Awake Us Now

Revelation 7:1-14 -- The seal of God on His servants; The 144,000; The 12 tribes as listed in Revelation; The multitude in white robes, come out of the great tribulation. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfort? Join us...

Revelation 6:1-16 -- The seven seals; Removal of the first six seals; Interpretations of the meanings. The recommended Bible Class, "Awake to His-story" can be viewed at https://www.awakeusnow.com/awake-his-story What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is...

Revelation 5 -- The scroll with 7 seals; The Lamb; Jesus, the Lamb, the Lion of Judah, the Root of David; Crescendo of praise to the Lamb; Messianic prophesies in Daniel and Isaiah. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfor...

Revelation Chapter 4 -- The throne of God in Heaven; 24 elders, the seven spirits of God, 4 living creatures - Old Testament references and schools of interpretation. Q & A session. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfor...

Revelation 3:14-22 -- Laodicea, the lukewarm church; Parallels in modern times; "I stand at the door and knock" often misunderstood; Views on meaning and application of the letters to 7 churches. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an inc...

Pastor Dodge continues excavating Truth #15: "The stones cry out to our generation." This week we hear from "hidden stones" as he shares the newly discovered backstory to the healing of the blind man, bringing John 9 and 2 Chronicles 32:30 together in a powerful way!

The Gospel of John - Week 1 Scripture: An overview of John chapters 1-21. The Gospel of John is different than the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Gospel of John is unique as 90% of what is written in this gospel is found nowhere else. And John gives us a unique view of Jesus, too. Pastor Dodge shares with us who John was, and the evidence around John being the author of this book....

Revelation 2:18 - 3:13 -- Letters to the churches of Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia; Thyatira - Lydia vs. "Jezebel"; Exhortation to "Wake Up!" What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfort? Join us as we explore this contr...

Revelation 2:8-17 -- Format of letters to 7 churches, Letters to Smyrna and Pergamum; Word "Repent" used more in Revelation than in any other New Testament book. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfort? Join us as we exp...

Revelation 1:12 - 2:7 -- Identity of Jesus in John's vision confirmed by Old Testament references; Overview of letters to the 7 "churches" or assemblies; meaning of "ekklesia," often translated church; Letter to Ephesus. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? —...

Revelation 1:7-13 -- Jesus, the promised great Passover Lamb; Old Testament references and fulfillment; Why "Seven" churches?;  What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfort? Join us as we explore this controversial book toget...

Week 3 is on our need for humility in interpretation; Overview of Millennial interpretations (Historic Premillennialism, Postmillennialism, Amillennialism, Dispensational Premillennialism); References to Old Testament permeate Revelation. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is...

This week Pastor Dodge shares a message entitled "Stones Speak," which delves into Truth #15: "The stones cry out to our generation." The message is based on Luke 19:40 "... the stones will cry out." What causes the stones to cry out? And what recent and exciting discovery does Pastor share with us?

Up To Jerusalem - Teaching 20 Scripture: John 20:24-31, John 21:1-15, Matthew 28:16-20, 1 Corinthians 5:6-7, Acts 1:3-14. Today is the final teaching on part four of five of our Two Year Gospel Study. Pastor takes us on an adventure examining the last appearances of Jesus during His final forty days on earth after His resurrection. Pastor begins with the story of Thomas and shares interesting insi...

Discussed this week are the meaning of "Revelation/Apocalypse"; God's purpose for the book; Overview of interpretations of the Millennium ("Thousand Years") in Chapter 20. What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book an incredible comfort? Join us...

Introduction: Why this study now?; Jesus' prophecies of the end times - Return of Israel, Gospel to the Nations, Deception of Christendom; Widely held interpretations of Revelation; "God is brilliant!" What does The Book of Revelation say about the future? How does it address the events of today? So many different interpretations — which is the correct one? Is this book scary? — or — Is this book...

In the days of King Hezekiah (~700 BC), people had traded the real thing for a bronze thing. What do you want your grandchildren to cherish -- religious traditions, or the Living God?

Being bullied is like walking through a minefield, where both physical wounds and emotional scars can be inflicted. Yet even Jesus, the Son of God, knows what it means to be bullied.

A connection to an organization is not the same as a relationship with the Living God, just as knowing about Jesus isn't the same as knowing Christ. The Christian faith is not a True and False test!

"Design demands a designer." Evidence of intelligent design is all around and within us, but for what were we designed? The answer begins with "...to have a relationship with God..." and is meant to end with "..to know God's unconditional love."

Up To Jerusalem - Teaching 19 Scripture: Matthew 28:9-10, 1 Corinthians 15:5, Luke 24:13-49, John 20:19-23 Today we continue with our look at the events of the day of Jesus' resurrection and those who saw Him that day.  Pastor talks about the Gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and that their stories were written as eye witnesses .  These are the accounts of people who were there. Last c...

Isaiah 53 acts like a GPS, leading us to God. It is truly an amazing prophetic word from an amazing Hebrew prophet!

The night before Jesus died, He spoke words of encouragement. They still cheer hearts today!

"Rugged individualism" is a value prized by many, but God commands us to live in community and to love one another.

God created marriage to illustrate how we can enjoy an intimate relationship with Him!