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(This podcast was previously recorded and published on December 22, 2020)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Matthew 24 Jesus says:   29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:   30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.   31  And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.   When the sun and the moon go dark and the stars fall from heaven, know that the coming of Jesus and the end of this present world is very close!   God keeps the solar system in place now but when God shakes the powers of heaven, everything changes.  The earth will be moved and the entire heavens will be changed by God and affected.   Notice the following concerning this earth:   Isaiah 13:13  Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of HIS fierce anger.   God gave me a dream in the mid-80's as follows:   The earth slipped on its axis.  People were very frightened.  The governments of men and the scientists and the religious leaders were meeting to see what might be done about this.  (Nothing can be done for it is God who has made this happen.)  A TV newscaster was trying to report the story on TV but he was so frightened that he just stopped speaking and stood up and left the studio.   What about the 14 plagues and woes of the great tribulation?   (Discussed on this Podcast)   *****   I believe these scriptures show us that the order of the end times will be:   * Many antichrist move into the churches as ministers speak perverse things, and the churches fall away from various scriptures.   (II Thess. 2:3-4)  This has been happening since the death of Paul.  (Acts 20:29-30) Thus the church divided into denominations.  Many antichrist doctrines are taught in the churches today. Many doctrines are opposite to that doctrine of Christ taught in the Bible.   Example: Mt. 5:32  Jesus says: " ... and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery." Churches teach another doctrine today and permit men to marry divorced women.  This is antichrist.   *  And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.   * The great tribulation is sent by God:  (Revelation 8, 9, 16)   * Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (Matthew 24:29)   * Then Jesus comes through the clouds and gathers the church to Himself.  (Matthew 24:30) ***   Specific information about the great tribulation:   God directed me to focus on the following:  1/3 of the earth as shown in the first, second, and third plagues.   Revelation 8:   6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.   7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.   8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.   10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.   (The concept I was given is since "the third part" of the earth was affected, the other parts of the earth might not even recognize the happening being the plagues of the great tribulation.  And many people in this world do not even know there is such as thing as the great tribulation.  They will look to science for answers.)   Example:  In 2020, great fires raged in the Amazon rain forest, and in sand island in Australia, and in California, destroying large portions of trees and land.  The people who lived in other parts of the world might be unaware this was happening.  Therefore some of the tribulations might go unnoticed.  (I would have missed both Amazon and Australia except for fact that I saw this listed on CNN on my Internet.)   Woe #4 when the sun and moon and stars go dark for 1/3 of the time will awaken everyone to the problem.   The primary situation showing the coming of Jesus is the shaking of the solar system by God for then comes Jesus.   So when the sun goes dark and the moon fails to give light and the stars begin to fall look up for your redemption grows nigh.  

