Wayside Bible Chapel

The Apostle begins his letter to the Thessalonians by telling them they in God and the Lord Jesus. That is profound and agrees with Jesus' prayer in John 17. He goes on to tell them how he thanks God for their work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. The sermon expounds on what that should look like in our churches.

This sermon summarizes the Song of Songs up to this final message on the importance of a full surrender to Jesus' love. Only then will we truly know peace and feel the security and love our hearts long for. Our desire will be for His soon return.

A few verses in the last chapter of the Song of Songs are the climax of the whole book. Our identity becomes lost in our Savior as our hearts become secure in His love. His love never ends and cannot be quenched nor purchased. It is priceless, and it is ours in Jesus.

Exodus 8 describes three plagues—frogs, gnats, and flies—that God sends upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Despite temporary moments of repentance, Pharaoh repeatedly hardens his heart, refusing to free the people

Exodus 7 begins with God's dramatic confrontation with Pharaoh, showcasing His power and sovereignty. In this chapter, God empowers Moses and Aaron to serve as His representatives, performing signs and wonders to demand the release of the Israelites. Despite witnessing miracles—such as Aaron's staff turning into a serpent and the waters of the Nile turning to blood—Pharaoh's heart remains hardened.

Jesus' resurrection is a historical fact. It changes everything! Not only does it verify that His sacrifice was accepted and that He has victory over death, but it also means that we can be sure of our future resurrection. That power that raised Jesus is at work in and through every believer if we allow it to.

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While the woman in the song had to pursue her husband later in the marriage and invite him to a romantic setting, we know Jesus is constantly pursuing us. There is no need to entice Him. But when we seek Him, we can know He is pleased, and we will find Him. He desires us more than we desire Him!

There is a progression of love that equates to spiritual maturity. We grow from loving God for our sake to loving God for His sake. His desires become our own. The more we realize how great His love is for us the greater our love is for Him.

Can we tell of our love for Jesus as passionately as the woman in the song? Is it possible for us to comprehend the greatness of the love Jesus has for us? The sermon challenges us to be the beautiful bride Jesus is forming us to become.

The woman passionately describes her beloved, concluding with the phrase, "He is altogether desirable." We should be as fervent and illustrative when asked to describe our Lord's beauty. Does our life prompt them to ask what we see in Him?

Sometimes, couples who are truly in love can misunderstand one another or have unrealistic expectations. This can cause doubts and hard feelings that prevent us from sharing our hearts. The same can happen in our relationship with God. The sermon includes the basic needs of husbands and wives.

In this passage, the groom praises the bride's beauty in similar words she uses to describe him. The invitation to the bride is the same as the invitation to us. "Come away with me!" It is Jesus' invitation to take time to be alone with Him. One day, it will be His call to our heavenly home. We again visit the wedding night, symbolically picturing the wedding feast of the Lamb.

What a comfort it is to know that when God looks on us, He declares us as altogether beautiful and without a flaw. That is because He sees the righteousness of Christ. He knows we are a work in progress, but He also knows what Jesus did for us and credits us with His righteousness even now.

Solomon sends his limo with an armed security detail to pick up his bride. His ride is full of symbolism for us today. His request to behold her man invites us to behold the glory and majesty of our Savior.

The bride wakes up to find her husband missing. She is so eager to have him back with her that she goes out into the night seeking him. When she finds him, she won't let him go until they are back to the honeymoon. The sermon addresses the dark night of the soul and the passion we should have for communion with Christ.

Solomon lets the woman know how special she is to him, that none can compare. They express their desire for one another, but Solomon warns against the little foxes. Those are attitudes and stances that keep their love from staying passionate and strong. There are lessons for the church, couples, and singles.

Can we fathom how loved we are by God? Not possible! Can we love God too much? Not possible! Abide in His love is the crux of this message.

