Turkey, Football and Thanksgiving Day

November 26, 2014November 26, 2014 BigSpringsfootball, Huguenots, Jamestown, KSYC 103.9FM, Plymouth Colony, Thanksgiving Day, turkey, Virginia, We Gather Together

Scripture Readings: Psalm 136:1-26 • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 November 23, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) • Download this devotional (PDF) Hello, and welcome to another edition of our Sunday Focus on the Bible. My name is Nollie Malabuyo, Pastor of Big Springs Community Church in Montague. Today, we take a break from our study of Biblical mountains. Instead, we will meditate on a holiday that is dear to the hearts of all Americans: Thanksgiving Day. Let’s go back some 400 years ago, in Plymouth, England. A group of 102 men, women and…

Worship

Liturgy for Thanksgiving Sunday, November 23, 2014

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 BigSpringsliturgy, Reformed worship, Thanksgiving Day, worship service

Welcome and Announcements We Come with Thankful Hearts Call to Worship: Psalm 95:1-7 Opening Prayer of Thanksgiving God’s Greeting: 1Timothy 1:2; 1Peter 1:2 Hymn of Praise: “We Gather Together” #387:1-3 (Brown) We Give Thanks for God’s Creation and Gifts to Us Scripture Reading: Psalm 19:1-6 Prayer of Thanksgiving Hymn of Praise: “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” #392:1-4 (Brown) We Give Thanks for Salvation Scripture Reading: Psalm 103:1-14 Prayer of Thanksgiving Hymn of Praise: “Now Thank We All Our God” #525:1-3 (Brown) We Give Thanks for Family and Society Scripture…

KSYC Program

Mount Moriah: The LORD Provides a Substitute

November 16, 2014April 3, 2017 BigSpringsAbraham, Genesis 22, Isaac, Moriah, substitutionary atonement, Temple

Scripture Readings: Genesis 22:1-19 (text) • Hebrews 11:8-12, 17-19; Galatians 3:6-9, 29 Rev. Nollie Malabuyo• November 16, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM • Download this devotional (PDF) Last week, we began our series on Biblical mountains with the mountain of Eden where God placed Adam and Eve. We learned Adam represented all human beings when he sin, and Jesus Christ, whom the Bible calls the Second Adam, represented all the people who would believe on him. Today, we will continue with this study, as we look at a second Biblical mountain called Moriah, which means “chosen by…

A Tale of Two Adams

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 BigSpringsAdam, Garden of Eden, Genesis 2, original sin, Romans 5, Second Adam

Every Sunday at 7:45-8:00 AM (PST), you can listen to our radio program at KSYC 103.9FM in Yreka, California. Big Springs Community Church started this program about two years ago when Rev. Bernie Van Ee was the pastor. This is the first broadcast since Pastor Bernie passed the baton to Pastor Nollie. To listen live, go to this link: http://www.ksyc1039.com/live. When you click on “Click here to listen,” your computer will download a file called listen.pls. On my Mac, it plays on iTunes. It says it also supports these…

Ecclesiastes Sermons

“When You Go to the House of God”

November 6, 2014November 6, 2014 BigSpringsEcclesiastes 5, house of God, Jephthah, Jerusalem Temple, Matthew 7, Reformed church, reformed sermons, tabernacle, vows, worship

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 (text); Matthew 7:21-27 © November 2, 2014 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ: Many evangelicals have a very low regard for the Lord’s Day. Their priority is their own pleasure and convenience on the Lord’s Day. If there’s no get-together, no outing, no important sports event, then they remember to attend the worship service. If they didn’t stay late for a Saturday night party, then they come. A survey released last week by Ligonier Ministries says that 52…

Church Blog Ecclesiastes

“Dust in the Wind” and Ecclesiastes

November 2, 2014November 3, 2014 BigSpringsDust in the Wind, Ecclesiastes, Kansas

The other day, Pandora was playing “Dust in the Wind,” the biggest hit by the rock band Kansas in 1977. Since I’m preaching from several passages from Ecclesiastes, it struck me that its haunting, melancholy tune and lyrics could have been taken from the Teacher’s words. Ecclesiastes concludes that life is meaningless without God, “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccl 12:13). And the words of this song reflect this meaningless life, wisdom,…

Ecclesiastes Sermons

Ecclesiastes Sermon Series: A Christian’s Life Under the Sun

October 29, 2014January 31, 2017 BigSprings

Download an Introduction to Ecclesiastes (PDF) The title of the Book of Ecclesiastes comes from the the Latin Vulgate heading, Liber Ecclesiastes. The writer calls himself Qoheleth, which was translated in the Greek Septuagint as ekklēsiastēs. The Hebrew qoheleth is probably related to the Hebrew word qahal, which means assembly. So it may be a title or the name of one who leads or addresses the assembly of the people, hence, the writer is often called “Preacher.” Date Title/Theme Texts Oct 19 Is Life Fifteen Minutes of Vanity? Eccl 1:1-11;…

Is Work Vanity?

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 BigSpringsECCLESIASTES 2, OFW, PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS, SABBATH REST, SOLOMON, VANITY, WORK

Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 (text); Ephesians 6:5-8 October 26, 2014 • Download this PDF sermon Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, we began our study of the Book of Ecclesiastes with an introduction on why the author says that all of life is meaningless. First, he says that wisdom and knowledge is meaningless because all have the same destination: death. With his frustration with wisdom, he plunged into mad and foolish pleasure. He turned his kingdom into a powerful and rich empire. He hoarded personal riches. But the most foolish step…

Church Blog Worship

“What is Reformed Worship?”

October 22, 2014October 22, 2014 BigSpringsAbihu, Acts 2:42, golden calf, Hebrews 12, Nadab, Reformed worship, regulative principle, Second Commandment

From the “Church Planting Manual” ©2014 Missions Committee of the United Reformed Churches in North America We live in a place and time of unparalleled individual freedom of choice. We choose how we dress from an almost endless number of options. We decide whether we want our books in paper or digital format. Young people graduating from high school or college enjoy a host of vocational opportunities. Our culture trains us to think that we should be able to have things our way. In the 1990s, Burger King advertised its…

Church Blog Recent News

“Is God a Moral Monster?”

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014 BigSpringsBible study, holy war, Jericho, Joshua, spiritual warfare

Today, the men of Big Springs Community Church continued their study of “The Gospel According to Joshua,” based on the White Horse Inn series. Lesson 2’s title is striking, “Is God a Moral Monster?” Over and over again, God was glorified by the men. “He is Sovereign.” “He does what he pleases.” “He’s in control of our lives.” Some points that we discussed were: God’s judgment is not only against the “_ites”—Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, etc. (Jos 3:10)— but also against Israelites. God says to Israel before they were destroyed by…