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How do we prepare? 1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. We be his messenger. 18 And Jesus came and said to…

History Written to the early church, to the “exiles” who were scattered abroad. There could have been different levels of persecution taking place in different regions which is why Peter states “if that should be God’s will.” Today we have different levels of persecution around the world and even in…

Intro: Preparing for Persecution… What a wonderful sermon title to start off the New Year!… One thing that I have learned over the years is the fact that God’s timing is ALWAYS perfect… Whether it is an: Encouraging phone call from a friend A check in the mailbox that covers the exact amount of a certain…

Sermon Key passage Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,…

Big Idea of the Message : God strengthens us to participate in His plan in the face of resistance. Struggles Who had a struggle of some type this week - illness, death, financial, mental, and list list could keep on; Who had a struggle to getting here this morning; Life is full of struggles, challenges,…

How do you know if someone is a “good” person? How do you know whether you are good person? By what do we measure our goodness? How does our culture define “good”? By what standard does our culture have to measure “goodness”? We live in a world and in a culture that tells us that if we do good things,…

Good Morning, would you turn in your Bibles with me to Matthew Chapter 25. Today we are going to look at a Parable about Wisdom and Foolishness. How applicable is this for us today? When we take a look around our world today there are so many people making foolish decisions. That may even be you today.…

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

From Comfort to Coming We have looked at the comfort of Christ coming (1The4:13-18) to the certainty and method of His coming, now to what we need to do to be prepared for His coming, and, yes, the warnings about not being prepared for His coming. Don’t be uninformed; be comforted that He is coming (1The4:13,…

Readying For Our Revival This afternoon’s message is a little bit different, a little bit light hearted but nevertheless, I believe necessary for us this afternoon as we approach the 200th Anniversary Conference. I’ve entitled it Readying for Our Revival simply because Revival must be prepared and readied…

So far, we have discovered the problem with the church at Corinth was built around division. There were problems of fighting and quarreling within the church. These differences were based on philosophical or intellectual sins. That is, some of them were attached to certain human philosophies and some…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! If we haven’t met before... We are a church on mission... Why sing “It is Finished” when the service has barely started? On Sundays we celebrate that God has done all the work. Our job, is to sing Amen! Our weary hearts rejoice that there was no failure this week that could…

I. Intended Purpose a. To remember the sacrifice of Christ b. To bring unity of believers II. Wrong Practice a. Feasting, gorging, getting drunk (formerly pagans and used this kind of worship) b. Neglecting others 27 So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner…

1. Introduction Morning everyone Well in life there’s often a big gap between expectations and reality. It’s true isn’t it, we can often expect, desire something but then there’s what happens in reality. and this reality hit me when I was proposed to my lovely wife Joy. So, I took Joy to this nice little…

In our culture there is a persistent myth of instant. As if everything happens in the present. And if you think about it there is good reason for that, we have access to almost everything in seconds. Our computers are faster than ever before. Have a question about: the biological structure of an orchid?…

What did God prepare in advance for you to do? The answer is connected to what it means for you to be saved by grace through faith.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let…

Intro Last week - soil preparation This week - Focusing on the produce Story of William Wilberforce early life self-serving, hedonist Entered Parliament with this disposition Transformed by meeting and befriending Thomas Clarkson, a devout Christian and early anti-slavery leader Wilberforce took up the…

2 Timothy 3:16–17 (ESV) — 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for…

Leviticus 1-27 God’s Holiness means he cannot look upon sin; out of love he seeks a way for it to be forgiven which is achieved through the substitution of sacrifice. The ultimate Sacrifice being Christ Scene 1/ Prior Preparation Prevents Pretty Poor Performance. Running in the Olympic finals is something…

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You .” 3 “ The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord ; Make His paths straight .’ ” 4 John came…

Intro: As we get started this morning, I want to point out that… Most of the Bible is easy to understand. But as you study through the Bible you will at times come upon those “problem verses,” those verses that are not so easy to under-stand. Today, we come to a section of Scripture that has been debated…

Colossians 3:23-24 ; Revelation 22:3 Theme : God created us to work for his glory, both in this life and in the life to come. Introduction : Work is a common and essential part of our lives. We spend most of our waking hours working, whether at home, at school, or at our jobs. Many people find there…

Play Video - “Whatever” This year is a new year and we need to focus on what can I do for God to change the world around me. How do I do that? How do I not let the past determine who I am going to be in Christ. If you have your Bibles, I want us to look at what the Apostle Paul told us. It is found in…

The goal of the sermon is: That the hearers will wisely prepare for Christ's coming, by nourishing the faith which is received from God . The problem is: That we foolishly tend to let the things of life keep us from being prepared . The means to the goal is: That Christ the Bridegroom Himself enables…