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Original Postdate: 10-2-2024 === Gospel Luke 10:1-12 Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.' If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.' Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.' Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand. I tell you,  it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day  than for that town.” Reflection It's clear that Jesus longed for his message to be given to other people. And what we hear in this reading is a beautiful way in which that happens, by being in a peaceful, loving relationship with people and spending time with them. And the beauty that stands out for me is this one line where he says, all right, and cure the sick in this house that you're staying in, and then the kingdom of God is at hand for you. The Kingdom of God is about a relationship we have with each other, where there is a healing element to everything. That we're lifting from them burdens awakening them to a freedom that the spirit offers. Closing Prayer Father, we so often rely too much on our own gifts, our own talent. Though that's all important. But the intention of our heart is most essential, and the intention is not just to give someone information, but to want them to be healed of whatever it is that blocks them from the goodness and the beauty that you are to each of us. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Das Evangelium nach Lukas klingt zunächst befremdlich: Jünger sollen ohne Geldbeutel und Schuhe und ohne zu grüßen aufbrechen, Häuser betreten und dort schlicht sagen: „Friede diesem Haus.“ Für Norbert Bauer, Leiter der Karl Rahner Akademie, steckt darin jedoch eine wichtige Botschaft: „Ihr sollt nicht alleine sein.“ Jesus schickt die Jünger zu zweit los. Christlicher Auftrag ist demnach kein einsamer Weg, sondern gemeinsames Unterwegssein.Zugleich begegnen die Jünger den Menschen mit grundsätzlichem Vertrauen. „Friede diesem Haus“ bedeutet: Ich komme in guter Absicht. Gerade im Umgang mit Fremden könne man daraus heute lernen, so Bauer, zunächst davon auszugehen, dass auch der andere das Gute will.Auch die Aufforderung, unterwegs niemanden zu grüßen, versteht Bauer nicht als Aufruf zur Unhöflichkeit. Vielmehr gehe es darum, sich nicht vom eigenen Auftrag ablenken zu lassen. Jesus spricht dabei durchaus streng: Die Welt ist nicht frei von Gefahren. Dennoch widerspricht Bauer der Vorstellung, die Welt sei grundsätzlich böse. Schließlich habe Gott seinen Sohn gerade in diese Welt gesandt. Darin liege das grundlegende Vertrauen: Diese Welt ist von Gott gewollt – und deshalb lohnt es sich, in ihr Frieden zu bringen.Aus dem Evangelium nach Lukas:In jener Zeit suchte der Herr zweiundsiebzig andere Jünger aus und sandte sie zu zweit vor sich her in alle Städte und Ortschaften, in die er selbst gehen wollte. Er sagte zu ihnen: Die Ernte ist groß, aber es gibt nur wenig Arbeiter. Bittet also den Herrn der Ernte, Arbeiter für seine Ernte auszusenden! Geht! Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe mitten unter die Wölfe. Nehmt keinen Geldbeutel mit, keine Vorratstasche und keine Schuhe! Grüßt niemanden auf dem Weg! Wenn ihr in ein Haus kommt, so sagt als Erstes: Friede diesem Haus! Und wenn dort ein Sohn des Friedens wohnt, wird euer Friede auf ihm ruhen; andernfalls wird er zu euch zurückkehren. Bleibt in diesem Haus, esst und trinkt, was man euch anbietet; denn wer arbeitet, ist seines Lohnes wert. Zieht nicht von einem Haus in ein anderes! Wenn ihr in eine Stadt kommt und man euch aufnimmt, so esst, was man euch vorsetzt. Heilt die Kranken, die dort sind, und sagt ihnen: Das Reich Gottes ist euch nahe! Wenn ihr aber in eine Stadt kommt, in der man euch nicht aufnimmt, dann geht auf die Straße hinaus und ruft: Selbst den Staub eurer Stadt, der an unseren Füßen klebt, lassen wir euch zurück; doch das sollt ihr wissen: Das Reich Gottes ist nahe. Ich sage euch: Sodom wird es an jenem Tag erträglicher ergehen als dieser Stadt. (Lk 10,1-12)(© Ständige Kommission für die Herausgabe der gemeinsamen liturgischen Bücher im deutschen Sprachgebiet)

Luke 10:1-12Jesus appointed seventy-two other discipleswhom he sent ahead of him in pairsto every town and place he intended to visit.He said to them,“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;so ask the master of the harvestto send out laborers for his harvest.Go on your way;behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;and greet no one along the way.Into whatever house you enter, first say,‘Peace to this household.'If a peaceful person lives there,your peace will rest on him;but if not, it will return to you.Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,for the laborer deserves his payment.Do not move about from one house to another.Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,eat what is set before you,cure the sick in it and say to them,‘The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you,go out into the streets and say,‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet,even that we shake off against you.'Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand.I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”

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Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 35.

Welcome to Newbreed Christian Community!Our TIMES OF REFRESHING teaching series continues with a sobering exploration of the biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah and the fires of divine judgment. This message calls us to examine the realities of sin, the holiness of God, the urgency of repentance, and the importance of responding to God's dealings.This teaching is titled:“SODOM, GOMORRAH & THE FIRES”TIMES OF REFRESHINGThe account of Sodom and Gomorrah is more than a historical narrative; it is a reminder that God is holy, that human choices carry consequences, and that His warnings must not be treated lightly. In the midst of a world that can become desensitized to sin, Scripture calls us to discernment, reverence, and a genuine turning of the heart toward God.As we consider this account, we are reminded that the God who judges unrighteousness also calls people to repentance. His desire is that we respond to His truth, walk in righteousness, and remain attentive to His voice.In this message, you will discover:The biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah and the significance of their judgmentWhat Scripture reveals about the condition of these citiesThe relationship between sin, divine judgment, and accountabilityThe importance of taking God's warnings seriouslyWhat the account teaches us about holiness, righteousness, and repentanceThe significance of Lot's deliverance and the danger of looking backHow the fear of the Lord should shape our choices and devotion to GodGod's warnings demand attention.His holiness calls for reverence.His truth calls us to repentance.This message is a call to examine our hearts in the light of God's Word, turn away from unrighteousness, and pursue a life that honours Him. May the lessons of Sodom and Gomorrah awaken in us a deeper reverence for God and a renewed commitment to walk in His ways.Now Playing:“SODOM, GOMORRAH & THE FIRES”TIMES OF REFRESHINGBy Pastor David Oghenerobor

Our text today is 2 Peter 2:7-10a: ...and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. — 2 Peter 2:7-10a After describing God's judgment on rebellion yesterday, Peter turns to God's rescue of Lot from Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot lived in a deeply corrupt culture. Day after day, he saw and heard behavior that violated God's design. Peter says his righteous soul was tormented by what surrounded him. But Lot's story is far more complicated. He made poor choices, placed himself dangerously close to corruption, and was not the best of husbands and fathers. Yet the point is clear: God knew the culture around Lot, understood his distress, and rescued him before the pending judgment. Then Peter reminds us of something we need to hear in a corrupt culture: "The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials." God never loses track of his people, even when they live in dark times. Sometimes the corruption around us feels overwhelming. We see compromise celebrated, truth rejected, and sin presented as freedom. Therefore, we may begin to wonder whether it is still possible to stay faithful. I have felt that tension myself. There are moments when the darkness around me seems stronger than the faith within me. But this text reminds me that God's ability to rescue me does not depend on my ability to see the way out. God always knows how to rescue. Sometimes when he rescues, it changes our circumstances. Sometimes he removes us from a destructive environment or provides a clear exit from temptation. At other times, he preserves us within the trial by strengthening us, giving us courage to remain faithful. But we must also be careful. Lot was distressed by the corruption around him, yet he chose to live dangerously close to it. We cannot repeatedly place ourselves close to temptation and then assume God's rescue excuses our lack of wisdom. Perhaps God has already shown you a step toward his freedom. Stop the secret conversation. Remove the source of temptation. Leave the harmful environment. Ask another believer for help. The same God who knows how to judge evil knows how to preserve his people. You are not invisible, abandoned, or beyond his reach no matter the cutlure. God knows if you are in your Sodom and Gomorrah. And he knows how to lead you out. DO THIS: Name one environment, relationship, or temptation in which you need God's rescue. Ask God to show you the next wise step, then take one practical action today instead of continuing to stand near what is pulling you away from him. ASK THIS: Where do you feel surrounded or pressured by spiritual compromise? Has God already shown you a step toward freedom that you have delayed taking? How can you remain compassionate toward people in a corrupt culture without becoming comfortable with its corruption? PRAY THIS: Lord, preserve me from the corruption around me and give me the courage to take the next step toward the rescue you provide. Amen PLAY THIS: Rescue

