by Pastor Curt on December 13, 2011
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Advent, giving, incarnation, Missions
I find myself often praying portions of Philippians 2:5-11 with folks during this Christmas season. Where would we be if the Son of God had not counted equality with God a thing to be grasped and had abhorred the virgin’s womb? Lost – eternally, horribly, hellishly lost. But the news is good! He humbled himself, [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 4, 2011
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Advent, betrayal, humanity of Christ, incarnation, Jesus, Judas, loving enemies, the cross
Today’s message from John 13:21-30 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here’s how I summarized the flow of the message: As we come to the Table of the Lord this morning, feast your eyes on and give your tastes to the beautiful Savior. Having heard the preached Gospel, we [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 1, 2011
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Advent, Christmas, incarnation, worship
Last Sunday, November 27, marked the beginning of Advent, traditionally the beginning of the church calendar year. The word advent comes from the Latin adventus meaning coming. Advent focuses our worship for the four weeks which precede Christmas on the significance of Christ’s incarnation. Christians began to organize worship around various seasons of the year [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 25, 2010
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Christmas, Christology, giving, incarnation, riches, spiritual blessings, stewardship, substitutionary atonement
Last night’s Christmas Eve message from 2 Cor. 8:1-9 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here is the quote from Octavius Winslow (1808-1878) with which I closed the sermon: And shall we not pause and bestow a thought of admiration and gratitude upon Him, who was constrained to stand [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 12, 2010
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anger, belief, death, devotion, Gospel of John, grief, incarnation, worship
Today’s message from John 11:28-37 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Here is the quote by B. B. Warfield characterizing the depth of emotion displayed by Jesus as fundamentally rage. It is death that is the object of his wrath, and behind death him who has the power of [...]
by Greg Willson on April 5, 2010
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incarnation, seminary, spiritual growth
My life and seminary
by Pastor Curt on March 23, 2010
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Evangelism, incarnation, religion
Last Sunday I preached on John 8:48-59, the closing paragraph of the chapter. You can listen to the entire audio of the sermon here. Here’s how I closed the message and summarized the passage: It’s conceivable that you may be listening to this message and think you know God when you don’t. There is only [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 7, 2010
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belief, Christology, incarnation
If you missed this morning’s message, here is the summary. The sermon should be posted on the audio portion of our website in the next day or two. The text of the message was John 8:12-20. 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 24, 2009
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Advent, creation, incarnation, revelation, salvation
Were he to have had access to modern technology and therefore able to view the likes of Saturn in this photo would John Calvin have referred to it, though stunningly bright and glorious, still vain in some respect? Absolutely. Creation, though brilliantly putting the glory of God on display, especially in the far reaches of [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 17, 2009
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Advent, fellowship, incarnation, outreach
Don Whitney of The Center for Biblical Christianity has served well the church of Jesus Christ in recent years through a ministry of ten question downloads for various occasions and events. We will have the version for going into the New Year as a bulletin insert on Dec. 27. Here is another helpful list for [...]
