The Spiritual Sword Quarterlies (General Information)

According to a recent survey, The Spiritual Sword is the second most widely read publication among churches of Christ. Published under the oversight of the elders of the Getwell congregation in Memphis, Tennessee, and edited by Alan E. Highers, this paper literally goes around the world–throughout the United States and into every mission field. We endeavor to deal with themes of current interest and need, and always to maintain a threefold emphasis: balanced, conservative, and biblical.

This 48-page quarterly is available at the following rates:

1. Individual Subscriptions–$8.00 Per Year
2. Bundles To One Address–25 Copies/$35; 50 Copies/$60; 100 Copies/$110 (plus p&h)
3. Congregational Plan–Mailed Directly To Members At Their Home Addresses, $7 Per Address Per Year.
4. Back Issues Are Available–$2.00 Each Or In The Above Bundle Rates (plus p&h)
5. Bound Volumes–$10.00 each (plus p&h)
6. CD-ROM–31 Years–124 Issues–$50.00 (plus p&h)

ADDRESS ORDERS AND BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE TO:

GETWELL CHURCH OF CHRIST
1511 Getwell Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38111
Telephone: (901) 743-0464, Ext. 302 or 303
Fax: (901) 743-2197
E-mail: mail@getwellchurchofchrist.org

ADDRESS EDITORIAL MATTERS TO:

Alan E. Highers
P. O. Box 263, Henderson, Tennessee 38340
E-mail: high5444@bellsouth.net

The Spiritual Sword quarterlies are available in single issues and annual bound volumes.
**Indicates the issue is out of print and available only on the CD-ROM.
Bound Volumes 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,15,19,20, 21,22,28 are also out of print.

