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The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

There have been a few times in my life where I wish I had one of those epic movie trailer voices. You know what I’m talking about. “Coming soon to theater near you” “The feature event of a lifetime” “An unprecedented multi media experience that will blow you away” The Lord has not gifted me in that way,…

Introduction - 500 words! “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, and let the one who…

Allow the promises and prophecies of what will happen then, shape your faith in and mission with Christ here and now!

There is certain background in Daniel chapter nine that is essential to understand the events that will unfold in the following chapters of Revelation. The angel Gabriel gave Daniel a prophecy involving seventy weeks. Sixty-nine of these weeks are history but they constitute the most astonishing passage…

Redemption In Troubled Times Baby dedication today. A baby’s life highlights a situation we are all in. There is such promise in life. But there are certain hardships ahead. Struggles with things we don’t even yet know exist. Babies will have challenges in life they are entirely ill-equiped to handle,…

Introduction 1 Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! ” 2 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” 3 Now…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Potluck downstairs immediately following church. We are looking for someone to take on our electronic directory. This would include updating, adding names, pictures, and printing off copies for those that desire paper copies, instead of electronic. Please see…

Review Mark’s Mission: Jesus: Servant King Disciples: Becoming Disciples, and life in the Kingdom Jesus has anticlimactically entered Jerusalem, made some observations about a fig tree, and taught in the temple with people from every major sect trying to trap him in his words - Pharisees, Sadducees,…

JESUS GIVES US DETAILS TO PROMOTE DISCIPLE MAKING NOT TO PREDICT DATES. When it comes to difficult passages we need to remember. . . THE MAIN THINGS ARE THE PLAIN THINGS AND THE PLAIN THINGS ARE THE MAIN THINGS. And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what…

31 And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. 11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be…

Mark 13:14-23 HORRORS ON THE HORIZON Intro : For some time now, we have been following Jesus through the events of His life, as they are recorded in the Gospel of Mark. We have spent the last four months following Jesus through the last week of His life. He is on His way to the cross to give His life…

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…

What Did Jesus Say About The End Times? We are continuing our study of the gospel of Mark leading up to Easter in a short 2 weeks. Let me encourage you to invite one person or family to join us on Easter. We are able to have the proper social distancing here in our building with everyone wearing a mask.…

Introduction I have got a challenge in today’s passage… - End Times brings two opposite reactions: (1) Fascination or (2) Apathy . - The topic was hot in the 1970’s… The Late Great Planet Earth (Book), A Thief in the Night (Movie) - Kicked up again in the 90’s & 2000’s with the Left Behind books/movies.…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we come before you this day, our hearts are full of love for you and the life of your Son, our minds are full of the things that we need to do yet today and in this coming week, and our eyes cannot escape all that flashes before them as we scan the TV, computer,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, we pray for hearts focused on you, for ears trained to your still speaking voice, and eyes to see clearly the path you have laid before us, Amen. The Invitation I know in the last year this does not or has not happened much but think back…

Good morning and welcome again to Dishman Baptist Church. Please open your Bibles with me back to Mark 13 , Mark 13 . It is a pleasure to be with you this morning as we worship our glorious and majestic Lord together. If you’re new we’re thankful that you are here and hope that you will take a moment…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

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…

Review Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Last week we looked at verse 1 where we saw that Jesus exit from the temple was the beginning of His death…

Are all these disasters, wars, and deception signs that Jesus is about to come back? Find out what to watch for in this message from Mark 13.

Introduction Already, Not Yet As you read think in two ways. listening to Jesus as one of the disciples listening to Jesus as us today. everything in scripture has an already, not yet application to it. Read all of scripture with with an eschatological mindset What has God already done, and what is God…

Intro: Experiencing Gods favor is what every Christian wants. People will go to any length to get favor from someone. Children can spend a life time trying to earn the favor of a parent. Employees can obsess with trying to please a boss of colleague. We all want favor. When we don’t have it we feel depressed…