Category: Sermons
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Brought from Mount Sinai to Mount Zion
The church in Galatia used to be slaves like Hagar and sons of slaves like Ishmael who came from Mount Sinai in Arabia. But now, they are free people, like Sarah and Isaac, having been brought by Christ from Mount Sinai to the heavenly Mount Zion in heavenly Jerusalem.
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“Which Mountain is Your Refuge?â€
In Christ—the Rock of Ages, the Mountain Refuge—you are standing on a solid Foundation, one that will never be shaken or destroyed during perilous times, even when God shakes up the whole universe at his coming.
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The Duties of Members Towards Their Pastors and Elders
Numbers 16:1-5; 1 Timothy 5:17-25 Preached during the morning worship service on September 19, 2010 at Davao United Covenant Reformed Church on the occasion of the ordination of Rev. Vic Bernales Like us on Facebook [fblikesend] This afternoon, Davao United Covenant Reformed Church will solemnly and officially ordain Brother Vic Bernales as Minister of the…
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Mount Carmel: God’s Mountain Man Judges Israel’s Apostasy
God warns his people Israel to be distinct from their idolatrous neighbors, so he prohibits them from copying these detestable pagan rituals to honor their dead or their idols. This principle of holiness, of being set apart and distinct from the unbelieving culture, is the mark of God’s people, whether in the old or new…
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Why Preach Christ from the Law and the Prophets
Psalm 40:6-8; Text: Matthew 5:17-20 August 22, 2010 Introduction Chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew is commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount because it was preached by Christ “up on the mountain” to his disciples. In these three long chapters, Jesus expands the Old Testament Law to everyday reality of righteous living…
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The Stray Sheep in the Mountains
To rescue his lost sheep, Jesus became one of them, a meek and obedient Lamb of God who gave himself as a sacrifice on the cross: “Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth†(Isa 53:7).
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On the Mount of Temptation: “If You’re Really…”
Your greatest enemies are not Muslims, Hindus or atheists, but false teachers in the churches. They are the ones being used by Satan in deceiving you. Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 6:10-19; Matthew 4:1-11; Text: Matthew 4:8-10 The temptation of Jesus is a good example of how a Christian is able to avoid sin. Firstly, the Holy…
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Mount Nebo: Disappointment, then Hope
God instructed Moses to go to a mountain where he will show him the extent and the beauty of the Promised Land he is giving to Israel before he died. But beyond this disappointment, God also assured Moses that Israel, after he died, will be ably led by Joshua, a Spirit-filled man, in their conquest…
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Mount Ebal to Mount Gerizim: From Cursed to Blessed
How shall we escape from these curses and receive God’s blessings when we can never perfectly obey God’s law? We are to march from the Ebal, the Mount of Cursing to Gerizim, the Mount of Blessing, through the perfect obedience of another Man.