July 30, 2027 Jer. 27:1-22; Ps. 85:1-7; Prov. 20:11; II Thess. 3:6-18

July 30, 2025 Jer. 27:1-22; Ps. 85:1-7; Prov. 20:11; II Thess. 3:6-18

July 29, 2025 Jer. 26:1-24; Ps. 85:8-9; Prov. 20:8-10; II Thess. 3:1-5

July 28, 2025 Jer. 25:1-38; Ps. 84:1-4; Prov. 20:7; II Thess. 2:13-17

July 27, 2025 Jer. 23:21-24:10; Ps. 83:9-18; Prov. 20:4-6; II Thess. 2:1-12

July 27, 2025 Jer. 23:21-24:10; Ps. 83:9-18; Prov. 20:4-6; II Thess. 2:1-12

July 26, 2025 Jer. 23:1-20; Ps. 83:1-8; Prov. 20:2-3; II Thess. 1:7-12

July 25, 2025 Jer. 23:1-20; Ps. 82:6-8; Prov. 20:1; II Thess. 1:1-6

There is amazing brevity & clarity given the challenges in Crete! MAP Complex issues yet no long book is written - no second book is written (like Timothy). Final comments are aimed at RELATIONSHIPS — The challenges & The celebrationsThe damage of division is the distraction to discipleship! The Great Commission is the evangelistic pillar of the church. Division distracts from TRUTH from GRACE from LOVE as well! Remember that Timothy and Titus are more than Leadership Books (Pastoral Epistles). They are getting back to discipleship books, too! This is why the deceiver sows the discord of division. • Jesus - John 7:34; 9:16; 10:19 • Matthew 7:1-5 (see the sin in others) - legalism; lacking truth or lacking grace• What division is and what division isn't - Disagreeing is not division - Philippians 4:1-3 • A Corinthian Concern (not just a problem in Crete) - I Cor. 1:10-18; 3:1-9; 11:17-22; Romans 16:17-20; II Thess 3:14-15; II Timothy 2:24-26; III John 9-10; Jude 17-19 I. REMIND / REMEMBER (II Tim. 2:1-9) II. REJECT (3 Steps) 1. Warn them -2 . Warn them again - 3. Remove them - I Cor. 5 III. RESTORE Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 6; II• FALSE TEACHERS -• FACTIOUS PEOPLE - • FELLOW SERVANTS - • FAITHFUL FRIENDS -• 12-15 — Paul's common practice was to mention his faithful team • “We must have the heart of a child and the hide of a rhino” - Wise as serpents but gentle as doves!

II Thess. 1:1-12

Psalm 121There are some connections with Psalm 91. The idea of shade or shadow in 121:5; 91:1. The word keep in 121:3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8 is also in 91:11. The word foot is used in 121:3 and 91:12 McCann, 1181. The name LORD appears in vs. 2, 5, 5, 7, 8.121:1 From whence shall my help come?- The word help is m.s. and is used of God in Exodus 18:4; Deut. 33:7, 26, 29; Ps. 20:2; 33:20; 115:9, 10, 11; 121; 1, 2; 124:8; 146:5. The f.s. form is used in Ps. 40:13, 17; 44:26; 46:1; 108:12. “The question exposes his anxiety and sense of inadequacy” Laymen, 687. 121:2 My help comes from the LORD,Who made heaven and earth- Ps. 115:15; 124:8; 134:3; Jer. 32:17 The verb made is used 12 times in Gen. 1-2 to speak of God's creation of all things. “The thought of this verse leaps beyond the hills to the universe; beyond the universe to its Maker. Here is living help: primary, personal, wise, immeasurable” Kidner, 431. 121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel- “Protection is a burning issue for a pilgrim who is travelling arduously and through lonely country” Kidner, 431. will neither slumber not sleep- contrast I Kings 18:27. The word slumber is repeated from vs. 3. “God is ever vigilant” Longman, 414. “This sentry never dozes on duty!” Laymen, 687. “In all paths of life, he is promised the ever-vigilant protection of God” Allen, 154. 121:6 The sun will not smite you by day- Gen. 1:16 The word smite is a word that often indicates to strike with violence- Gen. 4:15; Ex. 2:11, 12; 12:12. Sunstroke is “a real danger in the semi-desert climate of the Land of Israel” Alter, 438. “By day and by night are frequently used to mean ‘always' or ‘constantly' (cf. Pss. 22:2; 88:1)” Miller, 398. Ps. 91:5-6; II Kings 4:18-19; Isa. 49:10; Jonah 4:8; Rev. 7:16.121:7 The LORD will protect you for all evil- Ps. 41:2; 91:10-12 “In light of other scriptures, to be kept from all evil does not imply a cushioned life, but a well-armed one. Cf. Psalm 23:4, which expects the dark valley but can face it” Kidner, 432.  121:8 The LORD will guard your going out and coming in- Num. 27:17; Deut. 28:6; 31:2 This “is not only a way of saying ‘everything': in closer detail it draws attention to one's ventures and enterprises (cf. Ps. 126:6). Jesus and Psalm 121121:2 Jesus is Creator of Heaven and earth- John 1:1-3, 10; Col 1:16121:1, 2 This particular form of the word help is only used twice in the NT- Acts 27:17 for the supporting cables under the boat. Heb. 4:16 He gives grace to help in time of need.121:3 The One who not let Israel's feet slumber has His feet nailed to the cross- Luke 24:39-40.121:3-4 Matt. 8:24; Mk. 4:38; Lk. 8:23 Jesus sleeping on the boat though not the same Greek word. 121:3, 5, 7, 7, 8 The word for God guarding or keeping His people is the word from the LXX for Jesus guarding His disciples- John 17:12; Gal. 6:13; II Thess. 3:3; II Tim. 1:12; Jude 24.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Many churches today are teaching doctrines that are traditions of men instead of the commandments of God from the New Testament Bible.    This is antichrist in the end time church.  This is the apostasy that Paul said had to come before Jesus returns.   II Thess. 2:3-4  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;   4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.   "The falling away" are churches falling away from scripture.  When this happens the door is open for antichrist to come into the church and set up doctrines of men, departing from scripture which is the doctrine of Christ for the church.   For example:  The Catholic church teaches their followers to pray to Mary.  This is their "tradition" set up by men and not by God.    Jesus says:  John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.   In the New Testament Bible, we are taught to pray directly to God through Jesus Christ.   Philippians 4:6   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.   Mary is dead.  She is sleeping.  She cannot hear you or watch over you.  No dead person can do these things.  Dead people are asleep.   Jesus shows us that dead people are "asleep".   John 11:11-14  These things said HE (Jesus) : and after that HE saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.   12 Then said His disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.   13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that HE had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.   14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.   Some church people in both Catholic and Protestant churches think dead people watch over them.   The Bible shows us that dead people are asleep.   I Thessalonians 4:13-17  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.   15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep (dead).   16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:   17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.   God watches over us.  Dead people are sleeping until Jesus returns.   In churches today, there are many traditions of men which are opposite to the doctrines of Christ in the Holy Bible.   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog 