Does Jesus consider us beautiful? Could He possibly want us fallen people to become His bride? I believe the Song of Solomon shows us that it is His great desire to do so. If He condescended to take on a human body and live a perfect life to lay it down to make us His bride, we must consider He sees what He is making of us even now. Embrace that love, and it will cause you to love Him more.

This passage tells us how Christ sees His bride. Knowing how He sees us can help increase our desire to meet with Him in prayer. This beautiful passage shows the wooing of the Spirit.

Jesus wants a relationship with us that is much deeper than most of us are willing to go. The sermon addresses what stops us from that deeper intimacy. How do we get to that place? Where do we begin? The core of the message is a prayer the Prince of Preachers encourages us to pray.

The Song of Songs has been interpreted in many different ways. I believe it is clearly about Solomon and his bride, but I also believe that the Bible clearly teaches that marriage is a mystery concerning Christ and the church. So what are His kisses? And why are they better than wine? The applications point to a rich, deep love relationship between us and our Savior.

The book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus. John is sharing the Word and testimony of Jesus, so we should expect that the book is full of descriptions of Jesus. The sermon covers the descriptions of Jesus in nearly every chapter, giving us a greater understanding of who Jesus is and of His nature.

"Light came into the world," John the Beloved wrote of Jesus being born. He claims the whole world lies in darkness, but when the Light was born in Bethlehem, everything began to change and would never be the same again. A war between Light and darkness began, the church versus Babylon; but it is no contest. Darkness will never overcome the Light. It was plan within the Holy Trinity which began before there was space or time.

The Bible closes with a promise of blessing to those who keep the words of Revelation. The final stark contrast is between the evil people and the righteous. The theme of the whole book is coming out of the world of evil (Babylon) and entering the glorious kingdom of God with its future glory. That is why John's final cry is, "Come Lord Jesus!"

The first verses in the last chapter of the Bible pull together many of the Bible themes and bring them together in one glorious conclusion. The vision John saw of what we will be and what we will experience is too wonderful to fully grasp. It gives us hope to endure and promises us complete fulfillment.

The second half of Revelation 21 tells us more about the bride of Christ. The bride is the city. The description of the city tells us the glorious clarity of the saints in the heavenly city allows the God's glory to shine through all who are there. We will be worshiping in the very presence of Jesus. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all His holy mountain which is the heavenly kingdom. Everything there is described as being golden which represents the complete holiness of God.

Prayer throughout Scripture is mostly about giving thanks to God. When we realize that every good thing we have has come from God, it should result in us regularly thanking and praising God for all His goodness. Psalm 118 commands us to give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His love endures forever!

New Jerusalem comes down from heaven, the bride of Christ, adorned in robes of righteousness, as God presents the finished bride to His Son. The new heaven and new earth will never know sin. The atmosphere will be joy and peace forever, with no tears, pain, or sorrow. But the highlight of New Jerusalem is the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, our groom.

Revelation 20 includes the binding of Satan in the abyss, the 1000 year reign of Christ with his followers as judges and priests in the world. Man will find what it is like to live in a world where their only temptation comes from within.

At the end of the age of man ruling over nations, after the great tribulation and the vials of wrath, the armies of the world will gather together to fight against Jesus and His followers. There is no contest. One word from Jesus and the battle is over. The Word of God incarnate is King of kings. Every knee will bow! We choose today what side we will be on.

The message celebrates Reformation Day (October 31) by presenting highlights from two earth-changing decades (1505-1524) in the life of Martin Luther (1483-1546) wherein he challenged the Roman church in a successful quest to find the solution to his sin problem. In so doing, God protected, inspired and prompted him to continue to share these reforms widely.

Sanctification and obedience go hand in hand as God guides us by His Spirit to His heavenly land. Walking in the fear of the Lord, we make a godly stand.

The great confrontation begins! Moses confronts Pharaoh and says, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Let my people go!’” What happens when life doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would?

While the world mourns and wails at the fall of Babylon, the bride rejoices. Justice will be served. The saints will be vindicated. And then the wedding feast of the Lamb takes place. We are clothed with the righteousness of Christ. It is the most beautiful wedding dress ever worn. It was provided at great cost by our groom!

