STOP BEING A 'STRANGER' TO GOD!

Preached September 27, 2009 from Ezekiel 14:1-11 Theme:  Professing Christians who have hidden sin in their hearts estrange themselves from God.. I ask you to turn in your Bible this morning to the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. While some people may feel that some portions of the Old Testament prophets are difficult to understand, I don’t believe they could say that about what we find in...
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IF THERE IS NO 'HEREAFTER' . . .

PM Home Bible Study Group; September 23, 2009 Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 Theme: Without the hope of the justice of God beyond life “under the sun”, man neither dies nor lives better than the beasts of the earth. This evening’s portion of Ecclesiastes must be understood in the light of the context of what is around it. Most immediately, Solomon has mentioned the hope he has for the...
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A PRELUDE OF PRAISE

AM Bible Study Group; September 23, 2009 Revelation 15:1-8 Theme:  Before the outpouring of God’s just wrath upon the earth, a great prelude of praise to Him will occur in the heavens. . People often turn their noses up at the passages in the Scripture that describe God’s just outpouring of wrath. But here, in this morning’s passage, we find that the saints in the...
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THE TWO GREAT REAPINGS

AM Bible Study Group; September 16, 2009 Revelation 14:13-20 Theme: John is given a vision of two great ‘reapings’ of the earth before the outpouring of God’s wrath after the tribulation . Just before the beginning of the seven bowl judgments (15:1-16:21)—which depict for us the outpouring of God’s just wrath upon the earth—John is given a vision of two...
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THE DAY 'SALVATION' CAME TO A SINFUL MAN'S HOUSE

Preached September 13, 2009 from Luke 19:1-10 Theme:  The story of Zacchaeus teaches us about God’s saving grace.. I invite you to turn with me this morning to one of the Bible’s stories about Jesus. It’s a very important story, because it teaches us about one of the most important things we could ever know about—God’s grace to save sinners. This passage is found...
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