Mark Wattenbarger
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Allen Daniels – John 17
June 15, 2014
Randy – Judgement of God
June 8, 2014
Randy McCarthy
In this sermon, Randy discusses the judgments of God. The bible defines judgment as the rain: as God supplies the rain needed for grass, trees and other vegetation in the natural realm, God also supplies that which is needful (judgment) in the moral realm. Randy explores Psalm 94 where the writer calls upon the Lord as the “judge of all the earth” to come and execute judgment against the wicked as a necessary remedy to the injustice which the writer observes around him. Randy shows how the creation story demonstrates there is something innate in the nature of man to desire judgment, but as a result of our fall into sinfulness, our own perception of true judgment is often flawed. This leads to self-righteousness, which is a point of view in which we view ourselves, rather than God, as the source of true judgment. Randy explores the various ways in which God executes judgment both in this world and in the next to teach His people true judgment.
Bill McCarthy – Closing Comments
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Psalm 8
June 1, 2014
Randy McCarthy
In Psalm 8, David contemplates the wonders of creation and examines how that man is a special creation made in the image of God. While aspects of this image were lost in the Fall, God has nevertheless redeemed His elect family out of the fallen human race by raising up another man, Christ Jesus the Lord, who has and will ultimately demonstrate dominion upon all the earth. As shown by the New Testament (Heb 2; 1 Cor 15), Psalm 8 is a Messianic Psalm ultimately pointing to the revealed glory of Christ with His People in the resurrection.
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The Fall | Mothers
May 11, 2014
Randy McCarthy
Introduction: Isaiah 62:1-3,4 “Beulah Land“
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Randy examines the creation story (Gen 2-3) with a view toward understanding what mankind lost in The Fall. The earth as originally created was “good” and “very good” and man stood as God’s representative over all the creation. As a result of the Fall, God cursed Satan and the earth, but did not curse Adam and Eve. He gave them hope by promising a descendant (the “seed of the woman”) that would take away their iniquity, and assigned them toil to thereafter occupy them, and their descendants, in the earth. Men would thereafter suffer through their work to provide food for their families, and women would suffer in childbearing and in raising children. While difficult to bear, some of the greatest blessings God gives His people come through these toils. Mothers in particular love their children and suffer anguish of heart when their children, no matter how old, are in pain (Luke 2). The love of a Mother is an expression of God’s love, and demonstrates God’s love for all His children (Isa 66:13).
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Unity vs. Uniformity | May Communion Service
May 4, 2014
Randy McCarthy
Unity vs. Uniformity
In this sermon, Randy refers to John 6 to discuss the differences between unity and uniformity. Unity is good in that it is the uniting of God’s people around certain important truths, most notably the fellowship of the risen Christ. The desire for unity can often devolve into demands for uniformity, however, which is a desire people do things the “same way” – everyone should think and do the same things. While this is good in the area of doctrine, it is often taken too far in the area of practice.
May Communion Service
Randy McCarthy & Allen Daniels
Allen gives an excellent overview of the meaning of the communion service and what the various elements represent. The unleavened bread represents the perfect, sinless body of Christ which was broken for God’s people, and the unleavened wine represents the perfect, sinless blood (life) of Christ which was shed for the redemption of God’s people.
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Mark – Appearance of Jesus after the Resurrection
April 27, 2014
Mark Wattenbarger
Bro Mark discusses some of the appearances of the Lord Jesus after his resurrection. He notes the women and the two disciples traveling to Emmaus were not believed when they first told the disciples the Lord is alive. However, it did not take much time to convince even Thomas that the Lord is risen indeed!
Luke 24:13-35; Mark 16:9-14; John 20:18-29
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Death, Burial, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
April 20, 2014
Allen Daniels discusses the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter Sunday 2014
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Randy McCarthy – An Early Easter Message
April 13, 2014
Randy McCarthy
Randy examines several intricate and highly detailed prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the events surrounding the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, including prophecies set forth in Isaiah 53, Psalm 22 and Zechariah Chapter 11. Randy focuses particularly upon Zechariah Chapter 11, where the Lord reveals, 550 years in advance, the coming of the Lord Jesus as King of the Jews, and how that the Jewish Nation would reject Him. God foretells that they would value Him as the price of a slave (30 pieces of silver), and that this money would be thrown in the temple and ultimately given to a potter. While this prophecy is rather obscure and was not well understood by the saints of old, these events became completely clear through Judas Iscariot, who returned the money he had received to betray Jesus by casting it onto the temple floor. The Pharisees ultimately used the money to purchase the potter’s field to have a place to bury strangers in, thereby fulfilling that aspect of the prophecy. Zechariah Chapter 11 also foretells that, because of their rejection of Jesus as King, God delivers the nation to “their king,” which was Caesar who destroyed the Temple and scattered the people roughly 40 years later in AD 70. Randy also briefly examines the telling description of the death, burial and triumphant resurrection of Christ as foretold in Isaiah 53, and discusses how that the Lord called out the first line of Psalm 22 psalm while hanging on the cross to direct us to see the fulfillment of those prophecies as well.
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Randy & Bill McCarthy
April 6, 2014