Tag: Assyria

  • Believing Because of Signs and Because of the Word

    Believing Because of Signs and Because of the Word

      Malachi 1:11; John 4:7-30; 39-42 (text) November 15, 2015 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Nothing has changed in 2,000 years since our Lord Jesus Christ first appeared preaching and teaching in Palestine. In the Gospel of John, Jesus performed so many signs, or miracles as we call them today, that John says,…

  • Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    Two Prayers, Two Answers, and an Ominous Ending

    How did God hear Hezekiah’s prayers for forgiveness and salvation? Only through the fulfillment of God’s promise to his father David: the Son of David who would sit on his father’s throne forever, whose kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom. Jesus the Messiah would teach us that he is the One who saves his people from…

  • Why Trust in Egypt?

    Why Trust in Egypt?

    Isaiah 19:23-25 anticipates the time when Assyria and Egypt will represent all people from all nations who will turn to God. All three nations will be connected by a “highway” through which God comes to his people and by which he leads his people to himself. Jesus, is the “new and living way” to God’s…

  • The Ancient Path to True Worship (Jeremiah 6:16)

    The Ancient Path to True Worship (Jeremiah 6:16)

    The people of Judah faced another major crossroad in their history. Which road should they take? Jeremiah directed them to the good path of salvation – the ancient path of true worship. He warned them that the other path leads to destruction.