Sermons
The Final Day
The Basis of Our Faith
The Work Ahead in the World Ahead
Utopia cannot be ushered in all at once. There will still be many attitudes that will have to be worked with – and with Christ’s return – that process will commence. And we will have our part in that important process.
This sermon covers, very briefly, seven areas – education, health, economics and finance, law and order, religion, sexual morality and government and politics. Of course there will be a number of other areas where much work will need to be done – such as rebuilding a planet devastated by the worst time of trouble that this planet has ever seen, or ever will see; morality, integrity, honesty, courtesy, compassion etc but the family of God will have much work to do throughout the millennium and during the Great White Throne Judgment.
Meaning of the Last Great Day
Death is man’s greatest enemy. Death must be conquered. God says that He did destroy it for us. He offers us the gift of eternal life. But how? Most people don’t know. Do you know? And further, Peter said that we can only be saved if we believe in and obey Jesus Christ. But what happens to those who die without having accepted Jesus Christ in their lives? Are they lost forever? Are they burning in purgatory or hell fire? Most people don’t know. Do you know?
The Meaning of the Last Great Day gives the answers. And God’s truth is so much more comprehensive, astonishing, revealing and comforting than most realize.
Bible Study & the Great Commandment
In Deuternomoy 6:7, God commands us to teach His ways to our children, to speak of them when we are in our homes, when we got out into the world, before we go to sleep and when we wake in the morning. God’s says He AND His word must be central to our lives. But Bible study takes time. There is an easy way to dramatically increase our Bible study without dramatically altering our lives.
A Symbolic Story of our Lives
A young man is sent out into the world by his poor parents to seek a better way of life, only to find himself in many trials and tests, until he develops a change of heart by saving the ones he loves. Within this story there are many symbolic principles in relation to the Bible which can be applied personally and/or spiritually in our lives.
Be Strong and of Good Courage
Be Strong and of good Courage was the admonition God gave to Joshua prior to him going into the promised land because of the great responsibility he would face. In similar manner w need to be strong and of good courage as we live our Christian lives in this land until the return of Christ to set up the Kingdom which is our promised land.
Hacking
The practice of hacking has connotations with computers. However, even computer hackers generally agree that the act of hacking extends beyond the keyboard. We define hacking as taking a set of established rules, interpreting them creatively, and experimenting with our action to see what happens with the new interpretation. With this understanding, hacking seems harmless. However, when we hack with God’s laws, twisting them around to interpret them for our own benefit, the result is sin deserving of death. This message describes situations of hacking with God’s laws. The Sabbath is one area which is classically muddled with, by interpreting it to be on Sunday and by expanding the boundaries of appropriate behavior. The Bible also instructs us how to worship him correctly. The Israelites coming out of Egypt hacked with this command and worshipped God in their own way. David hacked with the instructions for transporting the arc, by putting it on a cart when it was supposed to be carried. Moses also hacked with God’s instructions by bringing water from the rock in the wilderness in his own way, rather than the way that God instructed. All of these examples of hacking are examples of sinful disobedience. We must make sure to follow God’s instructions carefully, and not to intermingle them with our own corrupt interpretations and desires.
Faith
What can we learn from our heros of old in building our faith? They were not just heros, but Action -heros. Their faith wasn’t exemplified solely on their willingness to follow God’s way of life, but in taking actions that proved that willingness. Real faith also takes preparation. Our faith is tested not when the seas are calm and sunny, but dark and tumulteous. It’s then that we will be asked to step out into the water and have our faith truely tested. How we have prepared ourselves in growing closer to God, will be the deciding factor in how far our faith takes us.
