Oakland Hills Community Church http://ohcc.net/wp Worshiping God in Farmington Hills, MI - and preaching the Gospel to all the world. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Abraham: The Founder of the Faith http://ohcc.net/wp/2010/02/08/abraham-the-founder-of-the-faith/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2010/02/08/abraham-the-founder-of-the-faith/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:46:31 +0000 Promise http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=196 Part XVIII— Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, Febuary 7, 2010

Abraham: The Founder of the Faith
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts:  Genesis 15:1-21;  Joshua 24:3;  Acts 7:2-4;  Hebrews 11:8-19; John 8:56;  Galatians 3:6-9

Why did God make a covenant with Abram? Was it because he had such a stellar background? Was it because he was born with a good name and was brought up worshiping God? Was it because he pulled-himself-up-by-his-bootstraps and obeyed God’s promises by his own ways and means? How is God’s covenant with Abram related to Jesus Christ and His Gospel? The writer of Hebrews and the Apostles John and Paul show us how. Learn more …

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Noah: Two Covenants, One Destiny – At World’s End – Almost
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts: Genesis 6:5-22, Genesis 9:9-12, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 2:5

The historical flood and God’s promises to Noah are typically described and exegeted as singular. But is what is commonly referred to as The Noahic Covenant really two covenants rather than simply one? A careful examination of Genesis 6 and Genesis 9 indicates two different covenants, one pre-flood and the other post-flood. Each has different covenant theses or premises, each is made with two different groups or parties, and each has a significantly different covenant sign and seal. Even the Apostle Peter alludes to these differences. Why are these distinctions important, and what do they teach us in the 21st Century? Learn more…

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2010/02/02/noah-two-covenants-one-destiny/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Grace – Part 4a http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/29/the-covenant-of-grace-part-4a/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/29/the-covenant-of-grace-part-4a/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:04:52 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=185 Part XIII – Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, December 27, 2009

The Covenant of Grace – Part 4a
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt, II

Scripture Text:  Genesis 17:1-14

Are God’s Covenants conditional or unconditional? Should our primary biblical hermeneutical guideline be “If the plain sense makes common sense, then seek no other sense.”? Or should we principally use Scripture to interpret Scripture? God’s  covenants are best understood by the latter method, and it is the only way to a sound and robust comprehension of God’s covenant with Abraham in the full light of the New Testament.  Learn more…

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/29/the-covenant-of-grace-part-4a/feed/ 0 The Right to David’s Throne http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/23/the-right-to-davids-throne-sunday-morning-sermon/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/23/the-right-to-davids-throne-sunday-morning-sermon/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:52:03 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=183 Part XII – Preached in Farmington Hills, on Sunday morning December 20, 2009

The Right to David’s Throne
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts:  Luke 1:19-38

In the fullness of time Jesus the Christos, the Messiah, was born. Scripture gives Jesus covenantal “rights” as David’s Son. In His name, in His “greatness”, in His titles as “Son of the Most High” and “Son of God” – all of these birth rights are ancestry and prophetic, and find fulfillment in the virgin birth of Christ Jesus. What is involved in Jesus’ kingly rule, and how is it related to God’s Covenant of Grace? It is intimately associated to Christmas.  Learn more…

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/23/the-right-to-davids-throne-sunday-morning-sermon/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Grace – Part 3 http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/16/the-covenant-of-grace-part-3-sunday-morning-sermon/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/16/the-covenant-of-grace-part-3-sunday-morning-sermon/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:19:10 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=181 Part XI — Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, December 13, 2009

The Covenant of Grace—Part 3
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt, II

Scripture Texts:  Genesis 6:5-8;  Genesis 15;  Exodus 2:24-25; Exodus 32:13; Deuteronomy 9:4,6; Galatians 3; John 5; Ephesians 2:12; Hebrews 11

All God’s covenants are of grace, including the “Big Five,” the ones made with Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and the New Covenant. And the operational means of all God’s covenants, His overall Covenant of Grace, is faith. In this respect the Old and New Testaments are seamless and singular, unambiguous and unequivocal. At no time in history could any regular person ever work, earn, or merit a right standing before a perfectly just God. It has always been, and so remains, by grace through faith in the Promised Messiah, either looking forward or back in time to the cross.  Learn more…