In this video, we're going to explore Genesis 19:1-22 and the first half of the story about Sodom and Gomorrah.Our WebsiteOur Youtube ChannelOur Second Youtube Channel Bible Trading Cards For Kids

In this video, we're going to explore Genesis 19:23-38 and the second half of the Sodom and Gomorrah story.Our WebsiteOur Youtube ChannelOur Second Youtube Channel Bible Trading Cards For Kids

Hi friends! Welcome back to what isn't a football podcast even though we keep talking football! Stephanie is back with Camille as our cohost. They talk about fall, our lesson deep dive into Sodom & Gomorrah, minor prophets, apologetics, and more!This week's memory work is Hosea - Micah Keeping Your Kids on God's Side by Natasha CrainPray The World ResourceBooks of the Bible SongPraise to the Lord

Our text today is 2 Peter 2:4-6: For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly — 2 Peter 2:4-6 False teachers can look successful for a long time. Their audiences can grow, their influence can expand, and their wrongdoings seem to carry no consequences. This can leave us wondering whether God sees what is happening. Peter's answer is unmistakable: God sees, and God judges. For evidence, he points to rebellious angels, the ancient world, and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. In each case, rebellion continued for a time, sometimes a long time, but not forever. God was patient and his judgment real. We have to remember: Delayed judgment is not denied judgment. Sometimes even I wonder why God allows deceptive or corrupt people to keep acquiring influence. I want him to act more quickly and make everything right. But this text reminds me that God sees what I cannot see, knows what I cannot know, and judges in a way I don't—perfectly. That truth should produce humility and sober self-examination. You see, Peter's warning is not only about "those people out there." It also confronts the compromises we excuse in ourselves. We can wrongly assume that if God has not disciplined us immediately, he must not be concerned. But God's patience is not permission to engage in sin. His patience gives us time to repent. To turn back to him. You may be tolerating an attitude, habit, relationship, or secret behavior because nothing terrible has happened yet. But the absence of immediate consequences does not make your disobedience safe from God's judgment. Sin always brings destruction within it, even when the destruction is not yet realized. So don't worry, God will judge false teachers. He will expose what has been hidden and bring perfect justice in his time. Our responsibility is not to inflict or predict that judgment. It is to remain faithful, reject compromise, and respond with repentance in his patience. God's silence in this matter is not always his approval of their sin or yours. DO THIS: Identify one compromise you have excused because it has not yet produced visible consequences. Confess it honestly to God, remove one practical opportunity to repeat it, and take one step of repentance today. ASK THIS: Why are we tempted to confuse delayed consequences with God's approval? Is there a compromise in your life that you have begun treating as harmless? How should the certainty of God's judgment shape the way you respond to sin and false teaching? PRAY THIS: God, help me never mistake your patience for permission, and lead me to repent quickly from every compromise you reveal in me. Amen PLAY THIS: Lord, I Need You

In this third broadcast of 3 shows, Mike gets into how the church, which has been corrupted with sexual sin and the influences of the world, can take the effective action steps that will provide healing and repentance for many, including: Understanding our moral and financial bankruptcy The need for a sense of urgency Unplugging the worship band Beginning with Rogue Worship Breaking up for sharing, confession, and prayer Looking at the sins God’s people are mired in

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 34.

Three strangers appear at Abraham's tent, and what unfolds is a story about hospitality, doubt, and one of the boldest prayers in Scripture. In this message of our From the Start, Genesis sermon series, Pastor Drew Webb walks through Genesis 18.Key Thoughts:

(This podcast was previously published on, November 7, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   We follow the God who created this heaven and earth.  The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Word.   Our God cares for us and provides for all our needs as long as HE leaves us on this earth.   Our God will send Jesus to take us off this earth at the end of time.   Matthew 24   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.   He takes us to the new heaven and the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, the new Jerusalem.   We are given new spiritual bodies.   There is no more pain, nor sorrow, nor death.  

Genesis 14:17-24 The Encounter with Two Kings Melchizedek (King of Salem): He is a priest-king of God Most High. He brings out bread and wine, blesses Abram, and praises God. In response, Abram gives him a tenth (a tithe) of everything he recovered. Melchizedek represents righteousness, peace, and a foreshadowing of Christ's eternal priesthood. The King of Sodom: He offers Abram all the captured goods if Abram just returns the rescued people. Sodom represents worldly corruption and self-reliance.

In Genesis chapter nineteen, Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed. But before that happens God sends an angel to Lot with explicit instructions to escape and don't look back! We're told that Lot's wife did look back and paid dearly for it with her life. Pastor John shows us the powerful lessons we can learn from this in part two of his message, “Don't Look Back.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29?v=20251111

One of the most widely used Hebrew words in the Old Testament is the word Zakar.  It is usually translated ‘remember' but it does not necessarily mean ‘suddenly bringing to mind something you  have forgotten'.  It means focusing your mind on something in particular, it first occurs in Genesis 8 v 1 “And God remembered Noah and all…that were with him in the ark”.     The work “remember” occurs in both our Ezekiel and Luke chapters today and conveys a significant message in them both.  The long term future of his nation is revealed to Ezekiel, it creates a wonderful ‘silver lining' in contrast to the ugly picture of Israel in Ezekiel's time.  God tells him that ultimately the time will come for his nation “When I will bring you out from all the peoples and gather you out of all the countries where you have been scattered”.  But this is to be more than a remarkable world-wide regathering!  “And I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.  And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel…And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds….And you shall loath yourselves for all the evils you have committed.  And you shall know that I am the LORD”.  (20 v41-44)  How soon before this happens?  It is in God's hands.We have a book, written by David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel;  it includes reference to a stirring of interest and some knowledge of God's prophets, such as Isaiah. They are starting to remember and search out the foundations on which their nation was originally built.  But what of ourselves?   How well do we know the foundations of our faith – how real are they to us?  Is it just ‘head knowledge'?   Jesus, when asked, “When the Kingdom of God would come?” (v 20) draws the lesson of the days of Noah and how people were “eating and drinking” and life seemed totally normal “until the flood came” (v 27). The people had forgotten God and put him out of their minds just as they have today.   But God remembered, but only Noah and his family remembered God!Jesus also reminds his audience of the destruction of Sodom, and how “they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building….” v.28, but then God acted. We know the account well, it is brief and to the point. A vital question – if our minds are absorbed and distracted by the interesting and exciting things in our world today, will we be ready when God acts?  Reflect deeply on v. 21, it has just three words;  “Remember Lot's wife”.

