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Transfiguration Used to Jesus stories about teaching, or healing This one's a bit strange Climb up a mountain Visions of long dead heroes of the faith Moses, as we know went up the mountain of God, and in cloud and fire received God’s law for his people. When he came down from the mountain, from the…

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads…

The book of Revelation is one of the most feared and even neglected books of the Bible. Yet this book is vital for God's people who truly desire to understand God's eternal purposes. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein:…

Zombies Ahead Zombies Ahead: A Sermon on Zechariah 14:9-21 Introduction: It's no secret that the world has a fascination with the undead. From classic zombie movies like "Night of the Living Dead" to more recent hits like "The Walking Dead," it seems that the idea of a zombie apocalypse continues to…

“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne…

What is Leviathan? 1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? 2 Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3 Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? 4 Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever?…

Sanctity of Life Sunday 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Introduction Read 1 Peter 1:3-12 (ESV) When I was a teenager, I wanted to get a tattoo… “You want to be different from everybody else by doing the same thing everybody…

The Beginning of Eternity We talked about Christ, the Spotless Lamb, who alone is worthy to Shepherd God’s people at the End of this world. And the only one who can begin the Apocalypse. We talked about Heaven and Earth made new, interconnected through Christ. We talked about the city of God, New Jerusalem,…

Summary Revelation 8 begins the vision of the first six trumpets. The sequence is kicked off by the Lamb’s opening of the seventh and final seal on the scroll from Revelation 5 . The chapter raises some immediate questions: How are we to understand the silence in heaven? Who are the seven angels? Do…

Introduction Chapter 10 is another pregnant pause before the sounding of the final trumpet Analysis Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. The description of this angel…

Introduction Chapter 7 ended with a glorious vision of the new kingdom and the innumerable multitude of which it will be comprised. It is a vision meant to inspire hope and engender courage. We need such a vision to buoy our spirits in a world that where injustice and brokenness press in on us from every…

Introduction Chapter 6 ends with a question: “who can stand?” It comes at the conclusion of a litany of disasters both natural and man-made. Who can stand in a world filled with injustice, poverty, greed, and warfare? Who can stand in a world on the brink of natural collapse? Today is Earth Day and there…

What if… you could know what tomorrow held for you? Would you want to know? Would it offer you HOPE ? A man was hiking through the woods and saw a old genie lamp… normally found on a beach it was no surprise that when he rubbed the lamp, the genie came out and could offer him only one wish since the…

The best way that we can help those who remorse over their hopeless condition is to point them toward Jesus, and help them set their affection on Him.

Apocalypse The world today sees this world and thinks… “Doom, Destruction, the END of all humanity!” In fact dictionaries are now beginning to define it that way too! Go to the Greek however… OR Wikipedia shockingly!… and you see the original meaning of this word: To uncover / to make fully known / to…

We are now seeing the conclusion of Tuesday of the Holy Week for Jesus and His disciples. If we go back into Chapter 21, as they are on the road headed to Jerusalem the disciples see the withered fig tree that Jesus had cursed, and the next two chapters deal with the controversies in Jerusalem at the…

Summary Revelation 14 looks back at the 144,000, the sealed counterparts to those who bear the name and mark of the Beast ( Rev 13 ). The chapter includes messages from various angels who initiate the judgment of the wicked nations and their gods at the Day of the Lord. In this episode we discuss the…

Introduction Summarize: v1-6 Introduce the mystery of the Gospel The Mystery of the Revelation v1-3 The Mystery of the Regeneration v4-5 The Mystery of the Reward v6 Our Regeneration is a work of the Spirit, but that does not negate our responsibility to walk in holiness. 14 As obedient children, do…

Introduction There be dragons! Analysis 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. 18 The nations raged, but…

Are we living in the end times? It’s a question that is being asked a lot these days. A few weeks ago, I preached about the fact that prophecy is given to give us a blessed hope concerning the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ. Today, we will start a fresh journey into the book of Revelation. 1 The…

Proximity to Danger Like many of you, I have seen the pictures coming out of Ukraine these last days and been terrified for them, but also amazed at their resilience in the face of danger. The one gal that was intriguing to me was a fashion photographer who had fled her home but was staying in the Ukraine…

Introduction This section outlines the two biggest temptations for God’s people as they pray and seek for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Introduction The images and words John’s vision contains are enigmatic to us but would have been much less so to his contemporary readers. This…

Mali Africa I use this country to open with for two reasons... 1) This is the Sunday we recognize, remember, and bring awareness to the persecuted church around the world ( pray for the World book ) 2) Because of what a local pastor told me about how God worked there in the town of Kati just outside…

--- Scripture Intro “How Then Shall We Live?” Creation, Scripture, Image of God, Providence, Redemption This Week, “End Times” Two more Sundays in the series, and two more Sundays before my sabbatical. “What is the chief end of man?” To glorify God, and enjoy him forever. Then, Todd will begin a series…