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94:1-7 God of vengeance shine forth94:1 O Lord, God of vengeance- This is the only time in the Bible that the LORD is addressed this way. Deut. 32:35; Ps. 58:10; 79:10; Prov. 20:22; Isaiah 35:4; Jer. 51:6; Ezek. 25:12, 14, 17; Nah. 1:2; Rom. 12:19; Heb. 10:30. He is the God who rights wrongs that wicked men bring upon those helpless to resist. 94:8-11 A warning to those who think they can hide their way from God94:12-15 An encouragement to those who are experiencing evil treatment94:16-23 The LORD sustained the Psalmist when none stood with himJesus and Psalm 9494:1 God of vengeance- II Thess. 1:8 and picture of Jesus in Rev. 19:11-2194:2 Rise up in the LXX is the same word for the Son being lifted up in John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32 and it is also used of Jesus in Acts 2:33; 5:31 and being exalted to God's right hand. 94:2 The one who judges- Jesus will judge- John 5:22, 3094:3 How long? Rev. 6:994:5 crush- NASB is the same verb used in Isaiah 53:5 “He was crushed for our iniquities”, 10 “He was pleased to crush Him.”94:5 afflict- Isa. 53:4 “He was smitten of God and afflicted”; Isa. 53:7 “He was oppressed and afflicted” The two verbs used to describe the mistreatment of God's people in Ps. 94:5 are used of the treatment of the Servant in Isaiah 53. 94:6 The word for killed used in the LXX is used of Jesus being killed in Matt. 16:21; 17:23; 21:38, 39; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:34; Luke 9:22. Jesus experienced the same treatment given the most weak and helpless. 94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man- I Kings 8:39; Matt. 9:4; John 2:24-2594:16 The Psalmist stood alone, without human help, before the wicked. Jesus experienced this- Matt. 26:56; Mark 14:50, 51-52.94:17, 18 help Me- The word of the LXX addressed to Jesus- Matt. 15:25; Mark 9:2494:17 The LXX has the idea of my soul being in Hades- Acts 2:27, 3194:21 Jesus is righteous- Matt. 27:19; Luke 23:47; Acts 3:14; 7:52; 22:14Jesus is innocent- used in the NT only in Matt. 27:4, 24

