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John 14:15-18 We have begun a new series in which I have entitled “The Great Life.” The Great Life is the life that is yielded to the Holy Spirit. We studied last week the three types of Men: The Natural Man, the Carnal Man and the Spiritual Man. The Spiritual Man is the one who will be able to experience…

2 Thessalonians 2 Now we ask you, brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, that you not be quickly shaken in your mind or be alarmed whether by a spirit or a word or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no…

Rev 5:1-7 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under…

2 Thessalonians 2 Good morning Church! You guys are the social media profile picture and... dictionary definition of The Rugged Mainer! This is the no excuses crew! Below zero, wind chill off the charts, and you guys determined that nothing was going to stop you from praising Jesus this morning! Well…

A Parable Alight, let’s get back into the Word the morning. Looking at the Parable of the Ten Minas in Luke 19 . So what’s a mina? A Mina is a measure of currency. It’s about 100 drachmas. So what’s a drachma? its money. A Mina is about 100 drachmas. Like a Benjamin is 100 bucks. But in that day, a Mina…

Falling Away Have you ever awakened so startled from a dream where you were falling that you were convinced it was real? What about when those dreams are realities or prophecies spoken of which are in front of us now. When I look back, there are many ideologies, practices, and hobbies which I have fallen…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 In our previous Torah portion we talked about consequences- Because; the heel - representing the walk; the difference between keeping and doing and the significance of numbers 2, 40 and the covenants of God - tablets We discussed…

But first... 1.)Rebellion 2.)Man of Lawlessness Who, What, Where, When, How? A. He demands worship in the midst of destruction 1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like…

Isaiah 11-13 1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 Sam 7 Davidic covenant with God. The Messiah would come from his line, and there would Forever be a remnant on the throne. The problem with this from the perspective of the Jew. Was that following…

Introduction 3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of…

Intro: Adrian Rogers was an American Southern Baptist pastor and conservative author. He lived from 1931 -2005. And His ministry “Love Worth Finding” is still broadcast on different radio and tv stations today. Here’s how he describes the antichrist: “ World history began with the sin of man; it will…

Christ Wins 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went…

Introduction Apocalyptic movies. Responses to the end of the world. There’s always some remnant that survives and overcomes. What does it take to survive the end of the world? Be Discerning about the Parousia. vv. 1-2 Connection to 1 Thessalonians 4-5 . More questions! The main issue here is to be discerning.…

1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let no one deceive…

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 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…

Verse 14a In verses 14-23 Jesus will answer the question of what will be the sign of His coming and the end of the age. Matthew tells us specifically where it ought not be standing... 15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the…

I. Our Authority 1.Ecclesiastic Authority 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Don’t be shaken or disturbed Have you ever been confused by something that you heard? Have you wondered, what does that mean, what does it mean to me? Paul continues his address of the them of 1&2 Thessalonians, the return of Christ. There was a misconception about the return of the Lord. Had He come…

18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, With all these things in mind, dear…

We talked last week about Jesus being called the wonderful counselor and that because he was fully human and fully God that He understands what we are going through and that through the Holy Spirit, He can give us counsel on how to live to please God. This week we will look at the second name, but before…

Going back to the first of the chapter, the first year of Darius puts this in the same year the decree for the Jews return was issued. There was political jockeying, and many turnovers with uprise and falls. Contemptible Person - Rise to Power 21 In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom…

Introduction e.g. Ever been in one of those situations where you see what’s going on and think to yourself, what were they thinking? Maybe you just want to look at people and say, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ That’s Isaiah in Isaiah 22 He’s proclaimed prophecies of God’s judgment on sin & moved to distress…

This morning talk about balance - Word/Spirit 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22…