Randy McCarthy

Liberty, Freedom & John Leland

July 5, 2015

Randy McCarthy

Subject: “Liberty, Freedom & John Leland”

Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

Question: Is America a Christian Nation?

Hebrews 13:1-2 “Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.“

John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.“

U. S. Constitution – Amendment 1: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

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Referenced Biography: John Leland (1754-1841)

John Leland led Baptists in Virginia in the struggle for religious freedom. He ardently opposed the idea that the United States was a Christian commonwealth and fervently championed separating church and state.

He wrote: “No national church can in its organization, be the Gospel Church. A National church takes in the whole Nation, and no more; whereas, the Gospel Church, takes in no Nation, but those who fear God, and work righteousness in every Nation. The notion of a Christian commonwealth should be exploded forever. . . . If all the souls in a government were saints of God, should they be formed into a society by law, that society could not be a Gospel Church, but a creature of state.”

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Randy & Mark – June 28

June 28, 2015

Randy McCarthy

Mark Wattenbarger

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The Comforter (Three Parakletos)

June 14, 2015

Brother Randy opened the service by reading the 3rd Chapter of Zechariah, speaking about “The Vision of Zechariah” Zechariah 3:1-10

Sermon: “Three Parakletos” 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-2; John 1:36-51; John 14:15-17; John 20:10-18; Gal 6:1-2; John 2:1-11

Parakletos (par-ak’-lay-tos): A Greek word that translates into English as “an intercessor, consoler:—advocate, comforter” Or “One who stands beside you as a helper.”

1) “….we have an advocate (Parakletos) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”

2) ” …And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (Parakletos), that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive …”

3) “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” We are to be a parakletos to each other; we are to stand beside our brothers or sisters as their helpers, comforters, and intercessors (praying) for them in their time of need.

“Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.“

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June 7, 2015

Subject: “Tribalism” Isaiah 61:1; 1 Peter 4:1-19; Luke 12:51-53; Matt 10:34-39; Matt 12:46-50; Matt 5:11; Eph 2:14

” …he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”

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Note: Due to technical problems, there are a few minutes missing from this sermon

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Randy McCarthy

May 31, 2015

Subject: “The Doctrine of Boundaries”

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This message was delivered while Brother Randy was visiting Oak Hill PBC in Austin, TX.

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Randy McCarthy

May 30, 2015

Subject: “Faith as manifested in those whom Jesus healed”

Eight Scriptural references concerning the healings of Jesus: Matt 9:22; Matt 15:28; Mark 10:52; Luke 17:19; Luke 5:20-24; Luke 7:47-50; Matt 8:2-3; Luke 7:6-9

God will bless us (in the same manner) if we place our faith and trust in Him. The application of these principles are seen in Paul’s teachings in Ephesians 3:8-21.

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”

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This message was delivered while Elder Randy was visiting Oak Hill PBC in Austin, TX.

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John Harvey & Randy McCarthy

May 24, 2015

Brother Randy introduced services reading and commenting on Deut 29:29 “The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.“

John Harvey Verse by Verse comments on 2 Peter 1:1-12

Randy McCarthy “Encouragement and Exhortation in our Service to God”
Deut 30:1-10; Eph 3:8-21

“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Ephesians 3:16-21

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Elder Bill’s Favorite Scriptures | The Doctrine of Boundaries

May 10, 2015

Randy introduced services and commented on Mother’s Day

Bill McCarthy

“My Favorite Scriptures”

1 Kings 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

John 10:10 …..I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

John 14:6 …I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Matthew 6:33 ….seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Randy McCarthy

“The Doctrine of Boundaries” Galatians 6:1-5; Psalms 37:1-8

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”

“For every man shall bear his own burden.”

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

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David in the Wilderness

May 3, 2015

Randy McCarthy

Text: Rom 15:1-6; 2Sam 15:19-21,32; Luke 22:28-3

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The Story of Absalom | Faith Which Worketh by Love

April 26, 2015

Randy McCarthy

David’s Lamentation: The Story of Absalom

“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Text: 2Samuel 18:33 Psalms 3:1-8; 2Samuel Chaps. 13-18

Mark Wattenbarger

Faith Which Worketh by Love

James 2:1-20; John 13:34-35; Galatians 5:6b; 1 John 3:1; John 3:16; Matthew 25:39-40

James 2:18, “Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

Matthew 25:39-40, “Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.“

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