Fr. Seraphim Rose offers us the foundational, patristic approach to the modern phenomena of UFOs, aliens, and "intelligent beings" from above. Be not deceived...hold fast to Christ and the faith of the God-bearing Holy Fathers. 0:00 Title 0:08 Introduction, excerpt from “Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works”, Ch. 77 3:24 Excerpt from "Explanation of the UFO Phenomena", Ch. 6, Section 4 from "Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future" (ORF) 13:20 "The Meaning of UFOs", Section 5 (ORF) 26:22 Excerpt from "Living the Orthodox World-view" 28:26 Excerpt from Conclusion of ORF -BUY Fr. Seraphim's book "Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future" here ($10): https://www.sainthermanmonastery.com/product-p/orf.htm -FIND an Orthodox parish and monastery near you: https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/ -Painting of Fr. Seraphim in thumbnail is by Shayne Swenson: https://shayneswenson.com/ _______ Fr. Seraphim writes: The most puzzling aspect of UFO phenomena to most researchers—namely, the strange mingling of physical and psychic characteristics in them—is no puzzle at all to readers of Orthodox spiritual books, especially the Lives of Saints. Demons also have "physical bodies," although the "matter” in them is of such subtlety that it cannot be perceived by men unless their spiritual "doors of perception" are opened, whether with God's will (as in the case of holy men) or against it (as in the case of sorcerers and mediums). A true evaluation of the UFO experience may be made only on the basis of Christian revelation and experience, and is accessible only to the humble Christian believer who trusts these sources. To be sure, it is not given to man entirely to "explain" the invisible world of angels and demons; but enough Christian knowledge has been given us to know how these beings act in our world and how we should respond to their actions, particularly in escaping the nets of the demons. UFO researchers have come to the conclusion that the phenomena they have studied are essentially identical with phenomena that used to be called "demonic; but only the Christian—the Orthodox Christian, who is enlightened by the Patristic understanding of Scripture and the 2,000-year experience of Saints encounters with invisible beings—is able to know the full meaning of this conclusion. In the Christian apocalyptic view, we can see that the power which until now has restrained the final and most terrible manifestation of demonic activity on earth has been taken away (II Thess. 2:7), Orthodox Christian government and public order (whose chief representative on earth was the Orthodox emperor) and the Orthodox Christian worldview no longer exist as a whole, and satan has been "loosed out of his prison," where he was kept by the grace of the Church of Christ, in order to "deceive the nations" (Apoc. 20:7-8) and prepare them to worship antichrist at the end of the age. Perhaps never since the beginning of the Christian era have demons appeared so openly and extensively as today. The "visitors from outer space" theory is but one of the many pretexts they are using to gain acceptance for the idea that "higher beings" are now to take charge of the destiny of mankind. Science fiction has given the images, ‘evolution' has produced the philosophy, and the technology of the ‘space age' has supplied the plausibility for such encounters. _______ Orthodox Wisdom is dedicated to sharing the writings and lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church. Glory to Jesus Christ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orthodox-wisdom/message

July 30, 2023 Jer. 27:1-22; Ps. 85:1-7; Prov. 20:11; II Thess. 3:6-18

July 30, 2023 Jer. 27:1-22; Ps. 85:1-7; Prov. 20:11; II Thess. 3:6-18

July 28, 2023 Jer. 25:1-38; Ps. 64:1-4; Prov. 20:7; II Thess. 2:13-17

July 29, 2023 Jer. 26:1-24; Ps. 84:5-12; Prov. 20:8-10; II Thess. 3:1-5

July 27, 2023 Jer. 23:21-24:10; Ps. 83:9-18; Prov. 20:4-6; II Thess. 2:1-12

July 26, 2023 Jer. 23:1-20; Ps. 83:1-8; Prov. 20:2-3; II Thess. 1:7-12

July 27, 2023 Jer. 23:21-24:10; Ps. 83:9-18; Prov. 20:4-6; II Thess. 2:1-12

July 25, 2023 Jer. 22:1-30; Ps. 82:6-8; Prov. 20:1; II Thess. 1:1-6

“The RAPTURE of The Church” (07/05/23)Introduction:Our Blessed Hope….I Corinthians15:51-52 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall notall sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 ina moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raisedimperishable, and we shall be changed. Revelation 1:1-3 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show tohis servants[a] the thingsthat must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servantJohn, 2 who bore witness to the word ofGod and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud thewords of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what iswritten in it, for the time is near.Revelation22:7 “And behold, I am comingsoon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of thisbook.”Titus 2:12-13training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to liveself-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, theappearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, ButThere Is A Problem….II Peter 2:1-3Butfalse prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be falseteachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, evendenying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.2 And many will follow their sensuality, andbecause of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 Andin their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation fromlong ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.Matt. 24:11 And many false prophets will arise and lead manyastray.Matt 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shallshew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.ACTS 20:29-30 Iknow that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparingthe flock; 30 and from among your ownselves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples afterthem. COL. 2:88 Seeto it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, accordingto human tradition, according to the elemental spirits[a] of theworld, and not according to Christ.II Thess.2:3-12,I Tim. 4:1-3,II Tim. 3:1-9,II Tim.4:3,I John 4:1ScripturalDefinition of the ‘Rapture' from Jamie...

