Raising a Generation

Psalm 78 could be called a hymn for the home – that is, this psalm reminds us that it is the responsibility of parents, family members, and even the covenant community, by God’s grace to teach our children about His holiness, His great and awesome deeds, and instruct them to trust and obey the Lord wholeheartedly. In this sermon, delivered on […]

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The Tabernacle: Outer Court

In this sermon, Pastor Dave Leandre takes us through the outer court of the Tabernacle, beginning with its entrance and then onward to the brazen altar and basin. Each of these areas, including all of the specific details given for their construction, can seem trivial and unimportant for believers living on this side of cross. However, as we look […]

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Vision and Mission

In this message, Pastor Dave Leandre explains the new vision and mission of Elmira Christian Center, as well as what we are resolved to do in the year 2015: seek the Lord with all our heart. By experiencing life together, centering life on God’s Word, and connecting out community to Christ, we, as a local church body, […]

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We Shall Overcome

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”  Revelation 12:11 is one of the most victorious, assuring, and epic verses in the Bible, but it is often taken out of its context and reduced to a […]

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A Spiritual House (1 Peter 2:2-5)

The true believer in Christ, who has experienced that God is good, and who continually comes to Christ in the Word, will not only progress in sanctification as an individual, but will be a living and vibrant part of a new, spiritual temple for the presence of God.  In this sermon, Pastor Matt Bedzyk breaks down […]

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Jesus, the True Bread from Heaven

In this sermon, Pastor Dave teaches from Exodus 16, demonstrating how Jesus is the true and better manna provided by God for our hungry souls.  From the manna being a miraculous provision despite constant grumblings, to it being a foretaste of what was to come, this chapter in Exodus sets forth many types of Christ, and gives […]

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