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/16/the-covenant-of-grace-part-3-sunday-morning-sermon/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Grace – Part 2 http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/07/covenant-of-grace-part-2-sunday-morning-sermon-series/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/07/covenant-of-grace-part-2-sunday-morning-sermon-series/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:15:01 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=177 Part X —Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, December 6, 2009

The Covenant of Grace—Part 2
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts:  Galatians 3:15-29;  Genesis 1-3;  Genesis 9;  Genesis  12;  Genesis 17:6; Genesis 49:10;  Exodus 3:17;  Exodus 20:24;  Leviticus 26:9; and 2 Samuel 7:29

God’s Covenant is labeled “My Covenant,” with irrevocable promises, and backed by the oath “I will be your God and you will be My people.” God’s Covenant with Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and the New Covenant are not a series of separate, failed attempts by God to bring grace to His people. They are five different administrations of the singular plan God has always maintained, an overall Covenant of Grace. Three critical elements solidify this unity: land, seed, and blessing.  Learn more …

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/12/07/covenant-of-grace-part-2-sunday-morning-sermon-series/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Grace – Part 1 http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/30/the-covenant-of-grace-part-1/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/30/the-covenant-of-grace-part-1/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:06 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=170 Part IX – Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, November 29, 2009

The Covenant of Grace – Part 1
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts:  Galatians 3:15-29; Genesis 8; Genesis 12;  Genesis 17;  Exodus 19; 2 Samuel 7;  Jeremiah 31;  2nd Corinthians 6:16 and  Revelation 21:3

“One Triune God is redeeming one people from among the nations of the world by Jesus Christ, who is both the Son of God and God the Son, through faith in His Son.” God’s Covenant of Grace encompasses the five prominent covenants of God’s various promises to and through Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and the “New Covenant”.

Are God’s promises irrevocable? What relationship do they have with the Law? How does God keep His promises, seamlessly, from Genesis to Revelation? Learn more …

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/30/the-covenant-of-grace-part-1/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Redemption – Part 2 http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/23/the-covenant-of-redemption-part-2/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/23/the-covenant-of-redemption-part-2/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:32 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=169 Part VIII — Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, November 22, 2009

The Covenant of Redemption – Part 2
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt, II
Scripture Texts: Hebrews 13:20-25 ;  Luke 22:29 ;  John 17:6-12 ;  Isaiah 42 ; Romans 8

How is God’s Covenant of Redemption further demonstrated? Many Scriptural texts use direct, covenantal language to shows God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit’s participation in the important relational dimensions of covenant in glorification and faithfulness. How then does Jesus Christ as sacrifice, representative, and substitute personalize this divine and eternal relationship to sinful men and women?  Learn more …

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]]> http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/23/the-covenant-of-redemption-part-2/feed/ 0 The Covenant of Redemption – Part 1 http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/16/the-covenant-of-redemption-part-1/ http://ohcc.net/wp/2009/11/16/the-covenant-of-redemption-part-1/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:22 +0000 Doug http://ohcc.net/wp/?p=168 Part VII – Preached in Farmington Hills on Sunday morning, November 15, 2009

The Covenant of Redemption – Part 1
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II

Scripture Texts: Hebrews 13:20-25 ; Zechariah 6:12-13 ; Joshua 9:15 ; Isaiah 54:10

What is the Covenant of Redemption and how is God’s glory revealed in this covenant with his people? Learn more …

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The Covenant of Life: Covenant Breakers
By Pastor Ralph A. Rebandt II
Scripture Texts: Genesis 3:1-13 ; Genesis 5:1 ; Psalm 49:7-9

A visit by Satan to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden had severe consequences. By deception, willful disobedience, and disbelief in God’s Word and beneficence, the first Adam sinned and broke the Covenant. The results were, and remain, guilt, shame, fear and broken relationships with God, husbands and wives, and all of Adam’s posterity — epitomized in spiritual and physical death. But God, in His mercy and loving kindness, redeems us from the grave through the Second Adam, Jesus Christ, His Son, and covers our sin with His precious blood.

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