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 33.

Come Out of Babylon: Awakening Lukewarm Christians Before Judgment | KIB 550 Kingdom Intelligence Briefing DESCRIPTION Welcome to Kingdom Intelligence Briefing Episode #550 with Dr. Michael Lake and Mary Lou Lake. Why are so many Christians comfortable inside a system Scripture tells God's people to leave? In this episode, Dr. Michael Lake examines one of the most urgent calls in the Book of Revelation: "Come out of her, my people." — Revelation 18:4 The warning is significant because God addresses those inside Babylon as "my people." The problem is not simply that Babylon exists. The danger is that God's people can become entangled in its values, practices, loyalties, materialism, entertainment, counterfeit identity, and spiritual compromise. Dr. Lake and Mary Lou explore the picture of a spider's web as an illustration of the enemy's systematic methods. Ephesians 6:11 warns believers about the devil's "schemes" or "wiles." The Greek term methodeia conveys calculated, systematic deception—the kind of strategy designed to entangle people gradually rather than capture them all at once. The message then confronts lukewarm Christianity. Revelation 3 reveals that Laodicea believed it was prosperous and needed nothing, while Christ exposed its true spiritual condition. Material comfort can disguise spiritual poverty, leaving believers satisfied with Babylon while believing they are walking fully in the Kingdom. But this episode is about far more than identifying Babylon. God does not merely call His people OUT. He calls them INTO something greater. Out of darkness—into the Kingdom. Out of compromise—into covenant faithfulness. Out of mixture—into holiness. Out of counterfeit identity—into identity in Christ. Out of slavery—into the freedom of obedience. Out of Babylon—into preparation as the Bride of Christ. The contrast between Daniel and Lot provides a powerful biblical picture. Daniel lived in Babylon without allowing Babylon to live in him. Lot moved progressively from proximity to Sodom, to accommodation, and finally integration. Daniel followed the opposite path: conviction, separation, faithfulness, and ultimately godly influence. This leads to one of the central messages of KIB #550: Babylon falls. The Bride prepares. The King returns. The ultimate message of Revelation is not the greatness of Babylon—it is the supremacy and worthiness of Jesus Christ. In this episode: • Why lukewarm Christianity is fundamentally a problem of divided allegiance • Revelation 18:4 and God's command to come out of Babylon • The spider's web as a picture of systematic spiritual deception • Ephesians 6:11 and the methodeia of the devil • Why Babylon produces counterfeit identity, worship, security, and freedom • The biblical pattern beginning with Nimrod and Babel • Daniel versus Lot: two completely different responses to Babylon • Why separation does not mean abandoning society • The difference between isolation and consecration • Why covenant with God demands exclusive allegiance • The danger of material prosperity masking spiritual poverty • Why repentance must become concrete and practical • The importance of prayer and spiritual warfare for lukewarm believers • Why "come out" must always be followed by "come into" • Preparing the Bride for the returning King • Why Jesus—not Babylon—must remain the center of the end-times message The opening portion also contains Mary Lou's discussion of spiritual warfare, deception, prayer, and the difficulty believers can experience when attempting to help friends or family recognize spiritual compromise. This becomes the foundation for the episode's central question: How do we reach Christians who do not realize they are lukewarm? The introductory declaration captures the larger purpose of this teaching: believers were not called to possess merely "a little light," but to become ablaze for God and give the Kingdom a higher priority in their lives. Subscribe to Biblical Life TV, share this teaching with someone seeking deeper biblical truth, and join us in praying for God to awaken His people. The Remnant must not simply recognize Babylon. We must prepare for the King. TIMELINE 00:00 – Opening: Empowering the Remnant for the Last Days 01:29 – Welcome to KIB Episode #550 01:54 – Mary Lou: Spiritual warfare, prayer, and the fall season 03:47 – The spider web as an illustration of spiritual control 08:00 – Why some people struggle to recognize spiritual deception 11:54 – How do we reach lukewarm Christians? 13:01 – Lukewarmness, divided loyalty, and covenant compromise 14:45 – Revelation 18:4: "Come out of her, My people" 17:00 – Babylon's deception and false security 19:00 – Tradition, compromise, and Babylonian influence 24:19 – Breaking the influence of Babylon over God's people 26:10 – Ephesians 6:11 and the spider web of the devil 27:29 – Methodeia: Satan's systematic methods 29:12 – Counterfeit worship and the golden-calf principle 31:15 – Binding deception and opening spiritual eyes 32:00 – Why lukewarm Christians are valuable to the enemy 34:11 – Intercession for believers caught in Babylon 35:50 – Coming out of Babylon and into the Kingdom 36:30 – Nimrod, Babel, Daniel, and the development of Babylon 38:44 – Is Revelation 18 only about the Tribulation? 39:13 – Abraham: the biblical pattern of crossing out of Babylon 41:00 – Revelation 3 and the danger of lukewarm Christianity 43:23 – Asking God to reveal our true spiritual condition 44:07 – God disciplines those He loves 45:24 – Divided allegiance: God or the world? 47:00 – Who defines your identity, values, and worldview? 48:35 – Personal discipleship versus entertainment Christianity 51:03 – Daniel versus Lot: two responses to Babylon 52:02 – Lot: proximity → accommodation → integration 53:00 – Daniel: conviction → separation → faithfulness → influence 54:36 – Consecration does not mean isolation 55:53 – God's Kingdom versus Babylon's counterfeits 57:31 – Bricks versus living stones: discovering Kingdom identity 59:40 – Revelation 18: participation, accountability, and judgment 1:01:27 – We must preach "come into," not merely "come out" 1:02:00 – Practical areas where believers must examine allegiance 1:04:00 – Jesus—not Babylon—must remain the center 1:06:20 – Babylon falls, the Bride prepares, the King returns 1:07:00 – Revelation 18 to Revelation 19: preparing the Bride 1:08:38 – Covenant faithfulness instead of fear-driven separation 1:09:25 – Praying for the harvest out of Babylon 1:10:00 – "I will have a people, and they will be holy" 1:11:36 – Christ and His Kingdom destroy Babylon's system 1:12:52 – Closing prayer for those caught in Babylon 1:13:36 – Feast of Tabernacles encouragement and closing

“‘Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me.” Ezekiel 16:49 In his 1985 book, Amusing ourselves to Death, Neil Postman wrote the following: “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; culture-death is a clear possibility.” Our culture of entertainment and prosperity has affected every area of life, including the church. Sexual sin and depravity are widespread. 70% of the US is overweight. In this second of 2 shows, Mike continues to look at how the US reflects the Sodom of Ezekiel 16.

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 32.

Creationtide A reading from the Book of Genesis [6-8 edited verses] The LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the LORD was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said, "I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created—people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them." But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD. And God said to Noah, I am going to bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened. The rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. The flood continued and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. The waters swelled and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark floated on the face of the waters. The waters swelled so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered; the waters swelled above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep.  And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all human beings; everything on dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark. And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days. But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the domestic animals that were with him in the ark. At the end of one hundred fifty days the waters had abated; and in the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. In the second month, the earth was dry. Then God said to Noah, "Go out of the ark, and bring out with you every living thing that is with you—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." So Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives. And every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out of the ark by families. Hear what the Spirit is saying. Thanks be to God. Psalm 107:23-32 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters; they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity; they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits' end. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out from their distress; he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. A reading from the Second Letter of Peter [3:1-13] This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles. First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation!" They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water, through which the world of that time was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the godless. But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home. Hear what the Spirit is saying. Thanks be to God. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke [17:26-30] Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from heaven and destroyed all of them —it will be like that on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. May the words of the Gospel be made flesh in us

This sermon on Romans 9:22 explores God's sovereign telos—His purpose in fashioning vessels of wrath prepared for destruction—to display His wrath against sin, His power in judgment, and His great patience. Drawing on examples such as Pharaoh, the flood, and Sodom, the preacher shows how God endures the wicked for His glory while upholding both divine sovereignty and human responsibility, calling hearers to sober reflection and gospel urgency.

