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The End Times Revelation 9:1-12 Intro : There can be little doubt that the Book of Revelation contains some of the most frightening images in the entire Bible. This passage may be the most frightening of them all. We are in the midst of the seven trumpet judgments. The first four trumpets have been sounded…

EXODUS 7:14–11:10 In order to understand these plagues we need to understand that they were directed against the gods and goddesses of Egypt and were intended to show the superiority of the God of Israel to the Egyptian gods. There were about eighty major deities in Egypt, all clustered about the three…

Miracles are given as signs to attest the word or message that has been given by God. There are two kinds of miracles. Both kinds are found in the book of Exodus. 1) Absolute — God’s acts which are totally beyond the natural or physical realm. 2) Providential — God uses natural or physical things, but…

Intro God gave us life and existence and created us in His image. We sinned against God and therefore don’t deserve the life that He gave us and so the consequence of sin is death. Death is the absence of life and God is life therefore the consequence of sin is the eternal separation from God. From the…

We are getting ever so closer to the time of Christ’s bodily return to this earth both literally and in our study of the book the Revelation. A quick look back... Chapter 1 is the revelation of Jesus Christ to John on the Isle of Patmos. Chapters 2-3 were three letters written to seven literal churches…

In our last Torah Portion we attempted to look at Shemot from a bigger perspective, remembering that Messiah is for the preparation of the Exodus Shemot is divided in two big Themes: Part 1: Israel’s Liberation from Egypt: Ch 1-18 Part 2: Israel’s Adoption CH 19-40 We saw and continue to see how Shemot…

FINAL JUDGMENT COMMENCES Revelation 16:1–9 Intro : There is no denying the fact that the book of Revelation is a book of judgment. It was written to people in the first century who were smiting under the angry whip of Roman persecution. It was given to them to let them know that God has a plan for the…

Intro: As we move into this final campaign of war, we see the battle plan that is drawn up by God to accomplish victory for the Israelites. He has weakened Pharaoh’s army through 9 plagues, now God will break the back of His enemies in this last plague. It is the plague of death! Text; Exodus 11:1-10…

Intro: If I’m going into battle I would want the best weapons, armor and battle plan available to me. Then on top of that I would want commanders that were fierce in the face of adversity with a confidence that we will win the day regardless of the odds against us. I would want someone like “Patton”…

Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Ha-Foke Bah Hebrew Tzaraat Keep an eye on the well-being of the community. Intro to the series this is a story of God’s unrelenting love to recreate a “good world” for very sinful people. Because of God’s unrelenting love, after the storm a good world can be co-created. We are in our…

The Contest Plague of blood 16 But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth. Plagues of frogs Plagues of lice Plagues of flies Pharaoh’s compromising offer. Characters: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron. If God be against…

Over these past several weeks, we have taken a look at what God’s Word has to say about this idea of Substitution. And more importantly how we are all in need of a substitute. In the very beginning Adam and Eve sinned, so God killed two animals to cover their shame, guilt and sin. Then last week we saw…

The Passover Exodus 11:1-13:16 Scene 1/ The ultimate game of bluff. We see it a lot in movies. Will the other side hold their nerve? Will they pull the trigger first, or will they back down? The ongoing crisis in Europe started with a game of bluff. The Russian president Putin wanted to make a point.…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, I exult and worship you this morning, You are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Humble us this morning that we might know you more fully, Fill us with your Spirit that we might have joy,…

There are three purposes or reasons for the ten plagues: 1. To punish Egypt ( Genesis 12:3 ) 2. To bring about Israel’s freedom in a unique and miraculous way that could only be accomplished by God. (Thereby having the right to be Israel’s God.) 3. To show the foolishness of idolatry ( Exodus 12:12 ,…

Zombies Ahead Zombies Ahead: A Sermon on Zechariah 14:9-21 Introduction: It's no secret that the world has a fascination with the undead. From classic zombie movies like "Night of the Living Dead" to more recent hits like "The Walking Dead," it seems that the idea of a zombie apocalypse continues to…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone! It is so good to be gathered together today to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. As we are in our Gospel Story sermon series, you might have been able to guess that we aren’t quite to the Easter story yet. But, we are conveniently at the first Passover that occurs…

Revelation 15 (HCSB) 1 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed. 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number…

Do you ever look at someone and think “One day they are going to get what they deserve?” I get it! I really do! But what all of us deserve is Hell! Because God is holy and righteous and He intends to fix this old broken world and its many injustices and the seemingly endless list of unrighted wrongs.…

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…

Intro: I believe it was back in 2006, I was at the Cove in Asheville, NC and Pastor Erwin Lutzer spoke about “Why Bad Things Happen to Good People.” He was not trying to tell us that Katrina happened because God was punishing the people of New Orleans for the sins of Bourbon Street, but neither was he…

Revelation 8 is the start of John’s second vision of the future. These chapters communicate the same basic picture of the future found in the first vision. The first vision—the seven seals—and this vision—the seven trumpets—describe the complete future. It’s the same series of events, just envisioned…

Sermon for Week Three The Passover Lamb Exodus 12:1–13 We have reached the third week of our multi-week journey through the Bible. The first week we heard God’s promise to raise up a Savior from Eve’s descendants who would crush the serpent’s head, even as the serpent was biting his heel, which was accomplished…

Summary Revelation 15 and 16 deal with the seven bowl judgments meted out against all those who follow the Beast. The passage contains several images drawn from the Old Testament that telegraph the victory of Jesus and the Father over the Beast and the chaos system of Babylon. This episode explores those…

Our next stop on our journey through the minor prophets is the book of Joel, which is a very interesting book for a number of reasons. First, It is difficult to place Joel accurately in the timeline of Israel’s history. Some suggest it is pre-exile and others suggest it is post-exile. Personally, I think…