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Hope, Part 1 (Lam. 3:21)

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on November 24, 2024) Is there anyone out there who is struggling with a lack of hope? Anyone who is facing troubles that threaten to drive them into despair? Then please join us today for this encouraging message about the important topic of “hope.” May every one of us…

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The Master’s Message for the Moment of Greatest Grief (Mark 5:35-36)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 27, 2024) As Jesus was making His way to the home of Jairus, whose little daughter was dying, the news came that she had passed away. “Don’t trouble the Master anymore,” they said; “It’s too late!” But what message did Jesus give to Jairus in that moment…

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The Lost Quality of Steadfastness, Part 2 (Phil. 1:27-30)

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on October 20, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, “steadfastness” is a quality that is fast disappearing from our culture. In the conclusion of this message today, Elder John Morgan Owens teaches us more about the need for steadfastness, and the even greater need to understand what the…

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The Lost Quality of Steadfastness, Part 1 (Phil. 1:27-30)

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on October 20, 2024) In Philippians 1:27, Paul admonishes the church to “stand fast.” This means to be “steadfast.” In today’s world, the quality of steadfastness seems for the most part to be lost. But this is one of the most important qualities we can possess, especially when it…

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The Book of Romans, Part 42: Federal Headship and Original Sin, Part 2 (Rom. 5:12-21)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) Yesterday we learned about the Bible doctrines of “federal headship” and “original sin”, which simply teach that Adam represented all of his posterity in the Garden, and therefore his sin was imputed to all of humanity. Today we continue exploring these important theological concepts, and…

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The Book of Romans, Part 41: Federal Headship and Original Sin I (Rom. 5:12-21)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) In Romans 5:12, we find two very important theological concepts that are essential to our understanding of our eternal salvation: the doctrines of “federal headship” and “original sin”. Federal headship simply points us to the fact that Adam was the representative of all of his…

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The Book of Romans, Part 40: Justification By Grace Revisited II (Rom. 5:6-11)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) As we were reminded in the first half of this sermon, our faith-walk in this life must be predicated upon the glorious truth of God’s eternal grace! Without justification by grace in the eternal halls of heaven, we could never be justified by faith in…

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The Book of Romans, Part 39: Justification By Grace Revisited I (Rom. 5:6-11)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) Even as we understand that justification by faith occurs here and now, in our faith-walk with God, we must never forget that our justification by grace has been accomplished by Christ for all eternity! In other words, our efforts here to be justified by faith…

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The Book of Romans, Part 38: Justification By Faith – How It Works (Rom. 5:3-5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Romans 5 sets forth the goal of “justification by faith,” which is peace with God in this life. But how does it work? The next three verses teach us how. In these verses, perhaps more than any other in…

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The Book of Romans, Part 37: The Goal of Justification By Faith (Rom. 5:1-2)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) We have been studying the concept of “justification by faith,” as taught by Paul here in the first few chapters of his letter to the Romans. As we have seen, the goal is NOT to achieve eternal justification, but rather to obtain a closer walk…