II THESS 3:6-18 Sermon 10/02/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/10-02-22.pdf Cody Carnes - Firm Foundation "He Won't": https://youtu.be/C7iyDxrLAlQ Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

II THESS 3:1-5 Sermon 09/25/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/09-25-22.pdf Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

II Thess. 2:13 – 17 Sermon9/18/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/09-18-22.pdf SANCTIFICATION? WHAT'S THAT?: https://youtu.be/4Di7-sLa7x0 Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

II Thess. 2:1-12 Sermon 9/11/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/09-11-22.pdf Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

II Thess. 1:11,12 Sermon 9/04/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/09-04-22.pdf Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

II Thess. 1:4 – 10; I Peter 4:12 - 19​ Sermon 8/28/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/08-28-22.pdf Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta

Sermon- Jesus' Reign And Return, Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 19, Questions 50-52, Psalm 110-John H. Johnson, Tyler Orthodox Presbyterian Church-2022-08-28--HEIDELBERG CATECHISM-PART 2- OUR DELIVERANCE- LORD'S DAY 5-31-LORD'S DAY 19- Questions 50-52--Q50. Why is it added, And sits at the right hand of God---A. Christ ascended into heaven to manifest Himself there as Head of His Church,-1- through whom the Father governs all things.-2---1- Eph. 1-20-23- Col. 1-18. -2- Matt. 28-18- John 5-22, 23.--Q51. How does the glory of Christ, our Head, benefit us-- -A. First, by His Holy Spirit He pours out heavenly gifts upon us, His members.-1- Second, by His power He defends and preserves us against all enemies.-2---1- Acts 2-33- Eph. 4-7-12. -2- Ps. 2-9- 110-1, 2- John 10-27-30- Rev. 19-11-16.--Q52. What comfort is it to you that Christ will come to judge the living and the dead---A. In all my sorrow and persecution I lift up my head and eagerly await as judge from heaven the very same person who before has submitted Himself to the judgment of God for my sake, and has removed all the curse from me.-1- He will cast all His and my enemies into everlasting condemnation, but He will take me and all His chosen ones to Himself into heavenly joy and glory.-2---1- Luke 21-28- Rom. 8-22-25- Phil. 3-20,21- Tit. 2-13, 14. -2- Matt. 25-31-46- I Thess. 4-16, 17- II Thess. 1-6-10.

II Thess. 1:1-4 ​ Sermon 8/21/2022 Sermon Notes: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/uploads/6/3/0/8/63085847/08-21-22.pdf Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - "Keep On Keeping On": https://youtu.be/eGgmUXXCOVU Email: PastorKenWilson@gmail.com WebSite: https://www.opendoorcommunity.net/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/OpenDoorCommunityChurchAugusta FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorCommunityAugusta Twitter: @OpenDoorAugusta

HIS LOVE KEEPS US STRONG Our reading today are I Kings 4-5,  II Chronicles 2,  Psalm 101, and II Thessalonians 3.  We are reading from the New Living Translation. Love leads to service and generosity.  When we fail to experience the love of God we grow despondent, we become idle, we do not serve,  and we are not generous.  Working, serving, and giving become hard to do.  We want to take what we can get rather than give what we have gotten.  We can't give what we don't have. That is why we must experience God's love if we are to show love.  We must be filled and grow in our understanding and expression of his love if we are to give that love to others.  So Paul prays for us.   May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.  (II Thess 3:5 NLT) Do you know that you are loved?  Sometimes it's hard to remember that you are.  It takes patient endurance to hold firmly, to that truth. But we must hold to it.   But God's love is exactly what emerges from the Gospel when we look at Jesus and see what he has done for us.  Each day we need to open up our hearts to the Spirit's working in our lives. We come to His Word, day after day, to be reminded of who he is, what he's done, and what he gives us. And what we have become in him. Through His presence in us, we begin to be led into a full understanding and expression of the love of God.  We learn to patiently endure when it seems like the heavens are silent.  We know that this walk with Christ is a long obedience in the same direction.  He is with us and we can grow and experience His love.  Out of this will come a life of service, generosity, joyfulness and hope.   Let God grow you into a  fuller understanding of His love. 

