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PALM SUNDAY - "Don't Miss The King" Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #PalmSunday Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, and John 12:12–19 • INTRODUCTION: Today is what we call “Palm Sunday” o “THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY” o The Jews knew the Bible, and people in the crowd would remembered the words of Zechariah and recognized what Jesus was doing. o The Son of David: Some of them may have even remembered that when Solomon became Israel's king, he was presented on the donkey of his father David (1 Kings 1:38-39). o Palm branches were an ancient symbol of victory. During the Maccabean revolt, the Jews minted coins with the image of a palm, emblematic of their victory over the Greeks. o Spreading their cloaks before him. This was the ancient custom; people threw down their garments to make a carpet for the royal procession. o The word "Hosanna!" is not so much a word of praise as it is a prayer. Originally, it comes from Psalm 118, where it is a cry for help: "Save us, we pray, O Lord!" (Psalm 118:25a,26a). Later it became an invocation of blessing and an acclamation of praise. But its most basic meaning is "Save us!" or "Save now!" Therefore, by waving their palms and shouting "Hosanna to the Son of David!" the people were crying out for salvation from their victorious king. Matthew 21:1-9 “1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” [Luke 19:33-34 “33And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.”] Matthew 21:1-9 Cont... 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, [ Zechariah 9:9 ] saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Luke 19:41-44 “41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” Romans 6:23 “23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

PALM SUNDAY - "Don't Miss The King" Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #PalmSunday Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, and John 12:12–19 • INTRODUCTION: Today is what we call “Palm Sunday” o “THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY” o The Jews knew the Bible, and people in the crowd would remembered the words of Zechariah and recognized what Jesus was doing. o The Son of David: Some of them may have even remembered that when Solomon became Israel's king, he was presented on the donkey of his father David (1 Kings 1:38-39). o Palm branches were an ancient symbol of victory. During the Maccabean revolt, the Jews minted coins with the image of a palm, emblematic of their victory over the Greeks. o Spreading their cloaks before him. This was the ancient custom; people threw down their garments to make a carpet for the royal procession. o The word "Hosanna!" is not so much a word of praise as it is a prayer. Originally, it comes from Psalm 118, where it is a cry for help: "Save us, we pray, O Lord!" (Psalm 118:25a,26a). Later it became an invocation of blessing and an acclamation of praise. But its most basic meaning is "Save us!" or "Save now!" Therefore, by waving their palms and shouting "Hosanna to the Son of David!" the people were crying out for salvation from their victorious king. Matthew 21:1-9 “1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” [Luke 19:33-34 “33And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.”] Matthew 21:1-9 Cont... 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, [ Zechariah 9:9 ] saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Luke 19:41-44 “41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” Romans 6:23 “23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

"Historical Evidence For Jesus" - Pastor Nathan Deisem APOLOGETICS: For When They Ask Why (Week 4 of 4) - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Apologetics #TheMoralArgument WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

"The Moral Argument for God's Existence" - Pastor Nathan Deisem APOLOGETICS: For When They Ask Why (Week 3 of 4) - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Apologetics #TheMoralArgument WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

"The Teleological Argument" - Pastor Nathan Deisem APOLOGETICS: For When They Ask Why (Week 2 of 4) - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Apologetics #TeleologicalArgument WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church - Baptism Message! After Salvation - Baptism is the most important thing to Churches who seek to make disciples!  1 Corinthians 1:13–16 “13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)” o I also recognize (and treasure the fact) that many of us here at Fathom Church come from a variety of faith traditions. • What does the Bible say about Baptism??? THREE QUESTIONS I - WHO? o Who does the Bible say should be Baptized? -Willing Believers (Not Babies)  Acts 2:41 “41 So those who received his [Peter’s] word [The Gospel Message] were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.”  Acts 16:29-34 “29 And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.  