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I would guess that very few of you have ever heard of Benjamin Keach. Yet, all of you were impacted by his work today. In 1673, Benjamin Keach introduced the concept of congregational hymn-singing at the Horselydown Baptist Church in Southwark, London, England. This was a big thing. Prior to Keach and…

Numbers 25-31 Continued Wanderings Good evening church. Open your Bibles with me to Numbers chapter 25. If you were with us last week, hopefully you remember the story of the prophet Balaam and his donkey. Balaam was approached by the servants of Balak to come and curse the Israelites that had encroached…

Welcome-Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering-Diezmo y Ofrenda Galatians 3:14 New King James 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Gálatas 3:14 Reina-Valera 1960 14 para que en Cristo Jesús la bendición de…

v.12 Pergamum 60 miles north of Smyrna. Was the first city of Asia to support openly the imperial cult. Observance of this worship became a test of loyalty to Rome. To support this they had a temple to the divine Augustus and the goddess Roma. Pergamum was also the center of worship for Asclepius, the…

Walk in the Truth As we continue on in our series on the book of Deuteronomy we come to a transition in Moses speech. If you remember chapter 1 verse 1 we are told that Moses is teaching the people: 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

This morning, I am going to use the New American Standard Bible for our Scripture reading. I have chosen to do so because there are four words in our text that I believe they translated more accurately than our pew Bible. We begin at vs.1 , of chapter four. “Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the…

“Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword: I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you,…

Introduction So far in the book of Numbers: Gossip Complaining Rebellion Sorcery Compromising Cursing Althought Balaam was not successful in cursing Israel, there seems to be an open door to the “seduction” by Baal - To bring Harlotry And Moses said to them: “Have you kept all the women alive? Look,…

This Week’s Theme: Choose Wisdom This Week’s Word is Wisdom: The quality of knowledge, discernment and understanding characteristic of God himself. True wisdom is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Scripture affirms that true human wisdom is a gift from God and points out the folly of trusting in mere human…

Oración: Padre, estamos delante de ti como tu pueblo y tus siervos. Ayúdanos a comprender la verdad de tu Palabra y sobre todo, a ponerla en práctica cada día de nuestras vidas. Ponemos en tus manos este tiempo. Ilustración El ser humano es muy bueno para hecharle la culpa a otros por nuestros errores.…

Numbers 25:10-30:1 REVIEW So far we can summarize what we have studied about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers by this Summary b’Midbar Sinai, take a census, arrange the camp, and Naso Levites for holy work— b’Ha’alot’cha the lamps, shine through the night for God! Sh’lach l’Cha spies if you must,…

Jesus’ outline of Revelation: What was seen: Jesus Glorified - Revelation 1:9-20 . What is: the Seven Churches - Revelation 2-3 . What will be: Jesus’ judgement in the seven seals, trumpets and bowls. Revelation 4-22 . Revelation 2:12 . 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words…

6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” 8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and…

Before we dive into what happens to Balaam this week, let’s jump back and get caught up with the story... Balak, the leader of the Moabites saw that the Israelites were close to them and he knew that they had just taken out the Amorites and he was scared. So, he apparently had heard about this Balaam…

God’s demands are legitimate. Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them , that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall…

“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is . And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed…

Introduction So far we have discussed the book of Deuteronomy as the briefing Moses is giving the children of Israel, concerning the Law of God, given at Sinai. Last week, we talked about how words have power and meaning . We made emphasis on the following: Covenant = 27x love = 25x Remember =14x (9x…

I hope you have been enjoying this series on the seven churches. We are moving right along. Today we are on church number 3 mentioned in chapter 2 beginning at verse 12. If you have your Bible go with me to Revelation chapter 2. Let’s see what Jesus wrote to the church at Pergamum. 12 “To the angel of…

Jude part 5 Summary One of the oddest verses in the short epistle of Jude is Jude 9 , which describes some sort of struggle between Michael the archangel and the Devil (Satan). Many commentators see an allusion to Zechariah 3 , but in this episode we take a different perspective about the meaning of…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

Jesus’ Confession Peter proclaimed that Jesus was the Christ/ Messiah V 20 Jesus went on to claim that He was going to be crucified V 22 now Jesus is going to take upon the mountain with Him and his 3 disciples the 3 are going to see Jesus and 2 other men these men thy will recognize even though they…

La fe en el futuro es una fe que inspira el heroísmo 32 ¿Y qué más diré? Pues el tiempo me faltaría para contar de Gedeón, Barac, Sansón, Jefté, David, Samuel y los profetas; 33 quienes por la fe conquistaron reinos, hicieron justicia, obtuvieron promesas, cerraron bocas de leones, 34 apagaron la violencia…

Authoritative words are words that impose obligations on the lives of their readers and hearers. To say that the Bible is authoritative is to say that it governs all areas of human life. What do we mean by authority? The discussion of authority involves the source, the content, and the implications:…