 KEEP A FIRM GRIP Our readings today are I Kings 3,  II Chronicles 1, Psalm 78, and II Thessalonians 2.  We are reading through the New Living Translation. Stand firm and keep a firm grip. Paul says,   With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. (II Thess 2:15-17) Keep a grip on those things Where do you stand?  You stand firm in his love, and his grace, and his comfort. What do you keep a grip on?  You keep a grip on your ongoing experience of the Gospel, that is rooted in the Living Word, in Jesus himself.  He is the Good News. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (II Thess 2:14) It starts with the gospel of Christ and it continues in the gospel of Christ.   The gospel is compared to the glory of Jesus Christ.  What is the glory of Christ?  For us, it is Christ in you.  He is your hope and your glory.  That's the Gospel, not just that Christ has died for your sins, as glorious and wonderful as that is.  But the Good News of the Gospel is that he has also come to re-inhabit you, to live in you, now.  This is the truth that we hold firm to, this Gospel of Christ in you.   It's so easy to let that life-giving truth out of our grip.  Other things will come and try to wrestle it from our hands, but we must not let it.  It may be religious things, even, or concern and anxiety about the end times.  That's what this church was struggling with. We must not lose our grip or move from where we stand.  We must not let our religious anxieties about whether we are doing enough, or the many ways we try to justify ourselves before God, move us.   We must hold firm to the truth that Christ has done a new thing in us, that he's made us new, forgiven us of our sins, and come to live in us.  That's where we are going to find that eternal comfort and strength and hope to move forward in life.   Remember where you stand.  You stand in his love.  Hold firmly to the truth of Christ in you.  This is Kingdom living.

Rob shows main philosophical assertions of Universalists: 1. God must love everyone regardless (despite the fact that God hates people too, Hosea 9:15), 2. Thus Universalism is a necessity for man's reconciliation 3. Therefore all judgments & punishments are remedial & restorative & the proximate means to attaining salvation 4. Concluding that hell exists only as some sort of glorified Purgatory that cannot be eternal & thus its purpose will come to an end. 1. Pluralistic Universalism teaches any kind of religion will lead to heaven, 2. Non-religious Universalism teaches that everything works out okay for nonbelievers like atheists, humanists or secularists for their good in the afterlife & 3. Christian Universalism teaches God will eventually save everyone one way or another (the famous author C.S. Lewis believed in this type of Universalism, see our video "Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis is a False Gospel & C.S. Lewis is a False Prophet Loved By All" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDUbq... ). 03:28 - 1. Pluralistic Universalism06:58 - Rob shows main philosophical assertions of Universalists: 11:20 - Rob lists primary scriptures used by Universalists. 12:59 – Rob begins with Romans 5:12-19. 14:02 – Rob discusses the “One” and the “Many” used by Universalists. 24:18 – Rob discusses how Universalists use Colossians 1:16-21. 29:31 – Rob discusses how Universalists use Philippians 2:8-11 32:38 – Rob explains Paul's use of Isaiah 45:23-24. 33:32 – Rob explains Romans 14:9-12 from Paul. 35:51 – Rob discusses how Universalists use II Corinthians 5:13-19. 37:02 – Rob explains Romans 6:5-11 from Paul. 38:31 – Rob explains what II Corinthians 5:13-19 means. 44:53 – Rob discusses how Universalists use I Corinthians 15:20-27. 50:28 - Rob explains I Thessalonians 4:15-17 from Paul. 51:55 - Rob discusses how Universalists use II Peter 3:8-10. 59:14 – Rob discusses Romans 11:7-32. 1:07:07 – Rob discusses the philosophical arguments of the Universalists. 1:14:43 – Rob Shares Luke 16:19-31 about the rich man and Lazarus. 1:18:15 – Rob shares of the Eternal Destruction in II Thessalonians 1:9. 1:19:36 – Rob covers the 5 beliefs of Universalists. 1:23:11 – Rob covers the subject of “No Second Chances” from Mark 9:42-43, Mark 9:47-48, Matthew 10:28-29, Matthew 13:41-43, Matthew 13:49-50, Matthew 25:41-42, John 5:28-29, II Thess. 1:8-11, Jude 5-7, Rev. 14:9-11, Rev. 20:11-15.1:30:10 – Universalism makes no sense if Matthew 26:24 is true. Jesus said of Judas, "The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” Sometimes we hear that God hates the sin but loves the sinner. This is not true. A. H. Strong (“Systematic Theology,” p. 290) observes that God both hates and loves the sinner at the same time: “hates him as he is a living and wilful antagonist of truth and holiness, loves him as he is a creature capable of good and ruined by his transgression.” See Dr. Rob Zins, Th.M, Dallas Theological Seminary (website: http://www.CWRC-RZ.ORG)Christian Answers Website:  https://www.biblequery.org/   for more excellent teachings.

