Nehemiah 3:1-32 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Moving Ahead -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon Sailors would be loath to sail without using their log to test their pace and show their progress. The wonder is that so many professing Christians navigate the sea of life, and are utterly careless whether they are making…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 1:1-6 1/2 2:1-6 3:1 - 4:26 2:13-3:6 1:7-9 1/3 2:7-12 5:1 - 7:24 3:7-4:11 1:10-19 1/4 3:1-8 8:1 - 10:32 4:12-25 1:20-23 1/5 4:1-8…

Introduction: When you go through hard times whether that is financial difficulty, sickness & health issues, children who have gone astray, or even the death of a loved one... in those times, “Is Jesus Christ enough for you?” Or, when things are great, you’re blessed, but for whatever reason Christ is…

Introduction Re I hope you are ready to eat this morning. This story of the two spies and Rahab the Harlot is so full of biblical imagery and we will see the gospel every where we look. Remember, the study in Joshua is type or picture of the spirit filled life, full of boldness and strength, empowered…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

Walking in the Confidence of God “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5-6)…

This morning, I want to talk about something that sounds boring, but will seriously inform the way we will interpret the book of Revelation: context. There used to be a phrase "context is king". Christ is king, but context is really important. And so much of our time in Revelation will be focused on…

He aquí yo vengo pronto, y mi galardón conmigo, para recompensar a cada uno según sea su obra. Pero sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan. Apocalipsis Creo que este versículo es clave para el tema…

Title: The Hero of All Times, Jesus Christ Introduction: When you hear the word hero what comes to your mind. Perhaps it is a favorite movie star, a sports star, or an admired influence in your life. There are actual people who can be your hero or you may have a fantasy hero like Superman, Spider-Man…

Intro: The book of Revelation is one of only two books in the Word of God that has encoded within it a divine outline of its contents. It’s found in verse nineteen of chapter one: “Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these…

The Wonder of Worship November 17, 1996 Scripture: Rev. 1-22 Prayer: Introduction: Worship is the missing jewel in modern Evangelicalism. We're organized, we work, we have our agencies. We have almost everything, but there's one thing that the churches, even the gospel churches, do not have: that is…

The Revelation of John is a fascinating book. There are a few different responses to this book. Some say, I can’t understand all the images and it is a little frightening, so I don’t read it. Others will read it and try to pick it apart, analyzing every detail and trying to decipher it in a way that…

Introduction Text John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.…

Our Scripture text this morning is 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 : Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. On October 17, Ligonier Ministries released the results of a major new survey on the State of Theology in America, the results were both shocking…

Behold He Cometh Rev 1:4-8 Introduction: Keynote to the book of the Revelation is the phrase in Rev 1:7 “Behold, he cometh” The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The second coming of Jesus Christ is mentioned 1527 times in the OT and 319 times in the NT. · There is no place in all of scripture where the…

Often when God's call on our lives is discussed, the focus is on what we should do. Sometimes there is also a focus on who we are in Christ. But I want to look behind even that to start with, to the question of who God is, or what God is like. Because it makes a huge difference to how we respond to God's…

Introduction: Last week, we began studying the Book of Revelation. We were reminded of the Book as being a comedy in the sense that it ends in a eternal wedding for believers and a tragedy to unbelievers ending in eternal death. We also remember that John tells us that what He is giving here is a full…

Our Changeless God Doctrine of God Series: 1 Text: Ps 90:2; Gen 21:33; Ps 102:26-27; James 1:17 Date: 10/12/03 – Tok; 10/5/08 - LMB Introduction: - Today we are starting a series on Doctrine. I think it is important that we know the basic truths of the Bible. We can only act on what we believe and if…

Theological Poetics: Typology, Symbol, and the Christ The Theory and Method of Biblical Typology A modern introduction to biblical typology should begin inductively with several examples of certain shadows and types from Old Testament passages widely acknowledged to be prefigurative in character, seeking…

The Dawning of a New Day John 20 May 24, 2009 | In John, chapter nineteen and verse 30, we read,When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” Then bowing His head, He gave up His spiritHenry Blackaby then says, God always finishes what He begins (Phil. 1:6). God never speaks a word…

Age of Apostasy, Unholy Alliances, Corrupting Influences, The Point of No Return, Dismantling Jezebel's Mantle!!....and much much more....

Oneness Pentecostals – Jesus Only Understanding Oneness Pentecostalism Oneness Pentecostals reject the trinity. The trinity is a Christian doctrine of the union of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit in a single Godhead. In this first section, I want to present there doctrine to you without criticism…

All Hail King Jesus! Revelation 1:1-18 It happened over 200 years ago, not too far from here. Twelve-year-old Conrad Reed was playing with his younger brother and sister on the banks of a creek in western North Carolina when Conrad noticed something sparkling in the bed of the stream. “Look at this yellow…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…