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Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact pastor@cefcmd.org SUNDAY July 28, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: When God’s judgment falls upon a nation, that judgment will target and destroy the idols of that nation. That provides a golden opportunity to share the truth of God’s Word with those whose idols are destroyed. Welcome & Call to Worship “Rejoice, the Lord is King” #370 “Let All Things Now Living” #794 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “I Commission You To Go” pg.9 Hymns and Songs “In the Garden” #635 Offering - “Count Your Blessings” #786 Responsive Reading - #810 Love the Lord Your God Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Smashing Idols”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “If My People Will Pray” #803 Benediction and Postlude “Smashing Idols” 31st In our series the Prophet Micah I. Victory for Remnant of the Lord - Micah 5:9 * A. There will be a total conquest of all the enemies of our Lord Jesus Christ at His second Advent * 1. He will rule for 1000 years in perfect peace and justice * 2. The saints will rule and reign with Him * B. But before that final battle in the valley of Jehoshaphat there will be many smaller battles as Christ’s kingdom advances II. Idols for Destruction - Micah 5:10-15 * A. The idol of the military industrial complex - Psalm 20:7; 33:17 * 1. The greatest weapons of that day would prove useless in a battle against our Lord * 2. The defenses, the walled cities with great gates and towers would fall at the hand of the Almighty * B. The physical idols would also be cut off by our Lord * 1. Occult practices of witchcraft and sorcery - Deut. 18:9-12 * 2. Divination and fortune tellers will be cut off * 3. All carved images of idols would be destroyed * C. The Idol of Immorality would be plucked up and destroyed * 1. Fertility religion of Asherah & totems of the idol Ishtar * a. Fornication & adultery were part of her “worship” with temple prostitutes * b. Ishtar stated, “I am woman. I am man.” * c. She claimed power to transform individuals as well as the very meaning of male and female * d. Queen Jezebel brought this into Israel * e. The early church struggled with this Jezebel teaching - Revelation 2:20-23 * 2. As with vengeance God destroyed the Idols of Judah, so He will destroy all the idols of our day Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY July 21, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: Despite the trouble and war to come on the kingdom of Judah, God would preserve a remnant who would ultimately triumph over all their enemies. Welcome & Call to Worship “Praise My Soul the King of Heaven” #1 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” #139 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Blessed Is The Man” pg1 Hymns and Songs “We Are Marching to Zion” #416 Offering - “Pass Me Not” #489 Responsive Reading - #785 Life Everlasting Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The End Game”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Onward Christian Soldiers” #731 Benediction and Postlude “The End Game” 30th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Remnant of the Lord - Micah 5:7 * A. Remnant of Jacob, not of Judah * 1. Of Judah there would be a remnant return to rebuild the temple and Jerusalem under Ezra & Nehemiah * 2. But there is a larger fulfillment in a remnant composed of all who are in Christ * a. The Israel of God - Romans 9:6-8 * b. Remnant according to Grace - Romans 11:1, 5 * B. The Dispersion of the Remnant across the face of the earth * 1. After the war with Assyria Israel (northern kingdom) dispersed throughout that empire * 2. After the conquest by Babylon, Judah (southern kingdom) dispersed into that empire * a. Even though a remnant return to Judah the majority of exiles remained in the Babylon * b. The great dispersion was 70 A.D. into the Roman empire * c. The dispersion of the Israel of God - Acts 8:1 II. The Lord’s People Tender and Terrible - Micah 5:7-8 * A. The Gospel like dews comes from heaven as a blessing to all mankind - Psalm 72:4-7 * B. Yet to the unrepentant wicked, comes fearsome Judgment * 1. The remnant are like the king of the beasts ruling over men - Revelation 20:4 * 2. Like a lion destroying sheep - Revelation 19:21 * 3. Not only destroying the wicked but destroying Satan himself - Romans 16:20 * a. We must never forget that in Christ we are more than conquerers - Romans 8:37 * b. We must never let the enemy deceive us Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY July 14, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The war would come to the kingdom of Judah, but God would be there to shepherd His people through the storm. Welcome & Call to Worship “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” #210 “Trust and Obey” #571 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” Hymns and Songs “Here I Am Lord” #589 Offering - “We Are an Offering” #678 Responsive Reading - #679 Your Reasonable Service Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “God’s Hand in The War”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “The Battle Belongs to the Lord” #732 Benediction and Postlude “God’s Hand in the War” 29th In our series the Prophet Micah I. When War Comes - Micah 5:5 * A. The war comes due to the sins of Judah - Micah 3:9-12 * 1. Nations are judged by God * 2. Repentance may spare a nation God’s judgment as was the case with Nineveh in the time of Jonah * B. Assyria was the brutal superpower of that day * 1. The people feared the destructive power of Assyria * 2. In the invasion to come would involve the conquest of citadels and palaces * a. God permits evil doers to wreck havoc as His judgment upon a wicked land * b. The judgment is always designed to bring repentance - 2 Peter 3:9 * C. How would the people of God in the midst of war raise these shepherds and princes? * 1. The Lord raises up these leaders in response to prayer - 2 Kings 19:14-20 * 2. God brings defeat to the enemy - 2 Kings 19:35-37 * a. The angel of the Lord is a pre-incarnate appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ * b. God raises the kings own sons to assassinate him * c. A later shepherd God raises is Cyrus of the Medo-Persian Empire - Isaiah 44:28 II. The Lord will Deliver His people - Micah 5:6 * A. The entrances, the fortifications guarding the borders of Assyria will fail to protect it from invasion * B. God fulfilled this prophecy when the kingdom of Babylon conquered Assyria, completely destroying that kingdom * 1. It began with the work of the Angel of the Lord * 2. Advanced by the king’s assassination Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY July 7, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The world offers a multitude of false shepherds, all making promises they cannot keep. Only Jesus is the Good Shepherd, following Him is always for our best. Welcome & Call to Worship “How Great Thou Art” #147 “There is a Fountain” #336 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “My Shepherd is the Lord” p11 Hymns and Songs “At the Cross” #323 Offering - “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” #324 Communion - Unison Prayer bulletin insert Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Finding the Good Shepherd”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “I’ll Fly Away” #779 Benediction and Postlude “Finding the Good Shepherd” 28th In our series the Prophet Micah I. Modern Idolatry - Exodus 20:3-5 * A. Idols have no actual power - 1 Corinthians 8:4 * B. The major idolatry today - Statism II. The Shepherd Born in Bethlehem - Micah 5:4 * A. The Shepherd stands to defend His sheep from attacks * 1. The shepherd David killed a lion and a bear - 1 Samuel 17:33-37 * 2. Jesus the Good Shepherd stands against satanic attacks, against death and hell for His sheep - Hebrews 13:5 * B.The Shepherd Feeds His Sheep * 1. He provides green pastures, still waters - Psalm 23:2 * 2. Our Shepherd provides our daily bread * a. Not any civil government - Daniel 5:23 * b. We ask of Him for our daily bread - Matt. 6:11 * c. And to meet all our needs - Philippians 4:19 * 3. Our Shepherd provides our spiritual food, His Word * C. He will rule in the strength and name and majesty of the Lord * D. His sheep will be secure, abiding with Him * 1. Our Good Shepherd calls us to abide - John 15:4 * 2. The trust of the sheep removes anxiety and fear * E. The Good Shepherd will rule the whole world with justice and perfect peace * 1. Satan’s short lived anti-christ kingdom Jesus will destroy - Revelation 19:20-21 * 2. Jesus kingdom, millennial kingdom - Revelation 20:4 * a. Perfect peace, righteousness and justice * b. No evil will be permitted even from non-believers Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY June 30, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The near term judgement from God will be very painful but is necessary to the outcome of the formation of the Remnant who are brothers of Jesus Christ. Welcome & Call to Worship “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” #210 “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” #309 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “He Has Made Me Glad” #214 “Lamb of God” #302 Offering - “The Lord’s My Shepherd” #694 Responsive Reading - The Lord’s My Shepherd #205 Congregation read bold text Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Birth Pangs”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Soon and Very Soon” #757 Benediction and Postlude “Birth Pangs” 27th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Devastation of Lies - 1 Timothy 1:9-11 * A. Lying destroys trust in any relationship where it prevails * B. The Law is written to punish these and other sins * 1. What happens when a civil government instead of upholding God’s Law, commits to violating God’s Law? * a. A curse falls upon that land * b. The lawless tyrants take control and the righteous mourn * 2. Restoration can only begin on the Path of repentance which will begin with God’s judgment on the wicked II. A Message of Hope through the coming Judgment - Micah 5:2-3 * A. The Ruler born in Bethlehem will bring judgment * 1. He will give Judah up to judgment in a terrible time * a. Fivefold ways of judgment, war, famine, disease, natural calamities, financial collapse * b. God gives up the wicked to punishment - Romans 1:23-32 * 2. That judgment will continue “until” - establishing that there is a limit God has set upon His judgment * a. God’s judgment on nations is in this world * b. God’s judgment on individuals is for all eternity * B. The judgment will purify the righteous while it crushes the wicked - the birth pangs of Judah will issue in a remnant * 1. The remnant are Jesus’ brethren - Mark 3:20-21, 31-35 * 2. Shall return to Israel - Romans 9:6-8; 11:17-24 * C. Jesus The Good Shepherd - Micah 5:4 * 1. The Good Shepherd protects His sheep * 2. He provides for them to lie down in green pastures Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY June 23, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The promise of the birth of Messiah in Bethlehem was the reason the readers of Micah had hope in the face of near term judgement from God. Welcome & Call to Worship “One Day” #294 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” #250 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “To every Thing Turn, Turn” see bulletin insert “Joy to the World” #270 Offering - “O Come, All Ye Faithful” #249 Responsive Reading - The Light #378 Congregation solo 2 Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The Message of Bethlehem”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Go Tell It on the Mountain” #258 Benediction and Postlude "The Message of Bethlehem" 26th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Judgment of God - Psalm 9:15-19 * A. Nations fall into sin and degradation of their own making * B. God’s judgment involves the wicked ensnaring themselves * 1. What hope is there for a nation that forgets God? * a. Massive, complete, unmistakable repentance * b. A revival which restores true justice and righteousness in the land * 2. Paths of Judgment which God employs against nations * a. A time of famine in which food is scarce * b. Disease or natural catastrophe * c. Financial disaster, economic collapse * d. War & the devastation which ensues - Micah 5:1 II. A Message of Hope in spite of the coming Judgment - Micah 5:2 * A. Bethlehem the backwater of little apparent significance * 1. The thousands speaks of the structure of the Hebrew Republic as God designed it - Exodus 18:19-23 * a. Every ten families would choose one to judge * b. Bethlehem was so small it didn’t have anyone as the ruler of a thousand families * 2. Yet Bethlehem would bring forth to God the Ruler of Israel * B. The Messiah who is God incarnate - the everlasting God * 1. Interesting that the Chief Priests skipped this part of the prophecy - Matthew 2:1-8 * 2. The Coming Messiah would fulfill all the glorious prophecies about the Kingdom of God in Two Advents * a. But only after the Judgements of God fall * b. The parallel for us is the coming Tribulation which will precede the 2nd Advent of Jesus Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY June 16, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: In the war against the family, the demonic enemy has continually targeted the head of the God ordained Family Government the father. Welcome & Call to Worship “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” #43 “At Calvary” #492 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Why Do the Nations Rage?” pg 5 in Hymns & Songs “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” #586 Offering - “Day by Day” #718 Responsive Reading - see bulletin insert Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The War on Fathers and the Final Battle”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “The Battle Belongs to the Lord” #732 Benediction and Postlude “The War on Fathers and the Final Battle” 25th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Sons of Satan do his bidding - John 8:42-45 * A. Murder is his game from the beginning * B. Lies and deceptions are his continual mode of operation * 1. The Antichrist kingdom aims total domination * a. One world government without rivals * b. One world religion with all opposition destroyed * c. One world economy with dictatorship over every single financial transaction on earth * 2. Understanding the nature of this war II. Clearing the Fog of War - Micah 4:11-12 * A. The kingdoms of this world unite and come to war against the people of God * 1. They think they will be victorious, but they don’t understand what God is actually doing * 2. Demonic spirits draw every nation’s armies to the battle field - Revelation 16:12-16 * 3. What they do not know is this battle is “the Battle of that great day of God Almighty” * a. It is often called the battle of Armageddon * b. But more accurately it takes place in the Valley of Jehoshaphat - Joel 3:11-16 * B. In the Second Advent of Jesus Christ He comes as warrior - Revelation 19:11-16 * 1. Post battle preparations - Revelation 19:17-21 * a. The clean up crew will be birds * b. Not one soldier survives Christ’s sword * 2. The Saints of the Most High are victorious - Micah 4:13 * a. They will trample down the enemy * b. The wealth of all nations will be the Lord’s Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY June 9, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: In the war against the family, the demonic enemy has continually targeted the head of the God ordained Family Government the father. Welcome & Call to Worship “Redeemed” #356 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” #682 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Train up a Child” pg 15 in Hymns & Songs “Because He Lives” #358 Offering - “O Jesus I have Promised” #676 Responsive Reading - 608-Keep His Commandments Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Calamity before Redemption”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “What a Mighty God We Serve” #672 Benediction and Postlude “Calamity before Redemption” 24th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Judgment of God will bring retribution - 2 Kings 24:2-4 * A. Innocent blood that is shed cannot remain unpunished or the land becomes defiled - Genesis 4:10 * 1. King Manasseh’s murders would be punished * 2. The land will expel the wicked - Leviticus 18:25 * 3. Judgment for nations - Psalm 9:17 * B. If a nation refuses to punish murders allowing innocent blood to be spilled, that nation is headed for exile or extermination II. Judah’s Coming Judgment - Micah 4:9-10 * A. The Kingdom would fall, the loss of their civil government * 1. Four kings of Judah would be conquered and carried off into captivity to Babylon: * 2. Kings Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin & Zedekiah * B. The gain from that pain would bring two blessings * 1. Delivered from the hands of their enemies * a. Their enemy Babylon would itself be conquered * b. The conquerer would bless Judah commissioning a remnant to rebuild Jerusalem * c. He would finance the rebuilding of the temple * 2. The Lord would redeem them * a. Not just from the destruction of war * b. Salvation through the redeeming work of our Lord and Savior on the cross * 3. Redemption involves full payment for all our sins * a. To be forgiven, made holy, and justified * b. To be free of sin, adopted & reconciled to Him * c. Jesus accomplished our redemption at the cross * 4. We are commissioned to call all men everywhere to repent, believe and receive Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Pastor David Whitney's sermon from June 2, 2024.

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY May 26, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The Millennial Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ will mean the outcasts and the sick will be healed and welcomed into the blessed fellowship of the beloved of Our Lord. Welcome & Call to Worship “Great is Thy Faithfulness” #139 “God of our Fathers” #809 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “I Know Whom I Have Believed” #527 “Train Up A Child” p15 of Hymns and Songs Offering - “A Christian Home” #451 Responsive Reading - #658 Children of God Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The Blessed Kingdom”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder” #774 Benediction and Postlude “The Blessed Kingdom” 22nd In our series the Prophet Micah I. Grandparents leave a living legacy - 2 Timothy 1:4-5 * A. Honoring grandparents - Leviticus 19:32 * 1. Grandchildren are a crown of glory - Proverbs 17:6 * 2. Gray hair the splendor of the aged - Proverbs 20:29 * 3. If the aged are also righteous - Proverbs 16:31 * B. Folly is bound in the heart of a child - Proverbs 22:15 * 1. Biblical instruction teaches that folly more than wisdom characterizes youth * 2. Our culture idolizes youth * 3. Wisdom is to recognize