II Thess. 2:1-12 Luke Griffin

At the 2021 Southwest Believers' Convention, Terri Copeland Pearsons underscores the need for truth in our society. The doctrine of demons has infiltrated many aspects of life. Why? “…because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved (II Thess. 2:10 AMPC). Power follows holiness!

Tom Claibourne's sermon preached on November 1st, 2020 at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, OH. Outline: I. Satan's conspiracy theories about what follows death. - Lights out - Time out - Out-on, out-on, out-on . . . - Happy, Happy, Happy II. There are TWO possible eternal destinies following death. (Matt. 7:13-14; 25:31-34, 41; Mk. 16:15-16; Lk. 16:19-31) * We must DECIDE. III. There is a destiny called HELL: *We must AVOID it. A. Hell is FACTUAL. (Matt. 10:28) B, Hell is FEARFUL. (Matt. 13:41, 42, 49-50; 22:13; 25:30; 25:41; Mark 9:47-48; II Thess. 1:9) C. Hell is FOREVER. (Matt 25:46) D. Hell is for . . . (Matt. 25:41) IV. There is a destiny called HEAVEN: *We must LIVE for it. A. A PLACE. (Jn. 14:2-4) B. A PREPARED place. (Jn. 14; Matt. 25:34) C. A KINGDOM place. (Matt 25:34; 13:43) D. A place of PURITY. (Matt. 6:20; Rev. 22:12-16) E. A place of FELLOWSHIP. (Matt. 8:11) F. A place of LIFE. (Matt. 7:14; John 5:28, 29) G. A place of GOD. (John 14:2) What are you LIVING for? Were are you HEADED?

MAY 19,  HIS LOVE KEEPS US STRONG Our reading today are I Kings 4-5,  II Chronicles 2,  Psalm 101, and II Thessalonians 3.  We are reading from the New Living Translation. Love leads to service and generosity.  When we fail to experience the love of God we grow despondent, we become idle, we do not serve,  and we are not generous.  Working, serving, and giving become hard to do.  We want to take what we can get rather than give what we have gotten.  We can't give what we don't have. That is why we must experience God's love if we are to show love.  We must be filled and grow in our understanding and expression of his love if we are to give that love to others.  So Paul prays for us.   May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.  (II Thess 3:5 NLT) Do you know that you are loved?  Sometimes it's hard to remember that you are.  It takes patient endurance to hold firmly, to that truth.   But God's love is exactly what emerges from the Gospel when we look at Jesus and see what he has done for us.  Each day we need to open up our hearts to the Spirit's working in our lives. We come to His Word, day after day, to be reminded of who he is, what he's done, and what he gives us.  Through His presence in us, we begin to be led into a full understanding and expression of the love of God.  We learn to patiently endure when it seems like the heavens are silent.  We know that this walk with Christ is a long obedience in the same direction.  He is with us and we can grow and experience His love.  Out of this will come a life of service, generosity, joyfulness and hope.   Let God grow you into a  fuller understanding of His love.  Let your roots grow down into God's love and keep you strong.  

MAY 18,   KEEP A FIRM GRIP Our readings today are I Kings 3,  II Chronicles 1, Psalm 78, and II Thessalonians 2.  We are reading through the New Living Translation. Stand firm and keep a firm grip. Paul says,   With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. (II Thess 2:15-17) Where do you stand?  You stand firm in his love, and his grace, and his comfort. What do you keep a grip on?  You keep a grip on your ongoing experience of the Gospel, that is rooted in His Word.  It is the Good News. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (II Thess 2:14) It starts with the gospel of Christ and it continues in the gospel of Christ.   The gospel is compared to the glory of Jesus Christ.  What is the glory of Christ?  For us, it is Christ in you.  He is your hope and your glory.  That's the Gospel, not just that Christ has died for your sins, as glorious and wonderful as that is.  But the Good News of the Gospel is that he has also come to re-inhabit you, to live in you, now.  This is the truth that we hold firm to, this Gospel of Christ in you.   It's so easy to let that life-giving truth out of our grip.  Other things will come and try to wrestle it from our hands, but we must not let it.  It may be religious things, even, or concern and anxiety about the end times.  That's what this church was struggling with. We must not lose our grip or move from where we stand.  We must not let our religious anxieties about whether we are doing enough, or the many ways we try to justify ourselves before God, move us.   We must hold firm to the truth that Christ has done a new thing in us, that he's made us new, forgiven us of our sins, and come to live in us.  That's where we are going to find that eternal comfort and strength and hope to move forward in life.   Remember where you stand.  You stand in his love.  Hold firmly to the truth of Christ in you.  This is Kingdom living.

