The Bible frequently describes death as sleep. OT kings were said to “sleep with their fathers.” It’s a beautiful image in many ways. It’s a beautiful image in many ways. When his friend died, Jesus told his disciples “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep.” It’s a beautiful picture... it’s peaceful,…

“I Go to Prepare a Place for You” - John 14 Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, why can I not follow You now?” (13.37) Many subsequent questions from Jesus’ disciples indicate their confusion and discouragement. Jesus begins in this chapter to address the confusion with clarity and the discouragement with hope.…

The Blessed Hope – The Catching Away of the Church THE COMING OF CHRIST “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11, NIV)[1] Acts 1:11 This…

Easter Message – April 8, 2007 “I Will Come Back” Luke 24:36-49 On December 7, 1988 … at 11:41 a.m. local time … {PP} (of earthquake devastation) … a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook northwestern Armenia (which borders Turkey). It was followed four minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 aftershock. In his book…

The Lighthouse of Jesus, the pure oil Olive, is our Salvation.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. For we say this to you by a…

We live in a world that is easily overcome by fear. And as some of you have no doubt observed recently in our country that fear can lead to panic and hysteria. And it can cause us to do crazy things- like depleting the world’s supply of toilet paper. Why is that? Why is fear so powerful? 14 Since therefore…

Intro I don’t remember if it was while we were attending Harvest Bible Chapel or if it was at Moody Bible Institute, but I heard Dr. Joe Stowell speak one day about his father. He said his father was deeply convicted of the fact that once a year he should preach about the return of the Lord Jesus. He…

Discovering the Light of Christmas Hope Discover the light of Christmas hope by… 1. Embracing the reality of God’s prophecies Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, “Lord, now I can die in peace! As you promised me, I have seen the Savior you have given to all people.…

That you may Believe and have Life #31 John 11:1-37 Well … death is something I usually don’t have an opportunity to talk with people about until they actually lose someone or in the sad event when death is the diagnosis and people are trying to come to grips with it. But death is a different story when…

One of the mysteries of life is what happens after the death of the body. As a rule, Gentiles in Paul’s day did not believe in a resurrection and even some Jews didn’t. No wonder there was confusion about this teaching among these new believers. Was it physical or only spiritual? Had it already happened…

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The Power of a Moment Significant times are marked by Discoveries, Occurrences, Situations. I call them moments. What do we find in a Moment? A moments can ++Define us ++Direct us A moment can change our life The Prophet Isaiah speaks of this kind of moment. 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Billy Graham in his book Hope For The Troubled Heart tells the story of the lone survivor of a shipwreck who was marooned on an uninhabited island. He managed to build a hut in which he put everything he had saved from the wreck. He prayed to God for rescue as he daily scanned the…

Jesus urged those with whom he spoke to make preparation for his return.