THE LORD'S RETURN

AM Bible Study Group; November 25, 2009 Revelation 19:11-16 Theme: Theme: This passage describes the characteristics of our Savior at the time of His return.. Theme: This passage describes the characteristics of our Savior at the time of His return. This passage describes for us the great event that, elsewhere in Scripture, is called "the blessed hope" (Titus 2:13)—that is, the...
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THANKS IN "ALL THINGS"

Preached Thanksgiving Sunday; November 22, 2009 from Romans 8:28-30 Theme: God’s loving providence gives His people the basis for thanksgiving in ‘all things’. To prepare our hearts for our Thanksgiving celebration later this week, I ask you to turn to one of my favorite passages of Scripture. I suspect it’s also a favorite of many of us here today. Please open...
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REJOICING IN HEAVEN

AM Bible Study Group; November 19, 2009 Revelation 19:1-10 Theme: This passage describes the joy in heaven that will immediately precede the return of our Lord to earth. In chapters 17-18, the story of Revelation was temporarily put on hold; and we were given background information about the destruction of ‘Babylon’—that great ‘harlot’ city that will represent the...
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SOWING BY FAITH

Preached November 15, 2009 from Mark 4.26-29 Theme: God sovereignly works to spread His kingdom through the faithful sowing of His word. Each time that we highlight the ministry of The Gideons, I consider it a good opportunity for us to look together at what the Bible says about its own power to transform the lives of people around us. After all, the ministry of The Gideons—to...
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BABYLON—GONE!

AM Bible Study Group; November 11, 2009 Revelation 18:21-24 Theme: This passage describes the finality with which the great ‘harlot’ city Babylon will be thrown down in judgment. This closing section of Revelation 18 finishes off the theme taken up in chapters 17-18—that of the judgment from God of the ‘harlot’ system of religion, philosophy, political power and...
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