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True Faith - Trusting God enough to Obey God for as long as it takes. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. In order to experience the victory of Canaan, faith has to be intitiated.…

What is a city? What do you think of when you think of a city? ir: ( ʿîr [eer]): city, town In the bible, a city is almost always fortified. It is a place surrounded by walls and has it’s own ruler or king. When we think of cities today we often think of large places where many people live or work, but…

Morning 20 Nov 2022

Jericho Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city…

Intro; Pastor Rod Mattoon makes a statement of their being three stages of a Christian’s life. 1. The Christian living in the bondage of worldliness as Israel was in bondage in Egypt. 2. The selfish, carnal, Christian wandering in the wilderness. 3. The productive Christian living in victory and conquering…

1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying,…

23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated…

Text - Nehemiah 11-12 Subject - The city Theme - Restoring the city Thesis - Repopulating the city was necessary for the spiritual and social revitalization of the Jewish people. Principle - Christian, your participation is part of God’s plan in building His kingdom. Intro Last week we began looking…

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold,…

Intro I would like for us to begin this morning by first thinking a bit about the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, that had once been a beacon of hope and faith The Lord had told Solomon when the temple was built, 16 For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My…

Summary Revelation 21-22 is John’s climactic vision of the new Jerusalem and new earth. In Part 1 we looked at how Israelites thought about the concept of “temple” and how that concept led John to conflate the expectation of a new temple and see fulfillment of that expectation in a city (the new Jerusalem)…

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold,…

Ancestry, trait, and health insights you can trust—the most accurate dog DNA test. Wisdom Panel™ Know more. Care better.- from a dog DNA test. “If they don’t care, I don’t care.”- pastor. 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I…

Please open your Bibles with me to the book of Nahum. We're in the middle of our short series on the Old Testament prophet's book. Last week we looked at the picture of punishment and the promise of peace powerfully displayed in chapter 1. Today, we will study Nahum's depiction of the destruction of…

When I was a kid, I remember many Sunday nights when my brother and sisters would gather around the TV in the living room to watch the Wonderful World of Disney. The offerings varied, but we got most excited when they would play Disney movies. Back then, it felt like a big deal to have a real movie playing…

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the settlements…

Revelation 21:9 9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” Here, the theme of us being God’s bride is continued with the image of God preparing us as we participate in the…

INTRO Faith in action Rewards of our action in faith Faith for someone inside Gaza right now, 29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven…

Sign Acts Today we start in chapters 4 and 5 … last week we ended with 3:16 to end of chapter as the first sign acts. That is the term for the crazy things he does. These reenactments, visualizations, dramatic performances … he does something to communicate to the captives or something happening in Jerusalem…typically…

Introduction (Thy Kingdom Come) Johnny Cash, No Earthly Good , “You’re shinin’ your light, yes, and shine it you should. But you’re so heavenly minded you’re no earthly good.” Why should we think about Heaven? Why not focus on the problems we face today instead of some mystical future prophecy no one…

The next two chapters really represent newness of life. The last chapter we saw the defeat of Satan , the Antichrist and the False Prophet all in the Lake of Fire. The great White Throne Judgement - those who want nothing to do with Jesus get what they want. It really represents the righteous judgement’s…

summary The prophet Ezekiel has telegraphed the doom of Jerusalem in a series of visual re-enactment signs, visions, and prophetic oracles. Chapters 12-13 continue with more sign acts, but shifts to God’s assessment of objections by the exiles as to the certainty of Jerusalem’s fate. God therefore directs…

Leaders, at time must be bold. But this boldness does need to be tempered in righteousness. Boldness, without righteousness, can lead to the people’s rights being violated and trampled on. Righteousness alone can be worthless without boldness that leads to initiative and courage to follow through on…

Intro Have you ever built a sand castle? If you have built a sand castle on a beach, you know that you have to be strategic in where you build it. Build it too close to water and the tide may wash it away. Build it too far away and the sand is too dry to build with. It is helpful to have tools to build…

Little girl at the altar with her broken doll. Continue 2021 Series - Jesus is In! Scriptures testify “about me” - John 5:39 He's the rebuilder of broken walls and lives He is the Restorer of The Nation He is the Rebuilder of everything broken The Rebuilder of the Walls - personified in Nehemiah , the…