Why Would People Not Want Jesus
3/17/2024
Mark 5:14-17 Why Would People Not Want Jesus?
Intro: The world is rejecting truth for deception and lies. They have rejected The God of the Bible. Only a remnant of believers remain in the world today. Perhaps a billion. That would be 1 in 8 people in the world follows Jesus Christ. I would say it’s more like one in 25 Christians in the world which would mean there might be 360 million true followers of Jesus Christ in the world today. Why does the world NOT want Jesus? We will look at this today.
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False gods In The Bible
3/17/2024
Psalm 95:3 FALSE GODS THAT STILL INFLUENCE MANKIND TODAY
There are many false “gods’’ of mythology. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Pheonicians, Caannaites, Assyrians, Greeks and other middle eastern peoples are responsible for the vast majority of these false gods which number in the Hundreds. Many are the same god only with different names in different cultures. I am only going to mention the ones that are in the Bible and two with the Catholic church. The reason is that if the word of God mentioned them …..they first of all are Real. Secondly they are still active today. The others may be real or not and we are certain that many false gods are in the world that are not mentioned in the Bible. But these may or may not be active today. And they may be operating under different names but are really the same false gods mentioned in the Bible.
Psalm 95:3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
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Saints Alive
3/10/2024
Matthew 27:50-53 Saints Alive
Intro: One of the most mysterious and interesting things happened at the time of Jesus death and resurrection and is only mentioned in the book of Matthew. Like Lazarus resurrection is only mentioned in the book of John. These two are similar in many ways. But different also. They both center around Jesus of course. Who broke up two funerals on Jarius Daughter, and the centurions daughter and later Paul through the apostalistic power of Jesus……brought Eutycus back to life after falling out of a window. So with Jesus being the resurrection and the life He has the power in life and in death and taking up life again. But what happened after Jesus death?
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Opposition To Christ
3/10/2024
Acts 13:6-12 Opposition To Christ
Intro: Don’t be shocked but the devil doesn’t want you here today. The devil hates your Jesus. The devil hates your Bible. The Devil hates your church (if it is preaching the word of God) He will do anything he can to oppose you and literally kill you if he could. He is fueling all the opponents to faith and trust in Jesus Christ. All the media, news, university elites and world elites are opposed to faith and trust in Jesus Christ. In fact, most everybody in the world is opposed to the word of God and Jesus Christ! Paul faced opposition all the time as we do today. What did he do?
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The Answer To Every Question
2/25/2024
John 1: 10-17 The Answer To Every Question
Intro: We have so many questions is life. Where did we come from? Where are we going? What is the purpose to life? What is life? Who killed JFK? Why did God create Duke University? So many questions. Well, I have the answer. The answer is in a person. The question is not WHAT is the answer to every question but WHO is the answer to every question.
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A Great Church In Tough Times
2/18/2024
1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 Thessalonians A Great Church In Tough Times
Intro: Paul started the church at Thessalonica. Acts 17:1-4 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. Thessalonica was an important Grecian metropolis by the Roman period of history. It was the second largest city of the Byzantine empire. It was located on the intersection of two Romans roads. It was a major port. It was a center of paganism and also a fairly influential Jewish population. Jews from Thessalonica forced Paul to flee the city for awhile even though in three weeks he established a strong church there made up of mostly gentiles. Today it is the modern city of Thessaloniki in Greece. About one million population.
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The Little Daniel and Revelation Part Three
2/11/2024
1 and 2 Thessalonians… The Little Revelation and Daniel
Intro: Paul’s two letters to the Thessalonians reveal things about the day of the Lord that expounds upon the words of Daniel and John the Revelator. The books of 1 and 2 Thessalonians talks a lot about the end times. It covers the wrath of God, the rapture of the church, preparing for the day of the Lord and the appearance of the anti-Christ, the man of sin and son of perdition. A wealth of information that fits right in with what we read in Daniel and Revelation. 1 and 2nd Thessalonians is often overlooked and not appreciated by many for it’s last days information…….but not by us here today!
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Can The Works Of The Law Save Us
2/11/2024
Galatians 2:16-21 Can the Works Of The Law Save Us?
Intro: Ninety percent of the world today believes in life after death. But only a small percentage realize that we are all going to hell. Most believe we go into this eternal state of bliss and reward without ever knowing God or His Son Jesus Christ. After all they say…..life goes on because our life is an invisible force of nature. Man is naturally good. Religion is evil. I agree that religion is evil. But the Bible is crystal clear….we are all sinners in need of a savior. And without that savior we are all doomed to hell. We have that Savior Jesus Christ…..who saved us from the penalty of our sin. He saved us by the gift the grace of God. It’s a gift to us because God loves us because man is made in His own image. He cares about us. God introduced Himself by choosing a people and then declaring His requirements for mankind. Since He is creator He has the right to and we have the need to know His requirements. So Paul tells us in the classic passage from Galatians the purpose of the Law and the weakness of the Law….
