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Open your Bibles to Revelation 9 . In 1941, C.S. Lewis, one of the most influential Christian authors of all time, wrote a series of correspondence letters published in the Guardian, an Anglican weekly newspaper (and not to be confused with the current British newspaper by the same name). These articles…

A Spiritual Discipline is an intentional habit cultivated in our lives that is designed to lead us into greater Christlikeness in our thoughts, affections, and behavior. These are things we do so that we might become . The disciplines themselves are not ends in the themselves. The disciplines aren't…

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Europe lay in ruins. Cities were reduced to rubble. Millions were dead. The Nazi regime had fallen, and its top leaders—those who had orchestrated genocide and global war—were in custody. But one agonizing question loomed: Would there be justice? The world…

Last week we started talking about how God uses different things to effect change and growth in our lives. God changes you - Phil 2:13 The Word of God changes you - Ps 19:7 ; John 17:17 People change you - Prov 13:20 ; 2 Tim 3:10 Suffering and trials change you - James 1:2-3 ; Rom 5:3-4 You change you…

Please Open your bibles to Revelation 6 . Last week I did a lot of table setting for this and following sermons as we consider what Gad has revealed for us, and this week we get to jump back into the verse by verse exposition of God's Word. As I noted last week, this section is a heavy section, with…

Last week we talked about the definitions for sanctification. Positional Sanctification refers to the believer's once for all status as being set apart as holy before God, based on union with Christ, and occurs at the moment of salvation. And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified,…

Today's sermon is less of a verse by serve exposition and more of a stage setting sermon. After working on some of the exposition of this section I found myself feeling the need to take a step back and help us navigate this section with clarity. As we leave the throne room of heaven from chapter 4-5,…

What is sanctification? The word “Sanctification, sanctify, etc.” comes from the root word “holy” which means “set apart, separate, distinct” The concept of holiness is simply that God has called us out to be different, set apart, distinct from the world, and useful for his good purposes. We belong to…

If you would open your Bibles to Isaiah 25 , which will be right in the middle of your Bible. Easter Sunday was always a very special time of year for me during my growing up years. Even though I was not converted until the age of 14, I always loved the fanfare of Easter, and preferred it over that of…

As we think about the cross of Christ and all that he did for us, I want to take a moment to put ourselves into the minds of the disciples that Friday. Theses disciples had followed Jesus around for three years. They left their homes. Their careers. Their families. They saw amazing things! They saw the…

There was a movie released in 2005 titled “The Pacifer”. it starred Vin Diesel and was a bout a man who developed some kind of program that was desired both both the US government and outside governments. The man was killed as he was being extracted, but no one knew where the key to the program was.…

As you open your Bibles and turn to Revelation 4 , I invite you to think with me for a moment. What was the most awe-inspiring moment you can ever remember? Entering into a place filled with wonder and grandeur you never imagined. I'll never forget walking through redwood national forest, seeing trees…

There is a wasp native to the tropical regions of Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands called the Emerald Cockroach Wasp, or the Jewel Wasp. Personally, I hate wasps, but these wasps are stunning. They are a bright emerald green and blue, which is of course how it gets it's name.…

On April 26, 1986 at 1:23am, a explosion occurred that shook the earth and rattled homes miles away. Confused residents climbed out of bed to look out the window and were greeted with a sight that almost defies explanation. A strange blueish glow lighting up the night sky while echos of rumblings continued.…

The following took place in the year 155 AD, just 60 years after the book of Revelation was written. An elderly man in his eighties sitting at a table eating dinner, Polycarp knew his life was in danger. A group of Christians had just been executed in the arena on account of their faith. But Polycarp…

Christianity is a religion built on love. The Bible says that God is love. We see God motivated by love for His creation in the sending of Jesus Christ. We see that we are called to love as we have been loved. It is by this that we even know what love is, because of what Christ did for us! In the early…

There are certain people who, when they speak on their areas of expertise, the wise will sit up straight and listen. Individuals like Steve Jobs on technology. Warren Buffett on Finance Greg Maddux on pitching, Barry Bonds on hitting, Michael Jordan on basketball. Goerge Washington, when he presided…

It's time for a new book study. We spent 5 months and 20 sermons in the book of Daniel. As we wrapped that up last week I noted how someone once said that Daniel is like Prophecy with training wheels because the angel explains the vision to Daniel. Well, now the training wheels come off. We're jumping…

This is the final message in our Daniel series. We made it. What a ride it's been. It is my habit when teaching through a book of the Bible to give you an overall outline of the book on the front event and survey the book, and then we walk thought it chapter by chapter and verse by verse, and then as…

If you spend any amount of time online in Christian groups or following Christian personalities on platforms like X, it does not take long to discover that Christian love to argue, and they will argue about just about anything. One of the things they love to argue about the most is politics. In fact,…

This is the last Sunday of 2024. It is customary for many this time of year to do some extra reflections on the year that was and look ahead to the year that will be. Many make their new years resolutions. I've never really been much on new years resolutions, personally. It has been shown that these…

I have to tell you, that having grown up in the church, and having heard possibly 50-100 Christmas-time sermons, not because I'm that old, but because of advent series, I told myself that when I became a pastor, I would resist doing the traditional Christmas sermon, not because there is anything wrong…

How many of you are familiar with the children's program Awana? When I was growing up AWANA was at its peak in popularity and function. They changed a lot since those days, but at that time the emphasis was on Scripture memorization and discipleship. As part of the program, those in AWANA clubs could…

When I first told one of my mentors that we were considering going through the book of Daniel, I was commenting to him how when you use the proper hermeneutic, all the prophecy stuff is really not as complicated as many make it out to be. He nodded his head in agreement, then made the comment “Well.…

Today was intended to be a time back in the book of Daniel, but Jim was scheduled to preach it. Sadly, he fell ill this weekend and thus is unable to preach, and I am not going to preach his notes. So today I've dusted off notes of something I've taught in the past, although it was before we were meeting…

We will be taking a 1-week break from our study of the book of Daniel as we look at some things related to our conference theme this morning. It's been a great conference this weekend, very grateful to have Jon and his family here. I'm sad they couldn't be here at church this morning, but understand…

The things I am going to you today are things that would get you and me mocked and derided in certain evangelical churches and seminaries today. In fact, outside of a handful of church traditions, but the position that I am going to teach today is part of a larger framework that has been blamed for the…

And now. The Moment you've all been waiting for. I don't know if you feel that way, but I kinda do. The end of Daniel 9 . the 70 weeks. This prophecy is arguably the most foundational piece of end time prophecy from a dispensational perspective. Many of the things we associate with our theology have…

As we come into chapter 8, there are a few things that need to be noted. With chapter 8, we move back into the Hebrew language. If you recall, Daniel is a unique book that is split almost 50/50 between Hebrew and Aramaic. Chapter one is in Hebrew, and functions as the prologue to the book. Chapters 2-7…

So often when we come to books of the Bible that are full of stories that are so familiar to us, we run the risk of glossing over them. Our text today is one of the most iconic stories in the bible. We know it like the back of our hand right? Daniel and the lion's den. A made up law about prayer, Daniel's…

PRIDE ILLUSTRATION Last week we started walk though this personal testimony of King Nebuchadnezzar. He told the story and he started out with his conclusion. It is God who reigns, it is the most high that has an everlasting dominion, his kingdom is from generation to generation. We saw the grace of God…

Pride goeth before the fall. This was a favorite verse of mine as a child, because I loved to quote it against my siblings if I thought they were acting arrogantly about anything. It was one of my favorite weapon verses, that was handy to whip out to guilt someone into a change of behavior. Imagine my…