Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 18

Revelation 8:1-5; Returning to end time prophesy following the Christmas Advent season, we began with a brief review of Revelation 1-7. Chapter 8 begins with the breaking of the 7th seal of the scroll by the Lamb. Immediately, there is silence in heaven for the period of a half hour. Finally, the silence is broken […]

Advent 2023 The REAL Christmas Story 4

Matthew 1:18-25; The Angel’s candle is the focus of the 4th week of Advent. With many angelic visitations a vital part of the Christmas story, the choice to engage the tender story of Joseph and Mary was clearly Spirit-led. Learning that his bride was very unexpectedly found to be pregnant, broken-hearted Joseph was preparing to […]

Advent 2023 The REAL Christmas Story 3

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Genesis 48:8=16; The 3rd week of Advent focuses upon the Shepherd’s candel. While the typical passage used for this message is Luke 2, the first mention of ‘shepherd’ in Scripture goes back to the blessing of Jacob/Israel upon the two sons of Joseph near the conclusion of Genesis. The gift of family relationships and the […]

Advent 2023 The REAL Christmas Story 2

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Micah 5:1-9; The theme of bibilcal prophesy concerning the coming of Messiah was introduced last week in Isaiah 11, with the lighting of the Prophet’s Candle. However there are many more supporting prophesies that provide key information about the nature of Messiah and the location of His arrival. Advent week 2 focuses upon the Bethlehem […]

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 […]