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Boot Camp At The Brook Cherith
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 28, 2018 In keeping with God’s directive, Elijah the prophet delivered a serious message to King Ahab. King Ahab was married to Jezebel and together they were…
A Potent Parenthetical
A first glance might lead one to conclude that 1Kgs.16:34 is a misplaced observation, but a closer look reveals that this text serves as a potent parenthetical. This verse is nestled in between a listing of King Ahab’s…
A Potent Parenthetical
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 21, 2018 We recently published a 2018 Church Schedule of Special Events for those who like to plan well in advance. This schedule is now available from…
A Hairy Man From Gilead
Elijah is the most mentioned and most extolled Old Testament prophet in the New Testament. In spite of this observation there remains a high degree of mystique about Elijah. We do not know who his parents were. Neither…
A Hairy Man From Gilead
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 14, 2018 We are now week two into a new Sunday AM sermon series titled, “Days of Elijah: God’s Righteous Mountain Man”. Last Sunday we examined the…
A Matrix Of Evil
One can never determine the true metal of a person without a thorough understanding of the times in which they lived. Such is true con-cerning Elijah the Tishbite. With the Egyptian Empire in a state of decline and…
A Matrix Of Evil
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / January 07, 2018 Happy New Year! Let us all aim to draw closer to the Lord and one another in this new year. This morning we are beginning…
Having Become A Curse For Us
As it should be, our thoughts at The Table Of The Lord often include a delineation of the sufferings of Christ on our behalf. The psychological toll of the cross was tremendous, as noted by Dr. Luke’s reference…
Lesson On Giving
At this time of year we typically reflect on the past twelve months, considering those things we accomplished in 2017, as well as the things we wanted to accomplish but didn’t. Many of us also set resolutions for…
A Great Shepherd Of God’s Sheep
(April 15, 1936 — Burdette Stewart — December 25, 2017) Yesterday we bid a final farewell to our beloved brother in Christ, Burdette Stewart. For much of his life Burdette was a caretaker of sheep. In his earlier…