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Catechism Sermons 2010-2011 Archives - Covenant United Reformed Church Covenant United Reformed Church - CURC Fresno/Clovis, Ca
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- Religion och spiritualitet
It is our resolve at Covenant URC to truly hold the Three Forms of Unity as reflecting the Word of God and promote these in our congregation. May the Lord keep us faithful to this task. As the Belgic Confession mentions the marks of the true church are: the pure preaching of the gospel, the right use of the sacraments, and the practice of church discipline. Services are in English Language.
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Our Exclusive Amen (LD 52; Psalm 16) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
It is sad to admit, but we are often too busy to really think about our prayers. For instance when is the last time you really questioned or wondered why you close your prayer with “Amen?” Have you considered how this word communicates an exclusive relationship between you and the Lord? Have you considered that […]
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Lead Us Not into Temptation (LD 52; Psalm 141) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
We can see in scripture the description of our God as a faithful shepherd. We certainly need to praise the Lord for his faithful care in bringing us through this life, and there is no mistaking that Christ identifies himself as a Shepherd in John 10. So, if this is true, then why does Christ […]
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Forgive Us Our Debts (LD51; Psalm 143) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
The Lord calls us to ask the Lord to forgive us our debts. Do we really stop to think about what this means? When we pray this we are confessing that we are indebted to the Lord. If this is the case, then how can we ask the Lord to provide for us? How can […]
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (LD 50; Psalm 104) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
When we ask the Lord to give us our daily bread, do we really believe that he can really provide for us? I mean honestly ask yourself, do you pray this prayer out of desperation or out of sincere faith and reverence for the Lord? How does the Psalmist assure us that the Lord can […]
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Your Will Be Done (LD 49; Psalm 103) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
I hope that Christians everywhere pray that God’s will be done. This is what Christ commands us to pray in our example of prayer found in the Lord’s prayer. What does this mean? How can we as humans really want to have the Lord’s will be done? How does this request, and our desire to […]
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Your Kingdom Come (LD 48; Psalm 122) | 2010-2011 Catechism Sermons
We are those who are called by the Lord to pray, “Your Kingdom Come.” This is something that the Israelites would pray as well as us today. What is different about our praying this request verses the Israelites? How can we as Christians take Psalm 122 upon ourselves? If you are curious about these questions […]