The third chapter on crushing the grapes of wrath warns us to come out of Babylon so that we will not partake of her sins or suffer in her judgment. The judgment is so complete that it affects every class of society and ends the world's systems as we know them.

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and built a city. Cities have become focal points for anti-Christian movements. Babylon represents all of them, as it was the nation that destroyed the temple and took the Jews out of their land. In Revelation, Jesus depicts this spirit as a great prostitute offering satisfaction in the things of the world. She is Satan's counterpart to New Jerusalem. We all choose which city we will be citizens of, determining our future.

After the seals, trumpets, and warnings from angels, the saints are gathered to the Lord before the throne. The seven angels chosen for the task are given seven bowls of wrath and sent to pour them upon the earth. This is the wine press of God's wrath. The souls of the dwellers on the earth are so hardened that nothing will turn them. Their response to the judgments is to curse God. Revelation tells us of the insanity of living for the things of the world and rejecting the grace of God.

This chapter is the introduction to the next three chapters. It begins with the beautiful song of Moses, which will sing before the throne of God as God sends the seven angels to pour out His just wrath to cleanse the earth.

Revelation 14:14-20 presents two harvests. The Antichrist has been revealed and made war on the saints. The trumpets have plagued a third of the earth. Three angels have given final warnings. The harvest of the righteous by Jesus coming in the clouds takes place, followed by the harvest of the wicked, who are compared to grapes thrown into the wine press to be trampled in God's wrath. The latter is the subject of the next four chapters.

Before God sends out the seven angels with the seven bowls of wrath that will affect the whole world, He sends three angels with an invitation and warnings. The first makes certain all have heard the gospel. The second announces the fall of Babylon, and the third warns of eternal punishment for those who take the mark of the beast.

For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How, then, was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after but before he was circumcised. He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

The sermon addresses who the 144,000 are on Mount Zion, where Mount Zion is, and the prophecies concerning Zion, plus why the descriptions of virgins and firstborn apply to the faithful.

The second beast arises with two horns like a lamb. Here is another Jesus counterfeit. He is a false prophet who makes the world worship the first beast. Read this sermon to find out how he accomplishes this. Also included are thoughts on the number 666.

The second beast arises with two horns like a lamb. Here is another Jesus counterfeit. He is a false prophet who makes the world worship the first beast. Read this sermon to find out how he accomplishes this. Also included are thoughts on the number 666.

In Revelation, we are introduced to the first beast, one that is drawn from Daniel 7. Satan gives him his power and authority so that he causes all who are not in the Lamb's book of life to worship him. The sermon brings out various interpretations of the time period and the of the deadly wound.

The dragon has only a short time, so he pursues the people of God with false teachings and persecution. But we have the Word and the Spirit to crush him under our feet. In the end, the Lamb wins! We just need to rely on the everlasting arms of our mighty Savior and get our directions from His Word.

Satan has served as an adversary to God, even arguing against God's merciful nature. But now that Jesus' blood has paid our sin debt, he has no basis for his accusations. He is now trying to keep people from service to God with temptations, false doctrine, and persecution. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony.

False teachers have been prevalent throughout Christianity. In today's message, we will address some of the NAR's false teachings and their ties to the New Age. God's word guards us against false teachers because of its sufficiency, inerrancy, clarity, and necessity.

There is a war taking place between the forces of good and evil. The beginning of Revelation 12 describes this ongoing battle between good and evil. The only way for the darkness to fight the light is to keep people from it and try to draw those in light back into darkness. It has been a repeated effort to keep the Messiah from being born, but now that the effort failed, the attack is focused on those who follow the Messiah.

Right in the middle of the book of Revelation, the author writes that it is over. God wins, and Satan loses, and the wicked are judged. How does this come about? Why does this fall in the middle of the book? I offer some interpretive thoughts.