Matthew 28:18-20 “18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”  Acts 8:26-40 “35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. II - HOW?  Does the Bible show us HOW we should practice Baptism? • By full body Emersion (Not other means – i.e. Sprinkling) o The practice of an emersive ceremony predates the N.T.  Three Step Process for a Jewish Proselyte • Sacrifice • Circumcision • Emersion (Mikveh) o The word Baptizo in Greek, translated “baptize” in the New Testaments, meant to “dip” or “immerse.” o The word Rantízo in Greek, translated “sprinkle” in the OT / NT. • Matthew 3:6 “and they were baptized by him IN the river Jordan, confessing their sins.” • John 3:23 “John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized.” III - WHY?  Why does the Bible say that we should be Baptized at all? • For Illustration After Proclamation (Not Salvation) Romans 6:3-11 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. o Baptism: Is an act of obedience and a public proclamation. It is a physical ceremony proclaiming and illustrating a spiritual reality. A believer declares that they have placed their faith in Jesus Christ. By entering the Waters of baptism they illustrate how they have died to sin and self, emerging from the waters illustrates how they now live for Christ Jesus! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Baptism WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

Communion o Many denominations practice Communion in different ways… • Closed vs. Open Table • Transubstantiation – Consubstantiation – Symbolic • What is it called? o The Lord’s Table – The Last Super o Eucharist - Greek eucharistia, meaning 'thanksgiving,' o Communion o Origins/Context – PASSOVER  Most sacred holy feast in the Jewish Calendar!  Commemorating the Jews deliverance from the 10th plague in Egypt • Exodus 12:1-50; Lev. 23:4-8; Numbers 28:16-15; Deut. 16:1-8 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in REMEMBRANCE of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the NEW COVENANT in my blood. Do this, AS OFTEN AS you drink it, in REMEMBRANCE of me.” 26 for as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the lord's death until he comes. 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. 31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. 7 C’s of COMMUNION 1. Communion is a COMMEMORATIVE MEAL! o Remembrance and Proclamation of what Christ HAS DONE!  GOSPEL – Jesus’ Death & Resurrection  Passover is a commemorative meal! (God’s Deliverance from slavery) 2. Communion is a COVENANT MEAL! o Jesus’ death and Resurrection ushers in a “New Covenant”  Covenant – Binding Agreement (Between God and man).  The “Old Covenant” 613 – Is not discarded or replaced; it is FULFILLED • Matt. 26:27-28 “27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” • Mark 14:23-24 “23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.” • Luke 22:20 “20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” 3. Communion is a CHRIST CENTERED MEAL! o Communion is all about JESUS!  Transubstantiation – Consubstantiation – Zwinglian Remembrance – etc. … 4. Communion is a COMMUNITY MEAL! o Communion is really only celebrated with the Communal Body!  This was also true of Passover – Every pronoun and verb in Plural in 1 Cor. 11 5. Communion is a CONTINUAL MEAL! o “As Often As” – “Whenever” you observe this -[[[Monthly for Us]]]-  The Early Church made observance of Communion part of their weekly worship practice as a part of the “Love Feast” which was a full meal! 6. Communion is a CONTEMPLATIVE MEAL! o “Unworthy Manner” (selfish, sin, unbelief, indifferent) & “Examine Self”  Communion in a time for self-reflection and Even self-judgment (Confession)  NEVER CONDEMNATION (Romans 8:1)  Judged & Disciplined by Lord – TO ESCAPE CONDEMNATION! 7. Communion is a COMING-HOME MEAL! o Christ Jesus is our Coming King – His return is Imminent  Those of us who believe “Come Home” for supper w/ Family in Communion! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Communion WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

"The Cosmological Argument" - Pastor Nathan Deisem APOLOGETICS: For When They Ask Why (Week 1 of 4) - Fathom Church #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Apologetics #CosmologicalArgument WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Laodicea Pastor Nathan Deisem - “Hot, Cold, or Luke Warm” Revelation 3:14-22 Laodicea – “The Luke Warm Church” Laodicea is another very wealthy city on this large and lucrative trade route. Worship in this city was usual for the Roman Province of “Asia”, (Zeus, Caesar, Etc…). This City was mega wealthy: Thriving Banking (gold deposits), Medical Center (Asclepius like Pergamum - especially and eye medicine), and Textile industries (especially black wool – Remember Thyatira Purple Dye)! Damaged by an earthquake in A.D. 60 – they DECLINED imperial disaster relief money (Tacitus “Annals” - Self-Sufficient/Proud)! Theaters, Stadium, and a bath/gymnasium with a Water Tower. The waters of the nearby Lycos River Valley are muddy, turbid, and undrinkable. Aqueducts (and eventually clay pipes) brought water to the city – Hot Springs in Hierapolis and Cold from Colossae.  