THUS SAITH THE LORD Does God still speak today? If so, how? Can Christians expect new revelation from the Lord, or has the time for divine revelation been completed with the last book of the Bible? Can any individual declare a “thus saith the Lord” today? The answers to these questions are vitally important […]
Whose Son Is the Christ? “And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that ‘the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘”The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’” David himself […]
My Sins Forgiven – Life Imparted In 1 Corinthians 5:21, the Apostle Paul makes an important statement summarizing the gospel message. He says: “For our sake he (God) made him (Jesus Christ) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus Christ has taken upon […]
Resurrection Celebration Sunday April 5, 2015 Opening Scripture: Matthew 27:62 – 28:10 Title: Paradise Restored Theme: Christ’s Death and Resurrection Renews Intimate Communion With God In Paradise – Forever Message: I. Paradise – The Perfect Creation Paradise and all of creation was created by the Holy, Perfect, Eternal, Infinite and Loving Artist. God created […]
Principal Theme Of Revelation In studying the Book of Revelation, I have come to believe that the sovereignty of God is the principal theme of the book (there are other themes as well). God rules all history, time, and people. Chapter one verse eight states: “’I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the […]
Here is some vintage Spurgeon taken from the devotional “Morning and Evening,” published by Crossway Publishers. Spurgeon sure is a master at the use of language. Taken from: February 25 – “The Wrath To Come” – Matthew 3:7 “It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself – to smell […]
APOKALYPSIS – 11 Sunday March 8, 2015 Revelation 7:9 – 7:17 Isaiah 11 & 12 – Israel’s Restoration 2. Revelation 7:9 – 17; The Great Multitude From Every Nation This chapter continues the interlude (proleptic). This passage gives hope to the martyrs of the fifth seal, chapter 6. Themes: – God fulfills His covenant […]
The Apostle John’s vision of Jesus Christ in Revelation 1:9 – 18 “I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in the Spirit […]
God In The Whirlwind The following article is taken from chapter one of “God In The Whirlwind,” by David F. Wells. (Published by Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois; 2014. Pp 32 – 33). In the first chapter of the book the author discusses the condition of Western Culture and the Church’s relationship to that culture. “The American […]
[Notes for Sunday Sermon – 2/15/2015] Psalm 144 – Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! I. Review 6:1 – 8 Revelation 6:1 – 8; The Triumphant Lamb Opens The Seals – The opening of the seals lead into the key theme of the book, the opening of the scroll that contains the […]