that we need to gain wisdom more than anything else - Psalm 90:12 * 4. The persecution of one grandmother II. The Kingdom Come will establish justice - Micah 4:3-8 * A. In His 2nd Advent Jesus comes as conquering warrior * B. He comes to judge each and every nation in the whole world * 1. The standard of Justice is the Law of the Lord, it is: * Pure, perfect, righteous principles of government * Rebuke will be issued to those who disrespect God’s perfect Law * C. His Kingdom will bring a great blessing to those who suffered under the evil and wicked regimes which formerly ruled the world * 1. The lame will be gather and become a remnant * a. The remnant are those saved out of the destruction - like Noah and his family * b. The remnant are those who are on the narrow road, those who are saved Matthew 7:13-14 * 2. The outcast, rejected, will be welcomed by the Man of Sorrows, made a strong nation under Jesus as King Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY May 19, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The Millennial Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ will be a reign of absolute peace. War will never unveil its horrors during that blessed reign of peace. Welcome & Call to Worship “The Love of God” #157 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” #400 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Down by the Riverside” see bulletin insert “Why Do the Nations Rage?” p5 of Hymns and Songs Offering - “Spirit of the Living God” #398 Responsive Reading - #398 Life in the Spirit - odd lines Worship leader, all even lines congregation Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Kingdom Come”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Standing on the Promises” #410 Benediction and Postlude “Kingdom Come” 21st In our series the Prophet Micah I. Children are a Blessing not a Burden - Psalm 127:3-5 * A. They are God’s gift, a reward, a legacy * B. The more one has the more one is blessed * 1. Satan is behind child sacrifice * 2. Killing children is one element in the global war against the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ * 3. The end of the war - Revelation 19:11-21 II. After the Conquest, the Kingdom Come - Micah 4:1-3 * A. Jerusalem becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Christ * 1. Jesus rules the whole world, all nations worship Him * 2. His Law is taught to all peoples and enforced upon all * B. Jesus is the Judge of all the earth from His Capital city Jerusalem * 1. The standard of Justice is the Law of the Lord, it is: * a. Pure, perfect, righteous principles of government * b. Rebuke will be issued to those who disrespect God’s perfect Law * 2. The military, industrial, medical complex which today rules the world will be destroyed and repurposed * a. The armies of the world will be completely decimated - Revelation 19:17-18, 21 * b. That the UN claims that it will accomplish this - tells us that it is part of Satan’s kingdom * 3. War will be no more in Christ’s Kingdom * 4. There will be no education for war, such as war colleges, West Point, or Air-force or Naval Academy * a. Enormous resources spent on destructive work will be directed into productive avenues * b. The world will enjoy Christ’s Peace Dividend - Micah 4:4-5 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY May 12, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: When our Lord returns at His 2nd Advent, He will rule this world in perfect righteousness, justice and peace. His law alone will be the law in every land on earth. Welcome & Call to Worship “This Is My Father’s World” #143 “Spirit of God Descend upon my Heart” #390 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Be Thou My Vision” #562 “My Shepherd is the Lord” p11 of Hymns and Songs Offering - “Wonderful Words of Life” #406 Responsive Reading - #472 A Lamp and a Light Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Where Does Law Come From?”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “We’re Marching to Zion” #416 Benediction and Postlude “Where Does Law Come From?” 20th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Law of the Lord Is Perfect - Psalm 19:7 * A. The Creator is the source of the actual Laws of the Universe * B. The world lies under the sway of the great rebellion * 1. It is a rebellions against the Law of the Universe * 2. And above all against the Lawgiver Himself * 3. The great battle at the end of history will be preceded by a time of unprecedented lawlessness - 2 Thessalonians 2 * a. Spiritual apostasy will lead the way to Lawlessness * b. The Lawless one will be revealed - Antichrist * c. The deluded will believe the lies of the Lawless One and the world will plunge into Lawlessness II. The Fulfillment of the Messianic Kingdom - Micah 4:1-2 * A, After the fall of Jerusalem and the temple - Micah 2:12 * B. Tectonic upheavals - Zechariah 14:3-5 * 1. Earthquake as Jesus touches down at 2nd Advent * 2. Jesus will rule as King of the whole world - Zech 14:9 * 3. All the nations shall worship Jesus - Zech 14:16-17 * C. The Law goes forth from Jesus at His Capital city Jerusalem * 1. Torah = teaching, direction, rule of life - Proverbs 6:23 * a. Pure, perfect, righteous principles of government * b. Universal embracing all lands - Psalm 145:13 * c. Pre-eminent, above all else worldwide * d. True knowledge will go everywhere - Isa. 11:9 * 2. Jesus will rule the whole world from His capital Jerusalem * a. Saints will rule with Jesus - Revelation 5:10 * b. It will be the Peaceable Kingdom for 1000 years Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY May 5, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: When the pulpits in a land refuse to proclaim the Biblical standards of justice, then the civil government runs off the rails into evil and the society descends into wickedness. The end of that society is near as the Judgment of God will surely fall upon them. Welcome & Call to Worship “The Church’s One Foundation” #401 “Hallelujah, What a Savior” #311 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Cornerstone” #402 “Blessed is the Man” p1 of Hymns and Songs Offering - “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” #324 Communion - Bulletin insert for unison prayer Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “When Pulpits Fail”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Nothing