Spies on a Mission in the Promised Land

August 27, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 Corinthians 10, Anakim, Caleb and Joshua, Nephilim, Numbers 13, twelve spies

If you believe in him, he has good news for you. Jesus is your “spy” who has scouted your land of destiny. Because he is the Truth, nothing in his report is exaggerated or untrue. He knows everything about your Promised Land because he came down from there and he is there today. He assures you that your Promised Land is the heavenly city, a beautiful land abounding in God’s blessings and goodness. Its inhabitants are not wicked enemies you have to fight and conquer, but righteous friends with whom you will fellowship for eternity. An its fortifications do not just reach up to heaven, but the city is heaven itself, safe and secure from all evil (Rev 21:27).

Numbers Sermons

God and His People in the Wilderness

June 5, 2019September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 Corinthians 10, Moses, numbers 1, pilgrims and strangers, Promised Land, wilderness wanderings

Christians are pilgrims and strangers traveling in this barren land, living between redemption and the Promised Land. But as God’s people, “you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God” (Eph 2:19).

Judges Sermons

Samson Part 3: Vengeance at Firefox Field and Jawbone Hill

October 10, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 Corinthians 10, 300 foxes, Exodus 17, Isaiah 53, jawbone hill, Judges 15, living water, Philistines, precious blood, Samson

Exod 17:1-7; Judges 15:1-20; 1 Cor 10:1-5 October 9, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: I’m not sure if they still teach World History in high school these days, but do you know that there was a Thirty Years’ War in Europe from 1618-48? This war was also known as the religious wars. It began when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic) suppressed the religious freedom of Protestants. The Protestants then appealed to other Protestant states of England, Netherlands and Denmark for help.…

Judges Sermons

Gideon Part 3: All’s Not Well That Doesn’t End Well

August 7, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 Corinthians 10, Abimelech, Baal, Colossians 3, ephod, Gideon, Judges 8

Scripture Readings: Judges 8:1-35; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:17 August 7, 2016 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: The title of our study this morning is the reverse of a well-known proverb or cliché, “all’s well that ends well.” It means that everything has turned out well, even though some things went wrong and the outcome was uncertain, along the way. Did you know that this proverb was popularized in Shakespeare’s play of the same name? It is the story of a beautiful woman in a court in…

Sermons

True Food and True Drink from Heaven

December 1, 2015September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 Corinthians 10, Advent, Christmas, John 6, Numbers 11, true drink, true food

Numbers 11:4-13; John 1:14; 6:51-59 (text) November 29, 2015 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Today, we start the season of Advent this year 2015. Advent is a time of remembering and giving thanks to God for his most precious gift: Jesus his only-begotten who was born a true human baby to save his people from their sin. Advent and Christmas are two of the most cherised and beautiful Christian traditions. However, every Advent season, there are naysayers, many coming from Reformed circles, that Christmas, or any…