Mark Wattebarger discusses Hebrews 12:1-4. He gives us a brief outline of the history of the book and the reason Paul spends Chapter 11 listing men and women living their lives in faith. Elder Wattenbarger helps us understand the background for Paul’s powerful statement that, in the midst of trial and persecution, we should always be, “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”
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Bill McCarthy
Bill discusses how the elite in this world always challenge God, but God in His wisdom always prevails. No problem is too difficult for God.
Text: Matthew 22; Romans 5:12.
Randy McCarthy
The world hates it when you tell the truth. In Matthew 23, the Lord Jesus condemns the Pharisees and scribes for their hypocrisy, and states that judgment for all the righteous blood that had been shed from Abel to Zechariah (Zecharias) would come upon that generation. Randy recounts the story of Zechariah, the brave prophet who was killed for speaking the truth, and who in his death prefigured the rejection and death of Christ.
Text: 2Chronicles 24.
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Bill McCarthy
Subject: Love (Introduction)
Brother Bill spoke of the incredible love of God for His people.
Text: John Ch. 13 & 15; James 3; Rom 13:6
Randy McCarthy
In this sermon, Randy recounts the story of the death of wicked king Ahab as foretold by Micaiah the prophet. 1 Kings 22. Micaiah was hated by Ahab because he spoke the truth. Micaiah prophesied that in battle only king Ahab would be killed, and the rest of his men scattered, and this came to pass even though king Ahab disguised himself as a common soldier. Micaiah’s treatment by the king prefigured the suffering of Christ, and Micaiah’s prophecy was also fulfilled by Christ (strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered).
Text: 1Kings 22:1-35
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Allen DanielsText: John 14:1-6
Scriptural References: Hebrews 1:3; Luke 24:37-49; Acts 1:4-11; Acts 2:1-24
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Randy McCarthy
Introduction: 1Cor 15:1-8
On the day that Jesus was raised from the dead, He began opening the understanding of his disciples to the OT scriptures which foretold the suffering, death, burial and resurrection of Christ (Luke 24:13-47).
Randy examined several prophecies in the writings of Moses (first five books of the OT) that demonstrate a suffering and triumphant Messiah, including the seed of the woman in Genesis 3, the offering of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the eight day festival of Passover (Exodus 12, Leviticus 23). With regard to the Passover, Jesus’s death was represented by the paschal lamb offered on the first day of the Passover feast and his glorified resurrection represented by the first fruits offering on the third day of the Passover feast (1 Cor 15:20).
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Subject: What Does The Bible Teach Us?
Text: Gen 1:1-2; Romans 9:6-17
Subject: Prophecy of the Scripture
Text: 2 Peter 1:20-21
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Mark Wattenbarger
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Text: 2Pet 1:16-18, 1John 1:1-4, Phil 2:5-8, John 1:1-4, 12-13, 5-8
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Allen DanielsSubject: I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
Text: 2 Peter 1:11-21
2 Peter 1:19-21 (19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: (20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (21) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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