October 15, 2019 Jer. 26:1-27:22; Ps. 85:1-13; Prov. 25:16; II Thess. 3:1-18

Jer. 23:21-25:38; Ps. 84:1-12; Prov. 25:14-15; II Thess. 2:1-17

Jer. 22:1-23:20; Ps. 83:1-18; Prov. 25:11-13; II Thess. 1:1-12

October 15, 2018 Jer. 26:1-27:22; Ps. 85:1-13; Prov. 25:14-15; II Thess. 3:1-17

October 14, 2018 Jer. 23:21-25:38; Ps. 84:1-12; Prov. 25:14-15; II Thess. 2:1-17

October 13, 2018 Jer. 22:21-23:20; Ps. 83:1-18; Prov. 25:11-13; II Thess. 1:1-12

Jesus Christ is Lord (I John. 2:18), it is the last: days (the) Antichrist shall come. (II Thess 2-1- 4), “That day (of Jesus coming) shall not come except… that man of sin be revealed”. (II Thess  2:9 “Whose coming is after (according to) working of Satan. (II Thess  2:10-14), “God shall send them strong delusion, (the Antichrist) who believed not the truth.” (Daniels 8:23). “In the latter time… a king of fierce countenance… shall stand up.” (Rev  13:4) “The dragon, (Satan) which gave power unto the beast. (Rev  13:7). “Power was given him over… all nations. (Daniel 11:37) neither shall he regard God of his fathers. (Dan  11:37). “Neither… Regard…desire of women.” (Dan  11:37), neither shall he regard any god. The fulfilled Messianic prophecies (concerning Christ) by themselves prove the divine inspiration of the Scriptures.       Jesus announces a final persecution against His Church before His return through the seemingly universal (but temporary) success of the Antichrist, who will establish a "false peace" on earth,” ( I Thess  5:3), through a world government and a world religion that will deny Jesus Christ as the true Messiah. Jesus announces a final persecution against His Church before His return through the seemingly universal (but temporary) success of the Antichrist, who will establish a "false peace" on earth,” (  I Thess. 5:3), through a world government and a world religion that will deny Jesus Christ as the true Messiah

Amazon.com: pat holliday kindle: Books http://amzn.to/GF3mTC The Phoenix God and the Antichrist The Word Antichrist is five times in the New Testament; all in the Epistles of the Apostle John, (I Jn. 2:18, 22; 4:3; II Jn. 7).  The Plan to establish a New World Order is depicted in these Murals. It is quickly coming into view in our time. The world is looking for a new savior; they are looking for a man of unpatrolled evil; an ultimate enemy that will emerge in the end time and take over the world. He will be a young man who will rise with supernatural powers to rise to power over the planet. He will set himself as ruler over Jerusalem and claim to be God. The Jews rejected Jesus Christ and they will receive him and he will come in his own name. He is the prince who is to come, (Dan. 9:26:), who makes things desolate (Dan. 9:27), the king who does as he pleases, (Dan. 11:36), a foolish shepherd, (Zech. 11: 15-17), a man of lawlessness, (II Thess. 2,3), a man of destruction, (II Thess. 2:2,3), the rider on the white horse, (Rev. 6:2), The Beast (Rev. 13-1-9; 17:3, 8).

Amazon.com: pat holliday kindle: Books http://amzn.to/GF3mTC The Plan to establish a New World Order is depicted in Murals around the world. It is quickly coming into view in our time. The world is looking for a new savior; they are looking for a man of unpatrolled evil; an ultimate enemy that will emerge in the end time and take over the world. He will be a young man who will rise with supernatural powers to rise to power over the planet. He will set himself as ruler over Jerusalem and claim to be God. The Jews rejected Jesus Christ and they will receive him and he will come in his own name. He is the prince who is to come, (Dan. 9:26:), who makes things desolate (Dan. 9:27), the king who does as he pleases, (Dan. 11:36), a foolish shepherd, (Zech. 11: 15-17), a man of lawlessness, (II Thess. 2,3), a man of destruction, (II Thess. 2:2,3), the rider on the white horse, (Rev. 6:2), The Beast (Rev. 13-1-9; 17:3, 8).