acts 20:7, 1st Corinthians 11:23-26) and we make a collection for the saints (1st Corinthians 16:1-2, 2nd Corinthians 9:6-8). Also in accordance to His will, we assemble in fellowship and study our God's word together admonishing and exhorting each other to stir up love and good works with the whole truth of our God (Hebrews 10:24-25). We diligently work to present ourselves without shame before our God and preach with the purpose to convince, rebuke, and exhort with God's word His truth (2nd Timothy 2:15, 4:1-2). Finally, we press forward and try with our best effort to be the light of this world trying to shine bright to help lead all those who seek God find and glorify Him (Matthew 5:14-16, Philippians 2:14-16).
Therefore, we hope this will shed some light as to who we are and how we worship in spirit and in truth to be found approved servants of God. All of us here at the Southeast church of Christ invite and encourage you to come worship with us so that God may be always praised!
Royal Portraiture (2-16-25)
By: Obed Pineda In 1485 England, Henry VII would be crowned king after defeating Richard III, giving birth to the Tudor dynasty. It was during this period of history when royal portraiture would shift from the idealized and stylized depictions of monarchs to greater likeness and realism that attempted to…
The Sublime Power of Perfect Love (2-2-25)
By: Obed Pineda Of the many warnings the Bible gives mankind, one of the starkest is “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1st John 2:15). One reason the Almighty constantly warns…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: The Wells of Salvation (1-26-25)
By: Obed Pineda “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. ”Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:2-3). Doors Knocked: 1,225. Contacts Made: 1,175.…
Why Do You Preach? (1-12-25)
By: Tyler Montgomery In Philippians 1:15-18, we are given two different reasonings behind preaching and/or teaching. We have those who preach from envy and strife, and those who preach from goodwill. This presents the question: Why do we preach? Throughout the Bible we are given examples of men teaching and…
Keep Thee Far From a False Matter….. (12-29-24)
By: Kevin Townsend In Proverbs 6:16-17 one of the “six things” that “the LORD hate(s)” is “hands that shed innocent blood.” This principle is rooted in God’s eternal, perfect justice and holiness. Just so mankind does not miss this point, it is repeated elsewhere in Scripture: Exodus 23:7 “Keep thee…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: The Night of Jubilee (12-22-24)
By: Obed Pineda “Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.” (Proverbs 15:17) It was the fourth (and penultimate) day of our mission trip and all twelve teams had been conducting multiple Bible studies daily. We had been so diligently immersed in our…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: A Cure for Misery (12-15-24)
By: Obed Pineda “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Hebrews 13:15) A while ago I was told about a curious finding that was stumbled upon in a case study about the…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: A Nexus of Solidarity
By: Obed Pineda “I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.” (Psalm 119:63) History is filled with volumes upon volumes about the might of the Roman empire. It is recognized as the longest lasting empire ever in history, spanning a grand total…
Paul’s Assurance to the Young Timothy
Tyler Montgomery Throughout the second epistle of Timothy, we perceive Timothy’s struggles. In 2nd Timothy 1:3-12, Paul reminds Timothy of the faith he inherited, and that he is not alone in his struggles. 2nd Timothy 1:12 states, “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed,…
Lessons I Learned from Arequipa: A Stronghold for Hope
By: Obed Pineda “Yet the righteous will hold his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.” (Job 17:9) As anyone who has ever prepared and organized any event can tell you, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. There is almost always an unforeseen and uninvited…