but the Blood” #337 Benediction and Postlude “When Pulpits Fail” 19th In our series the Prophet Micah I. When the Wicked Rule - Proverbs 29:2; Romans 13:4 * A. There is injustice of every type * 1. Wicked rulers refuse to obey God’s Law in their own lives * 2. They refuse to make God’s Law the standard for justice in their kingdom * a. Property is not safe as stealing is not punished * b. No one’s liberty is secure as they allow or even promote kidnapping * c. Nor is anyone’s life secure as murder runs unchecked and rampant * d. Such a so called government is nearly useless as it differs little from complete anarchy * B. The righteous in such a land are filled with sorrow and grief II. The Problem of Israel shows us the problem today - Micah 3:8-12 * A. The political rulers of Israel were the direct cause of the grief * 1. They detest and loath God’s Holy Standard of justice * 2. They twist the straight standard of what is right * 3. The ‘justice’ they render is completely corrupt, it is done for a bribe * B. The wicked politicians are propped up by evil priests and prophets * 1. Instead of proclaiming God’s Word, they only proclaim what puts money in their pocket * 2. They tell people what they want to hear, * 3. They promise that wickedness will not be punished by a Holy Righteous God * C. Devastating judgment from God will come because of the wicked politicians and evil priests and prophets Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY April 28, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: Satan the enemy of our souls is fighting a war against all humanity especially targeting the faithful followers of Jesus Christ. God has given us all the weapons of warfare to win this battle. Welcome & Call to Worship “A Mighty Fortress is our God” #151 “Lean on O King Eternal” #724 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “You Are My All in All” #583 “The Solid Rock” #526 Offering - “Am I a Soldier of the Cross?” #728 Responsive Reading - #176 He Has Blessed Us Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The War Against Humanity”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “The Battle Belongs to the Lord” #732 Benediction and Postlude “The War Against Humanity” 18th In our series the Prophet Micah I. Our Battle - Ephesians 6:10-12 * A. We are in the midst of a battle with spiritual forces * B. The battle manifests itself in the physical realm * 1. Satan’s kingdom is at war with the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ * 2. The Anti-christ beast will make war against Christians * a. War is no longer nation state vs nation state * b. The fake war on terror begun 2001 * c. It is the globalist against all humanity * d. Fifth Generation Warfare & Mind Control * 3. The Beast will overcome the saints - Revelation 13:7-8 II. The Power we need to engage in battle today - Micah 3:8 * A. “But truly” draws the sharp contrast between Micah and … * 1. The False prophets who don’t speak for God - Micah 3:8-9 * a. They teach for their own personal profit * b. They present lies rather than God Word * 2. The Destructive political leaders of Judah who don’t rule in accordance with God’s Law - Micah 3:1-2 * a. Rejecting God’s Standards of right and wrong * b. They pervert justice and righteousness * B. Micah is not being arrogant, he has humbly submitted his whole self to God as His servant and he proclaims the truth … * 1. By the power of the Holy Spirit He declares God’s Word * 2. He declares the true standard of justice, righteousness and judgment in declaring the Law of God * 3. He calls all Israel to repent of their sins, believe God’s Word * 4. When things look impossible - Philippians 4:13 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY April 28, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: Satan the enemy of our souls is fighting a war against all humanity especially targeting the faithful followers of Jesus Christ. God has given us all the weapons of warfare to win this battle. Welcome & Call to Worship “A Mighty Fortress is our God” #151 “Lean on O King Eternal” #724 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “You Are My All in All” #583 “The Solid Rock” #526 Offering - “Am I a Soldier of the Cross?” #728 Responsive Reading - #176 He Has Blessed Us Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The War Against Humanity”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “The Battle Belongs to the Lord” #732 Benediction and Postlude “The War Against Humanity” 18th In our series the Prophet Micah I. Our Battle - Ephesians 6:10-12 * A. We are in the midst of a battle with spiritual forces * B. The battle manifests itself in the physical realm * 1. Satan’s kingdom is at war with the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ * 2. The Anti-christ beast will make war against Christians * a. War is no longer nation state vs nation state * b. The fake war on terror begun 2001 * c. It is the globalist against all humanity * d. Fifth Generation Warfare & Mind Control * 3. The Beast will overcome the saints - Revelation 13:7-8 II. The Power we need to engage in battle today - Micah 3:8 * A. “But truly” draws the sharp contrast between Micah and … * 1. The False prophets who don’t speak for God - Micah 3:8-9 * a. They teach for their own personal profit * b. They present lies rather than God Word * 2. The Destructive political leaders of Judah who don’t rule in accordance with God’s Law - Micah 3:1-2 * a. Rejecting God’s Standards of right and wrong * b. They pervert justice and righteousness * B. Micah is not being arrogant, he has humbly submitted his whole self to God as His servant and he proclaims the truth … * 1. By the power of the Holy Spirit He declares God’s Word * 2. He declares the true standard of justice, righteousness and judgment in declaring the Law of God * 3. He calls all Israel to repent of their sins, believe God’s Word * 4. When things look impossible - Philippians 4:13 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY April 21, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: God has appointed preachers to be watchmen on the walls. Their task is to warn the people of the coming judgment of God for both individuals as well as judgment of the nations. Welcome & Call to Worship “For the Beauty of the Earth” #793 “Faith is the Victory” #727 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Thy