Sermons from November 2024

Sermons from November 2024

Encourage One Another

Encourage One Another Hebrews 10:19-25; Micah 2:1-2 Sunday, November 17, 2024 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa   Opening Remarks: encouragement and wrath A key phrase in our text for today is the command to encourage one another toward good works and to meet together especially as you see the day coming.  (that’s a paraphrase) This note of encouragement stands out in stark relief compared to the other passage that talks about anger and wrath.  The concepts of…

The Good Things to Come

The Good Things to Come Hebrews 8:11; Ephesians 1:3-14 Sunday, November 3, 2024 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa                 Introduction Today’s message is called “The Good Things to Come” and it is based on our passage in Hebrews.  Writing to people who grew up seeing the awesome spectacle of the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies in the Temple with the blood of animals to consecrate and purify the Temple and atone for the sins of…