Archippus: Possible Pastor/Bishop of Laodicea??? • Colossians 4:16-17 “16 After this letter has been read at your gathering, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. 17 And tell Archippus, “Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.” • Philemon 1:1-3 “1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker, 2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Revelation 3:14-22 Description of CHRIST: 14 Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the AMEN, the faithful and TRUE witness, the ORIGINATOR of God’s creation: • AMEN – Truly – Verily – “Thus Saith The Lord” o Faithful and TRUE Witness - ἀληθινός (Masculine Adjective mod-ing “witness”) • ORIGINATOR of God’s creation o Colossians 1:15-20 “The Centrality of Christ” 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and by him all things hold together. 18 He is also the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, So that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. o (also John 1:1-3) COMMENDATION: NONE!!! CORRECTION: 15 I know your works, that you are neither COLD nor HOT. I wish that you were COLD or HOT. 16 So, because you are LUKEWARM, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to VOMIT you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, POOR, BLIND, AND NAKED. • Neither COLD nor HOT o COLD IS GOOD! – Spring water from Colossae (Refreshing Drink) o HOT IS GOOD! – Hot Springs in Hierapolis (Purification and Healing)  LUKE WARM/TEPID IS BAD/GROSS!!! • Lukewarm – useless to God and to the lost and fallen world! • POOR: Lost/Flesh o Despite their enormous bank/wealth – they are Spiritually Bankrupt!  God is infinite in Riches: Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, Righteousness, etc… • Smyrna – Revelation 2:9a “I know your affliction and poverty, BUT YOU ARE RICH! …” • BLIND: Pride o Despite their eye medicine – they are Spiritually Blind!  Spiritual Blindness is often caused by pride/self-righteousness • NAKED: Sin o Despite their lucrative textiles and renowned Wool – they are Spiritually Naked!  Shame from sin (all the way back to the Garden – Genesis 3:7 ff) COUNCIL: 18 I advise you to buy from me GOLD refined in the fire so that you may be rich, WHITE CLOTHES so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and OINTMENT TO SPREAD ON YOUR EYES so that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent. 20 See! I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and EAT WITH HIM, and he with me. o GOLD: Refined in the fire – It is not a comfortable process  Isaiah 55:1 o WHITE CLOTHES: White representing purity/righteousness  Isaiah 61:10 o OINTMENT for the EYES: Not the concoction you make but spiritual healing!  Isaiah 42:5-7 COMMISSION: 21 “To the one who conquers I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.” #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Philadelphia Pastor Nathan Deisem - “The Key of David” Revelation 3:7-13 o Philadelphia – “The Church That Endures”  Philadelphia is another smaller city on this large and lucrative trade route. It was named after an ancient king of Pergamum, “Attalus Philadelphus” who’s last name is a cognate for the Greek word Philadelphia which means “Brotherly Love.” A weird thing is that they changed the name of this city twice. It was on a geological fault line and very susceptible to earthquakes (having been destroyed at least twice). In AD 17 it was destroyed by an earthquake (so was Sardis) and the Emperor provided significant funds to rebuild it and for a time they took to calling it Neo Caesarea “New City of Caesar.” [Homer Gudelsky Park = “Stinky Beach”] Found in the contemporary Roman province “Asia” (now called Asia Minor – Modern Day Turkey). Chief Deity (long with Zeus and the Cult of Caesar) was Dionysus the God of wine – because the region was very fertile and primarily agricultural (especially for growing wine grapes). the Greek word philadelphia, meaning “brotherly love,” which occurs seven times in the Bible (Rom. 12:10; 1 Thes. 4:9; Heb. 13:1; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Peter 1:7[twice]; Rev. 3:7) Revelation 3:7-13 Description of CHRIST: 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, WHO HAS “THE KEY OF DAVID,” who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.” • Isaiah 22:15-24 A Message for Shebna COMMENDATION: 8 I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an OPEN DOOR, which no one is able to shut. I know that YOU HAVE BUT LITTLE POWER, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie — behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” • Open Door of opportunity? (Acts 14:27; 1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3) o LITTLE POWER - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”  “Synagogue of Satan” Revelation 2:9 – Smyrna (slander/lies) CORRECTION: NONE!!! COUNCIL: 11 I am coming soon. HOLD FAST what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. • HOLD FAST – like Smyrna – Be faithful onto death! o “Seize your crown” ??? – Laurel Crown of the victorious athlete (Revelation 2:10) COMMISSION: 12 The one who conquers, I will make him A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF MY GOD. