By Pastor Glenn Pease Florence Banks in her book Coins Of Bible Days says that the handling of ancient coins does with time what radio and TV do with space. There are hundreds of miles between us and California, but TV eliminates those miles, and puts people there in our presence here. So Bible days…

May only God’s word be spoken and only God’s word be heard - Amen Here is a modern day parable that I hope will help shed light on our gospel today… A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time…

Historical & Cultural Background of Philemon

By Pastor Glenn Pease Timing may not be everything, but it is plenty. At the dedication service of the Statue of Liberty a boy was to wave a flag indicating that Senator William Evarts had finished his speech. This way the signal for men high in the head of the statue to let go of a giant French flag,…

Our attention shifts to Mary and the announcement of her conceiving Christ. The whole passage is about grace and God's intention to save through sending His Son in a very humble means.

What are some of the different ways we know that the Bible is communication from God to man?

The object of this sermon is to focus on God's providence in the genealogy within the confinds of the schemem of redemption.

What’s the Big Idea? Ephesians – Whole Book Introduction Several years ago the Los Angeles Times reported the story of an elderly man and wife who were found dead in their apartment. Autopsies revealed that both had died of severe malnutrition, although investigators found a total of $40,000 stored in…

Intro Group Intro - Goal We are to eagerly hunger for spiritual nutrition in greater degrees We are here to become spiritually mature Regardless of your background or where you are in your relationship with Jesus, you are called to grow - What we do Scripture Prayer Community Lesson Intro Summary of…

A continued story Tonight we start a great journey, adventure through book of Acts. You will see some amazing things, great examples and some not so great along the way. The book of Acts is a continued story of Gospel of Luke. (Research paper picture inserted here) Have you ever had to write a research…

One Nation Under God (Oct 26, 2008) The TOPIC for today is: The Godly Heritage of this Great Country we live in I need to give full credit to WALLBUILDERS.COM for both the concept, & information - I encourage you to go to their website - & get involved April 19, 1775 - The morning after Paul Revere's…

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…

God prepares to pour out wrath on Israel because of their continued track record of disobedience

Introduction to study of Book of Ephesians

Life as a slave So, when is being a slave being a freeman? It is when you are a slave of Christ we have our freedom. And, having freedom in Christ we are challenged, encouraged to grow to maturity. As we start this series may we as a slave learn from this Epistle to grow the maturity of Christ, or at…

Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, is the promised Son of Abraham and Son of David. He has come to rescue and save anyone who will trust Him. Also, remember that God frequently works the long game. Recorded at Refuge TLH on March 31, 2019.

Old Testament Examples History, we can learn from history, both good things and bad things. Paul in our passage today uses Israel’s history to teach some important lessons to Corinthian church. Philospher, professor, poet, writer Jorge Agustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santyana y Borras - aka George Santayana…

The Jewish Encyclopedia states…. Roman emperor; born Feb. 27, 274; died May 22, 337; proclaimed emperor by the army in Gaul on the death of his father, Constantius Chlorus (306). He defeated Maxentius, his rival in Italy, in 312; and after routing Licinius, Emperor of the East (323), became sole ruler.…

History, comfort, hope As New Testament Christians who live under grace through faith there is still much we can learn from history. History that can bring comfort and hope (Rom15:4) as well as instructions for our protection (1Cor10:11) The study of the Old Testament is profitable (2Tim3:14-17) and…

Three Aspects There are three aspects that have bee taught by the Reform to know whether a church is the true church. These three aspects are: History Prophecy Doctrine It is with humility and the desire to know what is truth that I will examine each of these three major points in relation to the SDARM.…

Keeping things in context and perspective We have seen the rise of the Babylonian kingdom under Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar. Today we look at the rise of the Medo-Persian empire under Darius then Cyrus with a view of the Grecian empire under Alexander and then his generals and a pesty little horn…

Theme: Deuteronomic History shows us God's faithfulness through human rebellion. Purpose: That we see the need for King Jesus. Gospel: Shows our need for Jesus. Mission: Grow our Faith in Jesus.

Looking back Looking back historically is a good reminder where we have been so we can have better understanding of where we are going. Daniel is in the midst of a vision and it grieved his spirit (Dan7:15). Today we look at a description of a part of the vision including the Ancient of days, judgment,…

Why History Matters - 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord . 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they…

Has God been faithful? Yes or No How has God been faithful? If you cannot answer this question then it will be hard to share your faith. If a church is not convinced of God’s faithfulness it will sit back and wait until something happens. As we move into a period of exile, this may mean the church dies.…