Standing in the Gap

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Standing in the Gap

CC Sermon • Numbers 16-19

November 24, 2024 • Mike Polley • Numbers 16—19

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Polley expounds upon Numbers 16-19 in which we see three acts of judgment and three acts of provision from God. We see that just as Aaron stood between the living and the dead – Jesus stands in the gap for us, between life and death, but more than holding back sin and death, he defeats it. Jesus is the only way back to God.

Faith for the Future

December 29, 2024 • Jonathan Parnell • Numbers 33—36

In this sermon on Numbers 33-36, Pastor Jonathan Parnell concludes our series through the Book of Numbers by focusing in on the example of faith by the five daughters of Zelophehad. And even beyond their exemplary example of faith, their story takes us to Jesus – our kinsman redeemer.

Christmas for a Land of Deep Darkness

December 22, 2024 • David Mathis • Numbers 31—32

In this sermon on Numbers 31-32, Pastor David Mathis contrasts God’s command to “kill every male among the little ones” to the similar acts of anger ordered by Herod in Bethlehem and Pharaoh in Egypt. This passage is a dark subject for the Sunday before Christmas, but this is actually the real setting for Christmas – a desperate, cursed, evil world in which surprising light dawns. Here’s three rays of Advent light we see in this land of deep darkness...

To The Rising Generation

December 15, 2024 • Jonathan Parnell • Numbers 26—30

In this sermon on Numbers 26-30, Pastor Jonathan Parnell offers three encouragements to the rising generation. The older generation should invest in the younger generation because there will come a day when the older generation is no longer, and the younger generation will be leading the way.