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Spiritual Warfare, Part 3: The World (Eph. 6:10-13)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10/16/22) Last time, we saw that the devil is our primary enemy. We learned his tactics, and discovered biblical principles on how to resist him. Today, we begin looking at a second enemy: the world. The world is against us, and especially so since the devil is the prince…

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Spiritual Warfare, Part 1: The Devil (Eph. 6:10-13)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10/16/22) I don’t think anyone could argue that we are in a constant state of spiritual war! Our trinity of enemies – the world, the flesh, and the devil – are all against us, and out to destroy us. Today we begin to look at the primary enemy of…

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He Has Accomplished and Applied Our Salvation! (Gal. 6:11-16)

by Elder Matt Sonstegard (preached on 3-18-22) In this sermon, also from our 2018 Annual Meeting, Elder Matt Sonstegard of Lindsay, California, preaches from Galatians 6 about the accomplishment and application of salvation. Christ accomplished our eternal salvation on the Cross, and He applies it to us in the new birth. Both glorious events are…

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Nehemiah’s Prayer (Neh. 1)

by Elder Matt Sonstegard (preached on 3-17-2018) During our 2018 Annual Meeting, Elder Matt Sonstegard, of Lindsay CA, preached to us about “prayer.” He used Nehemiah’s first prayer in chapter 1 of Nehemiah. We learned that prayer is the lifeline of the church, and we should be constantly seeking God’s blessings as we sojourn in…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 12: Better Than Moses (Heb. 3:1-6)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10-10-22) In the last post, we began looking at Moses and Christ, and were beginning to see how much better Christ is than Moses! Today, we continue looking at this idea of Christ as “better”, and ultimately see that because He is better, we are “His house” –…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 11: Better Than Moses (Heb. 3:1-6)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10-10-22) One of the prevalent themes of the Book of Hebrews can be summed up in one word: “better.” Christ is better than the angels, the new covenant is better than the old, etc. In today’s message, the word “better” does not appear, but the sentiment certainly does!…

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The Kingdom of God Is “At Hand,” Part 1 (Mark 1:14-15)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10-10-22) When John and Jesus began to preach that the Kingdom of God is “at hand,” the Jews of the day were perplexed! They were expecting some kind of political kingdom, but the Kingdom that Jesus instituted was unlike anything they had ever dreamed about! This Kingdom would…