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Heaven Can’t Be Brought Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr. April 3, 2022 Galatians 2:17-21 (NLT) Surely we are all to seek food and clothing by working, as God has ordained. That is true, of course, which means that it is not the point Jesus is making. Jesus is adding two further dimensions, the spiritual and…

Secular - A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minneapolis…

The Churches of Revelation The Church That Compromised week 2 Introduction Thyatira was noted for its numerous guilds (roughly the equivalent of today’s labor unions). Thyatira’s main industry was the production of wool and dyed goods (especially purple goods). The pressure faced by the Christians in…

"Backsliding" is rarely a sllip, more often it is a willful rebellion to a God who is calling you to return.

Every one of these ten plagues are truly just that—plagues. Within this record are many things which have happened before on a small and limited scale, but now they are happening in a way which is above and beyond the natural. Each of these is a supernatural act of God whereby He is displaying His power…

Treaty and Compromise Nahash - ‘snake’ a metaphor for Satan “ Make a treaty ” -people will often sacrifice liberty in exchange for a sense of security . - voluntary servitude to an earthly master [ e.g. surveillance, transportation security] [ e.g. addiction, social/tribal identity, cause orientation,…

Intro Thank you all for being here today. It is true for many of us that undoubtedly the direction of our culture in America is moving further away from Jesus and closer to selfishness and worse yet even an anti God type culture for some. But as people of God we need to have unity and also demonstrate…

We quickly forget in this day and age that our God is holy. For some reason we come to the belief that because God is loving, He should be all accepting, and allow anyone into heaven. We forget that narrow is the path that leads to heaven, and broad is the road that leads to destruction. Our God is loving…

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Full obedience to the Lord brings victory, but compromise leads to ruin.

"Thoughts and Prayers” is a common and kind comment, perhaps on a social media post or as a reply in a text message. In our post-evangelical world of the 2020s, “in God we trust” is accurately a fill-in-the-blank as practice for our culture. “In no God do I trust” is the refrain of many. Perhaps fairly…

Ministry in Ephesus Intro This morning we are going to continue to look at Paul’s ministry in Ephesus. Remember Ephesus is the cultural center of The Roman Empire. Not only was it the cultural center it was also a cultic center. Much Pagan worship took place in Ephesus and that is going to play a huge…

Abram’s Trouble With Lot-Genesis 13.5-13 Series Intro : few men, outside of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself have has such an impact on the history of the world as did the man introduced to us in this passage of scripture. This man is revered by over one-half the world’s population. In our day, Abraham…

Michelle and I have been watching a series on Amazon Prime called Poldark… it’s based on a series of books written back in the 1940’s about a family in London around the late 1700s. Every episode is full of conflict but back then they handled conflict very differently than we do today. It’s hard to tell…

Intro: Before we get into our passage today, I want you to remember that God is punishing Israel for her harlotry, her rebellion and her refusal to properly respond to the principles and guidelines that He has given to her. About 115 years before these events take place, the Prophet Isaiah said, in……

Even subtle compromise betrays the goodness of God and endangers our legacy

Christian Liberty We know it is for freedom that Christ has set us free (Gal5:1) and free from the bondage of sin (Rom6:5-7). No longer under the yoke of the law but now what, what do we do, or not do with our Christian liberty? Paul is going to address a question about meat that was asked by the Corinthians…

Introduction Lets start with a passage out of the Johns 1st Letter 1 John 2:18 (NASB95) 18 Children, it is the last hour; ... Pastor Ben spoke last week about john and the early church bringing to light . Words like syncretism Gnosticism and Political Correctness We are not going to veer off from Bens…

THE END TIMES Sermon #12 Revelation 3:14-22 Intro : It has taken us a while, but we have finally arrived at the last of the seven churches of Revelation. A couple of these churches have been good, but a glance at most of these churches reveals some serious problems. The downward slide that began with…

Sacrificial Children #sermon #fathersday Some Back Story So Israel had some kings… Saul > David > Solomon [Solomon Turns from the Lord] ( 1 Kings 11:1-8 ) King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women 2 from the nations…

As we have been going through this part of Exodus, we have seen what God expects of His people. Israel needed to know how to fulfill their covenant relationship with God, to live lives pleasing to God. Something that is very exciting is that this section reveals God’s character. The ordinances, case…

Misunderstanding the Body Confusion over the body is nothing new. In our culture today we see a misinformed generation that is promoting that we are capable of deciding how we are made depending on how we feel. What this leads to is a crisis in identity for the people of the country as well as the people…

I Am The Lord Your God Rev. Thomas A. West Sr. October 31, 2021 Exodus 20:2-3 Why Halloween Is Celebrated? Though the holiday began in Celtic regions of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France, it quickly spread to other parts of the world. The first American colonists in New England were forbidden to…

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 18 “And to the angel of…

Social media is something that a huge percentage of the population follows, for many different reasons. According to Pew Research’s analysis of social media usage, on a compilation of 27 surveys and about 47,000 interviews among adult internet users and about 62,000 interviews among all adults conducted…