Category: Sermons
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Sinai: Mount of Confirmation of God’s Covenant
The Israelites at Mount Sinai had a foretaste of the Lord’s Supper that Christ instituted before his death as the confirmation and renewal of God’s covenant with his people. And its purpose is to nourish our souls with the body and blood of Christ in this life, until he returns to take us to our…
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The First Adam in the Mountain of God
The First Adam was driven from the Garden of Eden, the Paradise of God, and as a result, we lost fellowship with God. But Christ, the Second Adam, is “God with us†now, and in eternity, He will dwell with you in the heavenly Paradise.
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Jesus Anointed with Oil to Prepare Him
Scripture Readings: Mark 14:1-11(text); Psalm 133:1-2 March 14, 2010 In the early 1970s, when I was in college, a rock musical called “Jesus Christ Superstar” became a hit in Broadway and in the movies. It was the story of the struggle between two personalities in John’s gospel: Our Lord Jesus and Judas Iscariot. Also prominent…
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Sermons
I will be posting more sermons online as time permits. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.…
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Strike Two, and You’re Out of the Promised Land!
With two, not three, swings of his staff at the rock, Moses struck out of the Promised Land! But we have a Mediator better and more complete than Moses. Moses could not give the people Living Water. Only God could. And Moses could not accompany God’s people into the Promised Land. Only Christ could,…
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United to Christ in Suffering and Victory
This is the good news for you: that not only are you united to him in his suffering and dying unjustly for your sin, but also in his glorious resurrection. This is your hope as you continue in your pilgrimage in this perishing world of pain and persecution.
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The Gospel According to the Nazirite
Numbers 6:1-21 (text); 1 John 2:15-17 March 1, 2009 To download a printer-friendly version of this sermon, click here. Introduction Congregation of Christ: Once upon a time, early fifth century A. D. to be exact, there lived a devout Christian monk in Syria whose name was Simeon. In those days, there were men who withdrew…
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God-Centered Worship in the Wilderness
Numbers 3:1-51; Scripture Readings: Numbers 3:1-51; 1 Cor 12:27-31 March 2, 2009 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Have you ever been to a youth camp or an adult retreat where emotions ran high, so the leader and the campers decided to have a spontaneous Lord’s Supper? Or maybe there were so-called decisions for Christ, so the youth…
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Who’s Out, Who’s In
Numbers 5:1-31 (text); 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 February 22, 2009 For a printer-friendly PDF version of this sermon, click here. Introduction Congregation of Christ: A few days ago, the Philippine government released the names of over 39,000 nurses who passed the nursing board exam. In the Philippines, results of government exams are released to the public…
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New Sermon Series: “God and His People in the Wilderness”
Last Sunday, in the mission church that meets at Mars Hill Study Center, I preached the first sermon in a series entitled “God and His People In the Wilderness.” This series is based on Numbers, the fourth book in the Old Testament. Join us as we journey with 15th century B. C. Israelites in their…