Since Adam and Eve, and their first sin, mankind has followed in their path of sinning and becoming alienated from God. Sin separates you from God. The sermon reviews the meaning of the Day of Atonement and how God, through Christ, will reconcile the world to Himself.
The Feast of Trumpets is a shadow of the prophetic time to come, known of the Day of the Lord. A time of wrath and an execution of righteous judgement from God on all the earth. It is a time that leads up to the return of Christ to salvation for all those who are in Christ.
The book of Ruth is traditionally tied to the Feast of Weeks. In this sermon, the life and character of Ruth is examined and compared to the proverbs 31 virtuous woman.
On the day of Pentecost, God poured out His Spirit on His Church after Christ's ascension. By this Spirit, God and Christ dwell within and produce a new creation, working and maturing this new creation until the resurrection into eternal life.
As God led Israel out of Egypt, Israel was met with a series of situations where they had an opportunity to grow in faith in God, relying on His power for salvation. Reading through a few events after leaving Egypt, this sermon examines both the good and bad responses from Israel and the lessons we can learn from their behavior.
During the Days of Unleavened Bread, historically we see God delivering the Israelites out of bondage, bringing them out of Egypt with a strong hand. Within the spiritual fulfillment of these days, we see evidence of God calling us and leading us out of spiritual Egypt - a system known prophetically as Babylon. God desires and commands us to come out of this worldly system and remain unspotted from their sins. How do we do this and to what do we look for guidance in coming out of Spiritual Egypt?
In the book of Hebrews, the writer gives several warnings concerning a Christian's spiritual state. In Hebrews 2:1, God, through the writer, warns of drifting away. What does this mean and how does it look? If we find ourselves drifting, how should we correct?
Continuing in a series on the book of judges, chapter 3 is examined, considering the judges Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar and the spiritual lessons we can glean from this time in Israel's history.
Throughout Scripture there are many threads and connecting elements. One of those elements is the relationship tool known as a covenant. What is a covenant, what do we see required in all covenants with God, and what is the purpose of covenants in our lives today?
Continuing in a series on the book of judges, chapter 2 is examined, considering the history of the Israelite people and the conquest of the promise land.
Looking at three parts to the argument that explains why there is still a future fulfillment of atonement to come. What exactly is atonement? And is there a personal application for us keeping it today?
Each of God's Holy Days are a step in His plan of redemption for all mankind. In the Day of Atonement, we see wonderful themes of humility, reconciliation, and reliance on God. When we consider this day in history and future events, we see that the Day of Atonement pictures a time of captivity and liberty.
The day of Trumpets has several principal themes and pictures several events prophesied to happen in the future. One event, pictured by the day of Trumpets, is the resurrection of the saints when Christ returns. What will this look like, what are the qualities of the saints? Let us consider these questions and review God's word concerning His answers on who will be a part of God's elect and resurrected at Christ's return.
Each year, God commands we keep and observe several festivals at their appointed time. To observe these days, much planning and preparation has to be done. This sermon examines a few categories of how we should be preparing to keep the Feasts.
Are you prepared for the Great Tribulation? The Bible speaks of the coming years of tribulation as the worst time that has ever been on the face of this earth, or will ever be. Can you prepare for the times ahead? The Bible has answers. Let us dig through God's Word, let us see how we can prepare for the end times.
The book of Judges is a remarkable book recorded for our admonition and edification. What spiritual lessons can we learn from this book? In part one of this series, we start with an introduction and summary of chapter 1.
Throughout the scriptures, we see several accounts recorded where an individual sees, interacts, and communicates with God as a person. However, when Jesus Christ came to the earth, He stated that no man has ever seen the Father. How can we understand the accounts where God came to interact with mankind? Does the Bible specify how God interacted with mankind, without anyone seeing Him? In this sermon, we will review the doctrinal understanding of how God interacted with humans in the Old Testament through the lens of the Angel of God's presence.
What is the difference between the animal brain and the human brain? What explains the vast difference in thinking ability between the animal brain and human brain, of similar size? God reveals in His Word that there is a spiritual component built into each person. The Bible teaches the spirit in man is imparted from God above.
God has given us many spiritual lessons through His physical creation. The mighty ant is no different. Let us consider the ant and see the lessons we can learn from her ways.
The Bible give some harsh warnings to people looking to gain wealth. Where does wealth come from? Should Christians seek wealth or live a life of poverty?