January 25th, 2014 – Sermon on “The great separator of the Lord’s return” by Frank Camirillo

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 1/26/2014

Frank Camirillo’s sermon on “The great separator of the Lord’s return” was the 4th in the series of 5 sermons on the return of Jesus.  Frank described how we are not guaranteed a place on the right side of the Lord when he separates the nations after His return. Frank posed several questions including “How do we know if we will be on His right side?” and “What is a disciple?”  He answered these questions and used illustrations from the lives of other notable people.

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Frank used the following scriptures: Matt 25:34-41, Luke 14:25-35

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-25-2014 sermon

Frank and his family call the COG7 in Conroe their home church but they travel between the churches in the greater Houston area and beyond representing the COG7 district leadership.

 

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January 18th, 2014 – Sermon on “The second coming of the Lord” by John Crisp

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 1/19/2014

John Crisp’s sermon on “The second coming of the Lord” is the third in a series of 5 sermons about the return of Jesus scheduled for the start of 2014. John started by describing the Great Day that was coming and continued describing the various markers the scripture gives us regarding when that great day will be.  Some of the central questions he asked and illuminated with scripture were “When will Jesus return” and “When will the end of the world be?”

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John used the following scriptures: Matt 24:3, Hab 2:3, 1 Thes 5:1-4, 2 Pt 3: , 2 Tim 3:1-4, Amos 9:14-15, Zeph 3:19-20, Rev 16:12-20, Zach 12:3-6, 14:1-4, Luke 21:25-28, Rev 19:11-16, 1 Thes 4:16

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-18-2014 sermon

John Crisp is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX and preached by invitation as he does on a regular basis.

 

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January 11th, 2014 – Sermon on “Our Lord’s Return! What is still hanging in your closet? ” by Nathan Lawson

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 1/12/2014

Nathan Lawson’s sermon on “Our Lord’s Return! What is still hanging in your closet? ”  is the second in a series of 5 sermons about the return of Jesus scheduled for the start of 2014.  Nathan focused on the aspect of our being ready for the return of the Lord and on our putting on the garments of the spiritual renewal.  Notable quotes included “there are things we Christians must do  to be ready for the great moment (of Christ’s return)” and ” ..ready needs to be an always moment in our lives”.  He used the concept of clothing hanging in our closet to illustrate being clothed in the garments of righteousness and asked if we were serious about being dressed and ready.

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Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-11-2014 sermon

Nathan Lawson is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX.

He is the retired pastor of the Conroe church and was preaching by request.

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January 4th, 2014 – Sermon on “The Lord’s return is a fact” by Dennis O’Banion

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 1/5/2014

Dennis croppedDennis O’Banion’s sermon on “The Lord’s return is a fact”  is the first in a series of 5 sermons about the return of Jesus scheduled for the start of 2014. Dennis started with a general listing of scriptures about the return of Jesus and then focused on the parable of the ten virgins and the wedding feast. Dennis gave a description of the Jewish wedding feast of the time and explained the reason for the lamps the virgins had brought with them. The question of what the oil represents in our lives was answered and a notable quote is “No one can borrow another person’s faith…you can’t get into the Kingdom of God by living near a saved person”

Dennis used the following scriptures: Acts 1:6-7, 11, Matt 24:36-44, 2 Tim 3:2-4, Matt 25:1-13, James 4:14, Heb 2:3

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-4-2014 sermon

Dennis is an Elder of the Conroe COG7 and is serving as the church administrator. He preaches upon request.

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December 28th, 2013 – Sermon on “Without God” by Roy Keim

by Site Moderator Posted: Monday, 12/30/2013

Roy Keim’s sermon on “Without God” generally questioned how non-believers can believe their versions of creation. Roy compared the beliefs of atheists, pantheists, deists, and probably other forms of unbelief to that of Christians. A notable quote is “It makes a difference what you believe”

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Roy used the following scriptures: 2 Tim 3:15, Eph 2:12, Ps 14:1, 1 John 2:22-23, James 2:18-19, Eph 4,  1 Cor 8:3-6

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 12-28-2013 sermon

Roy Keim is an Elder in the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and was preaching by request

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December 21st, 2013 – Sermon on “Embracing the message in the Story” by Nathan Lawson

by Site Moderator Posted: Monday, 12/23/2013

Nathan Lawson’s sermon on “Embracing the message in the Story”  was a contrast between the Christmas holiday spirit in our country and the actual message in the Story of Christ’s Birth.  Some quotes are ” Until I take my sins to the foot of the cross, I have missed the message” and ” the holiday can do nothing for you, the message can do everything for you”.