Peace In Holiness Or Misery In Sodom - These Are Your Choices

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 31.

This sermon introduces the book of Jude as a critical 'battlefield letter' for the last days, urging believers to earnestly contend for the faith against rising apostasy. The speaker traces the historical and theological context of Jude, highlighting his identity as a humble servant of Christ and his connection to the early church leadership, including his brother James. Key themes include the danger of false teachers who pervert grace into licentiousness, illustrated by biblical examples such as Israel, Sodom, and Korah. The message emphasizes a dual mandate: to defend the truth with conviction while simultaneously exercising compassion to rescue those caught in deception. The sermon concludes with the assurance that God preserves believers from falling, enabling them to stand faultless before His glory with exceeding joy. Questions: Why is Jude called a battlefield letter for the last days? What does Jude mean by "earnestly contend for the faith"? Was Jude the half-brother of Jesus? Why does Jude call himself a servant of Jesus instead of His brother? When did James and Jude become believers in Jesus? Was Antiochus Epiphanes a prototype of the Antichrist? What does Jude teach about apostasy in the last days? How should Christians contend for truth without losing compassion for people? What does "some have compassion, making a difference" mean in Jude 22? What does "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling" mean? Did the resurrection change Jesus' brothers from unbelievers into believers? Why did the risen Jesus personally appear to James? How did James the brother of Jesus die? How did Jude the brother of Jesus die? Was Jude's real name Judas?

Scripture gives us clear warnings from history—Israel's unbelief, fallen angels, and Sodom's corruption—that show the certainty of God's judgment. As believers, we must take these warnings to heart and not presume upon God's grace while living in open rebellion. In this sobering message, Pastor Jeff Schreve reminds us that while God is patient with us, He always deals with sin, His justice is sure, and His call to obedience is urgent.

“‘Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen. Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.” Ezekiel 16:49-51 When Sodom and Gomorrah come to mind, many think of how the men of the city tried to rape the angels and the city was destroyed. There's more to the story, as we see in the verses above. Pride, gorging on food, and prosperity can feed a life of pleasure, entertainment, and sexual sin. This describes the US today. In this first of three episodes, Mike Genung begins to examine how the US has become Sodom-like as Ezekiel 16 describes.

Jim Osman continues in Psalm 145 with a picture of a God whose greatness cannot be searched out, known truly but never exhaustively, in any single attribute. He grounds that idea in Grudem's point that believers will never fully understand even one thing about God, not just God as a whole, and shows why that calls for a lifetime of praise rather than a passing thought.From there Osman turns to verses 4 through 6 and three concrete ways David describes for praising an unsearchably great God. The first is teaching the next generation to love and praise Him, which Osman argues is the calling of fathers specifically, not something to hand off to Sunday school teachers or Christian schools. The second is personally meditating on God's word and works until His splendor becomes genuinely attractive to the heart, not just known in the head. The third is warning others of God's fearsome judgments, from the flood to Sodom and Gomorrah to the final judgment, as a necessary part of presenting the gospel honestly.Osman challenges listeners to examine whether their own worship is shaped by daily meditation on God or whether it only shows up once a week, and he calls parents to make the praise of God the defining rhythm of their home. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 30.

Scripture gives us clear warnings from history—Israel's unbelief, fallen angels, and Sodom's corruption—that show the certainty of God's judgment. As believers, we must take these warnings to heart and not presume upon God's grace while living in open rebellion. In this sobering message, Pastor Jeff Schreve reminds us that while God is patient with us, He always deals with sin, His justice is sure, and His call to obedience is urgent. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.lightsource.com/donate/863/29

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The sermon emphasizes the biblical mandate for believers to actively encourage one another, particularly as the end times approach. Drawing primarily from Hebrews 10:24-25, the message argues that Christian faith is personal but not private, requiring communal fellowship to resist isolation and spiritual weariness caused by a hostile world. The preacher illustrates how ungodliness in society distresses the righteous soul, referencing Lot's experience in Sodom and Paul's warnings in 2 Timothy and 2 Peter. Believers are urged to rely on God as the ultimate source of comfort and to pursue His kingdom first, thereby gaining the spiritual vitality needed to support others. Practical steps for encouragement include giving respectful attention, praying sincerely, and maintaining authentic relationships within the body of Christ.

My guest on the show today is writer Ann Manov, the artist formerly known as personality girl and the author of a recent essay in Harper's Magazine, “Republican Machines: Can the GOP save the humanities?”In it, Manov goes back to her alma mater, University of Florida, to report on the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, perhaps the best known of the growing number of schools and centers around the country, typically at state universities in red states, dedicated to some mix of the great books and what has come to be called “civic thought.” On their website, the Hamilton school says that it teaches “the ideas and habits of thought that founded our country and sustain our free society.”The question Manov set out to answer, in her reporting, was basically whether these civic centers were, as they billed themselves, the saviors of liberal arts education in the US, or were they what their liberal and left-wing critics warned they were: indoctrination centers to incubate young right wing culture warriors and/or “Trojan horses designed to ravage humanities departments across the nation.”Or, and this is what Manov set out to determine, something else entirely? She writes: It struck me that, as an undergraduate at UF, I might have preferred to take Hamilton's Great Books of the Medieval World over the English department's Survey of American Literature, whose syllabus from this past spring included Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sailor Moon, and A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. It also struck me as sufficiently unusual for a member of the GOP to go on national news, as Sasse had, to say that “the answer is not to hate on the liberal arts. The answer is to recover the liberal arts.” I decided I would go back to Gainesville and investigate for myself.As I get into some in the conversation, this is of more than just academic interest to me. I work at a college of liberal arts at a flagship state university in a red state that has not just a school of civic leadership but a separate institute in this philosophical space and a separate center in this space and a new great books-focused core curriculum that all students will be required to fulfill when it's launched in a year or two. Also, of course, I just care about these issues, because I'm a humanities guy down to my DNA.So many of the people in my life are humanities folks as well. Some of them are in one camp or another, and many are just worried about the state of the humanities, the liberal arts, in America, which we all seem to agree are under threat even if we differ from whence the threat come, whether it's the left, the right, neoliberalism, or big bad AI. So the stakes is high, as the great De La Soul once said.Eminent Americans is produced in collaboration with the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, and distributed through its publication, Arc. Peace.Here are timestamped show notes for the episode:- 0:00 — Intro: guest Ann Manov and her Harper's essay “Republican Machines: Can the GOP Save the Humanities?”- 0:32 — Overview of the Hamilton School at the University of Florida and the rise of “civic thought” centers- 5:58 — Manov joins the conversation- 7:42 — How Manov got the idea for the piece and her UF background- 10:58 — What exactly are these “civic centers”? Legislative origins (e.g., Florida's SB-266)- 14:38 — Role of money and donors (Ken Griffin, Tikvah) and the relative weakness of great-books enrollment vs. PPEL- 16:58 — Political and financial motives behind funding: Zionism, anti-”woke” messaging, donor pressure- 22:38 — Why centers become “schools”: hiring power and bypassing traditional departments- 24:06 — Politicization of academic hiring lines and curriculum specialization- 30:32 — Faculty quality at these schools; political diversity questions- 32:40 — Laptops, ChatGPT, and declining classroom rigor- 38:33 — Comparing reading loads: poli sci vs. Hamilton School's PPEL intro course- 42:40 — Jennifer Frey's ouster from University of Tulsa's Honors College- 46:42 — New College of Florida case study: political control without academic rigor- 51:02 — Why elite schools could enforce rigor but mostly don't- 56:31 — Institutional inertia, grading pressures, and fear of enrollment loss- 1:06:01 — Critique of “teaching critical thinking, not content” pedagogy- 1:12:22 — Tension between elite and mass education models; philosophy as a stable-enrollment outlier- 1:22:45 — Comparing University of Austin and Hamilton School trajectories- 1:27:29 — What's the actual case for a shared liberal arts education?- 1:30:03 — Closing thoughts on specialization, declining reading loads, and scaling Tulsa's model- 1:32:11 — Outro and creditsWant me to trim this down to a shorter version, or format it differently (e.g., bullet list without links) for pasting into a specific show notes platform? 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Salvation isn't a hope-so faith. Scripture makes clear you can actually know you have eternal life — and that knowing produces a real, noticeable change in the direction of your life.In week five of our Hebrews Bible study, we look at what it means that every Christian is called to more than church attendance or moral living — we're called and sent out as ambassadors for Christ. We also dig into Jesus as our High Priest, fully God and fully man, who was tempted in every way we are yet did not sin, which is exactly why He's able to meet us in our weakest moments.We also trace a pattern through Scripture: before God poured out judgment — the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah — He made a way for the righteous first. That same consistency in God's character points forward to the rapture of the church, where His people are carried through judgment, not abandoned to it.And we land on Romans 10's simple but urgent chain: people can't call on someone they haven't believed in, and they can't believe in someone they haven't heard of. The gospel was never meant to rest on one person. It was always meant to multiply through millions of ordinary believers going and telling — which means you are plan A, and there is no plan B.

