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Our Broken Lives
Last Sunday Vic Rossi delivered a powerful and touching sermon from Luke 7:36-39, regarding “the woman who was a sinner”. Those who missed it can soak in this good sermon by visiting our website (www.cortlandcoc.org). Here are a…
Who’s Got The Pieces?
Powerpoint presentation: /media/uploads/public/WHO%E2%80%99S%20GOT%20THE%20PIECES.pptx We have all experienced in our lives sayings that have been passed from one generation to the next. For the most part, we just take those sayings as, “Well they must be true grandma told…
An Answer To Prayer
Seemingly out of nowhere, Elihu makes an appearance in the narrative of the book of Job. Some commentators take the view that he is just another comforter friend, like Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. Could it be that Elihu…
An Answer To Prayer
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / February 26, 2017 The book of Job highlights seven major characters: God … An Adversary (Satan) … Job … Job’s three counselors: Eliphaz … Bildad … Zophar ……
Spreading Slanderous Falsehoods
The patriarch Job was not without fault. However, the slanderous accusations hurled at Job by his so-called counselor were a heap of lies. A tally of the many indictments made against Job can be read in Job 4-31.…
The Sin Of Slander
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / February 19, 2017 We are pretty much united in agreeing that the book of Job can be somewhat intimidating. The prologue (chapters 1-2) and epilogue (chp 42) are…
Camp 2:52 At The Rock
The summer of 2017 signals the start of a new era for our annual summer youth retreat. With the impending sale of Girl Scouts Camp Elliott in Volant, we have been forced to find a new venue for…
With Friends Like These…
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / February 12, 2017 Many of us would likely agree that the book of Job can be somewhat intimidating. Our struggle to understand this Old Testament book is exacerbated…
The Pit Of Despair
The candor of Scripture is aptly viewed as an evidence of inspiration. No sugarcoating; No whitewashing; Just telling it like it is. The Bible is a compendium of books (“Book” of books) and the inspired authors of these…
In The Pit Of Despair
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / February 05, 2017 Open Your Bibles to Job chapter three. If you have not been reading ahead, I want to forewarn you that this is a difficult chapter.…