“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

December 3, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchChristmas, God with us, Immanuel, Isaiah 7, John 1, Matthew 1, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Revelation 21, tabernacle, virgin Mary

Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-23; Revelation 21:1-4 December 2, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Today, the first Sunday of Advent 2018, we will begin a series of studies on the Scriptural basis for four of the most beautiful Christmas songs churches sing. Most Christmas songs that are popularly sung in churches are narratives like “Once in Royal David’s City,” sentimental like “Silent Night,” and childish folksiness like “Away in a Manger.” But with “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” there is hardly any narrative, and no…

Hebrews Leviticus Sermons

What’s So Holy About the Holy Places?

February 26, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchday of atonement, Hebrews 9, holy of holies, Leviticus 16, tabernacle, Temple, the holy place, the most holy place

Leviticus 16:2-19; Hebrews 9:1-10 February 26, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: “One of the specifications of the agreement between Israel and the Antichrist will allow the religious Jews to rebuild the Temple and to initiate daily sacrifices.” Do you agree with this statement? The speaker is talking about a peace treaty between Israel and the Antichrist after Christians are secretly raptured to heaven. In this treaty, the Antichrist will allow Jews to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple on the present site of the Muslim mosque on the…

Hebrews Jeremiah Sermons

Jesus the Superior High Priest of the Superior Covenant

February 20, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchHebrews 8, High Priest, Jeremiah 31, new covenant, old covenant, tabernacle

Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:1-13 (text) February 19, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Let me read a quote from a recent article by a well-known seminary professor: before [Israel’s] monarchy, the historical nature of the biblical accounts is either utterly unclear or in direct tension with the general outline of history that has come to light in the past century or so. Historically speaking, we really don’t know where the Israelites came from, and the exodus and conquest stories, which are so central to the biblical…

Ecclesiastes Sermons

“When You Go to the House of God”

November 6, 2014November 6, 2014 bigspringschurchEcclesiastes 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…