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Gossips And Busybodies
Sermon By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / February 09, 2020 Some sins have become watered-down in our minds – – their ugliness is either overlooked or soft-pedaled. In his book, “Little Foxes That Spoil The Vines”…
Baptizing Our Bucket List
A “bucket list” is commonly understood to be a wish list of things we’d like to do before we kick the bucket. I have noticed that some bucket lists are quite carnal-minded with an intense desire for gratification…
Practicing Hospitality
That deep theologian we know as the apostle Paul emphasizes practical Christianity with a simple but profound exhortation to practice hospi-tality (Rom.12:13). The apostle Peter appears to be on the same page when he writes, be hospitable to…
Sins Of Intemperance
Sermon By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 26, 2020 Discipleship requires both CULTIVATION and EXTERMINATION. We’re called to engage in nurturing fruit of the Spirit, but we’re also required to nullify (mortify) works of the…
Sins Of Hostility
It would be presumptuous to say that sins of hostility are more sinful than others: sins of idolatry, impurity and intemperance. On the other hand, it would likely be correct to say that this group of sins is…
Sins Of Hostility
Sermon By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 19, 2020 Discipleship requires both the CULTIVATION of the fruit of the Spirit) and the REMOVAL of the works of the flesh. The way of salvation involves both…
The Goodness of God
The goodness of God is not predicated upon how we feel about a particular happening. GOD IS ALWAYS GOOD – – it is who He is. As David declares in the psalms: Good and upright is the Lord…
Re-Thinking Abundance
Sermon By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 12, 2020 Last week we spoke about the need to do some weeding. Discipleship, which is learning to walk in the same manner as Jesus walked (1Jn.2:6), requires…
The Good, Bad, And The Ugly
Discipleship involves the ongoing cultivation of GOOD virtues. Paul refers to these Christ-like qualities as “the fruit of the Spirit” (Gal.5:22f). In other passages Paul alters his metaphor to speak of the putting on (Col.3:12) of these godly…
Works Not Wanted
Sermon By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 05, 2020 I’d like to express my gratitude to our church shepherds for teaching and preaching last Sunday. Please read my brief essay in today’s FamilyMatters and give…