Word” #184 “Watchmen on the Wall” p19 Hymns & Songs Offering - “What Wondrous Love is This” #314 Responsive Reading - #472 A Lamp and a Light Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Destructive Pulpits”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “What a Mighty God We Serve” #672 Benediction and Postlude Destructive Pulpits 17th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Failure of Civil Government - Micah 3:1-4 A. They turned from God’s standard of justice B. They brutally destroyed the lives, liberties and properties of those whom they were charged with protecting 1. Treated them like cattle, abused slaughtered & consumed 2. God will judge them with true justice II. The Failure of the Pulpits of Micah’s day - Micah 3:5-7 A. They mislead the people of God - 48 Levitical cities 1. False teaching about what to believe - Theology 2. False examples of how to worship - Idolatry 3. False moral instruction - Ethics a. Rejecting God’s Standards of right and wrong b. They pervert justice and righteousness B. They are not shepherds of the flock, they fleece the people 1. They teach for their own personal profit 2. Their message depends on what people give them C. God judges them by excluding them from hearing any message from Him - anything they proclaim is false prophecy III. How Shall We protect ourselves from the false prophets of our day? A. Christ followers are called to test the spirits - 1 John 4:1-3 !. What do they say regarding the Full Deity and Full humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ? 2. Examine the life of the teacher - do they walk their talk B. We are to subject all truth claims to the acid test of the Word of God - Romans 12:1-2 1. A prior commitment to obey is requisite for the transformation of mind 2. Our minds need the transforming power of God’s Word Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY April 14, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: Preceding the 2nd Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ there will be a great time of lawlessness and wickedness on earth. The disciples of Jesus obey God’s Law regardless of the wickedness around them. Welcome & Call to Worship “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty” #3 “My Hope is in the Lord” #540 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Standing on the Promises” #410 “The American View” p35 Hymns & Songs Offering - “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior” #568 Responsive Reading - #783 King of Kings & Lord of Lords Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Nazification of Law in America”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “The Battle Belongs to the Lord” #732 Benediction and Postlude “Nazification of Law in America” 16th In our series the Prophet Micah I. History and Prophecy * A. Wisdom is Learning from the Past - 1 Corinthians 10:11 * B. The Coming Lawless One - 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3, 8 * 1. His appearing will be preceded by a great Apostasy * 2. This wicked world ruler will serve Satan * a. The whole world, except the true disciples, will come to follow the Lawless One * b. How would the world come to follow someone so totally depraved? * 3. The world will be prepared to accept Lawlessness II. The Breaking Forth of Lawlessness - Micah 3:1-4 * A. The political leadership of the Kingdom of Judah adopt lawlessness * 1. The royal house of David and the rulers at every level: * a. Rejected God’s Standards of right and wrong, justice and righteousness * b. Hebrew term “Mispat” - Deuteronomy 4:8 * 2. The very purpose for which civil government exists in God’s ordering of this world it to do justice (Mispat) * a. True justice is always in accordance with God’s perfect standard of righteousness (Mispat) * b. Great evils erupt when “Mispat” is rejected * 3. Brutal, barbaric, horrific violence is unleashed when political rulers reject “Mispat” Micah 3:2-3 * B. Jesus came to fulfill the Law - Matthew 5:17 * 1. The Sacrificial Law was fulfilled by Christ’s death * 2. The Festival Law as well as the Food Law was fulfilled by Christ - Colossians 2:15-17 * 3. The Moral Law remains as the perfect Law of Liberty - James 1:25 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY April 7, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ will never fail. Even in times of great apostasy, there will always be a remnant. Welcome & Call to Worship “And Can It Be” #347 “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” #309 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “The Very Last Day” bulletin insert “Lamb of God?” #320 Offering - “There is A Fountain” #336 Communion - Unison prayer bulletin insert Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “The Remnant”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Surely Goodness and Mercy” #691 Benediction and Postlude “The Remnant” 15th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The 70 Babylonian Exile would come to an end - Micah 2:12 * A. God would gather the Remnant of His people * 1. Not every descendent of Abraham would be delivered only a remnant the true Israel of God * a. The true descendants of Abraham are those who have his same faith in God - Romans 9:6-7, 27 * b. That remnant will be of people from all tribes, tongues and nations - Revelation 5:9 * 2. All of those whom God foreknew will be gathered * B. Parallel to the gathering of the remnant from Babylon will be the gathering of the church at the 2nd Advent of Jesus Christ * 1. Jesus made this promise at the Last Supper - John 14:1-3 * 2. He will gather both the living and those who sleep in Jesus - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 * a. Our duty of preparation for that day - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 * b. We know what our Lord is doing, we are not in darkness * 3. Jesus is the good shepherd will bless His flock - John 10:3-5, 16 II. The Messiah is the Breaker - Micah 2:12 * A. God broke His people out of bondage in Babylon * 1. Cyrus the King of the Medo-Persia was God’s servant * 2. The 2nd Advent will break us out of bondage to this world’s satanic NWO kingdom * B. Jesus is the one who opens and no one can shut - Revelation 3:7 * 1. The remnant should be focused on the task our Breaker has given us to accomplish * 2. The Word, Prayer, Worship, Fellowship, Making