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5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” 6 For to us a child is born, to…

Intro; In our study on The Second Coming of Jesus Christ, we have looked at several issues that are connected to this future event. We’ve looked at some signs, especially the birth pang sign [ gradual increase of pain until birth ] We’ve looked at many of the prophecies concerning the Second Coming of…

Fig Tree Illustration 32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. 34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away…

We are now seeing the conclusion of Tuesday of the Holy Week for Jesus and His disciples. If we go back into Chapter 21, as they are on the road headed to Jerusalem the disciples see the withered fig tree that Jesus had cursed, and the next two chapters deal with the controversies in Jerusalem at the…

As I said last week , to sum up 2023 in one word I would have to say it would be “DISBELIEF” Disbelief for 1. An invasion of Israel / Ukraine and I imagine Taiwan son. 2. Millions of illegal immigrants still crossing our southern boarders – the president just sits back and watches, knowing that our national…

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that…

Intro; Last week when we looked at “The Olivet Discourse” , I mentioned what David Jeremiah called six critical signs that Jesus mentioned concerning His Second Coming. Deception of false Christs [ v. 4-5 ] Wars and rumors of war among the nations [ v.6-7a ] Famines, pestilences and earthquakes worldwide…

1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not…

As I said last week , to sum up 2023 in one word I would have to say it would be What do you do? Refocus There are times when you need to re-focus David had to refocus a number of times. Everyone who has gone through some sort of trauma has to refocus. We are in a time of great deception - It is time…

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…

Intro; Last week as we begin to look at what is called “The Olivet Discourse” we heard two questions from Jesus’ disciples concerning His Second Coming. When will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your Coming? The discussion centered around Jesus saying the magnificent temple of God would…

Maggie and I travel differently, especially when it comes to GPS. We both plug the address into our phones, so that we have the map and the directions in front of us. We have a phone holder that attaches to the vent in the dash so that the phone is held up for us. But, here is where the difference lies.…

Signs What do these signs mean? What about the signs around us. We have signs everywhere. street signs, billboards, Signs on buildings. Here in the church we have signs. We even have signs to show us what toilet is what. We see different signs for different things. Signs at the airport in the store.…

Leaven is a biblical illustration of permeation, influence. John F. MacArthur The whole idea of our spiritual conversion and our walk with God is to separate ourselves from sin.....To be holy as God is holy To be as unleavened rather than leavened…or to live in purity without hypocrisy or doublemindedness.…

The motivation For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. We have started a journey to…

If I was to sum up 2023 in one word I would have to say it would be “DISBELIEF” Disbelief for 1. An invasion of Israel – how was it missed in the intelligence community. 2. Millions of illegal immigrants crossing our southern boarders – why does the president just sit back and watch, knowing that our…

Bible Question. What is the Great Apostacy? 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let…

John 5:31-47 30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. 31 “If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which…

CENTRAL IDEA : Just as a gardener prunes a vine to increase its fruitfulness, God requires us to let go of certain things in our lives that hinder our growth, so that we may bear even more fruit and glorify Him. INTRODUCTION Pruning is the process of selectively removing the dead, diseased, or injured…

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “The Last Days”? “The Last Days” actually is the period of time between the 2 advents or comings of Christ. Particular to the closing days of this present age, immediately before the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew’s Gospel gives the fullest teaching…

Good morning, turn in your Bible with me to Luke chapter 6. Last week we took time to look into a model of genuine love and address the fact that the Lord’s true disciples are marked by love because they don’t just love their family and friends, but they also are able to love their enemies. This is not…

Understand the Times 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

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…

We are going to spend sme time in Matthew 24 today as we look at the signs of the times. People are always wanting to know the future… when Jesus is coming back. People have written books about the 2nd coming and even predicted a date, which has come and gone… we’re still here. No one knows when Jesus…