Emmanuel Community Church - a Gospel-centered church in Elmira New York Emmanuel Community Church - a Gospel-centered church in Elmira New York

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August 17, 2017 ECC Admin
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  • Does the Cross Reveal Our Value?

    The Cross, Our Value, and the Danger of Heresy

    May 6, 2020Theology

    To confess that the cross primarily reveals our value to God is a false doctrine that undermines the good news of God's glorious grace.

  • Testing God: A Closer look at Gideon's Fleece

    Testing vs. Trusting God: A Closer Look at Gideon’s Fleece

    April 15, 2020Bible Study

    Gideon putting out a fleece and testing God only shows his glaring lack of trust in God and his word.

  • andrew peterson - resurrection sunday - his heart beats

    “His Heart Beats”: A Song for Resurrection Sunday

    April 12, 2020Theology

    In this song, Andrew Peterson captures the soul-thrilling beauty and life-changing significance of the Resurrection of Jesus.

  • The Irony of the Cross

    The Irony of the Cross

    April 10, 2020Bible Study

    In our Lord's Passion we see the greatest example of irony in Scripture as God overturns and makes foolish the world's wisdom.

  • he could not save himself

    He Could Not Save Himself

    April 8, 2020Bible Study

    In an ironic twist, the words of the Pharisees were actually true— it was precisely because Jesus came to save others that he could not save himself.

  • Jesus Christ Descended to the Dead

    Christ’s Descent to the Dead is Good News

    April 3, 2020Books

    Christ’s descent to the dead is not only a biblically supported and historically confessed doctrine of the Christian church, but it is gloriously good news.

  • The Voice of the Lord in Times of Crisis

    March 20, 2020Christian Living

    In times of crisis it's all too easy for the news and social media to drown out the Voice which we need to hear most: the voice of the Lord.

  • Give Your Life to Jesus - Glen Scrivener

    “Give Your Life to Jesus”: Putting Cart Before Horse

    February 28, 2020Christian Living

    Glen Scrivener's poem shows how we put cart before horse by telling people to "Give their lives to Jesus" without first being reminded of what He gave.

  • honor your father and mother

    How Do We Honor Our Father and Mother?

    February 27, 2020Bible Study

    In order to understand the significance of the command to honor our father and mother and what it looks like, we must ask the question, How do we honor God?

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