Advent 2023 The REAL Christmas Story 1

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Isaiah 11:1-9; God’s Plan of Redemption for singul humanity was woven through the Old Testament as well as being fulfilled in the Incarnation of Christ in the New Testament. The Lord foretold through Isaiah that the apparently dead stump of Judah by way of Jesse would raise up a shoot that would become the “Branch”. […]

Thankfulness in an often-Thankless World

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Psalm 23:2-6; The shepherd theme in Scripture is precious to members of God’s flock….during good times and bad times. This Thanksgiving message is timeless in scope and depth, as David knew well the nature of sheep and the character of a good shepherd.

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 17

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Daniel 9:20-27; Wrapping up the fist seven chapters of Revelation, we reviewned the key aspects of John’s visions thus far and examined some chronological illustrations of the six seal judgements. To understand the prophetic timing, we then unpacked Daniel’s visitaion by Gabriel in 538BC. This ancient prophetic word from the Lord revealed the “seventy sevens” […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 16

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Revelation 7:9-17; Immediately following the sealing of the 144,000 from the tribes of Israel, John sees another heavenly vision of a countless number of saints. They are wearing white robes and holding palm branches, which were a sign of victory in the Roman worldview. There is another praise-worship experience before the throne of God, then […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 15

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Revelation 7:1-8; Chapter 6 closes with the unraveling of the cosmos and the frightened earth-dwllers crying out “For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” John then saw four angels holding back the winds of destruction, as a fifth angel appears with the seal of God to […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 14

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Revelation 6:9-17; As the Lamb opened the first four seals of the scroll, the four horsemen were summonsed by the four living creatures to bring judgement and death upon the earth. When the 5th seal was broken, instead of another form of punishment for sin, John saw souls in heaven under the altar of the […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 13

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Revelation 6:1-8; with the recent heavenly ‘interlude’ of chapters 4-5 completed, the Lamb begins to break the seven seals of the scroll taken from the Father’s hand. As each of the first four seals are broken, one of the four living creatures issues a command of, “Come!” First a white horse and rider appear, followed […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 11

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Revelation 4:1-11; As John completes the dicated letters from the Glorified Christ Jesus to the seven churches in Asia, he looks upward to see an open door into heaven. The Lord calls him to the throne room of Yahweh-God, where he will see “what must take place after this“. Before any more visions are revealed, […]

Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 10

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Revelation 3:14-22; Unlike the churches in Smyrna and Philadelphia that were commended by Christ, the final church of the seven in Laodicea was found to have nothing praiseworthy. Instead, the Lord noted they were “lukewarm –neither hot nor cold” and warned “I am about to spit you out of my mouth“. Although they viewed their […]