Mark Wattenbarger read and commented on the book of Habakkuk and spoke about Faith.
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Referenced Scriptures: [Habakkuk 1:1-12, Habakkuk 2:1-7, Romans 1:16-17, Galatians 3:10-12, Hebrews 10:35-39, Habakkuk chapter 2 (summary of: Woe unto him ..), Habakkuk 3:1-5,11,16-19]
Randy McCarthy spoke about the last days of Jesus’ life and his resurrection and used Good Things to Come as a theme.
Heb 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Referenced Scriptures: [Hebrews 10:1-4, 1Corinthians 15:3-4, John chapter 12, Exodus chapter 12, Matthew 26:63-66, John chapter 18, Mark 15:37-39, Mark chapter 16, 1Corinthians 15:20-26]
Allen Daniels spoke about The Mystery of Godliness.
1Tim 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Referenced Scriptures: [1Timothy 3:14-16, Deuteronomy 29:29, Psalm 25:14, Daniel chapter 2, Matt 13:10-11, Luke 10:20-24, Matt 16:15-18, Colossians 1:25-29, 1Corinthians 15:51, Acts 1:10-11]
Randy McCarthy read from John chapter 12 and spoke about The Final Reaction to Jesus’ Ministry.
John 12:1-3 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment
Due to technical problems the first few minutes were clipped from Elder Randy’s sermon. In this missing section Randy is reading from John 12:1-21. Video picks up at mid-verse 21.
Mark Wattenbarger read and commented on the 1st Epistle of Peter and spoke about Enduring the Persecutions of Life.
Randy McCarthy opened services by reading Psalm 62. He then spoke about Repentance.
Referenced Scriptures: [Acts chapter 20, Zechariah chapter 3, Luke 15:1-10, 2Peter chapter 3]
Allen Daniels began by reading the lyrics of My Dream. He then spoke about Lazarus and about Death.
Referenced Scriptures: [Job 14:14-15, Romans 5:12, Romans 6:23, Genesis chapter 2, 2Corinthians 5:1-9, 1Thessalonians 4:13-18]
Randy McCarthy continued speaking about the firstborn this week focusing on Moses, the Israelites, and the priesthood.
Referenced Scriptures: [Hebrews 12:22-24, Exodus 4:21-23, Exodus 19:4-8, Numbers 3:11-13, Romans 8:28-31]
Randy McCarthy introduced services by reading Psalm 3.
Mark Wattenbarger read and commented on Ezekiel chapter 34 and spoke about the Shepherds and the Sheep.
Referenced Scriptures: [Psalm 23]
Randy McCarthy opened services reading from 1Timothy chapter 4 (1Tim 4:6-8). He then read from Colossians chapter 1 and spoke about the Firstborn and the Birthright. He gave a discussion of how Jacob used deception to gain Esau’s birthright and his father’s blessing.
Referenced Scriptures: [Romans 8:28-30, John 3:16, Genesis 25:19-34, Genesis chapter 27(summary), Genesis 32:9-12,24-29, Isaiah 40:1-2, Ephesians 1:1-6]
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