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Stones Of Remembrance
My wife and I recently enjoyed a spring break trip to Virginia that included visiting a dozen or so Civil War battlefields and key sites. Among these (in the order in which we encountered them) were Antietam, Harpers…
Saving A World That Doesn’t Know It’s In Need
Can it be done? We may feel it’s a daunting task that is just too big for us to overcome. When we look around at the world we live in, it can be quite overwhelming. Many of us…
A Bloody End For A Wicked Pair
Reading the story of Elijah’s repeated confrontations with the wicked duo, Ahab and Jezebel, causes one to wonder – – “What does it take to invite the wrath of God?” It seems to us that the all-knowing Jehovah…
The Stone Cries Out
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / April 01, 2018 The resurrection is not an optional postscript to the story of the life of Jesus Christ. If it is not an exclamation point, then His…
Christ Arose!
Robert Lowry, affectionately known as the “Good Doctor”, was a man of great faith who preferred preaching rather than composing hymns. He had that rare ability to hold large audiences spellbound with his powerful (and seemingly magnetic) sermons.…
Bloody Judgment For A Wicked Pair
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / March 25, 2018 There is a maxim that reads, “the wheels of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.” A more poetic rendition of this same idea…
A Pertinent Prescription
While the prophet Elijah felt all alone (1Kgs.18:22 & 19:10 & 14), he really wasn’t. God was with him and, although perhaps unknown to him, there were 7,000 among the Israelites who had not bowed their knees to…
The Call Of Elisha
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / March 18, 2018 Although 1Kgs.18 ends on a high note, 1Kgs.19:1-4 begins with an unexpected twist. King Ahab’s wicked wife, Jezebel, tells Elijah – – by tomorrow at…
The Whisper Of God
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / March 11, 2018 1Kgs.18 ends on a high note. Atop Mount Carmel the fire of the Lord Jehovah God proves victorious over Baal and utterly consumes the altar;…
Downcast In The Wilderness
We’ve all experienced occasional mood swings. Some can be severe – – like when the Tribe lost game seven of the 2016 World Series to the Cubbies. Who among us hasn’t felt that sudden descent from a “high”…