Genesis Hebrews Sermons 

Entering God’s Rest

  Genesis 2:1-3; Leviticus 23:26-28, 32; Hebrews 4:1-13 January 22, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Yesterday most of us witnessed the orderly, peaceful and transfer of power from one administration to the next. It was beautiful to witness, reminding us all to be thankful to the Lord who gave us liberty and freedom in this land. So we can sing with joy, O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassion’d stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! In President Trump’s inaugural speech, as in most…

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Church Blog 

The Dignity of Labor

  Psalm 90:17; 1 Corinthians 7:17 September 4, 2016 (KSYC) • Download this article (PDF) This Labor Day weekend, the nation’s airports and freeways will be full of travelers as usual. This is the last three-day weekend of the summer, and for most, a last chance to enjoy a short vacation, go to the beach or park, visit or invite family and friends and grill out. But very few know what they are celebrating other than a vague notion that it is about people who work. But what really does…

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Sabbath Sermons 

The Lord’s Day as Our Sabbath Delight and Rest

  Second in the series on the Lord’s Day Genesis 2:1-3; Isaiah 58:13-14 (text); Hebrews 4:1-4 Rev. Nollie Malabuyo • August 2, 2015 (Big Springs Community Church) Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: In the first three Commandments of the Decalogue, the Lord tells us that we are to worship God alone, not idols, and to honor his name. The Fourth Commandment is also about honoring him when we honor the Sabbath day to keep it holy (Exod 20:8-11). Our text in Isaiah 58:13-14 tells us that if…

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Sabbath Sermons 

The Sabbath, Old and New

  Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 31:12-17; John 20: 19, 26; Revelation 1:10 July 5, 2015 • Big Springs Community Church • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Today is the Lord’s Day. The Bible commands believers not to neglect the assembling of the saints on this day for public worship, especially that the “Day” is near (Heb 10:24-25). But there are some who not only neglect the public worship on this day, but also believe that Christians must worship on the seventh day of the week, called the Sabbath in…

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KSYC Program 

Of Christmas Trees and the Tree of Life

  Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:22-24 (text); Galatians 3:13-14; Revelation 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19 December 7, 2014 • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) • Download this devotional (PDF) Every Christmas season, we never stop hearing naysayers that Christmas is a pagan holiday, or at least originated as a pagan festival. They argue that December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus was an adaptation of the pagan celebration of the winter solstice called Saturnalia or the Sol Invictus festival to encourage pagans to convert to Christianity. But is this historically true? Many scholars have…

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A Tale of Two Adams

  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…

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