Monthly Archives: April 2025

Jeremiah 15:10-21 | Disappointment with God

April 27, 2025 – 4:48 pm

God in Christ overcomes our disappointment with God. Scripture Lesson: Luke 23:26-49 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-disappointment-04-27-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Jeremiah 15:10-21 | Disappointment with God

1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 | Depart From Us

April 27, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-27_1-samuel-6-1-7-2.mp3

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Luke 24 | God’s Initiative

April 21, 2025 – 8:34 am

God responds to our problem of the ignorance of salvation by patiently revealing salvation to us in his Word. Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 16 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-initiative-04-20-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Luke 24 | God’s Initiative

John 20:1-10; Luke 24:21-27; Romans 8:16-17 | From Shame to Glory

April 20, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-20_john-20-1-10–luke-24-21-27–romans-8-16-17.mp3

By Rev. Movses Janbazian | Posted in 1 John, Luke, Romans, Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on John 20:1-10; Luke 24:21-27; Romans 8:16-17 | From Shame to Glory

1 Samuel 5:1-6:1 | God Against the Idols

April 20, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-20_1-samuel-5-1-6-1.mp3

By Rev. Movses Janbazian | Posted in 1 Samuel, Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on 1 Samuel 5:1-6:1 | God Against the Idols

Luke 23:26-56 | The Innocence of Christ

April 19, 2025 – 10:50 am

Only the innocent Christ could redeem us from our sins. Old Testament Text: Psalm 31 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-innocence-04-18-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Luke 23:26-56 | The Innocence of Christ

Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 40 | “Do Not Kill”

April 13, 2025 – 2:39 pm

The sixth commandment requires not only that we not kill but also that we must preserve life. Scripture Lesson: Genesis 8:20-9:17 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-dontkill-04-13-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Catechetical) | Comments Off on Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 40 | “Do Not Kill”

Jeremiah 14:1-15:9 | God’s Patience

April 13, 2025 – 2:30 pm

God in Christ is patient with us sinners. New Testament Text: 2 Peter 3:8-13 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-Godspatience-04-13-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Jeremiah 14:1-15:9 | God’s Patience

1 Samuel 4 | The Glory Exiled and Uncovered

April 13, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-13_1-samuel-4.mp3

By Rev. Movses Janbazian | Posted in 1 Samuel, Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on 1 Samuel 4 | The Glory Exiled and Uncovered

Luke 19:28-48; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Not the King We Wanted

April 13, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-13_luke-19-28-48–1-thessalonians-4-13-18.mp3

By Rev. Movses Janbazian | Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Luke, Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Luke 19:28-48; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Not the King We Wanted

Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 39 | Honor Authority

April 6, 2025 – 3:30 pm

To honor authority on earth is to honor God. Scripture Lesson: 1 Peter 2 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-fifthcomm-04-06-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Catechetical) | Comments Off on Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 39 | Honor Authority

Jeremiah 13 | God in Christ Covers Our Shame

April 6, 2025 – 3:24 pm

As we are honest about our shame, which comes from our sins, we find comfort believing that Christ covers our shame by his self-sacrifice on the cross. New Testament Lesson: Romans 4:5-8 http://media.urclearning.org/audio/tm-shamecovered-04-06-2025.MP3

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on Jeremiah 13 | God in Christ Covers Our Shame

1 Samuel 3:1-21 | The Word Among the Lampstands

April 6, 2025 – 11:00 am

https://media.urclearning.org/audio/janbazian/msj-2025-04-06_1-samuel-3-1-21.mp3

By Rev. Movses Janbazian | Posted in 1 Samuel, Sermons (Scriptural) | Comments Off on 1 Samuel 3:1-21 | The Word Among the Lampstands

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