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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.…

Joshua 1:8 (KJV 1900) 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Summer to Remember…

The Results of God’s Love I always enjoy reading again, and studying again, the book of 1 John that we have been getting a little more into our hearts during these last couple of months. Today is the eighth and last sermon I have for you in this series from 1 John, The Results of God’s Love. Just a recap…

Seventh Day Adventist mailing. Let’s review what we have learned about the vision of the great prostitute in Revelation 17 . First, we have the vision of the great prostitute , who is seated on many waters , and is also seated on the red beast who has seven heads and ten horns . In part one we discussed…

1 Samuel 17:1-11 Whatever giant you are facing today please know that with God it can be conquered. Now most giants are stronger than we are alone - Satan is much more powerful than any of us - but the Bible says: Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in…

Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation which you felt was unfair? Ever wondered why things have happened to you? I imagine Joseph must have questioned God’s will for his life. Remember what happened to him: Almost killed Sold by his brothers Falsely accused Forgotten Finally, however,…

We have a new king! You probably heard. :P With the death of Elizabeth II, His Majesty Charles III is now King of Australia. But you know what, for most of us it is probably and insignificant matter. Eventually our currency will change, and various official documentation of government will be updated…

Revelation 1:19 . 19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. 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…

1 Peter 1:6-9 We have spent the last few weeks exploring different passages on loving God. We know that the Lord told us in Mark 12:30 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. So…

Revelation 3:5 . 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. What is the Book of Life? It is a record of the citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. The mundane task of…

The Best Joys are Unexpected Perhaps the greatest joy is the unexpected joy. Consider our celebration of someone’s birthday or Christmas; as we labor to pick out just the right present for those we love, do we not consider not only what they would like, but also what would be totally unexpected? Consider…

I. Transformational Dependency on and Discipline of God's Grace ++A. Be aware of the trap of pride and guilt. ++B. Abandon personal performance and embrace God’s grace. ++C. Continually commit yourself to the foundation of grace (at the start and end of each day) II. Transformational Dependency on and…

Who remembers last Christmas? Where you celebrated…? Gifts you bought? Received? Even though some of us can’t remember what we ate for dinner 2 nights ago - I think many of us (wives) - remember what happened last Christmas. Today I’d like to put forth a PREMISE... A thought - experiment (if you will)…

Introduction It is no secret or surprise that anxiety plagues many in our culture today. It should also be no surprise that anxiety stands in the way of gratitude. Transition Returning to a key verse related to gratitude launches us into the conversation about anxiety. This isn’t all there is to say…

Genesis 11:1-9 Background for the Tower v.2-4 People migrated from the east. They are finally coming down from the mountains. It would seem that the people decide to build a tower. In v.9 the name of this place was called Babel later to be Babylon. Genesis 10:8-12 In Genesis 10 , we see that there was…

Happy New Year!!! 2021 is finally finished… completed... kupput… We made it through it! I don’t know about you, but I am so grateful to see this last year come to a close… But now it’s time to start thinking about the next year… What’s going to be different? What are we going to change? What do we want…

Intro Today we’re talking about conquest. It is one of those themes running throughout the pages of the Bible. It’s part of our continuing look at the Big Picture of the Bible. We’ve seen the flow of Creation to recreation. We saw the Unfolding covenants that end with our everlasting unity with Christ.…

https://youtu.be/g2oMv93EUpY to 2:58 hard to watch, funny but not funny Symptom of a disease taking over our culture Slide 2 Presentism – my life is all about me and my story, who cares about what came before me or even what comes after me, life is about me and my story now, History has little relevance…

Most of us don’t like silence. We especially don’t like it when it feels like God is being silent. 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the…

We have no enemy without that we need to fear. Our great conflict is with unconsecrated self. When we conquer self, we are more than conquerors through Him who has loved us. Ellen Gould White There is contained in the very pages of the word of God....a Holy victory.. Not selfish in manner but in the…

Intro: Why are you here this morning? ( don’t answer out loud ) How you answer this Q will reveal to you where your fire/zeal is & Where the fire/zeal has fizzled or been abandoned. You are not alone here: Over the next several weeks we are going to dive into seven letters to seven churches that lived…

Introduction: When you approach God in prayer - what kind of approach do you take? Is it one of confidence? Or is it one of cowardice? I pray it isn’t one of indifference as that is a whole different sermon! But - Do you ever seem to hear your conscience scream at you about how unworthy you are when…

Revelation 2:1 . 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. What is the city of Ephesus known for? Who’s words are being written? What do the seven stars represent? - Revelation 1:20 . What…

“Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along…

Read Jonah 3 . Jonah gets a second chance Nineveh an imposing city collection of 3 cities- Nineveh, Khorsabad, Nimrud located near modern day mound called Navi Yunus Life in Nineveh: cruel, domineering, conquering, pagan, sexual gods/goddesses impaled and disfigured conquered people. Long reign of terror…