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Emmanuel Community Church Sermons
Official feed for the sermons from Emmanuel Community Church in Elmira, NY. We are committed to glorifying the triune God by worshiping and making disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Learn more at eccelmira.org
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Emmanuel Community Church SermonsThe King Weeps, The Kingdom Waits (2 Samuel 18:19–19:15)
In this sermon pastor Joel considers the responses to Absalom's death, reminding us that there is no human resolution to mercy and justice without brokenness.
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Between Heaven and Earth: The Ache for Mercy in the Midst of Justice (2 Samuel 18:1-19)
In this sermon pastor Joel considers the tragic death of Absalom at the hands of Joab, reminding us that we need to be careful how we treat the Son of David…
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When God Overrules (2 Samuel 17)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith examines the battle of counsels, God’s hidden providence, and God’s surprising provision in Absalom’s rebellion. Through…
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Better Than Life (Psalm 63)
In this sermon, pastor Keith reminds us that God's steadfast love is better than life. The true joy and lasting peace that we crave, that was meant to satisfy…
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Meekness and Weakness (2 Samuel 16)
In this sermon, pastor Adam Powers (Sonrise Community Church, in New Port Richey, Florida) reminds us that a posture of meekness is possible because of the…
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Salvation Belongs to the Lord (Psalm 3)
In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that we can have confidence in crisis because salvation belongs to the Lord. The God who delivered David and brought…
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Following the True King Through Crisis and Covenant (2 Samuel 15:18-37)
We live in a world where “Absaloms” rise daily—where truth is traded for influence, and loyalty is seduced by charm. We live as strangers in a land shaped by…
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Empty Kisses, Stolen Hearts, and a Hollow Crown (2 Samuel 15:1-17)
In this sermon pastor Joel considers Absalom's return to Jerusalem and his plans to become king, reminding us that our way ends in lies and death and that only…
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Can You Fake It till You Make It? (2 Samuel 14)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith examines Joab's scheme, Absalom's return, and David's hesitant kiss, exposing the tragic results of manipulated mercy…
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Vengeance Is Mine: Absalom (2 Samuel 13:23-39)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith expounds the tragic aftermath of Amnon’s sin and David’s silence, resulting in Absalom’s vengeful murder of his brother. He…
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An Outrageous Fool (2 Samuel 13:1-22)
In this sermon, pastor Keith looks at the consequences of King David's sin, found in the tragic story of Amnon and Tamar, and exposes the destructive and…
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The Hope of Transformation (Psalm 51:10-19)
In this sermon on Pentecost Sunday, guest preacher Josh Jenkins (from Del Cerro Baptist Church in La Mesa, CA) looks at the second half of David's psalm of…
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A Plea for Purging (Psalm 51:1-9)
In this sermon, pastor Mitch considers David's response to being confronted by Nathan in Psalm 51 and reminds us that repentance is the way to life for both…
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The Fall of David: Solomon (2 Samuel 12:15-31)
In this sermon pastor Matt helps us see a truth revealed throughout all Scripture, that God's grace brings new life out of death. And this he does for the sake…
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The Fall of David: Yahweh (2 Samuel 12:1-14)
As we continue on with the fall of David in 2 Samuel 12, it should be no surprise to find that after taking Uriah’s wife, and trying to cover it up with the…
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The Fall of David: Uriah (2 Samuel 11:6-27)
In this sermon, pastor Matt continues to look at David's tragic fall and reminds us that no sin can be hidden from god's sight. Despite every attempt to cover…
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The Fall of David: Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:1-5)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that even great kings like David fall like Adam. No one is immune from temptations to sin, and those who think they are…
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Defeat for the Defiant (2 Samuel 10)
In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us that to reject God’s kindness is to receive his severity. Those who refuse to respond to Christ with loyal love, but…
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Communion for the Crippled (2 Samuel 9)
In this sermon on Easter Sunday pastor Matt considers the story of David's lovingkindness to Mephibosheth and shows us that God's covenant love seats the…
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Our Banner, His Victory (Psalm 60)
In this sermon, pastor Joel reminds us that, through tragedy and triumph, God faithfully provides for his beloved people. God faithfulness in the past…
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Our Victory Through God’s King (2 Samuel 8)
In this sermon, pastor Keith preaches that the Lord gives us victory through his King. Yet because God's history in the Old Testament is also his prophecy…
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The Right Response to God’s Word (2 Samuel 7:17-29)
As we conclude our time in this mountain peak passage in the OT, we see David's response to God's word. In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us that the right…
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A House for My Name, pt. 2 (2 Samuel 7:12-16)
In this sermon, pastor Matt continues to unpack God's covenant with David, reminding us again that God’s gracious promises to his chosen king guarantee a…
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A House for My Name, pt. 1 (2 Samuel 7:1-11)
2 Samuel 7 is a mountain peak of the OT. It is here that all of the promises and patterns of Scripture since Genesis 1 are gathered up and filtered into God’s…
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The Place Where God Belongs (2 Samuel 6:12-23)
In this sermon, pastor Matt shows how God’s king brings the blessing of God’s rule to his people. This is the good news of the kingdom. And like David, we too…
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God’s Holiness for God’s People (2 Samuel 6:1-15)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith examines David's failed attempt to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, during which Uzzah, having disregarded God's…
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God’s Victory for God’s King (2 Samuel 5:17-25)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that God goes before his people to give them the victory through Christ. Despite relentless opposition from the enemy…
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God’s King for God’s People (2 Samuel 5:1-16)
In 2 Samuel 5, the king whom Samuel had anointed years before to replace Saul is finally recognized as the rightful king over all Israel. David, the man whom…
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Waiting on the Redeemer (2 Samuel 4)
In this sermon pastor Matt reminds us that our sovereign God is faithful to redeem his people out of every adversity. Instead of taking matters into our own…
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Vengeance Is Mine: Joab (2 Samuel 3:22-39)
When Joab learned that Abner had made peace with David, he was not happy about, and decided to take matters into his own hands. 2 Samuel 3 not only recounts…
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Return to the True King (2 Samuel 3:1-21)
As Saul's house grows weaker, and David's house grows stronger, Abner decides to "switch sides," giving his loyalty to Israel's true king, David. In this…
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Shall the Sword Devour Forever? (2 Samuel 2:12 – 3:1)
Last week, we learned that David had become king and had made a wise political move to unite the tribes of Israel. He sent a winsome invitation to some of…
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Which King Will You Serve? (2 Samuel 2:1-11)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that we must choose this day whom you will serve: God’s king or our own. The good news is that God’s king has been…
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“How the Mighty Have Fallen” (2 Samuel 1:17-27)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that lament is good and right in a world under death's dark shadow. We mourn the curse of sin. We weep over the reign of…
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Long Live the King (2 Samuel 1:1-16)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds that, just like the beginning of 1 Samuel (with barren Hannah), even when all hope seems lost, death does not get the final…
Emmanuel Community Church SermonsThe Blessing of Peace (John 14:27)
In this sermon, pastor Keith considers John 14:27 and reminds us that we do not have to be afraid because Jesus paid for our peace.
