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The Woeful End Of A Sinful Era
Typically, when God pronounces a “woe” on something its not a good thing, however, in the case of the fall of Jerusalem it would result in the making of all things new (Rev.21:5). Some six-hundred years before Christ,…
Last Shall Be First
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / November 12, 2017 Matthew’s gospel contains many parables. Parables are word pictures meant to vividly convey a sometimes hidden truth. One of Jesus’ most through-provoking parables is found…
Allegorically Speaking…
Jesus taught many things with parables (Mk.4:2). This common and colorful style of tutelage was employed frequently by our Lord (Mk.4:34). While parables were occasionally used by Old Testament prophets (cf. Ezekiel in Ezk.17:2), none were utilized by…
Luther’s Lumber
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / November 05, 2017 As with every first day, we have gathered today to worship our God and Father. Our worship to God has as a centerpiece a time…
Mercy In The Midst Of War
In his book, A Higher Call, Adam Markos tells the story of two WWll pilots: Charlie Brown (U.S.) and Franz Stigler (Germany). After a bombing run over Germany, Charlie Brown, the pilot of Ye Ole Pub, was trying…
Grace – The Key To Joy
Good morning! The little people’s class is excused. I thank God for this opportunity to lead our hearts and minds into God’s Word this morning. As many of you know I teach OSHA safety courses for Tech. schools…
Joy In Sorrow
Noting his cool attitude and bright cheerfulness when confronted with a very serious illness, a doctor once told his patient: Your optimism is inappropriate for your situation. How is it that some people can be miserable in the…
Joy In Sorrow
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / October 22, 2017 Leslie Flynn tells the story of a godly member of his congregation, who was admitted to a NYC hospital with a very serious illness. Noting…
Little Is Much
Once again the inscrutable wisdom of God turns man’s conventional reasoning on its head. The arithmetic of God is quite different from the standard manuals of mathematics. Our world is hung up on BIG things. If objector outsiders…
Little Is Much
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / October 15, 2017 If we tried to describe mankind’s original sin we could say that simply put, it was man’s desire for autonomy. By autonomy we mean “self-governance”.…