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ • A Pillar – Name on a commemorative pillar – Week but now strong! • NEW NAME ~Pergamum ~  Revelation 2:17 “…a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.” o Write on him:  Name of My God – Belonging to God - Intimacy  Name of the City of My God – “New Jerusalem” – Citizen (Revelation 21:9)  My (Jesus’) New Name – Identity • New Name – Forehead [[[ How many Name changes? 57 ]]] o Isaiah 62:2 The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. o Ezekiel 9:4-5 4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” 5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. o Revelation 7:2-3 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. • Mark of God is greater than the mark of the beast! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Sardis Pastor Nathan Deisem - “Wake Up Dead Church!” Revelation 2:18-29 o Sardis – “The Dead Church” Sardis is another city on this large and lucrative trade route. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of “Lydia,” contained in the contemporary Roman province “Asia” (now called Asia Minor – Modern Day Turkey). It was situated at the foothills of Mount Tmolus in the valley of the Hermus River on a high (very defensible) Acropolis! The city of Sardis had been conquered by the Persians and fell in turn to the Athenians, the Seleucids, and the Attalids until bequeathed to the Romans in 133 BC. They did revere the imperial cult of Caesar – they had a Temple to Artemis (Diana – Goddess of the Hunt). Had a very large Jewish Synagogue (300 ft. – football field). Gymnasium, Stadium, Theater etc… • One the Persian soldier, saw a Lydian soldier climbing down the walls to retrieve a dropped helmet and tried to follow the example. The success of his ascent set the example to the rest of Cyrus's soldiers, and they swarmed over the exposed wall and promptly took the city. (547 BC) • 215 BC as attested to by ancient reports that, when the troops led by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III assaulted Sardis that year, they penetrated across a section of the city wall near the theater. Revelation 3:1-6 Description of CHRIST: 1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD and THE SEVEN STARS. • “SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD” – A description of the Holy Spirit – Seven in its entirety! o “Seven Stars” – (possibly seven angelic beings) – Likely 7 Pastors of the 7 Churches  [Remember … “7 Lampstands” are these local churches themselves] CORRECTION: “… I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but You Are Dead. • Matthew 23:27-28 “27 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” o Straight to Correction (does not start with Commendation). COUNCIL: 2 WAKE UP, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. 3 REMEMBER, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and REPENT. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. • “WAKE UP” – Be Watchful – This is an act of faith! o “REMEMBER” – The Gospel  “REPENT” – Turn Around – Change – Get it in gear! • A Biblical Euphemism for death is to be “ASLEAP” o To Wake up is to “Come to Life”  Romans 8:11 “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” COMMENDATION 4 Yet you have still A FEW NAMES in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. • “WORTHY” – Is only granted by grace through faith! o Clothed in Righteousness  Romans 13:14 “Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.” COMMISSION: 5 The one who CONQUERS will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ • CONQUERS is not a matter of Works but Faith! o 1 John 5:4 “4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our FAITH.”  Nowhere in scripture does it teach that names, once written in the Lambs Book of life, will be erased. (Great White Throne Judgment Rev. 20:11-15) • This is not a threat – IT IS A PROMISE!!! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

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7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Thyatira Pastor Nathan Deisem - “Hold Fast...” Revelation 2:18-29; 1Kings chs.16, 21 & 2Kings 9, o Thyatira – “The Jezebel Church”  Thyatira is another city on this large and lucrative trade route. It was situated on the Lycus River! They did not have nearly the same political or cultural footprint that the previous three cities have had. They were certainly the smallest of the seven cities addressed in these first several chapters of Revelation, (Which makes it so interesting that they have the clear winner for largest letter of the 7 churches). Clear evidence of Apollos worship (Son of Zeus), (the cult of Caesar also popular here - like all Asia Minor). Thyatira would be almost nothing but for the trade guilds: Metalworkers, wool