Randy McCarthy introduced services reading from Hebrews 12 (Heb 12:12-15), then read from Acts 3 (Acts 3:1-16,22-26)
Allen Daniels read about the Lord’s supper (1Cor 11:23-26, 1Cor 10:16-17)
Mark Wattenbarger read about the foot washing service (John 13:2-10)
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Allen DanielsAllen opened services by reading from the 49th Psalm and discussed the redemption we have through the precious blood of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Randy McCarthyRandy discussed the seven feast days that the Lord gave the nation of Israel to observe (Lev 23).
These feast days are : Passover . Unleavened Bread . Firstfruits
Weeks (Pentecost) . Trumpets . Day of Atonement . Tabernacles (Booths)
Randy pointed out how that each of these feast days point to different aspects of the person and work of Jesus Christ. The first three feasts in the Spring (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits) were fulfilled in the suffering, death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The fourth Spring feast, Pentacost, signified the commencement of the gospel age, as recorded in Acts 2. The three feasts in the Fall (Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles) signify aspects of the Lord Jesus’ second coming. He will come with the sound of a trumpet (1 Thes 4:13-20), there will be a great day of judgment where God separates His sheep from the goats (Matt 25:31-46), and then God’s people dwell with him forever with Him in their midst (Tabernacles).
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Randy McCarthyUnity 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.
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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Allen Daniels discusses the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter Sunday 2014
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Allen Daniels
Subject: Fear
Text: Hebrews 2:14; Isaiah 43:1-3, 5; Psalm 23:4-5
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Referenced Hymn: How Firm A Foundation
Appended to the end of this week’s sermon is a recording of this hymn from the Harmony Plains album “Great is thy Faithfulness”
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt 7:13-14
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