REJOICE!

Preached October 25, 2009 from Matthew 28:1-10 Theme: This passage tells us some of the reasons we have for rejoicing over the resurrection of Jesus. This morning, we begin our study of the final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. And what good news it presents to us—especially against the backdrop of the story of the cross! The crucified Son of God is alive! And the theme of this...
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MYSTERY: BABYLON THE GREAT

AM Bible Study Group; October 21, 2009 Revelation 17:1-18 Theme: In this chapter, John is given a vision of the great ‘harlot’ Babylon, which the Antichrist will exploit and the Lord destroy at His coming . Chapters 17-18 constitute another parenthesis in the flow of the book of Revelation. The judgment of "great Babylon" was mentioned in 16:19; and now, in these...
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THE MARATHON OF FAITH

Preached October 18, 2009 from Hebrews 12:1-2 Theme: If we are diligent to keep our eyes on the right ‘focus-points’, we will run the race of faith with endurance. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ...
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THE SEVEN 'BOWL' JUDGMENTS

AM Bible Study Group; October 7, 2009 Revelation 16:1-21 Theme: With the outpouring of the seven ‘bowl’ judgments, the wrath of God upon this unbelieving age is complete (see 15:1) . Though there are some significant differences, the seven ‘bowl’ judgments bear a remarkable similarity to the seven ‘trumpets’ of chapters 8-11; and give support to the...
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THE PRECIOUS & CRUCIFIED BODY

Preached October 4, 2009 from Matthew 27:55-66 Theme:  God sovereignly preserved the precious, crucified body of our Lord for the day of His resurrection.. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Matthew, we come this morning to Matthew’s description of the beginning of three very remarkable days—days like no other in all of history. They were the three days in which the...
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