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Nathan used the following scriptures: John 3:16, 1 Tim 1:15, Phil 2:9-11, Matt 1:23, 2 Tim 3:15-17, Matt 1:21, Rom 6:23, Luke 1:77-79, Luke 2:10-14, 28-33

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 12-21-2013 sermon

Nathan Lawson is an Elder at the Conroe Church of God 7th Day and lives in Conroe, TX.

He is the retired pastor of the Conroe church and was preaching by request.

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December 7th, 2013 – Sermon on “When Grace condemns condemnation” by Ron Cummings

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 12/8/2013

Rom CummingsRon Cummings’ sermon on “When Grace condemns condemnation” focused on the story of the adulteress woman and Jesus in John 8.  Ron gave some historical background of the text and examined the concept that Jesus was too liberal in condoning sinful behavior. One quote was “How careful are we, how do we treat each other when we see someone caught in a fault”.

Ron used the following scriptures: John 7:1-5,14, John 8: 1-11, Lev. 20:10, Gal 6:1-2

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 12-7-2013 sermon

Ron attends the Church of God 7th Day in Corpus Christi, TX and was preaching today by invitation.

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November 30th, 2013 – Sermon on “Jesus Restores Meaning” by Jody McCoy

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 12/1/2013

Jody McCoy’s sermon on “Jesus Restores Meaning”  built on the series of sermons he gave in 2012 named “Battle for the Soul”. Jody briefly summarized the series and then continued to make the case that we are not worth anything in physical terms, but our worth was established by Jesus when he paid for us with His Life. Jody finished with the concept that our free will offering of our lives in service to God is all we are able to give that has any value. He concluded with “Free will is the perfect gift”.

JodyJody used the following scriptures: Ez. 18:4, Rom. 5:8

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 11-30-2013 sermon

Jody attends a COG7 church at  in Austin, TX where he lives and  he preaches by request in Conroe from time to time.

 

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November 23rd, 2013 – Sermon on “Embracing Forgiveness” by Jeff Kendrick

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 11/24/2013

Jeff Kendrick’s sermon on “Embracing Forgiveness”  focused on how the forgiveness of the Lord is complete and any misgivings we may have concerning any incident or sin our past are entirely in our minds. Jeff used 3 illustrations: The woman wiping Jesus’s feet with her hair, Peter after he denied knowing the Lord and a music video from Audio Adrenaline of  “Ocean Floor”.

jeff in striped tie croppedJeff used the following scriptures: Luke 7: 36-50, Luke 22:31-62, Luke 12:8-10, ,  1 John 3:3,  Eph. 4:32.

The “Ocean Floor”  video can be viewed here ->  Ocean Floor – Audio Adrenaline

Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 11-23-2013 sermon

Jeff Kendrick attends the Conroe Church of God 7th Day with his wife Jeana.  Although he is not a preacher by profession, he occasionally contributes sermons and is the founder of this blog.

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November 16th, 2013 – Sermon on “Beyond Grace” by Eric Dunn

by Site Moderator Posted: Sunday, 11/17/2013

Erik Dunn croppedEric Dunn’s sermon on “Beyond Grace” focused on the story of the prodigal son. He started with a video clip of a modern-day version of the prodigal son and his father and moved on to pointing out the older son’s attitude, comparing the Pharisees in the local audience Jesus was speaking to with the old son. A couple of notable quotes are ” We never outgrow Grace” and “We never move beyond Grace”.

Listen to audio of the sermon here ->  11-16-2013 sermon

Eric Dunn is a pastor at the North Houston COG7 and was speaking today by request.

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