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The Blessing of Joy (John 15:11)
For our 2024 Advent sermon series, we will consider the four blessings traditionally associated with each week of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace, and we…
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The Blessing of Love (John 15:9)
For our 2024 Advent sermon series, we will consider the four blessings traditionally associated with each week of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace, and we…
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The Blessing of Hope (John 1:5)
In this sermon, pastor Mitch reflects on the blessing of hope from John's gospel, where John declares that "the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness…
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The King Is Dead (1 Samuel 31)
In this sermon on the death of King Saul and his sons, pastor Joel reminds us that we need a faithful king who will honor the Lord in life and death.
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To the Victor Go the Spoils (1 Samuel 30)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds of our blessed assurance: that God’s king has won the battle that we might get the blessing. David shows us the kind of…
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I Find No Guilt in Him (1 Samuel 29)
In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us that God is with his righteous ones to deliver them from every trial. Yet, as we wait for his plan to unfold, we need the…
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A Word from Beyond the Grave (1 Samuel 28:3-25)
In this sermon, as we consider Saul’s climactic fall with the medium at En-dor, pastor Mitch reminds us that the most miserable and hopeless life is the one…
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An Inheritance for God’s King (1 Samuel 27:1–28:2)
1 Samuel 27 sets up the final section of the book, where the reign of king Saul comes to an abysmal end. But the story here about David and the Philistines…
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Behold, God Is my Helper (Psalm 54)
Psalm 54 was written by David when he was betrayed by the Ziphites. Twice these kinsmen from Judah betrayed him to Saul (1 Sam. 23:19; 26:1), but this was…
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Another Test for God’s King (1 Samuel 26)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that we must wait for God’s kingdom to come in righteousness and faithfulness. Those who put their hope in God are to…
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The Wise, the Fool and the Angry (1 Samuel 25)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith traces Nabal’s foolish response to David, David’s rash response to Nabal, Abigail’s wise response to David, and…
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When Life Caves In (Psalm 142)
In this sermon, pastor Harry Fujiwara (of First Baptist Church, NYC) reminds us that, when we find ourselves in a crisis, and life seems to be caving in, our…
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The King’s Reputation and God’s Renown (Psalm 57)
In this sermon, Pastor Joel uses Psalm 57 to provide a deeper look into David’s heart behind this legendary confrontation. Though slandered and hunted, we see…
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A Test for God’s King (1 Samuel 24)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that we must wait for God's kingdom to come in his way and his time. It is our Father's good pleasure to give us the…
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The Hand of the Lord Has Done It (1 Samuel 23)
In this sermon, pastor shows us that the Lord meets his people with strength in their time of need. He is our helper, the upholder of our life, the one who…
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The Uprooted Tree and the Flourishing Tree (Psalm 52)
In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that despite the plans of the wicked, those who trust in the Lord will flourish. The mighty man who refuses to make God…
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“He Who Is Not With Me Is Against Me” (1 Samuel 22:6-23)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that we must choose whether we will stand with Christ or against him. We will give our allegiance to either the Son that…
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The Righteous Shall Live by the Fear of the Lord (Psalm 34:11-22)
In the first half of Psalm 34 we learned to savor the goodness of our Savior. Now in the second of this psalm, pastor Keith reminds that we are to walk in the…
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Savor the Goodness of Our Savior (Psalm 34:1-10)
In this sermon on Psalm 34, pastor Keith examines David's response to God's deliverance from Gath and encourage us to taste and see God's goodness by seeking…
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The God Who Is for You (Psalm 56)
After hearing about David's flight to Gath in 1 Samuel 21, we now turn to the psalm David wrote during this time, Psalm 56. In this sermon, Jared Wilson…
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The King of the Land (1 Samuel 21:1 – 22:5)
In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us how 1 Samuel 21 ultimately reveals the truth of the gospel, that Jesus is the king whom God has chosen that we must…
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Kiss the Son (1 Samuel 20)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that there only two responses to the Son of God: devoted love or foolish hate. It is only those who choose Christ above…
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A Mighty Fortress of Love (Psalm 59)
After reading about Saul’s plot in 1 Samuel 19—how he sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him—we are now going to look at the psalm David wrote in…
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God’s Persecuted King (1 Samuel 19)
In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that the kings of earth may plot and rage, but God’s anointed King will reign. No hostility or opposition can hinder the…