Hebrews Sermons 

True Worship on Two Mountains

  Psalm 96 ● Hebrews 12:18-29 May 21, 2017 ● Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Why do you come to worship every Lord’s Day? Is it out of habit or tradition? Is it to gather with family and friends? Is it to make you feel good? Have you ever wondered what really happens during a worship service? In many churches today, people flock to see and hear entertaining music and amusing, therapeutic sermons. They say the purpose of the worship service is to get unbelievers to be saved. Others…

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Hebrews Proverbs Sermons 

“The Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith”

  Proverbs 3:11-12; Hebrews 12:1-17 (text) May 14, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: In 203 A.D., about a century after John the last apostle died, there was a young Christian woman who was in prison awaiting her execution for being a Christian. When her pagan father visited her in prison, he tried to persuade her to renounce her faith in Christ. According to some accounts, there was this conversation: “Father do you see this vase here? Could it be called by any other name than what…

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A Father’s Day Message

Proverbs 13:24; Hebrews 12:5-11 June 19, 2016 (KSYC) * Download this article (PDF) “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives” (Heb 12:5b–6). Today is Father’s Day in honor of our fathers. Just a few weeks ago, a popular swimmer of Stanford University in Palo Alto was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman, unconscious and helpless woman. He was sentenced to a paltry 6 months…

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Church Blog Worship 

“What is Reformed Worship?”

From the “Church Planting Manual” ©2014 Missions Committee of the United Reformed Churches in North America We live in a place and time of unparalleled individual freedom of choice. We choose how we dress from an almost endless number of options. We decide whether we want our books in paper or digital format. Young people graduating from high school or college enjoy a host of vocational opportunities. Our culture trains us to think that we should be able to have things our way. In the 1990s, Burger King advertised its…

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