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Please rise for the reading of God’s Word. Continuing in the book of Proverbs this morning, looking at the wisdom of Proverbs, particularly regarding marriage. So we’re looking at Proverbs starting in verse 3. But as we look to the reading of God’s Word, if you would please join with me in prayer. Our God, we do ask that you guide us by your word and your spirit. That in your light we may see your...

In the book of Proverbs this morning, we start our summer Psalms and Proverbs series. We’re looking this morning at the mocker or the scorner, the type of fool who tears down rather than builds up, who insults rather than encourages, and who divides rather than unites. As we look to the reading of God’s word, if you join with me in prayer. Lord, we do ask that you would shed your light on us, that...

Revelation 22. We come to the final chapter and to our final sermon in this series. An observation through the years: those who spend a lot of time worrying about and fussing over end times teaching don’t seem very often to speak much about entering into glory. They come with a shock factor of the here and the now, but heaven itself doesn’t get too much screen time, almost an afterthought. Well, w...

Heavenly Father, as we meet now in your presence, we ask that you would open our ears to hear your voice, to open our hearts to love you more and more, to open our souls to receive your word in all of its fullness, that your Son Jesus, who is the word made flesh, that he would be glorified and he would be honored in our lives. For it is in his name that we do pray. Amen. Amen. Beginning

The one sitting on it was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He’s clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is the Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following

Starting in Revelation 1. Today is Trinity Sunday, and it’s the time each year where we focus and highlight this central Christian belief. We’ve been going through the Book of Revelation. We’re going to primarily be looking at a text to and from the book, but as it’s more topical in nature, we’re going to include some other passages as well. We look to the reading of God’s word. If you join with m...

The birth of the church universal, the Holy Spirit launching the message of Jesus Christ into the world through a newly empowered people. And here we see the bookends of Pentecost and the return of the King Jesus. We live in that time in between, in the church age. As we look to the reading of God’s word, if you please join with me in prayer. God, our helper, by your Holy Spirit, we ask you to ope...

flow from the ayin section of Psalm 119. Let us pray. Father, at times we feel like even though we have done what is just and right, we are still left to our oppressors. And so we ask that you might give us, your servants, a pledge of your good, that the insolent would not oppress us. Lord, our eyes long for your salvation. We long for the fulfillment of your righteous promises, and we ask that yo...

Revelation 15 and 16. We come to the end, sort of. The cycles of judgment are culminating in these final judgments, but ahead is still the description of the world systems falling apart and the marriage supper of the Lamb. But here are presented the final judgments in the 7 bowls of God’s wrath. And as we look to the reading of God’s word, if you please join with me in prayer. Heavenly Father, as...

Revelation 14, see the triumph of Jesus both in joy as well as in judgment. Revelation 14, as we look to the reading of God’s Word, if you would join with me in prayer. God of all mercy, you’ve promised never to break your covenant with us, and so amid all the changing words of our generation, Lord, we ask that you would continue to speak your eternal words that do not change. That we would be abl...

For you to act. Your law has been broken, but work in us a love for your law that is above gold, even fine gold, that we would consider all your precepts to be right, that we might hate every false way. Father, we thank you for the Psalms. We thank you for this psalm that exalts your word. And we ask that you would use it, even our prayer, to prepare us to hear your word spoken through John

—For the reading of God’s word. Revelation chapter 12. It’s the center of the book, literally, but it’s also considered a key and a pivotal vision for the entire message of Revelation. So we look to the reading of God’s word. If you join with me in prayer. Our great God, we do ask that you would guide us by your word and by your spirit, that in your light we may see the light of your truth. And th...

Revelation chapter 11. If you came from a more dispensational background, maybe something like the Left Behind series is familiar to you. Know that this morning is going to be very different from that, and I recognize what I’m saying may not be as familiar to you if you’re from that background, but hear me out. As we begin, if you would join with me in prayer. Most merciful Father, from whom come...

Mark chapter 16. We’re going to start with the traditional Easter text this morning, but the plan is to look back through the Bible to see how all of these dots connect. And as we look to the reading of God’s Word, if you join with me in prayer. Blessed are you, Holy God, in Jesus Christ. Your light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. Blessed are you, God of light, Shine i...

Beginning in verse 1. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you’ll find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, “The Lord needs them,” and he’ll send them at once.’ This took pla...

Revelation chapter 9 and 10. One writer reminds us that Revelation is a picture book and not a puzzle book. It’s not an allegory that must be decoded before we can understand it, but the experience itself tells us what it means. So with that in mind, we’re going to look to the experience of what is being said to us. That we would be able to understand and to read through a book of this without fee...

As we prepare to hear God’s word, let us go before the Lord in prayer. This prayer flows from Psalm 119, the section entitled Ayin. Father, our eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. Lord, deal with us, your servants, according to your steadfast love. And teach us your statutes. We are your servants and we desire understanding that we might know your testim...

Before we read the passage, I’ll give you a little bit of context. We’ll be in Revelation 7 this morning. Revelation 5 asked, who is worthy to open the scroll containing the plan and the control of history, the scroll with seven seals. No one in heaven or on earth was worthy or had authority to break the seals, save the lion of the tribe of Judah, the Lamb who is slain, Jesus the Christ. Revelatio...

Revelation 6. We saw last week, the lion of Judah comes forward to take the scroll. To our great surprise, we find that the lion is a lamb, and he alone is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll. God’s redemptive plan for the world, sealed inside, is now released because of Jesus. We look to the reading of God’s word if you join with me in prayer. Blessed are you, O God, the Father of all m...

I’ve taken the title of the sermon from Jonathan Edwards, who in 1738, he wrote, There’s an admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies in Jesus Christ. It’s quite a mouthful. In Jesus, there is a coming together, a conjunction of excellent qualities we admire that are different and wonderful. An admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies. We look to the reading of God’s word if you join with...

Be glorious. Whether it’s rounding the bend on a hike and you see the incredible stunning vista open up, or you’re surprised by a waterfall, or you hold a newly born baby, or you watch somebody overcome a deep personal adversity that makes us want to break out in praise. A song, song, a shout given, maybe just an awe-inspired sigh. And yet all these reasons, as good as they may be, pale in compari...

Today, we look at the seven letters or messages to the seven churches. In the future, we are likely going to have a series dedicated to these individual letters. But for now, we’re going to step back and consider them as a whole and how they fit into the overall message of Revelation. We look to the reading of God’s word if you would join with me in prayer. Bless are you, O the Father of all mercy...

In verses 9 through 20, we look to the reading God’s word if you join with me in prayer. Father of all mercies, in your word, your endless glory shine forth. And we ask them that you would reveal them to us this day, that you would do so through the wonderful working of your spirit, that your words of life would continue to transform us, that we may reflect the brilliant glory of Jesus Christ, our...

This morning, we start a new series in the Book of Revelation. In the outset, we see that Jesus is both the one who reveals and he is that which is revealed. As we look to the reading of God’s word, if you please join with me in prayer. Most gracious God, our heavenly Father, in you alone, well all the fullness of light and wisdom. We ask then that you would enlighten our minds by your Holy spirit...

Know what to listen for. I’ll start by asking a simple question, or really just two words, abundant life. When you think of that phrase, what comes to mind? Is it a full bank account, 20 acres, a cabin in the woods, and one on the beach? Is it a garage full of toys and time to use them? Is it 5, 10, or 15 children in your house, you’re at your wits end, but it’s full of laughter and