Disciples Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY March 31, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave is the linch pin of the Christians faith and is a factual event in history. Welcome & Call to Worship “Christ The Lord is Risen Today” #367 “Christ Arose” #357 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “At The Cross” #323 “Were You There?” #315 Offering - “He Lives" #368 Responsive Reading - The Love of Christ #380 Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Truth or Conspiracy”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Nothing But the Blood” #337 Benediction and Postlude “Truth or Conspiracy” 14th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Resurrection of the Messiah - Micah 2:12-13 * A. His death as substitutionary atonement was prophesied - Daniel 9:26 * B. For the King to lead His people He must rise from the dead II. The Conspirators - Matthew 28:11-15 * A. Their concocted story was false - Matthew 28:4 * 1. These soldiers would have been executed for failure on duty * 2. The fact that they were alive reveals the lie * B. The evidence is rock solid regarding the events that took place * 1. The fact that Jesus was crucified, His death was certain * 2. The fact that Christ’s body was not in the tomb * 3. The “cocoon” of Christ’s burial remained in the tomb - John 20:3-8 * C. Multiple non-biblical, even hostile sources testify to these facts Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Pastor Whitney's sermon from Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024. Because there was no audio during the Worship Service LiveStream, the sermon has been uploaded here.

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY March 24, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The enemy of our souls is a deceiver. His mouth pieces are the false prophets in this world. Only by fully imbibing the Word of God can we defend our minds against the lies of false prophets. Welcome & Call to Worship “All Glory Laud and Honor” #300 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” #297 “Lamb of God” #302 “O Mighty Cross” #317 Offering - “Hosanna" #296 Responsive Reading - Christ the Redeemer #379 Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Escaping a Kingdom of Lies”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “There is Power in the Blood” #329 Benediction and Postlude “Escaping a Kingdom of Lies” 13th In our series the Prophet Micah I The Father of Lies - John 8:44 * A. He reveals his nature and his essence in endless lies * B. His followers having rejected the truth will be given “a strong delusion” - 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12 * 1. The One World Leader will be a consummate liar * 2. Those who reject the truth of the gospel will be caught in this web of lies encompassing the whole world II. The False Prophets - Micah 2:11 * A. The begin their career of lies by walking in Satan’s path * 1. Their whole manner of life is rooted in lies * a. It bubbles forth from a heart that is not right with God - they are following the fallen spirits * b. It misleads all who are not grounded in the Word of God * 2. The gullible are draw in because they don’t want to hear the truth, it is too uncomfortable * B. False prophets apply those lies they believe in all that they proclaim * 1. Their lies do not remain within their hearts * 2. They speak ideas that are like intoxicating drink * C. Christ followers are called to test the spirits - 1 John 4:1 * 1. We are to subject all truth claims to the acid test of the Word of God - Romans 12:1-2 * a. Spoken of testing metals to determine the genuine nature of the metal - 1 Peter 1:7 * b. We are commanded to test all things - 1 Thessalonians 5:21 * 2. We reject the lies that the purpose of this life is to indulge in pleasures of the body * 3. The false prophets will be very popular - 2 Timothy 4:3 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY March 17, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: No one can escape the Law of God. No country can violate God’s Holy Law and get away with it. Except they repent, they will perish. Welcome & Call to Worship “Praise My Soul the King of Heaven” #1 “Come Christians Join to Sing” #225 Prayer & Children’s Story “Be Strong in the Lord” #734 “Watchman on the Wall” pg.19 Hymns & Songs Offering - “Glory to His Name” #493 Responsive Reading - Salvation by Grace #524 Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Inescapable”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “He Who Began a Good Work in You” #537 Benediction and Postlude “Inescapable” 12th In our series the Prophet Micah I. The Groaning of All Creation - Romans 8:20-22 * A. The root cause of the curse is sin * 1. The satanic solution is the depopulation of the planet * 2. Requiring everyone join the climate change cult * B. The hope is in the redeeming work of Christ * 1. It transforms sinners into saints through ongoing repentance * 2. It prepares them to rule and reign over a perfect and completely ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ - Isaiah 65:25 II. The Threat Against Judah for its many Sins - Micah 2:10 * A. After 40 years wandering in the wilderness the land of Canaan was Israel’s rest - Deuteronomy 12:9-10 * 1. That rest didn’t mean they did no work but rather rest from war * a. A time of societal stability and family prosperity * b. The disobedient did not enter that rest - Psalm 95:11 * 2. That continued rest was contingent upon obedience to God - disobedience means ejection from the land * a. Unless repentance was forthcoming Judah would be destroyed by war * b. The survivors would become slaves * B. The defilement of the land causes the land to vomit out its inhabitants * 1. Moral pollution is worse that physical - Leviticus 18:24-29 * a. Judah defiled the land - Jeremiah 2:7-8 * b. They did not execute murders - Numbers 35:33-34; Genesis 4:10-12 * 2. Not just Israel, all nations are judged by the same standard - Genesis 15:13-16 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY March 10, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The enemies of God are those who hate Him, hate His Holy Law, violate His Commandments. They will be judged unless they repent, believe and receive Welcome & Call to Worship “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” #90 “Wonderful Grace of Jesus” #338 Prayer & Children’s Story “I Cannot Tell” #354 “Many are my Enemies” pg7 Hymns & Songs Offering - “Who is on the Lord’s Side” #674 Responsive Reading - #608 Keep His Commandments Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “God’s Enemies”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “What A Mighty God We Serve” #672 Benediction and Postlude “God’s Enemies” 11th In our series the Prophet Micah I. God’s Opponents - Micah 2:8 * A. They recently have become antagonists to the Almighty God - 2 Chronicles 28:1-4, 24-25 * 1. That begins with a carnal mind - Romans 8:7 * a. This is essentially a soul of hostility against one’s own Maker * b. It is not only a mind alienated from Him but a soul in deadly opposition to Him - Rom 1:18-25 * 2. This antagonism is rooted in a rejection of His Lordship over all that He has Created * a. It is manifested in a vigorous rejection of His Holy Law as the rule of life - 1 John 3:4 * b. It opposes God’s Wishes, Interests, and Honor * c. It pursues a course hostile to His government * B. This enmity is unjustified for God is Love - 1 John 4:16 * 1. There is nothing in His character to justify this animosity * 2. This enmity is the fountain of all misery in this world II. The Antagonism against God Reveals itself in attacks on fellow Creatures - Micah 2:8-9 * A. Stripping impoverished refugees - Amos 2:7 * 1. The God given rights of others the wicked freely violate * 2. If a man hate God he will hate his fellow man - 1 John 4:20 * B. The destruction of women and children - James 4:1 * 1. Casting out the war widows from their homes * 2. The orphaned children are despoiled * 3. The happiness of the suffering souls is trampled upon by those who have the power in their hands * 4. How we treat the “least of these” is how we treat the Lord Jesus Christ - Matthew 25:41-46 Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY March 3, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: One of Satan’s great deceptions is to convince people not to listen to or to believe the Word of God. The wise know that God’s Word is the only absolute truth. Welcome & Call to Worship “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart” #169 “Break Thou the Bread of Life” #413 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Just a Closer Walk” #564 “Worthy of Worship” #153 Offering - “Beneath the Cross of Jesus" #320 Communion - Unison prayer on bulletin insert Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Dogs that Won’t Bark”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Stand Up For Jesus” #730 Benediction and Postlude “Dogs that Won’t Bark” 10th In our series the Prophet Micah I. Micah’s Opponents - Micah 2:6 * A. They tell Micah and other prophets of the Lord to stop prophesying * 1. The literal word is to drip taken from - Deuteronomy 32:1-2 * 2. The rebuke from the Lord is rejected by those who don’t want to hear prophecy * a. The irony of those rebuking the prophet, is they are telling him to stop rebuking * b. Micah was not alone in being told to stop prophesying - Isaiah 30:9-11 * c. Amos is labeled a traitor - Amos 7:10-13 * B. Sinful men do not like having sin pointed out - Isaiah 56:10 * 1. They do not want to be called to repentance * 2. They do not want the Word of God applied to themselves * 3. They want a soft and easy message - Micah 2:11 * 4. We should not expect to be treated differently - Revelation 11:7-10 * C. God will give them their evil desires, a famine - Amos 8:11 II. The Character and Nature of God - Micah 2:7 * A. Is anything too hard for God? * 1. Men foolishly think that God will not judge the wicked in this world * 2. They falsely believe God either to be blind or unjust * B. The Word of God brings great blessing to those who obey * 1. The laws of the Universe cannot be broken * 2. The fool is broken by those laws which he violates * 3. Disciples of Jesus are called to proclaim the Word of the Lord to a lost and dying world regardless of the response Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD. Want to read the Bible in one year? Contact j.delimater@easicontrols.com SUNDAY February 25, 2024 Order of Worship Theme: The lie of Satan convinces many that they can sin without consequence. God’s Word teaches us that you will alway reap what you sow. Welcome & Call to Worship “The Churches One Foundation” #401 “Praise Him, Praise Him” #12 Prayer & Children’s Lesson “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” #107 “Were You There?” #315 Offering - “Day By Day" #718 Responsive Reading - #471 A Glorious Church Congregational Prayer Hearing God’s Word “Reaping What You Sow”- Pastor Whitney Responding to God’s Word “Standing on the Promises” #410 Benediction and Postlude “Reaping What You Sow” 9th In our series the Prophet Micah I. While the Wicked devise Crimes, God devises Justice - Micah 2:3-4 * A. The plots of the wicked will be turned against them * 1. They plot to steal land - Micah 2:1-2 * a. The wicked example of King Ahab - 1 Kings 21:1-3, 7-8, 13-16, 19-22 * b. Coveting, led to plotting, then conspiring, then murder and theft of Naboth’s vineyard * 2. God devises a war that will take their land from them * B. God deals with the crime family * 1. God views nations as families - Genesis 10:1-5 * 2. Diversity is not the strength of a nation - Daniel 2:41-42 II. Why is the Punishment of the Wicked Delayed? * A. The mercy of God - 2 Peter 3:9 * 1. Not willing that any perish, God gives the wicked time to repent, believe and receive Jesus Christ as Savior * 2. There comes a time when mercy is at an end, the final judgment on earth - Revelation 19:1-3, 11-15 * B. In the temporal world God’s judgment also falls - Micah 2:3-5 * 1. When judgment falls it cannot be avoided * 2. It destroys the proud * 3. It brings down everything which made that nation - Joshua 14:1-2; 15:1, 12-13 * 4. God will use traitors from within a nation to accomplish the judgment * 5. In the end, those stealing property will: * a. Have no one to determine property boundaries * b. No representation in the assembly of the LORD * C. The reality that evil times will come urges all men everywhere to repent while the daylight remains Amazing Grace by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100191 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Visit us at: https://www.cefcmd.org