Our country and our world are going through some rough times right now. The war with Iran and economic uncertainty here at home are good examples. And consider this - did you ever think you'd see the day when sexual perversion and blatant sexual sin would become so commonplace, people would just accept it as normal? Well, that's pretty much where thing stand here in 2026. The consequences are severe, and we need look no further than the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jude was the half-brother of Jesus, and he was a bold proclaimer of the truth. Today we see an excellent example of this in verse seven. Jude reminds us that the disaster that befell Sodom and Gomorrah was due to an epidemic of sexual sin. As we look around us today, we can't help but think a similar fate awaits our country, unless we do something about it. 

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 29.

History isn't just history—it's God's warning to every generation. From the ashes of Sodom and Gomorrah to the rebellion of Korah and the corruption of Balaam, Jude points to real examples of what happens when people reject God's authority and distort His truth. In this message, Pastor Jeff Schreve challenges believers to reject compromise, sharpen their discernment, and walk faithfully with Christ in a culture that increasingly celebrates what God condemns.

Weariness is easy to criticize from a distance and hard to carry up close. We open Matthew 9 and sit with the moment Jesus looks at the crowds and feels compassion because they're weary and scattered, beaten down on the outside and tormented on the inside. That single scene reshapes how we think about servant leadership, and what it means to follow Jesus in real life: we don't get called to problems so we can comment on them; we get called to fields so we can labor in them.From there, we wrestle with a provocative shift in focus. Jesus never tells us to pray for the harvest because the harvest is already present. He tells us to pray for laborers, and then he immediately sends laborers out, which means prayer and action belong together. We also dig into Matthew 13, the parable of the sower and the parable of the wheat and tares, to challenge our love of clean lines and quick judgments. Sowing without discrimination confronts how easily we write people off, and letting wheat and tares grow together humbles our desire to act as judge. Along the way, we connect Bible stories like Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah to a sober takeaway: human judgment doesn't purify fields; it often damages them. Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 4 bring it home, calling us back to faithful stewardship instead of self-appointed verdicts.My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals!Follow me on InstagramFollow me on FacebookFollow me on TikTok