Vol-No Mo/Yr   Title
1-1    10/69 The Gospel Versus Liberalism
1-2    1/70 The Inspiration of the Bible
1-3    4/70 Jesus Christ the Son of God
1-4    7/70 The Church in the New Testament
2-1    10/70 Current Issues
2-2**     1/71      Evangelism (CD only)
2-3    4/71 Evolution
2-4    7/71 Worldliness
3-1    10/71 Current Issues
3-2    1/72 The Christian Man and Woman In Marriage
3-3**     4/72      Problems Areas In Marriage (CD only)
3-4    7/72 Living Questions Relating to Modernism
4-1    10/72 Mysticism and Emotionalism in Religion
4-2    1/73 Current Issues
4-3    4/73 Beatitudes
4-4    7/73 Current Issues
5-1    10/73 The Authority of the Scriptures
5-2    1/74 Christian Fellowship
5-3**     4/74      Pentacostalism (CD only)
5-4**     7/74      The Great Commission (CD only)
6-1    10/74 “Jehovah’s Witnesses”
6-2**    1/75 Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage (CD only)
6-3    4/75 Present Day Apostasy
6-4    7/75 Woman–In the View of God
7-1**     10/75    Mormonism (CD only)
7-2    1/76 Grace, Law, and Love
7-3**     4/76      What Must I Do To Be Saved? (CD only)
7-4    7/76 Preaching the Truth in Love (No. 1)
8-1    10/76 Soldiers of Christ, Arise
8-2    1/77 Eternity–Heaven or Hell?
8-3    4/77 A Child of God Can Be Lost Eternally
8-4    7/77 Atheism and Agnosticism
9-1**     10/77    Premillennialism–Part I (CD only)
9-2    1/78 Premillennialism–Part II
9-3**     4/78      The Duty and Authority of Elders (CD only)
9-4**    7/78 Christian Ethics (CD only)
10-1**   10/78    Instrumental Music in Worship Is Sinful (CD only)
10-2       1/79 Baptism Is Unto the Remission of Sins
10-3    4/79 Will You Really Stand Up For the Truth…?
10-4**   7/79      What Makes Churches Grow–As God Would Have Them Grow?
(CD only)
11-1**   10/79 The Church of Christ–The Body, Not a Denomination
(BV & CD only)
11-2    1/80 The Baptist Churches
11-3    4/80 Preaching the Truth in Love (No. 2)
11-4    7/80 Present Challenges Facing the Church (No. 1)
12-1    10/80 Present Challenges Facing the Church (No. 2)
12-2    1/81 Keep On Growing
12-3    4/81 The United Pentecostal Church
12-4    7/81 The Unity Which Christ Demands
13-1    10/81 The Fruit of the Spirit
13-2    1/82 Christianity Versus Humanism
13-3    4/82 The Greatest of These Is Love
13-4    7/82 The Lord’s Supper
14-1    10/82 Values Clarification (No. 1)
14-2    1/83 Values Clarification (No. 2)
14-3    4/83 Response to an Attack on the Church of Christ
14-4 7/83 Special Fifteenth Anniversary Issue
15-1    10/83 The Gospel of Jesus Christ and Our World Today
15-2    1/84 The Strategy for Victory
15-3**   4/84      Great Families (CD only)
15-4**   7/84      According to the Bible, Parents Should. . . (CD only)
16-1    10/84 Some Crucial Questions for Parents
16-2    1/85 The Church. . .”The Christian Church” (No. 1)
16-3    4/85    The Church. . .”The Christian Church” (No. 2)
16-4 7/85 Jesus Came to Bring Peace–And a Sword
17-1 10/85 Liberalism and Anti-ism (No. 1)
17-2 1/86 Liberalism and Anti-ism (No. 2)
17-3 4/86 Liberalism and Anti-ism (No. 3)
17-4 7/86 The Amazing Grace of God
18-1 10/86 Jesus Christ–The Author of Eternal Salvation Unto All Them That Obey Him
18-2 1/87 Jesus–A Truly Decisive Teacher
18-3 4/87 Jesus–A Man, But More Than Just a Man
18-4 7/87 Jesus–What He Called Himself
19-1**   10/87    Another Look at Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (CD only)
19-2 1/88 Some Thoughts on Building the Right Image
19-3 4/88 Freedom in Christ
19-4 7/88 Has Ecumenism Invaded the Church?
20-1 10/88 For Me to Live is Christ
20-2**   1/89      Some Stories By Jesus (CD only)
20-3 4/89 Some Stories About Jesus
20-4 7/89 Some Stories About Jesus (No. 2)
21-1 10/89 Creation or Evolution?
21-2 1/90 A Mighty Brotherhood
21-3**   4/90      Bible Authority (CD only)
21-4**   7/90      The Music Question (CD only)
22-1** 10/90 Moral Issues Facing The Christian (CD only)
22-2** 1/91 Role of Women in the Church (CD only)
22-3 4/91 Difficult Passages in the New Testament
22-4 7/91     Christian Schools–Opportunities, Benefits and Dangers
23-1 10/91    The Restoration Plea
23-2 1/92    Why I Believe
23-3 4/92     The Final Things
23-4 7/92    Catholicism
24-1**   10/92    Perilous Times in the Church (BV & CD only)
24-2** 1/93     Worship–In Spirit and Truth (BV & CD only)
24-3 4/93     The Church That Jesus Built
24-4 7/93     Mormonism
25-1 10/93    The Winds of Change
25-2 1/94     Baptism in the New Testament
25-3**   4/94     Trojan Horse in the Church (BV & CD only)
25-4 7/94     The Charismatic Movement
26-1 10/94    Who Are We?
26-2 1/95     Precious Memories
26-3 4/95     Speaking the Truth in Love
26-4 7/95     The Minor Prophets
27-1 10/95    Preach The Gospel
27-2 1/96     A Review of Feminist Theology
27-3 4/96     We Would See Jesus
27-4**   7/96     Leadership in the Church (BV & CD only)
28-1 10/96    The Church at the Crossroads
28-2 1/97     Our Purpose and Our Plea
28-3** 4/97     Denominational Doctrines (CD only)
28-4** 7/97     What Do the Scriptures Say About Divorce And Remarriage? (CD only)
29-1 10/97    Letters to the Seven Churches
29-2** 1/98     What Must I Do To Be Saved? (BV & CD only)
29-3** 4/98     What Is Happening in the Church? (BV & CD only)
29-4 7/98     Great Bible Chapters
30-1 10/98    A Peculiar People
30-2 1/99     A Study of Premillennialism
30-3       4/99      Why We Teach. . .
30-4       7/99      A Handy Guide to the Bible
31-1       10/99    Identity of the Church
31-2       1/00      Facing the Future
31-3       4/00      How To Remain Faithful
31-4       7/00      Acts Chapter 2
32-1       10/00    The Community Church Movement
32-2       1/01      The Church and Denominationalism
32-3       4/01      The Scheme of Redemption
32-4       7/01      The Great Invitation
33-1       10/01    Things Most Surely Believed
33-2       1/02       Is the Restoration Plea Valid?
33-3       4/02       Dangerous Philosophies Confronting the Church
33-4**   7/02       Words of Wisdom from Men of God
34-1       10/02     Take Heed, Brethren
34-2       1/03       “Despise Ye The Church of God?”
34-3       4/03        Life After Death
34-4       7/03       The Worthy Woman
35-1       10/03     The Model Church
35-2       1/04       WHY Churches of Christ Do Not Use Instrumental Music in Worship
35-3       4/04       Baptism in the Plan of God
35-4       7/04       Which Direction Shall We Go?
36-1       10/04     Set for the Defense of the Gospel
36-2       1/05       Eternal Punishment
36-3       4/05       Ready To Answer
36-4       7/05       The Church, the Falling Away, and the Restoration
37-1       10/05      Is It Right?
37-2       1/06        Striving for Balance
37-3       4/06        A Century of Controversy 1906-2006
37-4       7/06        What Is the Church of Christ?
38-1       10/06      Silence of the Scriptures
38-2       1/07        Pressing On
38-3       4/07        Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
38-4       7/07         Issues Facing the Church
39-1       10/08      Questions You Have Asked
39-2       1/08        Give Us A King
39-3       4/08        Daily Christian Living
39-4       7/08        A Handy Guide to Church History (available July 2008)
40-1       10/08      Crisis in the Pulpit
40-2       1/09        The Whole Counsel of God
40-3       4/09        What Is Happening To Us?
40-4       7/09        A Handy Guide to Denominational Doctrines
41-1       10/09      The Responsibility of Elders
41-2       1/10        How a Church Changes
41-3       4/10        Marriage for Life
41-4       7/10        A Handy Guide to Biblical Morality
42-1       10/10      What the Church Needs
42-2       1/11        Give Us Real Leaders
42-3       4/11        Preach It, Brother!
42-4       7/11        A Handy Guide to the Restoration
43-1       10/11      There Is One Body
43-2       1/12        Facing the Future
43-3       4/12        Does Doctrine Matter
43-4       7/12        Why I Am What I Am
44-1       10/12      They Parade Their Sin Like Sodom
44-2       1/13        How Can We Know Truth?
44-3       4/13        Bible Warnings
44-4 7/13    A Handy Guide to False Systems of Belief
45-1       10/13    The Addiction of Sin
45-2      1/14 Important Events in Church History
45-3      4/14      Are We Losing The Distinctive Edge?