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And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And as he sat on the Mount…

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,…

Text - Nehemiah 11-12 Subject - The city Theme - Restoring the city Thesis - Repopulating the city was necessary for the spiritual and social revitalization of the Jewish people. Principle - Christian, your participation is part of God’s plan in building His kingdom. Intro For many days an old farmer…

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…

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…

Intro Life comes in waves. Sometimes leaving us under water. At other times standing on dry ground. The challenge can come in keeping a clear understanding of ultimate purpose and perspective in the uncertainty. Kimberly and I had planned a fishing trip off-shore out of Fort Bragg once. But on the morning…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…

As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.” As He was sitting on the Mount of…

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken…

26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe,…

On missions: For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into…

We have covered the why we evangelize. Now lets look at the how. How do we communicate the gospel to those who don’t know Jesus. Use Scripture 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Trust The Holy Spirit Mark 13:11 , Matthew 10:17-20 , Luke 12:11-12 11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious…

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…

After the extravagant display of apostate religion on that Monday in the temple [ questions to trap Jesus, the failure of the leaders to acknowledge Jesus as their Messiah, and the pretense in giving to attract the attention of men by the rich ], Jesus and His disciples leave the temple and Jerusalem…

End-Time Series: As the End Nears 1. What Does the Future Hold? ( Mark 13:1–13 ; Daniel 12:1–3 ) 2. Anticipate the Glory Goal ( Hebrews 12:1–2 ; Mark 13:24–31 ) 3. The Fulfillment of Time ( Mark 13:32–37 ) Today and the next two weeks is the end of the Church year, and our attention is drawn to the end…

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

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…

Mark 13:9-13 Intro : Listen to a few facts that ought to cause us to stop and think. · A Chinese Pastor is arrested and thrown into prison. His sons are beaten by the police. Indian Christians were driven from their home and forced to march through a jungle to safety to avoid people intent on their murder.…

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…