Introduction: Why Jesus' Victory is the Greatest Victory (1 Corinthians 15:50-58): He won the greatest PRIZE . (1 Cor 15:50-53) 1 Thessalonians 4:16 - For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. He defeated the greatest ENEMY . (1 Cor 15:54-57) He gives us the greatest PURPOSE . (1 Cor 15:58) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Unified and Purified: We Labor in Victory Jeff Miller Download Audio Transcript 00:05Open up your Bibles with me please to the book of 1 Corinthians and chapter 15.00:12While you're turning there, just take a moment please and pray for me to communicate God's Word clearly and accurately as I should and I will pray for you to have a heart open to receive what it is the Lord wants to teach us in His Word today. Do we have a deal?00:30One of you?00:32Alright, let's pray.00:35Father in Heaven, this church was built on the belief that Your Word does Your work. Your Son made it clear that when Your Word is sown and it falls on good soil, it reproduces. And I'm praying today, Father, that our hearts our good soil.01:06And that we would allow your word to take deep root and change us from the inside out.01:18Father, we thank you for your goodness.01:21We thank you for your promises.01:24Be glorified now through your word.01:26We pray in Jesus' name.01:29And all of God's people said, Amen.01:33Amen.01:34Sports fans, don't you just love the thrill of a really tight game? I know I do. But you know what I love even better than a really tight game? An absolute blowout. I mean, just a good old-fashioned curb stomping, rubbing your nose in it. Like, I love when it's your team that's doing The dominating. I love that. I like that even way better than a close game. But even better than that is when you're actually playing the game where you're doing the stomping. That is delicious. I've had that experience a few times in my life. One, many, many years ago, I used to be decent at tennis. I mean, I wasn't like, Andre Agassi or anything. But I was decent. And I could keep up. But I remember meeting this guy through a friend of a friend kind of thing. And he found out I played tennis. He goes, oh, I play tennis. I'd like to play you sometime. I'm like, great, let's play. But then he started all the smack talking. He's like, well, you know, I'm going to destroy you. I'm like, okay. He goes, yeah, I'm really going to, he goes, I'm really going to beat you.03:04I'm like, aren't we adults? Like, why are you talking like this? But he just like kept us smacked. Okay, so now he's like in my head a little bit. Like, okay, so I'm going to show up and play this guy, and he's going to embarrass me. And I'm like, so I was trying to get in that headspace. Like, how do you walk into that, right? Well, the day came for our big match. And I don't know.03:33I don't know how else to say it. He was horrible. I mean, the word is pathetic. It was at the point that I'm not sure he knew which end of the racket to hold. In fact, if he would have been swinging at it with just a handle, I think he might have done a better. He was horrible. Like, how bad was he? He was so bad that I started playing as if I would play against like a five-year-old.04:03Just like he would get it over the net and I would like rejoice that he even got it over the net and I would just well in that when you're playing it like 10% obviously you're going to make mistakes because that's not how you're supposed to play and I'd like hit it into the net by accident. He started the smack talk up again like yeah what's up now I'm like oh okay like all right. That's when I proceeded to completely the court with him. Unmercifully never saw him again. I think he moved to Nepal or something. But it was so just exhilarating being on the side of a complete, dominating, crushing, one-sided victory. Oh, and speaking of, today we are going to talk about the greatest, one-sided, overwhelming victory, that's ever happened.05:05And that was Jesus Christ defeating death.05:09And he did it by resurrecting.05:14And that's what 1 Corinthians 15 is all about.05:18This whole chapter is about resurrection.05:24And we talked about this through this series.05:26The whole idea of resurrecting from the dead was crazy.05:32to the Corinthians, the Greeks, and Corinth. They didn't believe in a bodily resurrection, so Paul was setting them straight. He goes, no, this is what God said, okay? And there's even people in churches today really don't think about the idea of resurrection, right? Even people in churches today are like, okay, I get like salvation, and I get like heaven, but like this idea that I'm going to bodily resurrect, Yes! According to the Bible, you are literally going to get a new, eternal, indestructible, glorified, resurrected body. You're going to get a brand new body. Some of you should be shouting Amen. I know I am. You know, this is a rental, and I've beat it up pretty bad. So, last week the question we examined was this one.06:32What's the resurrected body like? What's it like? And you can go back and listen to that message, or if you weren't here, it's on our website or the YouTubes. But today, we're going to answer this question. This is where the text takes us. When do I get this resurrected body? When does that happen? And the answer is when Jesus returns.07:03The dead receive theirs first, then the living receive theirs, and that is going to be the day, according to this passage we look at today, that's going to be the day that we celebrate the greatest one-sided victory of all time. All right, some of you might not be convinced, so if you have an outline, why Jesus' victory is the greatest victory. Why Jesus' victory?07:32He just claimed it was the greatest one-sided overwhelming victory of all time. Why? Why is it? Well, number one, He won the greatest prize. He won the greatest prize. Look at verse 50. He says, I tell you this, brothers, flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.08:02designs special bodies that are suited for eternity, suited for heaven. We talked about that a little bit last week, right? This body that he gave us that we're living in now, this body is suited for earth, right? The way this body functions, it works perfectly in the earth environment, right? This is suited for here. But this body is not going to work in heaven.08:31There, we're going to need a new body. So we're going to have to be changed. We saw last week, the Bible says that this body is like a seed. And when we die, we are buried in the ground. And like the seed, our resurrection, we are raised up as something new.09:01All right, so here's the question. On the table. Okay, you're saying the people who die are put in the ground, raises something new. What about people that, like, aren't dead when Jesus returns? Like, what about those people? If you have to be buried to come up as a new body, like, what if you're one of the people alive, and it very well could be us, who are alive when Jesus returns? Does that mean that we have to die so that we can be buried so that we can get our resurrected body. Is that what has to happen? And the answer is no. If you're alive when Jesus returns, you do not die. What does happen? Well, he tells us, look at verse 51. He says, behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.10:01Now when he says mystery here he's not talking like you know Alfred Hitchcock or anything like that. He's the word mystery in the Bible just means something that God never said in past time but now he's revealing it for the first time. It's all through the Bible.10:18He says we will not all sleep. That's a nice way of saying die. We will not all die but he says we will all be changed.10:28So when Christ returns believers who are alive Christ comes, will not die, but are going to be transformed.10:38And do you know how long it's going to take?10:41If you're alive when Christ returns, do you know how long it's going to take for this body to be changed into the new body?10:50Do you know how long that takes?10:52He tells us, this is astounding.10:55Look at verses 52 and 53.10:57He says, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised imperishable and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable. And this mortal body must put on immortality. It's going to be, your change is going to be instant.11:31Your body is going to change faster than you can even recognize that it was changing. This is so interesting to me. When he says in a moment, you see that in the text, in a moment, verse 52, that word for moment in the Greek refers to something that is so small that it can't be divided. What I mean is this, if your body transforms in two minutes, that's a period of time that can be divided, right? You can divide two minutes into two one-minute periods or four 30-second periods or whatever. He's saying the amount of time it's going to take your body to change, that amount of time is so small that you can't even divide it. It is that small. Like, well, what does that mean? He just means instantly. When Christ returns, if you're alive, instantly, boom, new body.12:31Awesome. He also talked about the trumpet. The last trumpet. Study your Bibles. Trumpets were used all through the Old Testament for what purpose? To call God's people to come and meet God. The day is going to come that God is going to blow that trumpet one more time. He just said, all my people gather together to meet your God. This is exactly what Paul was talking about in 1 Thessalonians.13:014. I encourage you to go home and read this whole chapter because it really complements what he wrote in 1 Corinthians 15 here.13:09But he says, for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And here it is again, the dead in Christ will rise first. This event that he talks about in 1 Corinthians 4.13:30And this event that he talks about in 1 Corinthians 15, you read it in John chapter 14 as well, is called the rapture. What is the rapture? What is this event that happens where we get our resurrected bodies, where the dead come out of the grave and get their resurrected bodies? What is this event? It's when Jesus Christ descends from heaven to gather his people, those who died and those who are living to be caught up to meet the Lord in the air to receive the glorified bodies. Then it's off to heaven. Like, well, when does the rapture take place? Well, I know, you know, when you follow church trends and doctrinal changes and things like that, it's not cool in our day to believe in the rapture, but it's biblical.14:30And I'd be more concerned about being biblical than what's trending. So I believe biblically that this rapture takes place before the seven-year tribulation period as described in Revelation. Okay? I believe that Jesus comes to take His church out of the earth before the seven-year tribulation. Why do I believe that? I'm going to give you three reasons why I believe that.15:01Why do I believe in a pre-tribulation rapture? Why do I believe Jesus is going to take the church out before the judgment events of Revelation? Why do I believe that? Jot these three things down. The first reason I believe that is it's the most straightforward understanding of the biblical language. Read Revelation 3.10. Read 1 Thessalonians 5.9. Jesus promises to keep His church out of the future time of testing the on all unbelievers. That's just the most straightforward understanding of the language. Jesus says, I'm going to keep you from the hour of trial that's coming on the whole world. I'm going to keep you from that.15:45Study that out.15:47That's just the most straightforward language.15:52Number two, why do I believe in a pre-tribulation rapture?15:55The second reason is, speaking of revelation, You know you never see the church during the tribulation in the book of Revelation? I always found that so interesting. People that believe the church is going to be there. Have you read Revelation? Have you read this? Our youth group just went through that recently. Where was that last year? Revelation chapters 2 and 3. The church, the church, the church, the church, the church. And then after chapter 3 when the events of judgment are described, the 70 tribulation, The church isn't mentioned one time. Not one time. The church, interestingly, is mentioned 19 times in Revelation 1-3. Not mentioned at all during the tribulation. And then after chapter 3, the church's next mention in the book of Revelation is chapter 22. Why? I believe because the church isn't there. Here. The church isn't here during those events.16:58The third reason, I believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, because people push back on this, and they're like, whoa, whoa, whoa, why do you think the church is exempt from suffering? And I would say, well, open your eyes, I don't think the church is exempt from suffering. But, when it comes to judgment, number three, write this down, God has a track record of removing His people before He judges the wicked. Have you ever noticed that? I mean, God has this incredible track record. Study this out. When God judges wicked, rebellious sinners, when God's going to bring His judgment on wicked, rebellious sinners, the first thing that He does is remove His people. He always does that, right? Like, remember Genesis chapter 6? God was going to send a flood. What was the first thing He did?17:58provided a way to separate and protect his people. Go to Sodom and Gomorrah. When God was going to burn them from the map, what was the first thing he did? Lot, get out of there, right? What about Israel and Egypt during the plagues? God separating his people from his judgment. What about the Israelites from Korah and the other rebels in the wilderness? You see it over and over. God's going to judge people who are rejecting him.18:28The first thing he does is say, I've got to get my people out of there so they're not receiving any of the judgment I'm pouring on the earth. On the sinners, rather. So with the rapture, God will again separate his people from the judgment on sinners by removing the church before the tribulation so that the church will not be the object of his wrath. So when that trumpet blows, understand you're going to finally receive the fulfillment of everything Jesus Christ Forgiveness of sin, eternal life, the promise of heaven, and that glorified body, the things that Jesus Christ has promised and will ultimately deliver to those who love Him. Can you think of a greater prize? Jesus' victory is the greatest victory because He won the greatest prize. And secondly, He defeated the greatest enemy.19:30He defeated the greatest enemy.19:36You're like, what enemy?19:39Well, we studied this earlier, right?19:41Verse 26 says death is the enemy.19:46You get that, right?19:48You felt that, haven't you?19:50Death is the