(Philippians 4:4)….Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! At least five times the Bible tells the people of God to rejoice in the Lord. We may not be not find ourselves wanting to do so, because of something going on in our life at the time. We may not even want to rejoice because we change all the time (Meaning we change due to the emotions we are experiencing moment to moment). But the Lord is different! God is dependable! God is faithful. God is honest. God …
(Revelation 3:14-22)…..14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know …
(Matthew 25:1-13)…..“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ …
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Pastor Dan Nickerson preaches from 2 Timothy 1:6-8
(Revelation 3:14-22)…..14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know …
No matter how dark the times, or just how wicked our nation becomes, we can rest with assurance that Jesus Christ, the Righteous King, still reigns as Lord and Ruler over all the earth (Matthew 28:18) (Colossians 1:15-18). His Righteousness and His justice will be made known to all God’s creation, (Philippians 2:5-11).
Notice, David’s question, “Why do the heathen rage (ban together), and the people plot (plan) a vain thing?” The heathen are the unbelieving, those who reject the living God, who reject His Word, who will …
One of the greatest events of history (if not the greatest) is the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from the grave. When the two women called Mary came to the tomb on the morning after Christ rose, they were greeted by an angel of the Lord with these words,“ (Matthew 28:6-7)…..He is not here; for He is risen as He said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed …
As we continue looking at the church in Philadelphia we are encouraged by theses verses because they reminded the believers in Philadelphia, as well as us today, that the Lord is coming back soon, and the Christian is obligated to be looking for His return (Matthew 24:27) (Luke 21:25-28) (Acts 1:10-11) (2 Timothy 4:8) (Revelation 1:7). We are to live everyday in the light of His soon coming. Why is this so important for the church? The answer lies in the fact that those who are looking for …
“What caused the Reformation?” Many people might point to Martin Luther and his 95 Theses as the cause. But if you were to ask Luther himself, he would refuse to take any credit. Instead, he would put the focus entirely on God and His Word. Near the end of his life, Luther declared, “All I have done is put forth, preach, and write the Word of God, and apart from this I have done nothing….It is the Word that has done great things.…I have done nothing; the Word has done …
So we have seen and heard that Jesus reveals Himself to the church in Philadelphia as the One who is in control of everything, and that He is Holy and He is True. Described as the One Who is holding the “Key of David,” being faithful to provide all we need in order to do what He calls us to do. He is enthroned as, and recognized as, the head of the (His) church (Colossians 1:16-18). This was a church that was walking in obedience to …
