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Of Christmas Trees and the Tree of Life

  Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:22-24 (text); Galatians 3:13-14; Revelation 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19 December 7, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) • Download this devotional (PDF) Every Christmas season, we never stop hearing naysayers that Christmas is a pagan holiday, or at least originated as a pagan festival. They argue that December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus was an adaptation of the pagan celebration of the winter solstice called Saturnalia or the Sol Invictus festival to encourage pagans to convert to Christianity. But is this historically true? Many scholars have…

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Mount Sinai: The LORD Gives His Law to His People

  Scripture Readings: Exodus 24:1-18 (text); Hebrews 9:11-22 November 30, 2014, 7:45-8:00 AM • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) On Christmas Day, December 25, Hollywood will release yet another movie, entitled “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Like all Hollywood movies about Bible stories, including “Noah,” “Son of God,” and “The Passion of the Christ,” this movie will be the unbelievers’ and cynics’ version of a Biblical story. Ridley Scott, producer of “Exodus,” speculates that two earthquakes and two tsunamis on opposite ends of the sea, parted the waters. Christian Bale, a big, strong 39-year-old…

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Turkey, Football and Thanksgiving Day

  Scripture Readings: Psalm 136:1-26 • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 November 23, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) • Download this devotional (PDF) Hello, and welcome to another edition of our Sunday Focus on the Bible. My name is Nollie Malabuyo, Pastor of Big Springs Community Church in Montague. Today, we take a break from our study of Biblical mountains. Instead, we will meditate on a holiday that is dear to the hearts of all Americans: Thanksgiving Day. Let’s go back some 400 years ago, in Plymouth, England. A group of 102 men, women and…

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Mount Moriah: The LORD Provides a Substitute

Scripture Readings: Genesis 22:1-19 (text) • Hebrews 11:8-12, 17-19; Galatians 3:6-9, 29 Rev. Nollie Malabuyo• November 16, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM • Download this devotional (PDF) Last week, we began our series on Biblical mountains with the mountain of Eden where God placed Adam and Eve. We learned Adam represented all human beings when he sin, and Jesus Christ, whom the Bible calls the Second Adam, represented all the people who would believe on him. Today, we will continue with this study, as we look at a second Biblical mountain called Moriah, which means “chosen by…

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A Tale of Two Adams

  Every Sunday at 7:45-8:00 AM (PST), you can listen to our radio program at KSYC 103.9FM in Yreka, California. Big Springs Community Church started this program about two years ago when Rev. Bernie Van Ee was the pastor. This is the first broadcast since Pastor Bernie passed the baton to Pastor Nollie. To listen live, go to this link: http://www.ksyc1039.com/live. When you click on “Click here to listen,” your computer will download a file called listen.pls. On my Mac, it plays on iTunes. It says it also supports these…

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