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How might Moses's final blessings to the tribes of Israel both challenge and encourage us today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Why has Jesus insisted that His disciples cannot serve both God and wealth?

Who were the seven churches of Revelation, and how should we read and understand today what Jesus said to them?

What does the Bible mean when it says that salvation is by grace, through faith, not by works?

What are the seventy sevens prophesied by the angel Gabriel in Daniel, and when will they be fulfilled?

What is the true heart and spirit of the Law that is fulfilled by the Gospel of Jesus Christ? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

How did life and relationship with God change for Israel once Moses died, and how has that prepared God's people for Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

What is the Abomination That Causes Desolation? Here is some further clarification.

How are we to understand the relationships between all the covenants God has made with humans throughout history, and what does God expect of His people today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

What parts of the journey to follow God are attainable in this life, and which parts are ongoing? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

Why do the wicked so often prosper, and the godly so often fall behind socially and economically?

Who is Satan according to the Christian Bible?

What is baptism for Christians?

If liberty is death, then we must recognize that true freedom comes from which God we serve. This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 4, 2025

Are there still prophets from God today?

What is a prophet, according to the Christian Scriptures?

Does God still speak to people through dreams today?

Are all humans really God's children and, therefore, brothers and sisters?

What does the Bible really say about tithing?

When does music become idolatry for Christians?

Are there idols still in use today even in Western cultures?

What were God's expectations for Israel, and what does that mean for God's expectations for all nations on earth? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

What are idols, and for what are they used?

What are false gods really, according to the Christian Scriptures?

What is idolatry, and might we be participating in it inadvertently?

Who are the Watchers mentioned in Daniel 4, and what do they have to do with the Flood and the End Times?

Who are the Nephilim in Genesis, and are they still with us today?

Why did God choose Abraham and his descendants in such a unique way?

Are some people predestined by God and others not?

What does it mean to live lives of gratefulness to God, and what does not doing so reveal about us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 20, 2025.   The discussion of tithing mentioned in this sermon can be found at the following link: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-swwwr-186541a  

Are humans born with libertarian free will or not?

Who are the 144,000 sealed by God in the book of Revelation?

What is the mark of the Beast described in Revelation, and how do we know if we've received it?

Who is the prostitute described in the book of Revelation who sits on seven hills, drunk with the blood of the saints?

What is the Beast prophesied by Daniel and described in Revelation, and how will we know when it has arisen?

When is the Great Tribulation prophesied by Daniel and described by Revelation?

Does the Bible teach that Christians will be taken up into heaven bodily before the Millennial Reign of Christ?

How does the Lord feel about those who take advantage of others in financial or commercial settings, and what will God do in response? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

What does the Bible say about the Abomination That Causes Desolation prophesied both by Daniel and by Jesus? How will we know when it has been set up in the Holy Place?

How might the third temple be built in Jerusalem today?

Who is the Antichrist prophesied by St. Paul and St. John? How will we know him when he comes?

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What does marrying widows and punishing dirty tactics during fights have to do with God's care for future generations? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 6, 2025.

When God asks us to love our neighbors as ourselves, He has not left us to decide what that means for ourselves. God has told us specifically how to love our neighbors as ourselves. How are we doing? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Is divorce allowable for followers of the One, True God? Are there any consequences for those who divorce and/or remarry? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Here is a link to J. Thomas's sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:10-16: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7nvzg-c622c9  

How have we accumulated our wealth and possessions? Have we benefited from practices prohibited by God, or have we acquired what we have by ways approved by God and intended by Him? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 15, 2025.

What do God's requirements with respect to human excrement and sexual excretions tell us about God and about what He expects from us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 9, 2025.

The words in this message were received from the Lord between 2020 and 2023.

What does God's judgment of Ammon and Moab have to do with the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats? How do God's rules about participation in the assembly of Israel apply to Christians today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 2, 2025.