Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Worship Service - November 26, 2023

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY November 26, 2023

Order of Worship

Theme: The disciple of Jesus Christ is not only to eagerly look for the second Advent of Jesus Christ, he is to work to hasten the coming of that great day. 

Welcome & Call to Worship
“O Come All Ye Faithful” #249
“O Little Town of Bethlehem” #250
Prayer & Children’s Story
“Joy to the World” #270
“Silent Night” #253
Offering - “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” #244
Responsive Reading - The Light #378
Men solo 1 Women solo 2
Congregational Prayer 
Hearing God’s Word
“The Blessed Hope”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“Emmanuel” #243
Benediction and Postlude

“Our Blessed Hope”
33rd In our series the Epistle of 2nd Peter

I. Understanding the Perennial Hersey - Man made utopia
* A. It will exhibit as the totalitarian dictatorship of the New World Order, Great Reset, 4th Industrial Revolution
* 1. The destruction of liberty, privacy, property and even life
* a. The One world religion - Revelation 13:15
* b. The One world economy and civil government - Revelation 13:16-17
* 2. The enslavement of the entire human race- Rev 13:4, 7-8
* B. Mankind can never achieve utopia - Jeremiah 17:9 

II. Looking for the Day of the Lord - 2 Peter 3:11-13
* A. The disciple’s hope is in the Lord 
* 1. We do not lose heart in tribulation - Romans 8:31-39
* 2. We pursue a life of holiness and godliness
* B. We are working towards the Second Advent of Christ
* 1. By studying the Scriptures to understand the times in which we live and what the Lord would have us do
* 2. We are engaged in hastening the Day of the Lord
* a. Evangelizing the lost
* b. Discipling the saved - Matthew 28:18-20
* c. Claiming the Crown Rights of King Jesus in ever area of life, in every realm of authority
* C. Looking towards the New Heavens and New Earth
* 1. This existing universe is not eternal
* 2. It will burn in a tremendous nuclear explosion - 2 Peter 3:7,10,12
* a. Then our Lord will create a New Heavens and New Earth - Isaiah 65:17
* b. This will be perfect, pure and untainted by sin, in it Righteousness will dwell eternally

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