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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”. […]
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.
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]