“The Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith”

May 15, 2017September 25, 2019 BigSpringscloud of witnesses, discipline, founder and perfecter, Hebrews 12, perseverance, Proverbs 3

Proverbs 3:11-12; Hebrews 12:1-17 (text) May 14, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: In 203 A.D., about a century after John the last apostle died, there was a young Christian woman who was in prison awaiting her execution for being a Christian. When her pagan father visited her in prison, he tried to persuade her to renounce her faith in Christ. According to some accounts, there was this conversation: “Father do you see this vase here? Could it be called by any other name than what…

A Father’s Day Message

June 23, 2016September 25, 2019 BigSpringschildren, discipline, Hebrews 12, Proverbs 13

Proverbs 13:24; Hebrews 12:5-11 June 19, 2016 (KSYC) * Download this article (PDF) “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives” (Heb 12:5b–6). Today is Father’s Day in honor of our fathers. Just a few weeks ago, a popular swimmer of Stanford University in Palo Alto was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman, unconscious and helpless woman. He was sentenced to a paltry 6 months…