enemy.19:55By nature of my job, I've been to a lot of funerals. You don't have to sell me on what a monster death is. When you're standing beside the casket with friends and family who are just distraught, gone, life on earth will never be the same. This person is gone. Death is such a monster. It takes people from us.20:25a monster that we can't do a thing to stop, right? I mean, as much as we hate death, as much as we hate watching people die, there's nothing we can do to stop it. Realizing also that it's going to happen to me. It's going to happen to me. I'm going to die someday. And you're like, sorry about your luck. You're going to die someday.20:56Have you ever thought about how? Are you going to be advanced in years? Are you going to die over time? Are you going to die suddenly? You're going to die someday. Like when? Is it going to be soon? Is it going to be decades from now? Unless the rapture happens before, you're going to die. But you see, that's what we see in this passage when Jesus does come. And when the resurrection occurs, death, death itself is finally completely conquered for God's people.21:55Jesus defeats the greatest enemy. We can't gloss over that. Look at verses 54 and 55. Jesus wins the victory. You're like, well, to what degree did Jesus win? Well, Paul tells us that Isaiah tells us. He says, when the perishable puts on the imperishable and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to the saying that is written. And here he quotes Isaiah 25. He says, death is swallowed up in victory. Oh, death, where is your victory? Oh, death, where is your sting? I love this because death isn't just beaten. Death isn't just slapped around a bit. Do you see this? Your Bible says that death is consumed.22:55It's swallowed. Meaning gone. He says, death, where is your sting? Where is your sting? You know that word sting, that was a word they used in the Greek for the same purpose that we often use the word sting. It referred to bees. The sting of a bee. You know, death has a sting.23:26And when Jesus Christ comes back for us, that sting is going to be gone. In other words, using this word picture, he says death is sort of like the bee, right? Have you ever been stung by a bee? Have you ever been stung by 30 yellow jackets at one time? I have. Not fun. Because of Jesus' victory, Paul's saying, death is the bee. And when Jesus died on the cross, what Jesus did was remove the stinger from the bee. So yeah, death is still buzzing around, but it doesn't have a sting anymore. And then when Jesus returns, that whole bee itself is going to be swallowed. Like this thing is over and done. Do you see the word picture?24:26what all these things mean. Well, he does. Look at verse 56. He says, the sting of death is sin. And the power of sin is the law.24:41Okay, so death is like a bee. Sin is the stinger. Right? Sin is the thing that causes the damage.24:52And I'm here to tell you today, if you don't know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, if you have not received salvation in Him, death is something that you should be afraid of. You absolutely should be afraid to die and stand before a holy God with unforgiven sin on your record. Because if you do, death is eternally deadly.25:22He says the power of sin is the law. Like what does that mean? Just very simply what Paul said in Romans 7. The law defines sin. The law shows us that we're sinners. We can have some vague idea that maybe I don't always do the things that I should. But you see the law of God lays it out for us. You know what your problem is? Your problem is you have a sinful heart that results in doing these things. That's what the law has accomplished. Showing us that we're sinners.25:52This is the victory that he's talking about here. That the wages of sin is death and Jesus Christ paid that wage with his death. It should have been me. But Jesus stepped in and died on your behalf. He said, I'll pay. You owe and can't pay. I don't owe, but I will pay on your behalf.26:22You see when Jesus did that he satisfied the demands of the law. So when you receive Jesus Christ death to you is the bee without the stinger. Oh it's still around. And it's annoying. And we still might be a little afraid of it but we realize you know what?26:52can't do any damage because it doesn't have a stinger. Look at verse 57. He says, but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. You should underline that in your Bible. God gives us the victory.27:22He won the victory. What did He do with it? He goes, here, I'm going to give this to you. Now you are the winner. He defeated death by rising from the dead and gave the victory to us. And every time I read and think about this verse, I always think of the same thing. Jane Hour knows exactly what I'm going to say. I always think of the same thing. 1990, Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan put up 69 points in one game.27:5269 points in one game. It's astounding, right? But on Jordan's team, there was a rookie teammate. And his name is Stacy King. Well, they left this rookie in late in the game. And he made one free throw. He made one free throw. Well, in the post-game press conference, obviously, the reporters were all like wanting to talk to Michael Jordan and they were all swarming him, wanting to hear from the goat, right? Let's hear from Michael Jordan. But Stacey King was able to get in a comment. One of my all-time favorite sports quotes, Stacey King said, I will always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points.28:55And you realize, in a very real sense, that's exactly what Jesus has done for us. You see, Jesus won the victory. Jesus put up all the points. And He gives the victory to us, so we stand here on Sunday, and we're like, Jesus, we won! Jesus, the enemy is defeated! And it really had nothing to do with us.29:22But we get to celebrate the victory. That's why we can come to church and say, you know, I'm always going to remember Calvary as the day that Jesus and I gained victory over death. He defeated the greatest enemy. Jesus' victory is the greatest victory. Number three, because He gives us the greatest purpose.29:52us the greatest purpose. Last verse. He says, therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Therefore, because of everything that we've studied in 1 Corinthians 15, therefore, because we know Jesus was Therefore, because it motivates our conduct. Therefore, because of the promise that we will be resurrected. Therefore, because of what our resurrected bodies are going to be like. Therefore, because Jesus defeated death. He says, therefore, be steadfast. Steadfast, that word literally means sitting. It means sitting.30:52And people are like, you know, sitting is the new smoking. Have you heard that? Sitting is the new smoking. Sitting is my favorite thing. Okay? Don't ruin it for me. But that's what it means. It's being settled. It's not being distracted. Just like, look, I believe in Jesus. He died for me. He rose for me. He gave me these promises. I'm resting in that. I'm settled. I'm not chasing after.31:22anything else. I'm settled in Christ. He says, be immovable. You know what that word means in the Greek? Not moving. Bless you. It means being rooted. He's saying, hey, because of all of these glorious promises, hold your position. Don't waver. Keep God's promises on the forefronts of your mind as a motivator.31:53He says, always abounding in the work of the Lord, always abounding. Yes, yes, it's going to be difficult at times. Yes, hard times are going to come. Yes, our schedules are going to fill up. But Jesus gave us the greatest purpose in church. Listen, we've got limited time to do it. He says, knowing, knowing, knowing that in the Lord, your labor is not in vain.32:22And church, this is a promise from God that we need to constantly be reminding ourselves of. Listen, everything that is done for the Lord, in the name of the Lord, empowered by the Lord, everything that is done for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, it all matters. It all matters. It says, your labor in the Lord is not in vain. I was thinking about that this week. That so much of life, is spending time doing things that end up being in vain, right? You know what I mean? We spend so much time on things that we're like, wow, that was a complete waste of time. Like, have you ever washed your car? And then, what happens? It rains, right? You're like, well, that was a waste of time. Or, have you ever, like, got this new recipe? You spend, like, all this time making this, making, oh, this is going to be fantastic, and then you, You put it in the oven and you get distracted with something else. You forget about it and you burn it. Have you ever done that? You're like, well, that was a waste. That was a waste. I spent all that time and it's in vain. You ever spend all day at work on a project and when you're just at the finish line, your boss says, oh, you know what? There have been some changes. I'm going to need you to all that and start over.33:56Has that ever happened to you?34:00It's in vain, right?34:02You're like, all that work meant nothing.34:09So much time is wasted because of extenuating circumstances, but the thing that really convicts me is when I think about how much time we choose to waste.34:25How much time do we choose to waste?34:32And I've got to tell you, church, it always astounds me when I talk to people who are like, well, I don't have time to serve in the church.34:40It doesn't matter that there's rotating teams for all the ministries, and usually service might be like once or twice a month.34:46I don't have time to serve.34:48I don't have time to help out in Harvest Academy.34:50I don't have time to join a small group. I don't have time to come to a prayer service. And then the thing that astounds me is in the same breath, you can like change the subject and talk about something else and find out that the person had plenty of time to doom scroll or to watch or attend sports all week or they'll say, oh yeah, you know, I love that show Stranger Things. You know, I binge watched that twice last week. And like, really?35:20to a prayer service had how many hours to sit and watch and re-watch a TV show? And you're like, hey man, I didn't come here for a guilt trip. Listen, please hear me. I'm not trying to give you a guilt trip. I just want to ask you and I want to ask myself, the stuff that we spend our time on, Can we really step back and say, yeah, yeah, that was worth it. That was worth it. I'm glad I spent all that time. Can we really, church, can we really be content to say, oh, I don't have time, Jesus. I don't have time for small group of prayer services. I don't have time, Jesus. And then fill up our calendars with these other things. Are we okay with that?36:22I was wondering, you know, would you be embarrassed if Jesus looked at your Google calendar? If Jesus showed up and he's like, hey, notice you were on a prayer service. Like, oh, I don't have time. Let me see your calendar. Let's see what you did have time for. And you thought your time this week was better spent doing this than assembling with the people of God and crying out.36:50out for me. Would you be embarrassed? I mean, church, at the end of the day, when you lie down, you put your head in the pillow, can you look back on your day and say, yeah, you know what? I invested my day in things that matter for eternity. Again, I'm not trying to beat anybody up. I'm just saying, when we say I don't have time to serve the Lord. I think we need to be really careful that the real truth of the matter isn't actually I just choose to spend my time doing other things. Because he says here in the Lord, Your labor's not in vain. Whatever's done for Jesus, it matters. It all matters. And some would say, well, wait, wait, wait, wait. You know, once upon a time, you know what? I did this thing for the Lord. It was a complete waste of time. You know, people didn't respond the way I think they should. Actually, nobody showed up. And it was a complete waste of time. I didn't see any results. Well, it doesn't really matter what you see, does it?38:20God has said it matters.38:24God says it matters.38:26So, so, we disciple our children.38:31Why?38:31Because it all matters.38:34We go to small groups to sharpen each other because it all matters.38:38We gather here to serve the Lord by serving people because it matters.38:43It all matters.38:44We witness at work because it all matters.38:47We get involved in LifeWise and Urban Impact and Vision Appalachia. Why do we do that? Because God says it all matters. Because we have the greatest purpose. If our worship team would make their way back up front, you know, we have the greatest prize. It's eternal life.39:17We have the greatest victory because the greatest enemy has been defeated. Death? Where's your sting, death? We have the greatest enemy defeated. We also have the greatest purpose. Because God promised that everything we do for the kingdom is from a position of victory. We've already won. In church, the trumpet is about to blow.39:47Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready for that glorified body? Are you ready to be in the presence of your Lord forever? When that trumpet blows, may it be while we are laboring Let's pray. Our Father in Heaven, we thank You for Your glorious promises.40:32You have promised us a body like the body of the resurrected Christ.40:38You have promised us that someday death is going to be history.40:44And Father, today, today, you have promised that our labor in the Lord is never in vain. That Father, everything we do in the name of Jesus for the advancement of his kingdom, it all matters. So Father, I pray that you would reinvigorate all of us, each of us, collectively, individually, Father. Every home, you would just revive us to this idea that it all matters in your eyes.41:14So it should matter in ours. Father, we thank you that we're not scraping by hoping that someday you're going to win. Father, we are operating from a position of victory because Jesus Christ has already won. And his victory is so sure that we operate from the position of already having Having gotten the W. Father, thank you. Father, by your spirit and by your word, move us, motivate us to glorify your name. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Small Group DiscussionRead 1 Corinthians 15:50-58What was your big take-away from this passage / message?The believer's resurrection happens at the Rapture (1 Cor 15:52). What reasons do we have to believe the Rapture will happen before the 7 Year Tribulation?Explain 1 Cor 15:56 in your own words.Where is the biggest temptation for you to waste time? Are you doing anything to redeem any time being wasted?BreakoutPray for one another.