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Great Start--Bad Finish
2/4/2024
1 Kings 3:5-14 and 11:1-12 Great Start-Bad Finish
Intro: No one started out as great a Solomon. He was appointed by God as king. He built an incredible house of Worship and a house for himself. God was pleased with him and blessed him greatly. God ws impressed by Solomons request for wisdom instead of power. And God gave him both. But Solomon didn’t finish well. He had a long kingship of 40 years. But in his later years things crumbly away. I think Solomon is a microcosm of Israel as a nation. They started out so well as God’s chosen people with a promise to be a great nation with a land of their own. The were given the law of God but ended up being scattered throughout the world. They had a great start but a terrible finish. But it is not over yet. Israel is back in their land and is the burdensome stone to the world…… but one day God will save them and be king over them.
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The Little Daniel and Revelation Part Two
1/28/2024
1 and 2 Thessalonians… The Little Revelation and Daniel
Intro: Paul’s two letters to the Thessalonians reveal things about the day of the Lord that expounds upon the words of Daniel and John the Revelator. The books of 1 and 2 Thessalonians talks a lot about the end times. It covers the wrath of God, the rapture of the church, preparing for the day of the Lord and the appearance of the anti-Christ, the man of sin and son of perdition. A wealth of information that fits right in with what we read in Daniel and Revelation. 1 and 2nd Thessalonians is often overlooked and not appreciated by many for it’s last days information…….but not by us here today!
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Last Days Advice From Paul
1/28/2024
Philippians 4:4-7 Last Days Advice From Paul
Intro: We all receive advice everyday. Commercials advise you to buy something because you really will better your life. We receive phone calls advising us to get their medicare supplement, or something else we cannot live without. Road signs advise us as to what speed to drive. The weather man advises us of the tomorrows weather and how to prepare. Our spouses advise us on what repairs need to be made around the house. And some advice is very good. A wise person listens to good counsel. Paul is giving us great counsel about the last days and how to live.
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1 And 2 Thessalonians the Little Daniel and Revelation
1/28/2024
1 and 2 Thessalonians… The Little Revelation and Daniel
Intro: Paul’s two letters to the Thessalonians reveal things about the day of the Lord that expounds upon the words of Daniel and John the Revelator. The books of 1 and 2 Thessalonians talks a lot about the end times. It covers the wrath of God, the rapture of the church, preparing for the day of the Lord and the appearance of the anti-Christ, the man of sin and son of perdition. A wealth of information that fits right in with what we read in Daniel and Revelation. 1 and 2nd Thessalonians is often overlooked and not appreciated by many for it’s last days information…….but not by us here today!
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Blessings In Christ
1/21/24
1 Corinthians 1:4-9 Blessings In Christ
Intro: WE don’t know what we have in Christ. But we need to know. We are blessed beyond belief actually. We have everything in Christ. The world wants everything. They want to be rich, they want to be gifted and talented, they want to be perfect and approved. Well, they are all looking in the wrong places. We have ALL of that in Jesus Christ.
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Conflict Between Two Natures
1/14/2024
Romans 7:14-25 Conflict Between Two Natures.
Intro: Man is conflicted. Do we do what is right or do what we want? Do we do the good or follow the evil? We make these decisions every day. Paul understands this more than any of us. He was conflicted. What causes this conflict? Our sinful nature or as the Bible calls it “the flesh” that we cannot escape from until we shed it in death or the rapture. Until then we can still have victory every day over the flesh when we understand the conflict
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Eliminating The Opposition
1/7/2024
1 Kings 2:1-10 Eliminating the Opposition
Intro: David has died and Solomon is tasked by his father David to purge the traitors from Solomon’s kingdom. God is going to purge the traitors from His kingdom run by His Son Jesus Christ. God is not going to put up with half-hearted effort. There is no fence to sit on. Either you for Christ or you are against Him. Some think this was very harsh for David to tell his son to eliminate any treachorious people. You cannot lead a people righteously if you have wicked traitors in the house. This is what is wrong with America today. Trump did not eliminate traitors from his government. He tried I think….. but he failed to eliminate those who were not 100% loyal to him. Now we have chaos today and confusion……a lack of law and order and the sense that things are falling apart. God did not want that for His people Israel. He wanted law and order and prosperity for His people. He does not want that for the milliennial regin of Christ. That’s why the Bible tells us that Christ will rule with a rod of iron. No opposition will be allowed in His peaceful, righteous and blessed kingdom. Why would anyone oppose that?