textiles, dyes (esp. purple root and shellfish)… Lydia - Acts 16:14-15 Revelation 2:18-29 Description of CHRIST: 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: THE SON OF GOD, who has EYES LIKE A FLAME OF FIRE, and His FEET ARE LIKE BURNISHED BRONZE, says this: • THE SON OF GOD o Not Apollo Son of Zeus – Jesus true son of God! • EYES LIKE A FLAME OF FIRE o It means that nothing is hidden from his sight, and scrutiny • FEET LIKE BURNISHED BRONZE o Ready to trample out some judgment! • --- This piscture shows us that Jesus… 1) Has the authority 2) Has the sight/knowledge 3) Has the ability to both pass and execute judgment! COMENDATION: 19 I know YOUR DEEDS, and your 1) love and 2) faith and 3) service and 4) perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first. • This is an inversion of the commendation/correction sent to Ephesus! o Ephesus had lost their first love and mist return to the works they did at first! - Thyatira is rich in works of love/service and it is even growing! CORRECTION: 20 BUT I have this against you, that you tolerate THE WOMAN JEZEBEL, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. 23 And I will kill HER CHILDREN with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts ; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. • THE WOMAN JEZEBEL o Likely a real woman – (unlikely that she is actually named Jezebel) • 1 Kings 16:31 “It came about, … that he (Ahab) married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians (Tyre), and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.” • WOMEN AND MEN ARE EQUAL IN VALUE BUT DIFFER IN ROLE (3 ways) 1) Physically a. Women Bear Children – Men Sire Children b. Men (on average are large and stronger than women) i. 1 Peter 3:7 “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.” 2) Marriage (1 Cor. 11:3; Eph. 5:22–33; Col. 3:18–19) a. 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” 3) Church leadership (Pastor/Elders) a. Church (God’s Family) is modeled after the biological Family b. Its leadership of final spiritual authority is limited to men (Not for merit) i. 1 Timothy 2:11-13 “11 A woman is to learn quietly with full submission. 12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.” COUNCIL: 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless what you have, HOLD FAST until I come • There were some in that church who knew the truth and felt hostage to this leadership o Jesus says, don’t worry, keep on trucking! COMMISSION: 26 He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end, to him I will give AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS; 27 and he shall RULE THEM with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him the “morning star.” 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ • AUTHORITY o This is derived authority granted by Jesus to rule (under Jesus) in the Millennium! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

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7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Pergamum Pastor Nathan Deisem - “Do Not Compromise” Revelation 2:12-17; Numbers 22-25; Romans 12:2 & 3:4; o Pergamum – “The Compromising Church”  20 – 40 miles from Smyrna (inland). Pergamum is another very wealthy city on this large and lucrative trade route. It is situated on two tributaries of the Caicus River! They had a large university with and even larger library (200,000 volumes). Invented (at least a type) of parchment! Very diverse pegan worship. Huge statue and alter to Zeus, many other pagan gods (well documented), the cult of Caesar also popular here (like all Asia Minor). Temple to of Asclepius, a pagan god of healing represented in the form of a serpent. Revelation 2:12-17 Description of CHRIST: 12 “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says THE ONE WHO HAS THE SHARP, DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD: • The imagery of a sharp double edged sword is common concerning Jesus! o In revelation alone we have four references (Revelation 1:16, here in 2:12, and…)  Revelation 19:15a, 21 “15a A sharp sword came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it. He will rule them with an iron rod. 21 The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ate their fill of their flesh.”  Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (also Ephesians 6:17 “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”) • Jesus is infinite in power and holy and just to dole out judgment on unrighteousness and discipline on his wayward children! COMMENDATION: 13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives. • Asclepius: As I mentioned there was so much pagan and state cult worship all over Pergamum and Asia minor but Asclepius (who had a temple and prominent worship in Pergamum) his symbol is serpent coiled around his staff! (Bronze Serpent Numbers 21:6-9) o The Church in Pergamum was praised for their commitment to their faith in the face of persecution and even martyrdom! • Antipas: According to Eastern Orthodox traditions, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Andrea