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Communicating His-Story
HOW DOES ONE BEGIN TO TELL THE GREATEST STORY KNOWN TO MANKIND? Providing insight into the story of the birth of Jesus can be done with proper names. Isaiah … Micah … Zacharias … Elizabeth … Mary ……
The Romance Of Redemption
Will Winters writes, “The book of Ruth is tucked into the canon of the Old Testament in a spot where it is like a breath of fresh air in a room that has become heavy with strong odors.”…
The Romance of Redemption
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / December 11, 2016 As I have mentioned in our FamilyMatters newsletter, I want to do some preaching from Ruth, Esther and Job. These three books will be the…
The Forgotten Chapter
There is a forgotten chapter to the Christmas story. While we modern readers often skip over the lineage records in Mt.1:1-17 & Lk.3:23-38, these records were critical for the Jews in establishing Jesus as a son of Adam,…
The Forgotten Chapter
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / December 04, 2016 In these post-Thanksgiving days, many of us are turning out attention to Christmas. Did any of you actually participate in Black-Friday shopping? Isnt it odd…
A Delightful Gathering
Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m going to church more but enjoying it less.”? While a church could become overly con-cerned with catering to the whims and wants of all who attend, it is certainly worth our…
A Delightful Gathering
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / November 27, 2016 Last Sunday evening we had a delightful gathering for our annual ThankSinging. We had an assembly of seventy, with a good turnout from our own…
In Everything Give Thanks
Many go to great lengths to discover God’s will: what college ought we attend?; what occupation shall we pursue?; who should we marry?; and where should we live?. It is admirable that we would seek God’s guidance and…
In Everything Give Thanks
Sermon Outline By Terry Siverd Cortland Church of Christ / November 20, 2016 The religious world has created a veritable cottage industry that grinds out books about “knowing God will”. In our fellowship we have been strong on…
Blessings Too Numerous To Mention
Dear Father, who provides us with blessings too numerous to mention. I want to thank You for: Friendship with one another – – such as the love than Jonathan and David had. That never-give-up attitude that you supplied…