Tag: resurrection
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“I AM the Resurrection and the Life: Do You Believe This?”
Scripture Readings: Psalm 118:22-27; John 11:17-25 (text) March 27, 2016 * ZCRC (Pasig) and BSCC * Download this sermon (PDF) Ccongregation of Christ: A story is told of a Christian School teacher who asked her class the week before Easter about their knowledge of the celebration. One little girl volunteered her opinion, “Easter is…
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The Virgin Birth: an Essential of the Gospel of Christ
Many people who call themselves Christians do not believe in the essentials of the Gospel of the Christ. What is this gospel? Paul defines it for us: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if…
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“It Was the Will of the LORD to Crush Him” and “Prolong His Days”
Scripture Readings: Isaiah 52:13-15; 53:10-12 (text); Luke 24:1-12; Hebrews 7:15-16, 23-25 April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday (Imus and Pasig) ”¢ Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved Congregation of Christ: Our text is excerpted from the last of the four Servant Songs of Isaiah, a very well-known passage often quoted during the time of Good…
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Christ the Firstfruits
The firstfruits of a harvest that was picked by a farmer as the best crop in his whole field was a foretaste of a great harvest. Jesus, raised from the dead by God the Father and the Holy Spirit, is the firstfruits of a great harvest of believers. Since the resurrection of Christ, a great…
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“Remember Also Your Creator”
To those who are young and strong and are feeling invincible, the best time in life to “remember your Creator†is now when you have a whole lifetime ahead of you. To those of you who are growing old with all your pain and afflictions, be hopeful, because the new tent that God has prepared…
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Of Men and Beasts and Judgment Day
Our longing for perfect justice will be accomplished. God has meted out his justice against all our sins on Christ when he was crucified on the cross, accomplishing his perfect justice in Christ for us. But his justice will also be done against all evildoers.
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Once Dead, Now Alive (Ephesians 2:1-10)
All these Scriptures point out that all people are slaves of Satan, unable and unwilling to come to faith in Christ. Therefore, unbelievers are walking dead unless the Holy Spirit gives them new hearts. Regeneration comes before faith.
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“Raised According to the Scriptures”
“Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures†(1 Corinthians 15:4-5).
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God’s True Covenant People Are Not Pretenders
If Isaiah were alive today, he would call prosperity gospel preachers and most televangelists and megachurch pastors blind, ignorant, useless, greedy and insatiable dogs, just as he called the false shepherds of Israel “silent dogs” who are blind, without knowledge, and who have never enough.
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Jesus the Extreme Street Preacher
“Think positively, because I’m here to talk with you and walk with you along life’s narrow way. Give me all your tears of sadness and all your years of pain, and you’ll enter into life in my name. By being strong-willed, you will be able to overcome the obstacles of a long and winding, dry…