of Caesarea, believe Antipas to be the Bishop of the Christian church at Pergamum and that he was martyred for his faith in our blessed Lord Christ Jesus o "Antipas, the whole world is against you!" Antipas reputedly replied: "Then I am against the whole world." (possibly ‘like the father’) [Romans 3:4 … all men liars]  Antipas was supposedly roasted alive in a hollow life-size bull, which had a bonfire under its belly, because Antipas refused to renounce his faith in our blessed Lord Christ Jesus. [Romans 12:2 … do not conform] • Satan’s Throne … Where Satan Lives o Satan is not omnipresent – He was right at home in Pergamum, comfortable, in control … Accept for the church in Pergamum! CORRECTION: 14 BUT I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak [Moabite king] to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. • The Teaching of Balam: Numbers 22-25 (22:22-35 Balaam’s Donkey and The Angel of the Lord) COUNCIL: 16 So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth. • Repent: Turn Back – Change Your mind! o Jesus will wage war against them (the false teachers) with the sword! • Jesus’ sword (true words) is lethal judgment to the lost (edge one) • Jesus’ sword (true words) is a surgical scalpel (discipline) to Believers COMMISSION: 17 Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of THE HIDDEN MANNA. I will also give him A WHITE STONE, and on the stone A NEW NAME is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it. • Conquering: Do not compromise with Balaam, the Nicolaitans, or any other false teaching of licentious sin and synchronistic false worship! o Rewards : not gifts of grace but earned/enjoyed in the Millenium (possibly eternity) • “… Scholars and theologians are greatly divided as to the specific significance of these three rewards …” #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Smyrna - Revelation 2:8-11 “Be Faithful Onto Death” - Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church o SMYRNA – “The Persecuted Church” A large, important port city on the western coast of Asia Minor (Modern day Izmir, Turkey), famed for its schools of medicine and science, and in the promulgation of the Imperial Cult of Caesar worship (Tiberius 1st cent. & Hadrian 2nd cent.). Historian Strabo (Geography) said it had paved streets, library, gymnasium, Shrine to Homer (Who might have been born there). Large Jewish presence (believing and non-believing). Polycarp (church father and disciple of John) martyred there! Revelation 2:8-11 Description of CHRIST: 8 “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last, the one who was dead and came to life: • Imminence & Transcendence: Revelation is a Letter written by Apostle John! o Transcendence – “The First and the Last” (Alpha and Omega)Jesus is eternal! He was there at the beginning & we’ll all see him at the end! • Isaiah 44:6 “Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I AM the first, and I AM the last; and beside me there is no God.” (see also Isaiah 48:12) • Revelation 1:8 “I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (see also Revelation 22:13) o Imminence – “The one who was dead & came to life” (Crucifixion & Resurrection) Jesus died and rose again! What we fear most he has already faced & defeated! • Why these descriptions for this church??? ((( Let’s read on ))) COMMENDATION: 9 I know your affliction and poverty, but YOU ARE RICH. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. • Poverty: Two words frequently used in the NT for “poor!”o Πένης (penēs) - to toil for daily subsistence –working poor “Scraping by” o Πτωχεία (ptōcheia) – Beggar, destitute, hopelessly lost! With regard to Salvation no one is “working poor” we are all “destitute!” • Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” • Slander: 1st century church was very Jewish and definitely Jewish lead (all the disciples) o Believing and unbelieving Jews were cordial until about 80AD (polytheism) 90AD edict past emperor is God! “Caesar is Lord” – No JESUS IS LORD! o Rumors: were spread about the church… Cannibalism – “eat my flesh and drink my blood” – communion Arsonists – “Fire of the Holy Spirit” – Nero blamed them for burning Rome Breaking up Families – “Hate father and mother” – families would excommunicate believers at baptism! (380AD Christianity State Religion) • Say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan o John 8:39-44 “…Abraham’s Children … Your father (the devil)” o Romans 2:12-29 “…Jewish inwardly and outwardly … Circumcision of the heart” o Acts 14:2; 17:4 “Unbelieving Jews … Jews that were not persuaded” CORRECTION: NONE WHATSOEVER!!! COUNCIL: 10 DON’T BE AFRAID of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. BE FAITHFUL TO THE POINT OF DEATH, and I will give you “THE CROWN OF LIFE.” • ACTS 12: James martyred by the sword – Peter is delivered by angelic intervention o Corrie Ten Boom (dutch) survived the concentration camp – her sister died Don’t be afraid - Jesus is faithful! Beginning & End – Died & Came to Life! • TEN DAYS OF TORTURE THEN EXECUTION --- BE FAITHFUL ONTO DEATH! • “THE CROWN OF LIFE” o Not the royal crown “Diadem” (All hail the power of Jesus name) Στέφανος Stphenos – Wreath of victory for the victorious athlete! • 1 Corinthians 9:25 “Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown.” • James 1:12 “Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” • 2 Timothy 4:7-8 “7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.” COMMISSION: 11 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death. • Conquering means facing trials even onto death without denying Christ Jesus!o Second Death in Revelation 20 = The Lake of Fire! #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION – Ephesus “Remember Your First Love” - Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church Revelation 2:1-7; Matt. 22:34-40; 2 Timothy 3:16; • INTRODUCTION: [[[ Thank you Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church ]]] o We are Starting a Sermon Series called: “7 Churches of Revelation” o PREVIEW: God’s Instruction for All churches in All places for All times!- Some theologians see this content differently (what else is new?) • Anyone who denies these are seven real local churches at the time is wrong! • Some view this as church history: Early church = Ephesus … Now Laodicea - I believe these letter(s) were written to the whole church everywhere always: • It’s in the Bible – 2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” • EVERY LETTER: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches”• (Also Revelation 1:3-4a) “3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: …” • (Also Revelation 1:20) “20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches.” • CONTEXT/BACKGROUND: - Revelation is a Letter written by Apostle John!o Having Been Crucified and Resurrected… Within 5 years he appears to Paul – 65 years he appears to John• Chapter 2-3 --- These are JESUS’ words! (95 AD) o John is exiled to Patmos in his 90s … because he wouldn’t die…(Tertullian tells us they tried to martyr John Frying him in oil) • … “He suffered to harm from it” – kept on preaching. o Seven Churches of Revelation in Asia (Minor) – Modern Day Turkey (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea) • Most traveled and populace trade route of that time/regiono [[[ MAP ]]] clockwise order of the letters o Each Church Receives ~ 4 Parts to their Letter * Christ * Commendation * Correction * Council * Commission o Ephesus – Church where Timothy was the pastor/church planter (This is also the church John attended near the end of His life) Revelation 2:1-7 Description of CHRIST: 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of Him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lamp-stands. COMMENDATION: 2 “I KNOW YOUR WORKS, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. CORRECTION: 4 BUT I have this against you, that you have abandoned your first love.COUNCIL:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and DO THE WORKS YOU DID AT FIRST. If not, I will come to you and remove your lamp-stand from its place, unless you repent. o GREAT COMMANDMENT(S): o Matthew 22:36-40 “36 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and (first) foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” • Worship: Prayer – Praise • Word: Your Favorite Nutritious/Tasty Meal! • Witness: (Not Let’s Go Soul Winning) – Fused to your life o “He met a girl” - 1) Spend time w/ her 2)Talk about her! COMMENDATION: (Reprise) 6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. COMMISSION:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’ #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #SevenChurchesOfRevelation WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

"He Was Lame In Both Feet" - Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church MEPHIBOSHETH! (2 Samuel 9:1-13) 1 and 2 Samuel is a crazy story of military/political espionage and intrigue! David and Mephibosheth 9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 1 Samuel 20:12-17 12 Then Jonathan said to David, “I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favorably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know? 13 But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father. 14 But show me unfailing kindness like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, 15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.” 17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself. (Back to 2 Samuel 9) 2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” --- “At your service,” he replied. 3 The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” --- Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.” 2 Samuel 4:4 4 (Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.) (Back to 2 Samuel 9) 4 “Where is he?” the king asked. --- Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.” Lo Debar – “Land of Nothing” 5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down [FELL ON HIS FACE] to pay him honor. --- David said, “Mephibosheth!” --- “At your service,” he replied. --- 7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and YOU WILL ALWAYS EAT AT MY TABLE.” (“Table Fellowship” – Acts 15) 8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” (“The Prodigal Son” Luke 15:11-32 (especially verses 21-24) 9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons. 12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth. 13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; -------- HE WAS LAME IN BOTH FEET. #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Mephibosheth WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

