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Making Wise The Simple
Paul declares, without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb.11:6). A similar corollary, though not derived from any one particular Biblical citation, might read: without humility it is impossible to have faith. It was to those with…
Making Wise The Simple
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / October 08, 2017 Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb.11:6). Without HUMILITY it is impossible to have faith. All throughout the Bible, we sense a strong…
Discovering Power In Weakness
One can’t read the Bible without noticing that God is frequently found fighting for the underdog. In fact, it would be safe to say that being big and strong doesn’t impress God. We often see God calling on…
Power Is Perfected In Weakness
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / October 01, 2017 The life and teachings of Jesus have flipped conventional wisdom on its head. The teachings of Jesus that turned the first-century world upside down continues…
Do You Have A Wait Problem?
We live in an age of speed. We eat fast food. We enjoy instantaneous connectivity via the World Wide Web. We prefer quick fixes and we’re ever vigilant for shortcuts that save us time and money. Someone has…
Willing To Wait
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / September 24, 2017 “Good things come to those who WAIT.” We’ve all heard this old saying from the time of our weaning. Instant gratification seldom ever builds a…
The Firstfruits Of Our Leftovers
I’m very grateful that we have the church facilities we have: a modest new building on 13 acres in a prime location. Yet a lack of adequate classroom space and a fellowship hall (and a baptistery) hinders our…
To Be Rich In Good Deeds!
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / September 17, 2017 What is it that makes a man or a woman rich? Biblically-speaking, is RICHNESS to be measured with dollar $ign$? Some people are fixated on…
The Irony of Servitude
The call of Jesus has a tendency of turning conventional wisdom on its head. Man’s ways are seldom God’s ways. The way of the Lord is not always easily discernable in the heart of a man. Isaiah the…
The Path To Greatness
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / September 10, 2017 What is it that makes a man or a woman great ? I’ve been thinking about this a good bit over the last few weeks.…