Unity vs. Uniformity | May Communion Service

randyMc_1_cropRandy 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

allendAllen 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.

Death, Burial, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ

allendAllen Daniels discusses the death, burial, & resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Easter Sunday 2014

 

 

Fear

allendAllen Daniels

Subject:  Fear

Text:  Hebrews 2:14;  Isaiah 43:1-3, 5;  Psalm 23:4-5

 


 

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”

Allen Daniels

allendEnter 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

 

 

 

Love

allendAllen Daniels spoke about Love

Referenced Scriptures: [1John 3:1-5;  John 3:16;  1John 3:11, 4:7-8;  Jeremiah 31:3;  John 10:25;  1John 3:7-11;  Philippians 3:20]

 

 

 

Chastisement of God

Bill McCarthy5-altBill McCarthy

 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth

Subject:  The Chastisement and Punishment of God

Text:  Proverb 3;  Hebrews 12


allendAllen Daniels

Subject:  The Chastisement and Punishment of God (continued)

 

 

Allen Daniels – Acts 2:40

allendAllen Daniels:

Theme:  Acts 2:40

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,

Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Scripture References:

Referenced Song:  Come Unto Me

Ordinances, Communion, Deliverance from Sin

allendAllen Daniels

Ordinances of Communion, Fellowship, & Baptism

Articles of Faith #6:  We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that feet washing is an example, a duty, connected with the supper, and that true believers are the only subjects of either and should be practiced by the churches; and that baptism by immersion is the apostolic mode.

Referenced Scriptures: [1Corinthians 10:16-17,21,  2Corinthians 6:14-18


markwMark Wattenbarger spoke about the history of the Jewish Passover & comparison to the Lord’s Supper.  Deliverance from the bondage of slavery & from the bondage of sin.

Text:  Luke 22:14-20

Five Sermons for a 5th Sunday – Sept. 2013

Randy McCarthy

Text:  Acts 26:12-23,  Zech 13:6-


Bill McCarthy


Keith West

Subject:  Prayer: A Steering Wheel or a Spare Tire ?


Mark Wattenbarger


Allen Daniels

 

Allen Daniels: I Go To Prepare A Place For You

allendAllen Daniels

Text: John 14:1-6

Subject: I Go To Prepare A Place For You

Scriptural References: Hebrews 1:3; Luke 24:37-49; Acts 1:4-11; Acts 2:1-24