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Good Christian Character
1/7/2024
Titus 2:2-10 Christian Character
Intro: Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: But as for you, teach the things which are in agreement which produces men and women of good character whose lifestyle identifies them as true Christians. Character is what you are when no one is watching. The Bible tells us what good Christian Character looks like.
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The Bible Verse No One Wants To Hear
Romans 2:5-11 The Bible Verse No One Likes To Hear
Intro: No one likes to hear certain things…..how could you be so stupid? What were you thinking? Or you have messed up! Or Gas prices are going up again! There are millions of things we don’t like to hear. But there is one thing I promise you every person is NOT going to want to hear or read. We are going to look at the verse no one likes to hear.
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The Angel Gabriel
12/24/2023
Luke 1:26-33 The Angel Gabriel
Intro: The Angel Gabriel is mentioned in four verses in the Bible. He appears to Daniel twice to Daniel in Daniel 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. And in Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. In Luke 1:19 He appears to John the Baptists father Zacharias. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And in Luke 1:26 as we will look at today. God always lets His people know what is going on. He does not leave us in the dark. That’s why we have the Bible and prophecy. He is letting us know what is going to happen and what will take place.
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The Prophecy of Balaam
12/17/2023
Numbers 24:15-18 The Prophecy Of Balaam
Intro: Balaam was a wicked prophet in the Bible and is noteworthy because, although he was a wicked prophet, he was not a false prophet. That is, Balaam did hear from God, and God did give him some true prophecies to speak. Balaam’s donkey talked and told Balaam he refused to walk and laid down fearing the angel of the Lord that Balaam could not see. However, Balaam’s heart was not right with God, and eventually he showed his true colors by betraying Israel and leading them astray. Balaam was not a Moabite but was a Aramean. Numbers 22:37 Balak has brought me from Aram. Balaam’s three prophecies of blessing on Israel infuriated the king of Moab, who told the prophet to prophesy against Israel…told him to go back home with no reward: Before he left, Balaam reminded the king that he had said from the very beginning he could only say what God told him to say. Then he gave the king four more prophecies. In the fourth prophecy, Balaam foretold of the Messiah.
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The Ways Of The Wicked In The Last Days
12/17/2023
1 Timothy 4:1-7 The Ways Of The Wicked In The Last Days
Intro: The Bible tells us that evil men shall wax worse and worse. And that makes sense. The further you get from the beginning the worse things get. A spinning top loses it momentum the longer it spins. That’s the world today. The farther we get from God the more we lose our moral direction. A top weebles and wobbles until it finally falls over. People are weebling and wobbling on the brink of destruction right now. No walk with God. No strength of moral character. Just confusion and chaos. It’s sad. But Jesus warned us about these days. Our job, our ONLY JOB….is to be faithful to Him and preach the unchanging gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Be Awake Or Stay Asleep
12/10/2023
Ephesians 5:11-14 Be Awake Or Stay Asleep
Intro: The World today is full of activity, wars and rumors of wars, evil doings and evil goings on. It seems they never stop to rest. But let me tell you they aren’t the ones I’m worried about. They are what they are ……and they are going to do evil and stay at it. My worry is the church or at least those who claim to know God. They are asleep. They are not aware of what is going on and the true depth of the wicked and the purposes the wicked have. More than 90% of Christians do not know the basics of Bible prophecy. They are generally aware …..but they don’t know any specific prophecies. Most churches don’t believe in the rapture or even in Israel’s future kingdom. That’s okay but they are missing a great blessing and comfort. The Bible gives two blessings for reading and understanding the book of Revelation and comfort for looking for the blessed hope….the rapture of the church. It’s not a salvation issue if you don’t believe in the rapture….but it sure is a comfort and blessing issue!! It’s time to wake up though to Biblical maturity and understanding. Get off the couch and get into the word of God. Get off your feet that are swift to run to sin……. and get on your knees daily talking to the Father in Jesus name!
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Rebellion Against God--The Luciferian Agenda Part Five
12/3/2023
Psalm 2 Rebellion Against God—the Luciferian Agenda
Intro: This world is in rebellion against God pure and simple. They hate Biblical values, they hate Biblical morals, they hate Biblical Exclusivity, They hate Biblical creation and Biblical stewardship of the earth. I’m not done yet….They hate Biblical government, They hate Biblical reasoning, They hate the Bible! They hate God’s people Israel, and they hate you and me who are a part of God’s church! These are called Luciferians. They serve Satan as much as we serve God. They are entrenched in our governments, the media, Education, military, and big Business. Psalm 2 describes these people to a tee.
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