Noah Hall - The Root Sin of Sodom by Amarillo Church of Christ Sermons

[2 Pet 2:6-8] Peter points to Sodom and Gomorrah as a historic example: God turned those cities to ashes and condemned them to destruction as a warning of what will happen to the ungodly. Yet the same Lord rescued righteous Lot, whose soul was tormented day after day by the sensual and lawless conduct he saw all around him. These events are not mere ancient history; they preview the certain judgment coming on false teachers and all who reject God's truth, and they magnify the grace that delivers everyone who takes refuge in Christ.

Welcome to "The Bible in Today's World", the show that compares today's world with the Word of God. In general and specifically, are we following the Bible in our daily walks? Is society demanding that we follow the Word of God in all that we do? Does our Almighty Father look upon us and frequently say, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" - or is He thinking of us as He thought/thinks of Sodom and Gomorrah? On today's show, we will discuss Genesis, Chapter 28.

Lot is standing outside Sodom with two angels, just before the city burns, and they tell him to run for the mountains. He asks for an alternative: a nearby town named Zoar, close enough that he won't have to face the wilderness alone. G-d grants his request, sparing that city from being consumed in the destruction. Then the fire falls. Lot's wife looks back and is turned into a pillar of salt as four cities are turned to ash.Lot's prayer for that small town to be spared gets answered. Abraham's prayer for Sodom itself, offered by the man whose righteousness the entire Torah is built around, does not. Rabbi Epstein brings in a teaching from the Maggid on why the smaller, more self-interested prayer succeeds where the greater one fails, and what it means that some prayers are being saved for people who haven't been born yet.The episode closes in a cave in the mountains, where Lot ends up after all, and where his family takes a turn that will shape nations for generations.

Send us Fan MailAbram comes home from battle with every reason to take the credit and take the money, and then he does something that still confronts us today: he gives a tenth to Melchizedek and refuses to let the king of Sodom claim, “I made Abram rich.” That single scene in Genesis 14:19-24 opens a bigger conversation about tithing, generosity, and Christian stewardship that is less about math and more about who you believe owns heaven and earth. We walk through why Abram's tithe happens before the law of Moses, why that matters for the “tithing is Old Testament” debate, and how gratitude changes the way we hold what we have. Along the way, we connect giving to the heart of the gospel through John 3:16, because God's love is expressed through giving, not taking. We also sit with Jesus' command in Luke 6:38 and the hard-to-believe promise that you cannot outgive God. Then we get practical. We break down the growth pattern that turns generosity into a stable part of discipleship: duty, discipline, desire, and delight. We talk about starting with ten percent, learning to give cheerfully, and asking honest questions about what our spending reveals. The closing challenge is simple and sharp: are you just tipping God? Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review if it helps you rethink giving under grace.Support the showhttps://www.jacksonfamilyministry.comhttps://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

2 Peter 2    1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.    4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); 9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.    Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, 11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. 12But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, 13suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you. 14They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, 16but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.    17These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. 18For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”

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