NEW YEAR’S POWER 2022 Ephesians 3:14-21; • INTRODUCTION: Who thinks 2021 was not an improvement over 2020? o Who here has felt powerless because of it? (I Have) o PREVIEW: Today we will look at a passage that is probably very familiar to most of you --- But we will examine it in greater detail • CONTEXT: Paul Praising God’s Power in Prison! o Paul wrote several epistles/letters during his imprisonment in Rome!  Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and … Ephesians! Prayer for Spiritual Strength! Ephesians 3:14-21 “14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of His Glorious Riches he may STRENGTHEN YOU with Power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have POWER, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how WIDE and LONG and HIGH and DEEP is the love of Christ, 19 and TO KNOW this love that SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably [Unfathomably] more than all we ASK or IMAGINE, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #GodPower2022 WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

CHRISTMAS PRESENCE – "Worship in His Presence" Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church Revelation 4:1-11 Worship in Revelation 4 “1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD, • Revelation 1:4–5, “John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, & who is to come, & from the seven spirits before his throne, & from Jesus Christ…” Revelation 3:1, “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven spirits of God . . .” Revelation 4:5, “From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.” Revelation 5:6, “Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” o Debate: Angels? Or Holy Spirit? The “seven spirits” cannot be seven angelic beings such as seraphim or cherubim because of the context of Revelation 1:4. John says that “grace and peace” are coming to the churches from three sources: “him who is, and who was, and who is to come” (verse 4), “the seven spirits before the throne” (verse 4), and “Jesus Christ” (verse 5). This is a depiction of THE TRINITY: grace and peace are given by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the three co-equal Persons of the Godhead. In Revelation 3:1 Jesus “holds” the seven spirits of God. In John 15:16, Jesus “sends” the Holy Spirit from the Father. Both passages suggest the superordinate role of the Son and the subordinate role of the Spirit. In Revelation 4:5 the seven spirits of God are symbolized as seven burning lamps that are before God’s throne. This picture agrees with Zechariah’s vision in which he sees the Holy Spirit symbolized as “a solid gold lampstand . . . with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it” (Zechariah 4:2). Once we identify the “seven spirits” as the Holy Spirit, the question remains, why are there “seven” of Him? The Bible, and especially the book of Revelation, uses the number seven to refer to perfection and completion. John’s vision includes a picture of the perfect and complete Holy Spirit. Isaiah 11:2 also references the Holy Spirit using a seven-fold description: 1) The Spirit of the LORD 2) The Spirit of wisdom 3) The Spirit of understanding 4) The Spirit of counsel 5) The Spirit of power 6) The Spirit of knowledge 7) The Spirit of the fear of the Lord 6 and before the throne there was as it were a SEA OF GLASS, like crystal (Ex.24:10; Ezek 1:22). And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight (Ezek. 1). 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night THEY NEVER CEASE TO SAY, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, [Rev 19:10 & 22:9] Who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM who is seated on the throne and WORSHIP HIM who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” LIVING WORSHIP We are committed to praising the name of Jesus daily by recognizing who He is, who we are, and reacting accordingly in all areas of our lives. We treasure our times of corporate praise and worship and we state emphatically that worship does not end there. All of life is meant to be worship. #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #ChristmasPresence WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem

Nathan Deisem - Pastor of Fathom Church CHRISTMAS PRESENCE – “Imminence and Transcendence” John 1:1-14 #NathanDeisem #FathomChurch #Christmas WEBSITE: https://fathomcma.org FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/fathomcma TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NathanDeisem